[Wednesday | After School | February. 27th]

[gyuuho]

 [Saburo is sitting on a bench in a random nearby park. since the news of Wednesday's death just came out today, he's a little upset, so I can't guarantee this will be a happy time )': ]

Why so young.. I-I don't understand..
 

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[greatteacherren]

Not surprising you ended up here.

[gyuuho]

[a little startled since he was deep in thought]

R-Ren-san..

[greatteacherren]

*sits down beside him*

... I'm sorry.

[gyuuho]

There's no need to apologize..

[greatteacherren]

Was she one of yours...?

[gyuuho]

She was going to be one of my students once the new school year started...

[greatteacherren]

[puts out his cigarette and sighs]

You're not blaming yourself, are you?

[gyuuho]

I..

One of her classmates told me she was being bullied.

[greatteacherren]

Before or after today?

[gyuuho]

It was before today.. But I didn't do anything.. I told him I would try..

[greatteacherren]

It's still no reason to blame yourself...

I know you don't like hearing it, but you can't be everywhere at once, and you can't always protect everyone...

[gyuuho]

But.. I should have tried to do something. I had enough time to..

[greatteacherren]

You don't even know the circumstances of what happened...

I know you're upset, and it's understandable. But blaming yourself won't change things.

[gyuuho]

I-I know, but.. It's hard not to. The only thing I can really do is be there for them and that's something I always thought I would be able to do..

A-and now, I have to worry about how my other students are and I wonder if I can help through this..

[greatteacherren]

You can do it.

I'll even help, if there's anything I can do.

[gyuuho]

I'm still a little lost as to what to do.. There was an older student who said I was cruel.. I d-don't think I'm cruel.. I just didn't know what to do in this situation..

[hangs head down]