He flinches and covers his ears.
“I-I’m new here, sir. My father knew the vice principal and-”
After he looks around, and is sure no one is watching him, he leans in.
“C-can you help me, sir? Principal Morgan asked me to be the MC for this, but I never get to host something like this before a-and if you could just…”
Aoi glances at both of the teachers. She smiles a gentle look that she has never used before towards them
Oh! That was Mio, we were having a chat about what we’re gonna do for the school year.
do you know what happened? oh how rude I forget to introduce my self
she holds her hand out
Lucy, Lucy dawnstar
Mr. Takagawa hesitately gets on the stage. The scripts shakes.
His voice, as he gets hold of the microphone, is weak and uncertain.
“I-I…”
He steadies himself. No. He can’t keep on being like this. After all, he is a teacher, right?
“Everyone, if I might have your attention, please. We will start soon.”
He doesn’t know where his confidence comes from. His mind, for once, is empty from the voices of uncertainty. A single voice replaces them. His voice.
“…withregards to the the increasing number of traffic accident, students are warned to…”
Just keep reading. Don’t pay attention to anything else. Keep on reading with your voice steady and clear.
“…Female students are adviced to travel in groups. Avoid going out alone at night and…”
You are not perfect. No speakers are perfect. But it doesn’t matter. What matter is that you get your message across. After all…
“…and that concludes our talk about public safety. Next, Officer Sara from the local police department will elaborate on the importance of traffic regulations, and safety measures when in public.”
You are a teacher, Takagawa.
With that, the students clap politely as Mr. Takagawa walks off the stage, replaced by a policewoman who goes on to explain about public safety and proper conduct on the street.
Yoko was so engrossed in the picture she was staring at out of boredom, she was oblivious to the whole ordeal that played out just now.
