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You can't focus at all. "What...happened to...faith and trust...Val?"

Kaylee slams you again. "Oh my god. Stop talking to her."

Val screams out and raises her hand. "Kaylee!! Just! Stop!--"

The sharpest slap rings out through the hallway of lockers. No one there to dampen the sound waves. No one there to hear it.

Except you. You hear it loud and clear. You felt it loud and clear. Something wet drips out from your nose. You rub your fingers against the spot and see blood.

Kaylee moved out of the way just barely.

Val hugs you tightly while crying. "I'm so sorry...I'm so sorry..."

Don't focus on the pain. Don't focus on the words.

Don't focus on her.

...

"...Focus, dearie." says your mother while looking up from her smartphone. "Must I repeat myself to you constantly? Your airheadedness is very unladylike."

You shift around on your bedside while looking at her imposing figure standing in front of you. "I'm sorry mother. What were you saying?"

She taps on her screen. "I contacted my lawyer already. Those filth will be charged with battery, among other charges." She reaches for her wine glass. "Nobody messes with a Satela." She then starts heading out your door. "That will be all, dearie. Powder your nose every morning. You mustn't show imperfection."

You look to the side. "Mother, was this really necessary--"

"That. Will. Be. All. Dearie." She then slams the door shut.

You sigh and lay down.

Focus on the ceiling.

Focus on the next day.

Focus on...Ohana? Where did you hear that one recently? What did it mean again...

Nobody gets left behind.

Nevermind.

Don't focus on that.

...

Stop focusing on so many things. Don't focus on the noisy students in this hallway. Focus on class. Focus on--

The moment you enter the classroom, your teacher calls you over. "Ms. Satela, sorry for the short notice, but I am re-assigning you to another group."

You're still a bit spacey. "Wh...what?"

"Ms. Valentine is no longer in this class. It would be unfair for you to have a ghost partner, so you get to be in a group of three. Your partners are--"

You suddenly jolt to your senses. "Wait, what happened to Val?"

The teachers sighs. "That is confidential. I'm sorry, Ms. Satela."

Oh god. This is your fault.

No. It's not. It is. It's not. It's--focus on something else.

Don't focus on your mother. Don't focus on faith and trust.

Focus on no one.

Focus on yourself.

...

"Focus on me, bitch!" shouts Val while slamming her sword to the floor again. "God, you still haven't fixed that habit of yours?"

You shake your head to re-orient yourself to reality. Strangely enough, she hasn't attacked you yet. Is she hesitant about this?

How do you proceed from here?
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