Extend the Story - Add a Room

She falters, and you feel a pang of guilt spark in your chest. "Oh."

You sigh. "Okay, maybe after school. But not right now."

Irene nods, but she doesn't talk to you. She seems to be lost in her head. She does that a lot, especially whenever she's upset.

You miss her usual chatty self.

"Okay, everyone, settle down." Your homeroom teacher, Mr. Minnow, enters the room. He's a young man with "scholarly-glasses" — as Irene likes to call them — and he always wears an argyle sweater vest over a button down shirt. "Before you go off to your classes, I have an announcement to make. As you know, I am our school's club advisor, and I have just been made aware that there is a new improv club for those of you interested in that. The interest meeting is after school today."

You glance at Irene. Although she's still subdued, you can see her interest in her wide, gray eyes. You swear you can see the whole sky reflected in them.

Personally, you're not a huge fan of improv, and you have another club meeting after school, but that stupid feeling of guilt just won't go away.

"Do you want to go together?"