Terrible Idea

The conversation on the way to school, which usually consisted of us arguing about terrible anime tropes or the objective superiority of strawberry cheesecake ice cream, had taken on a much heavier tone.

"They're not going to do anything, you know," Nina said, her voice lacking its usual bright, teasing quality. "The teachers, the administration, all of them. They'll just pretend they never saw those videos."

'She's not wrong,' I thought, my hands shoved deep into my pockets. It was a cynical take, but after everything I had seen yesterday, it was also the most realistic one.

"It's easier for them to just let it blow over," I said, agreeing with her completely. "If they actually punish the girls who did it, then they have to admit there's a problem, which means they'd have to create a solution, and that just sounds like a lot of paperwork."