[b]Shizuka Otonashi || Warakuma High Classroom 1-1 || July 11 SAT: After School [/b]

The sound of school bell. Students rushing for the exit. [i]Sigh.[/i] The examination period is soon coming yet Shizuka had not an ounce of confidence in her studies or notes. The bangs covering her eyes might've caused a slight blindness to the chalk board in front of them but even then, the words coming out of her teachers' lips did not register in her mind. Of course, this led to humiliation in front of the class when the teachers asked Shizuka to answer or simply read the passage on the text book, only to stand abruptly in shock and blush hard from the embarrassment.

Nozomi and Rinko, the two best friends of Shizuka have been worried about the friend ever since her return from the kidnapping case. Not only for the well being after such a traumatic incident but something about her seemed.... off. The reveal of her obsession over otaku things considered, there was something behind the smile she beamed, they couldn't say for sure but it felt [i]melancholic[/i]. If it was a concern Shizuka was comfortable to talk about, the two friends were sure she'll come to them for consultation but that didn't stop Rinko from attempting to ask her, just to be stopped by the more mature friend, Nozomi.

It was evident Shizuka badly needed to do some catching up on studies but it just so happened there was an emergency call for waitress back up from the cosplay cafe she worked at. Conflicted on whether to go to the cafe to work or library to study, the freshman walked out of the classroom door.