"I get it already, so can you two shut up now?" Dorothy huffed, her cheeks puffing in that familiar way.
"No way!" Amy shot back with a grin.
"We'll make sure you fully understand just how much pain and suffering we went through because of you!" Celine added dramatically, waving her hands in the air as if recounting a tragic tale of woe.
Dorothy let out a long, exasperated sigh, rubbing her temples as the teasing intensified. "Yeah, yeah... haah…"
At first, Dorothy had genuinely thought Amy and Celine were angry with her.
The constant reminders of how hard she had pushed them during their student council days made her feel a pang of guilt.
But as the conversation continued and their teasing grew more playful, she realized they weren't actually mad—they were just having fun at her expense.
Her shoulders relaxed as relief washed over her.