At that moment, Hinata looked absolutely horrible and exhausted.
Hinata: "I don't think this is your seat."
Rico: "I'm sorry! I was just... just talking to my friend Kaito. I'm leaving now."
Rico starts to walk away, but Hinata raises her voice.
Hinata: "Stop. Did you throw that book down there?"
Rico: "I was only joking around with Kaito."
Hinata: "Do you know whose book that is?"
Rico: "Yeah, Kaito's."
Hinata: "No. It's my book. Kaito borrowed it from me a few days ago to read."
Rico: "I'm so sorry! I didn't know!"
Kaito: "Let it go, Hina. You look really tired. Come and sit in your seat."
Hinata: "Fine. And as for you lot—don't let me catch you anywhere near my seat again."
Rico and his friends scurry back to their places. Rico whispers to his friends, "Why is that girl always so frustrated? It's like she's back from a war. And today, she looked even more terrifying than usual."
Kaito turns to Hinata. "What happened? Why do you look so exhausted? And why does your bag look so heavy?"
Hinata: "I missed my bus, so I had to walk all the way from my house to school. As soon as I arrived, someone threw a book at me from above. It hit me right in the head... and in the end, it turned out to be my own book anyway."
Kaito: "Your day really has been heavy so far. But you still haven't told me why your bag is so weighed down."
Hinata (smiling): "Last night, I finally got them. All 10 years' worth of sample papers. They're all inside my bag. It's so heavy I can't even feel my shoulders anymore."
Kaito: "Are you serious? You actually found all the sample papers, and that quickly?"
Hinata: "Take them out and see for yourself."
Kaito looks through the books in awe. "It'll take at least a month just to finish all of these."
Hinata: "Don't get any ideas. I'm not giving you a single one of these papers, so stop dreaming."
Kaito: "What? How can you be so selfish?"
Hinata: "Oh, I'm the selfish one? Have you forgotten the 3rd grade of middle school? Right before the final exams, when you got sick and your dad had to leave for important work? I helped you revise every chapter, I fed you while you studied... your mom even started thinking we were in a relationship because I took such good care of you! And what did you do? On the day of the exam, you suddenly got better, you came in first, and I came second in the exam . And you call me selfish?"
Kaito: "And have you forgotten—"
Hinata: "Quiet. Mr. Takahashi is here. Tell me later."
The students all stand to wish the teacher good morning.
Mr. Takahashi: "Good morning, class. Today's topic is the Baader-Meinhof phenomenon. Who can tell me what that is?"
Among all the students, one boy raises his hand and says, "Sir, this topic isn't even in our textbook!"