42 | Absent

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I tilted my head as the teacher did roll call. Why was Shiro absent? He'd never been absent before.

The day progressed normally, except for the rumors. I only heard them in passing, but by the end of the day I had pieced it together. Shiro had been terrified by some kids who were mad at him for something, and wasn't coming to school for the rest of the week.

I wondered if that was true, he was probably just sick with a cold or something. So I shrugged it off. Until the end of the week rolled around and he still hadn't shown. The rumors hadnt changed either, which made me wonder. Shiro was popular with everyone he met because he had such a charming personality and was just really fun. Even I'd already forgiven him for kissing me, after he'd spewed apologies like an ocean tide of course and promised never to do it again.

That left only Shouto, but, he wouldn't have done anything like that, right? I leaned back on my couch and stared at my ceiling as I thought. I'd told Shouto on monday. Nothing had happened on Tuesday or Wednesday. Thursday had rolled around and Shouto's friends had come to visit. Friday we'd gone to meet his siblings.

But the rumors had said it was several people who scared Shiro...

No, it couldn't be him. He was only one person. But his classmates had seemed loyal to him, no, they didn't know me well enough to do something like that. Right?I banished the thoughts from my mind as Shouto knocked on my door, picking me up for our date. I wouldn't let stupid thoughts like that distract me.


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