Ōgami Kazuomi was completely oblivious to Kariu Rena's feelings. Nearly all her anger had been poured into that ball as the volleyball slammed viciously into the distance. It was pure venting.
Kariu covered her face in frustration.
When had she become so sensitive...? Maybe Rena had never been that confident to begin with, which was why she was so jealous. Kariu calmed herself down in the gymnasium, but she still could not pull herself out of her spiral, so she headed toward the teachers' office.
At the entrance to the teachers' office, she saw a familiar bag. Thinking carefully, it seemed to be Hishiro Chizuru's handbag.
Could she still be there?
"Excuse me, I'm here to return the gymnasium key." Sure enough, when Kariu Rena entered the teachers' office, she saw Hishiro Chizuru talking with the English teacher.
"Sorry to disturb you."
At the entrance to the teachers' office, Kariu suddenly stopped. Her eyes were locked onto Hishiro Chizuru's handbag, her brows furrowed. A terrible thought suddenly surfaced in Kariu Rena's mind. Her heartbeat sped up, nearly leaping out of her mouth.
She glanced around. No one was passing by at all. Darkness had quietly swallowed Kariu Rena's heart, and the image that flashed through her mind was Hishiro Chizuru wearing the Silver Tie Clip.
A Girl Making a Mistake
To Kariu Rena, the Silver Tie Clip was an object more familiar than anything else. It felt as though it had always belonged to her, just like Ōgami Kazuomi, who had always been by her side. Both Ōgami Kazuomi and the Silver Tie Clip should have belonged to her, yet one day, she had been replaced.
Especially Hishiro Chizuru's smile—that incomparably radiant smile.
That scornful, disdainful smile directed at her made Kariu Rena feel a deep sense of crisis—or perhaps