>>5139801>>5139790>>5139779"One sec, I'm Coming!" You quickly fanned a hand at the long haired girl, but Katerina did not need you to remind her to hide. Grinning broadly she mouthed the words back to you, shaking her head from side to side as she did. But you didn't understand her meaning so you ignored it. Before you could even get on your under shirt she had climbed into bed, wiggling under the covers and pulling a pillow over herself. You could easily make out her body, the girl clearly had never won any games of hide and seek as a child.
Hobbling over to the door the knocking continued. "Yes, one second. I'm here." Gripping the handle you opened the door, the sight on the other side causes you to jump in surprise. Weakly, taking a step back as you notice the large frame of Haruki, the Zeta Candidate stood there. Her face is impartial to your appearance, her eyes fix on you. Clearly red from crying. She now wore a tracksuit, you could make out a bruise forming on one side of her face. Before her she holds a blue tray, food is arranged on it. It was probably your dinner, why she was bringing it made less sense. But she didn't attack you, an awkward moment hung in the air as you both looked at eachother. Unsure what to do, you settle on taking another step back and she follows. Stepping through the threshold and into your room. Hands stretching out to pass you the tray.
Coldly you climbed back into your mental shell, unsure of what to expect. But words came from her next, foreign and heavy. Flowing and intangible in your mind. They were something you were sure you had never heard before. But as you thought of those strange noises they slowly made sense, reaching out you grasped the meaning without even understanding how.
<span class="mu-r">"I'm sorry, forgive me."</span> Shocked by the sudden revelation you stared at the girl without moving, the whole world spun wildly, in the centre of it she stood. Tray full of food softly prodding you, her face shifting from indifference to clear worry and then to surprise.
