The break was approaching and Kim was unable to approach Lou at all after the encounter in the class rep room.
'I hate how I yelled at her, but I couldn't let her treat Reia badly.' Kim regretted yelling at Lou and telling her to go away as now it felt awkward to even approach her.
'I should get Reia to ask Lou.' Kim wanted to shift the responsibilities of talking to Reia, but she then remembered what Reia had told her a few weeks ago.
"I can't speak for you forever Kim, you need to start doing things on your own because I may not always be here, especially if we get separated once we are in the military."
These words echoed in Kim's mind as the approaching reality of being separated plagued her.
Kim walked around the school grounds doing one last check of the classrooms to make sure nobody was in them and when approaching her homeroom class she spotted someone.
