[color=6ecff6][i]Please leave me alone.[/i][/color]

"And then I heard that the two of them..."

[color=6ecff6][i]I don't care.[/i][/color]

"But out of nowhere, this cop shows up and..."

[color=6ecff6][i]I'm late. Please just let me leave.[/i][/color]

"So after all this, he took her back to his place..."

[color=6ecff6][i]Just stop. I don't care about your stupid gossip. I just want to be by myself.[/i][/color]

"And that's why she didn't show up for school today."

[color=6ecff6]"Man, I would have never guessed she'd get into that kind of trouble, Hana. Listen though, I've got a student council meeting to go to right now so how about we continue this tomorrow?"[/color]

"No need, I can just call you later tonight."

[color=6ecff6]"Great. Talk to you then."[/color]

As Aoi walked away from her "friend" she could hear Hana begin spreading more hurtful rumors to another group of girls, and she wasn't sure if it was her imagination or not, but she was pretty sure that Hana mentioned her name as well. She wasn't surprised. Aoi was used to this sort of treatment, but like all of her other life problems, she ignored it with a smile. Why bother making a big deal about it? She should just focus on getting to the meeting. Definitely not think about whatever hurtful stuff Hana is saying behind her back.

The girl let out a sigh, giving herself just one opportunity to express her actual hidden feelings before forcing on a bright smile and opening the door to the student council. [color=6ecff6]"Sorry I'm late, I got held up by foot traffic. I didn't miss anything did I?"[/color]