I'm sorry.
Those words took an incomprehensible amount of willpower to spew out.
My anger fought back against it, like a river trying to break through a dam.
However, that didn't stop them and once those words came out, I immediately shut my mouth.
It would be bad if I let any unsavory words slip.
'Calm down. You don't deserve to be angry.'
Taking a small, noticeable breath in and out, I opened my mouth again.
"I'm sorry I spoke to you like that yesterday. It was rude and pretty uncalled for. You didn't deserve that and I shouldn't have been so short tempered," I said apologetically.
Truthfully, a large part of me wasn't all that sorry.
Instinctively, I held onto the anger of being disrespected.
But my mind knew, it was something I deserved.
So I was able to apologize, no matter how frustrating it was.
'What…?'
Looking at Shin who stood right in front of me, I couldn't help but be filled with confusion.
'What the hell is up with his face?'
Shin's face revealed a foreign expression to me.
It was surprising yet uncomfortable.
It was lost yet intrigued.
And most of all, it was solemn yet furious.
I saw Shin open his mouth for a moment before closing it shut silently.
With a slight hesitation, he opened his mouth again.
"Yeah, sure. Whatever," Shin replied sharply as he began to walk away.
I said nothing as he did, allowing him to disappear from my presence.
Then, I let out a silent sigh.
'That guy really pisses me off.'
If anyone had asked, out of every talent which one I would want the most.
Intelligence would probably be my answer.
Shin had exactly that.
Yet, he was so unbearable to be around.
'Crap, I should get to class!'
Remembering that I still hadn't reached my next class, I quickly rushed to my next destination.
It only took a few minutes for me to reach my class, which happened to be art.
I apologized for my tardiness and quickly got to work.
And for the rest of the period, everything went pretty smoothly.
After art class ended, I went to study hall for my last period.
It was a calming time. Gave me a lot of time to think and focus.
Although I was pretty bored, making the period feel like a lifetime.
Eventually though, the period ended and the school day ended along with it.
That's when I had to do my second big thing that day.
'What a pain…'
**
A beautiful melody.
Obviously, I didn't expect anything less from Soriel's playing. But it still impressed me every time.
And that playing was what I heard as I entered the music room.
It was odd this time though.
Every note seemed to be imbued with hesitation, as if she regretted the song itself.
Yet, it was still fine for a bit.
Until it wasn't.
Soon, the song became frantic and filled with frustration, collapsing into itself.
Losing its beautiful sound.
Then, I saw Soriel let her arms drop to her sides to look at the ceiling.
Soon though, she turned her head, looking directly at me.
Seeing me, her eyes widened.
"Elliot…?" Soriel muttered.
"Hey," I greeted.
I stood in front of Soriel, her posture now straight.
"I didn't expect you to come today. With what happened yesterday," She said meekly.
"Yeah. Earlier I didn't either. And speaking of that…" I began to say.
I looked Soriel seriously in the eye.
"I'm sorry. I shouldn't have acted so rudely. And regarding Shin, I already apologized," I said softly.
Soriel's face turned from surprise to confusion.
"You really did? But I was the one in the wrong! After we talked I realized that I overreacted, I just didn't know how to talk to you about it…" She responded frantically.
I shook my head slightly.
"No, it's not your fault. From your perspective I must've been unnecessarily cruel. Plus, with your views on kindness and all it would be natural for you to not like how I acted," I said.
"You aren't wrong but…" Soriel began to say.
Soriel hesitated for a moment.
"I was mostly bothered because I took your comment personally a bit. Before meeting you and the others, I didn't really have any friends at this school. So you talking about Shin being alone made me feel called out," she explained.
I let my gaze fall to the floor.
'Crap, I hadn't even thought about that. Man, I'm inconsiderate.'
Taking a deep breath, I looked at Soriel again.
"I'm really sorry," I apologized again.
"I'm really sorry too. So let's go back to normal, okay?" Soriel replied back with a small smile.
I nodded.
"Okay."
There, we spent time in the music room together.
And as we did, Soriel played the piano beautifully once again.