Clementine:
After I finished speaking with Miss Rue, I decided to return to my dorm room. But as I turned away, something caught my attention, and it unsettled me.
Usually, whenever one of us was called out or had to go somewhere, the others would pick up their dishes. It had become a small ritual of ours.
But this was the first time my dishes were left behind.
I wasn't the kind of person who expected others to clean up after her, yet the fact that this happened bothered me deeply. I had a bad feeling about it.
I picked up my dishes, took them to the kitchen, washed them, and then headed back.
As I walked through the passage toward my dorm room, I could already hear chatter and laughter from inside.
When I reached the half-open door, I saw Oriana standing in the middle of the room, acting on a scene as she told some silly story that made everyone laugh.
She used big gestures and lively expressions. They all seemed to be enjoying themselves.
