The school bell rings,

  telling everyone that

  lunch is over.

  I wipe away my teary

  eyes and sniffle.

  Have I been crying?

  This black clown

  shouldn't be crying.

  She swore to herself

  that tears are only

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  a distraction.

  ………………………

  …………………

  …………

  …..

  …

  WAHHHHHHHHHHHH!

  My own sobs sound so

  painful.

  It hurts to listen to

  this terrible

  music.

  "Cerise…."

  A gentle voice speaks

  from behind.

  I glance back, eyes

  widening.

  "Ronin….you're

  not supposed to

  be here."

  I sniffle.