I immediately went over to a nearby water station and started washing my hands. I kept rubbing my palms together beneath the running water, desperately trying to remove every trace of blood from my skin, but most of it had already dried into my palms.
I scrubbed harder, almost as though I could somehow erase what had happened if I just kept washing long enough.
The water continued flowing over my hands, but the stains refused to disappear completely.
"W-What am I supposed to do...?!"
My voice trembled as I stared helplessly at my hands.
While I was still washing them, Morofuji-san suddenly approached me from behind.
"Kaori," she said gently.
"M-Morofuji-san..."
She looked down at my hands and watched me continue washing them even though it was already obvious that the blood wasn't coming off anymore.
"K-Kaori..."
"I'm sorry," I whispered.
The moment those words left my mouth, she suddenly pulled me into a hug.
