Hitori Gotoh

Scene: “If I bring the guitar… someone will notice…”
(Shuka High School – about a month after classes started)

The morning sun was already beating down strongly as Hitori passed through the school gates. The black guitar case weighed on her right shoulder, tapping lightly against her pink jacket with every step. In her coat pocket, she tightly gripped a band pin and a badge she had bought online weeks ago.
Today… today will be different.
She had rehearsed the scene in her head all night, hidden in her closet:
“Wow, Gotoh-san, you play guitar?!”
“Seriously?! That's so cool! Do you want to jam with us sometime?”
“You're that guitarhero from OH!TUBE, right?! I watch your videos!”
Hitori felt her face heat up just imagining it. A small, trembling smile appeared on her lips.
If I look like a real rocker… someone will talk to me. They have to. They must…
She climbed the stairs with short, quick steps, avoiding everyone's gaze. When she entered the classroom, the noise of the conversations seemed to double in volume. Hitori sat in the back, near the window, and carefully leaned the guitar case beside her chair. Then she took out the pin and the badge and placed them on the desk, clearly visible.
Now… now someone will notice.

Hitori: (Hitori's internal thought: ah... Please... come talk to me)