Evelyn saw two boys slowly approaching from the other side of the basketball gym behind Ririko.
They crept forward with their hands in their pockets, sharp points jutting against the fabric.
"Stop looking down on me." Evelyn's voice trembled, but she gritted her teeth and forced out every word.
"You're just a vicious gold digger. I can tell you don't really like Dick either. You're only using him to show off."
Ririko laughed even louder, until her laughter echoed throughout the gym.
"Ha-you're wrong. Completely wrong."
Ririko's voice was like a thin blade, slicing sharply into the deepest cracks in Evelyn's heart.
"Dick is good for more than just showing off... But you wouldn't understand. After all, I'm the only one who gets to hold him."
Something seemed to snap inside Evelyn's head.
She lunged at Ririko like a madwoman, grabbing her collar with both hands and digging her nails into either side of her neck. They toppled onto the bleacher seats together...
"Now!" Evelyn shouted to the two boys.
The two boys quickened their pace.
They pulled their hands from their pockets, each gripping a short knife.
They approached Ririko from either side, their steps growing faster and faster.
Ririko stopped laughing. The smile vanished from her face, and her eyes fixed on Evelyn with an uncanny gleam.
"You can all-go die."
Dick finished showering and pushed open the gym door with a towel draped around his neck. His wet hair clung to his forehead, and he casually brushed it aside.
He was still humming, unconcerned that he was out of tune.
He was so happy today. Ririko had come specifically to see him and explain why she had disappeared a few days earlier.
She had come to see him as soon as she returned. She cared about