The morning started without any problems.
Takeshi, Ophélia, Aoi, and Nyx left the apartment together. Akari saw them off from the kitchen with a comment about how she'd left fruit in the fridge for when they got back.
On the way to school, Ophélia walked beside him for the first ten minutes. She was quieter than usual. Not in an uncomfortable way, just quiet.
They arrived at school, and the day started normally.
The problem happened during second period.
Takeshi had history class, and Ophélia had another subject in the opposite wing of the building. That was normal, since Ophélia's schedule differed from his during several blocks.
What wasn't normal was that when Takeshi went to the bathroom between classes and took four minutes, by the time he returned to the hallway, he couldn't locate Ophélia anywhere.
'She's probably in the classroom…'
She wasn't.
'Maybe in the hallways…'
He couldn't find her there either.
'I should probably text her…'
She didn't reply.
