Another sin
Three hours later, Tokyo Main streets.
On the way to the practice venue, she ran into many troubles. First, the traffic, and so she ended up leaving the taxi second, which is the main issue stopping an assault from happening.
A few minutes later, it was all over because they finally sober enough to see who she was. Sumire thought it would end there, but one of them still managed to use their knife. But afterwards, they rushed off.
Sumire leaned against the wall and placed her hand on her now wounded arm. She felt a stinging pain on her neck and her face too, but her main concern now was her arm. This is bad, and she is supposed to play the piano on stage today.
Before she could close her eyelids, she felt somebody grab her arm.
"Sano?"
Despite her blurred vision, she could make out his face and his voice.
"--okay? Are you okay?"