Fake Smiles

Sunken Ships Pt. 4

I waited outside of my classroom to look for Ayu and Ami.

My phone made a vibration.
Kiyoko sent me a message.

"How much did she tell you???"

How much did she tell me about what?

"You're talking about the Sunken Ship, right?"

For some reason, I felt like I said something wrong.

I waited for a reply.

"AAAAAAGGGGGGGHHHHH!!!!!"

Yep, I said something wrong.

"What????"

"Nevermind, it's something else..."

Her status said she was offline a few seconds later.

That happened.

The bell rang, indicating that it was time to head for our classes. It also meant that Ami and Ayu were late for class, and that I didn't have any time to talk to Ayu.

Class had begun. Seijun and I waited outside the classroom in a line, like we always did. We didn't see Ami until 2 minutes had passed.

She walked into the class, right before we started attendance.

She was breathing fine, and she wasn't out of breath. It didn't look like she was in much of a hurry.

What were Ami and Ayu talking about?

"Here!" She said it out loud.

She later realized that we hadn't taken attendance.

Ami sat next to me.

I was planning to ask her what was up between her and Ayu, but I felt like she wouldn't answer honestly, or just tell me that she couldn't tell me.

Ayu told her for a reason, and I respect that. I won't invade any privacy if she believed that I wouldn't be able to understand.

From there, class went by in a blink.
Lunch had already began.