Asuka kicks the lobby school doors open and walks down the stairs, stomping on each step angrily.
"A D+ on my report? After a month of preparation and sacrificing my free time and sanity, I get a D+?"
She needs to take her anger out on something, anything, now. And as she approaches the end of the steps, she looks around and sees the perfect target, Lili's white limo parked to the left.
"Ah!" She runs towards it, pushing students out of the way. With all the force she can muster, she kicks in the back headlights. Then she hits the back window with her book bag, smashing it into several small pieces.
The old driver hops out. She gives him one angry look and watches him and steps back. She continues to kick dents into the passenger door again and again, not caring as student and teachers watch with fear and awe.
"No!"
Asuka turns around and sees Lili sprinting at her. She dodges Lili's jump kicks that follow. School security finally steps in and pulls two girls away from each other as they claw at each other.
"You're paying for the damages Asuka!"
"Are you kidding me? You know can afford to fix it by yourself Lili!"
The old limo driver carefully, briefly, walks between them and says to Asuka, "Unfortunately, Miss Rochefort crashed the limo last Christmas and her father forced her to use her savings to pay fix for the repairs."
Asuka says, "Well…I can't afford to pay for the damages!"
"Then why in the hell did you do smash my limo!" Security is having a hard time restraining Lili for a moment. "Get a job then, I don't care where…just take care of it!"
It wasn't until the police drove to the scene that the realization of how much trouble Asuka was in kicked in. Her father was already notified and was sure to follow. She watched in quiet anger on the steps as Lili sobbed to four officers, playing to their fatherly, protective sides with tears on her face and blowing into a tissue. Asuka could only snarl when Lili looked at her.
Asuka stood up from the steps when only one of the officers came to her for her statement. "Ok, listen…"
"Sit back down!"
"But…"
"And don't talk unless requested to!"
Asuka is almost lost for words. She briefly looks at Lili and wants to scratch off her smug face off with her bare hands. "But…"
"I said sit down," the officer yelled again, but with his finger pointing down to the ground.
Asuka sits down slowly, her eyes slowly watering. She answers the questions the officer asks harshly: What's her name, her age, does she go to the school, and did she damage the limo.
"We'll be in contact."
And with that the officer walks away, not asking what mental state she was in, if she needs to go to the hospital, or anything about her well being. And just when she felt alone and defeated, she sees a black Lincoln Towncar roll up and park in front of the school. Jin gets out, locks the door, and looks around.
She immediately stands up and yells, "Jin!" Her heart races, she doesn't know to be terrified or happy. As he walks to her, she looks him over. He looks like he just came out from a meeting as he's wearing a three piece suit and polished leather shoes. Although, as he gets closer, he doesn't look angry, just concerned about her.
As he stands in front of her, she puts her head down in shame. He gently lifts her head up by her chin with his right hand. He smiles as she tears.
Jin asks, "Are you ok?"
She nods.
"What happened?"
"I studied real hard and I got a D+….and I got angry…so I hit Lili's limo…Lili is telling me that I have to pay for it and I can't afford it…and the police officer yelled at me…" Asuka starts to cry, she felt embarrassed.
He hugs her and kisses her forehead. "I'll take care of everything ok, you'll just pay me back. I'm sure you'll like working for me than a store. Ok?"
She nods.
"All I need to know is…which police officer yelled at you?"
Without hesitation, she looks at and points to the police officer already nervously watching her and Jin talking.