Maria-sama ga Miteru:Volume29 Chapter3 2

Not Here. Part 2.

On her way back from the clubhouse, Yumi spotted Touko.

Running through the courtyard like a galloping steed.

"Tou – "

Yumi started to call out, but stopped herself.

Right now, Touko wouldn't be able to hear her. There was a light shining in her eyes, but she wasn't seeing her current surroundings.

The words that Noriko-chan spoke were hazy, but Yumi felt as though she could now understand them better.

About the clear distinction between the real and the fictional. About the mess you make when you put a fresh layer of paint next to a still wet layer of paint in a different color.

Touko was, at present, not here.

The girl with her hair rolls swinging as she ran, inside, was someone other than Touko. Someone Yumi didn't know, a character from a play.

Touko flew into the clubhouse building that Yumi herself had left not long ago.

She had probably eaten her lunch in her classroom and would spend the rest of the lunch break rehearsing.

After watching for a little while longer, Yumi walked off towards the Rose Mansion.

Touko would be fine.

There was nothing Yumi could do about the bumps and bruises. She couldn't raise a fuss or distract Touko from her task.

They were probably essential for Touko to become that 'someone.'