I rubbed my hands down my face as Ms. Shoko placed another stack of papers in front of me on the desk. "Well, well, well," She chided, "So the ghost did come back, huh?" I slightly chuckled and shifted uncomfortably. "W-well... I've just been in a... a-a.. really tough spot lately. W-well that's for a lack of better words, anyway..." She smiled and lifted her brows. letting out a sigh, she sat down next to me. "Well, I figured as much. Yuuji had told me that you were back," She sighed out. I winced at his name. "I-Itadori, huh?" "Yeah. He was soo excited to see you, he told me." Her smile suddenly faltered and her shoulders slumped. "He also sa..." She cut herself off, shaking her head. "Well- despite all the rest, he was really happy to know that you came back- Like, really REALLY happy. Do... do you..." She shifted her head to look back at me. I smiled at her wearily and took a sip of my tea to hide my anxious frown. "Do you, by any chance- think that Yuuji... likes you?" My eyes blew wide and I spit out my tea. Choking, I gave her an incredulous look to which she sighed at. "I don't know, I just think he's overly obsessed with you," She shrugged calmly. The second wave of shock came as I chocked even further. "OBSESSED!?" "Yeah, he just gets so worried about you... I just think it's a little questionable, compared to how everyone else treats you..." Her eyes widened as she caught what she had just said. "Oh, no no. Wait, that's not wh-" "Please, don't worry about me," I smiled through my disappointment, "It's no problem, I'm used to it by now." She held out her hand, about to grab my shoulder, yet she pulled back solemnly. "You know, I used to be hated at one point too, kid." I looked over at her and my frown deepened at the far-away look in her eyes. "I too once made a mistake that not only caused everybody to treat me like some sort of fuckin' rat, but caused me to lose my job too." I widened my eyes and opened my mouth, but just when I was about to speak, she cut me off. "I too was a kid once and I worked as a nurse for my high school. One day though, my peers had just come back from a mission and one of them was badly injured- he was Shin Takashi, one of the most loved and popular boys at the school." I sat there quietly as she pulled her legs up and into the chair, crossing her arms over them tentatively. "Everybody loved him… I loved him. Long story short, I tried my best to save him, but he bled out right before I got the chance. I cried for hours that day, and I got the call that I was fired and even the principal sounded disappointed in me. After that day- everybody completely stopped talking to me, and I was just a nobody." I Shook as she turned to me with a cold madness in her eyes. "So don't try to lie and tell me 'you're used to it' When I'm not even over that shit." She stared at me a second longer before grabbing her lab coat and slipping it on. "Just venting though. I'm going to get some coffee, call if you need anything." And with that, she left the room, leaving me dumb-founded and confused. I sighed and placed my elbows on the desk, holding my head in my hands. "It seems like everybody I talk to turns on me the next second…" I reached into my pocket. "...Or maybe it's just my paranoia…" I grabbed my anti-depressants and opened them up. "T-This'll help… just like always…" "Yo!" I froze at the voice and threw the pills under the desk. "Shoko! Did you get that coffee I aske…" He walked in and glared at my presence. "...Oh. It's you." I looked down and took a deep breath. "I'm sorr-" "For what?! For messing up?!" I stayed silent. I felt his eyes linger on me for a second longer before he scoffed and turned towards the door. "If I were in charge, you wouldn't be here anymore." He left the room, slamming the door behind himself. I winced at the noise and sighed. "Everytime I want to say something- I can't say it. That just makes everybody hate me more..." I gulped back my tears and reached under the desk. "Maybe three will do."