UGH. This was SO not Karma's way of starting out the school year. She was trying to work things out with Emiliano, when that girl had to show up and ruin it. They weren't even together, and she starts crying, making Karma feel like the slime in the bottom of the potions cauldrons.

She was walking rather heavily for such a small person. It wasn't often that Karma got mad, and she had to keep it under control. True, she wouldn't go full blown out like her grandmother could, but her eyes and mouth...

Shuddering, Karma calmed herself down somehow. That didn't need to happen, not here anyway. Maybe in private, but... No. Not at all, no way. She just needed to walk around, clear her head. It felt as if she could burst into tears at any moment, but that was not Karma, and when you saw her with her eyes watered? Something was definitely wrong.

She ran a hand through her hair, and leaned against the wall with a window looking out and AWAY from the Bamboo Forest. Towards the lake - that was the perfect view. Today, this year so far, just not good.