Working for Idols

Between classes

Still, it's really a shame, I actually feel bad for that girl. She just trashed her laptop and who knows if something else inside of her backpack got damaged as well, I mean it's her fault for rushing down the stairs, she was obviously going to end up falling and-

...

Why am I even trying?

I walked back into the building, going towards the place where she was still trying to get her things back, but the constant flow of students inside this campus made it harder for her. On top of that, some of them were kicking her things away from her just before she could reach them. And while she tried to grab one of her notebooks, her phone slipped from the pocket of her jacket and fell to the floor. And the flow of calamity kept going.

The other students started to kick the phone everywhere, some without noticing and others doing it just because they are idiots. I watched the scene unfold for a moment until I noticed the phone moving in my direction, with the girl crawling through the floor trying to catch it.

Leaning down to reach for the phone, I grabbed it before another idiot tried to step on it and on my hand. The girl finally came to a stop in front of me, watching me holding her phone while giving her a tired glare. I extended my hand to her, offering her the phone with a troubled expression now. She immediately reached for it and stood up. Looking away from me to not make eye contact.

???: You came back, uhm... thanks for grabbing it, the others could learn a thing or two about empathy.

Me: You are asking too much from other people.

???: *Sigh* I guess so...

Me: Having a rough day huh?

???: Yup, I just fell down on top of an injured guy aaaand I broke my laptop and phone... doing great, as you see.

Me: Do you want to go eat something in the cafeteria?

???: Huh?

Me: So, you at least get something inside your stomach. Maybe things won't look so bad after having something to eat. Come on, I'm actually hungry myself.

???: Heh? Oh! I...

Me: I'm (Y/N) by the way.

???: Seraphine... nice to meet you, I guess. Sorry for falling on top of you.

Me: Don't worry, let's just go for some food.

The girl did follow me towards the cafeteria, moving outside of the building before she tried to start a conversation.

Seraphine: Sooo... is your, is your arm okay?

Me: Don't worry about it, it's nothing serious.

I mean, how serious can it be if I managed to just place it back in its place with a snap? Thinking about it that was pretty badass... and stupid.

Seraphine: Well, I'll say it again, I'm sorry for falling on top of you.

Me: Don't worry, but what had you in such a rush?

Seraphine: I...

She lowered her voice to the point I didn't hear the rest, so I turned around to see her. Her face was red out of embarrassment, was she going to meet her boyfriend? Or girlfriend? It might just be that she is ashamed of falling for being dumb. But I get nothing out of guessing on my own.

Me: You alright?

Seraphine: Yeah, yeah... it's just... I just wanted to leave the classroom as soon as possible. It's been the same the entire semester, I leave immediately to avoid trouble.