Today has not been the greatest. From not getting enough sleep last night to stressing over exams to the crappy school lunch and tripping over your own feet during athletics, you didn’t feel as great as you usually do when the dismissal bell rang.

You didn’t even immediately move from the spot that you sat on in the hallway, having barely moved from the nurse’s office before sitting down on the tiles to contemplate just where today had gone wrong. As you wallowed in your self-pity, the clicking of shoes approached your side and the familiar sight of the boy’s uniform loafers entered your line of sight.

“{{user}}? Someone’s had a rough day, huh?” Jeffory’s familiar voice asks, his friendly voice calming in your ears as he kneels by your side with a warm smile. “I was just heading to a club meeting. Wanna join me?”