I lay on my bed again, looking up at the ceiling. It's been a few hours later. Sayori went out, mumbling something between the lines of going to the mall real quick. Natsuki came back Wednesday (with no new bruises thank god) and has been silently making treats to busy herself. Yuri's been reading in her room, coming out mainly to make tea. I silently went back to old habits. Overworking.

I first worked through missing work from this week since I was absent. Including my club work, it took a while, but I finished and still wasn't satisfied. So, I cleaned the whole house. I sigh, looking at my room. It fucking sparkles.

Why do I do this to myself?

I was about to pull out my poem binder to work on future poems when a knock on the door made me drop it, spilling all the contents on the floor. Damn it. I scrambled to pick them up, pushing them back in the binder. They didn't comply, crumbling up instead of going into their slots. Damn it. Damn it-!

"Are you busy Monika," a voice says behind the door. Yuri's.

Yuri's the smartest person I know. It shows in her poems, excellent word choice, perfect rhyme schemes, emotional themes! What will she say if she finds me with all of these shitty poems? Pathetic, I know. Wait, Yuri's my friend! She won't judge me, right? Yeah, I'm just having an episode. Why am I having an episode now of all times?! Oh. I didn't take my anxiety medicine yet. I was too busy caring for Sayori. Oh god. What will Yuri say to a girl who can't control her own-

RRRIIPPPPP!

I looked to see two pieces of newly torn paper in each of my trembling hands. I stare at them, my eyes widening. Damn it. Damn it. Damn it! Forget it, Monika. I put all the other poems inside the binder, put the binder underneath my cabinet, and thrown the torn one in the trash. It was one any-!

"Moni?"

I whirled to the door. Yuri was still waiting. "Coming!"

I opened the door to see Yuri. She looked better, the bags under her eyes with decreasing and her hair were less fizzled out. However, the frown on her face laces with concern.

"Can I talk with you for a few?"

I tense. I'm not embarrassing myself again. "Just wait a second, okay?" She nods, understanding.

I quickly run downstairs into the kitchen where Natsuki surprisingly wasn't there. She's probably upstairs reading manga or something like that. Nothing to overreact about.

I took my medicine quickly and soon I was feeling calmer. That was a close one.

As I trotted my way upstairs Yuri was sitting on my bed, her hands respectively in her lap. I smile at her.

"Whats up Yuri? Did something happen? Is it something bad?"

Yuri looks up and shakes her head. "No No No! Everything's great! I just have a question to ask you."

I sat next to her. "Oh?"

Yuri hesitates, averting her eyes. "What are you going to do about the trip?"

Oh.

I forgot I told Yuri this when I first found out! Ugh, now I feel guilty for not telling her.

"I...um... bought plane tickets already."

"Oh. When's are you suppose to leave?"

"In two weeks."

Yuri's eyes widen. "Monika, isn't that too late of a time?"

"It's the earliest in my budget."

"I could easily-"

"No. I promised myself to not take other people money. This trip is my responsibility."

"But-!"

"No buts Yuri."

Yuri sighs, her eyes downcast.

"Very well." I could hear the worry in her voice, but I didn't press on it. "Anyways, when you plan on telling them."

I avert my eyes. This is going to be hard. First telling them that their families are dead and now telling that I'm leaving on a trip and I don't know when I'm going to return?

"I don't know... I want it to be as soon as possible but still, I want the other stuff to sink in first."

"I understand, but-" Yuri perks up and looks at the door suspiciously.

"Yuri, is everything alright?"

She walks towards the door and looks in the hallway before sighing and shutting the door. "I thought I heard something. Must've been my imagination."

I nodded while she sits back down. Weird, I didn't hear anything.

We talked for a few moments before I heard a mutter. And another. And another.

"Are you sure we are not being watched?"

"M-Monika don't say things like that. It's probably Natsuki and Sayori again."

"Hmm, you're probably right-!"

A knock on the door made Yuri and I freeze. Maybe someone is watching us after all!

Another knock. I hesitantly walked over to the door. This might be the death of me. I'm just glad that I lived a happy and fulfilling-

"Moni! Yuri! You're invited to our first annual family outing!"

Sayori was standing in front of my door, a huge smile on her face. Natsuki was behind her, smirking.

Oh, I should have known.

Instead of telling her that, I point my interest onto her face. "What's with the sunglasses?"

"Oh, this?" Sayori pointed to the aviator shaped glasses on her face. They had a light blue rim and tint to them. I wonder how much she spent. "I got a little sidetracked and wondered to a glasses store at the mall and they had this. I just had to buy it!"

"Sayori, you don't even need glasses," Natsuki smirked.

"Oh, these are non-prescription!"

"So, you plan to wear them all the time?"

"Yep!"

"Oh god." Sayori chuckles while Natsuki cringes.

"I think you look pretty cute," I whisper. Natsuki facepalms while Sayori flushes.

"Moni, your such a romantic," Sayori coos.

"Yuri, make them stop! They will be fucking on the floor before we know it!"

Said girl flushed, already reverting back to her shy nature. "E-Eh?!"

"Oy! We have some decency!"

Natsuki sighs while Yuri walks over, a blush still stained on her face.

"What about this outing, Sayori," Yuri says.

Sayori beams, ready for this moment. "Well, I know that we are all stressed from the... recent news so I decided to have an outing! Being cooped up all day doesn't help nobody."

She does have a point... My anxiety is getting messed up with all the events going on. I even reverted back to overworking.

"Hmm, I might say it's not a bad idea," I say.

"I did read somewhere that going somewhere does relieve stress..."

"Sure, I'm in."

"Yay! We have to get ready though, it's tomorrow!"

"Oka- Wait, what?!"

"Yea, I kinda booked it for tomorrow on accident..."

"Booked what exactly?"

"It's a surprise!"

I smiled. This girl and her surprises.

After conversing with the tiny tsundere that she's not planning anything bad, Sayori bounces, her smile even greater than the last one.

"The Literature Club's first outing is a go!"