Taijo bought a sandwich and sat down by a tree near the school entrance. He was still working things through in his head and trying to get over the feeling of embarrassment he felt when he was confronted by Kari about it. The only logical explanation he could think of was that he was having a psychotic episode, but he had never had mental health problems before. Maybe it was the stress being in a new environment and surrounded by people he didn’t know, but would that really cause him to loose touch with reality?<br/><br/>Taijo reached up and gently touched the bruise on his neck. He winced as he felt the searing pain from it. It was still fresh. Even if he did have an episode the worst part is he had managed to hurt himself in the process. He gave his sandwich a hopeless look. There was one lonely bite on it.<em>What am I going to do?</em><br/><br/>It was almost time for class so he finished off his sandwich quickly and went back toward the room. He stared at the door to the 2nd year class room for a long time.<em>It happened here</em>, he though,<em>what if it happens again, when my classmates are around. </em><br/><br/>Taijo took a big breath. He needed to do this. He had no other option. He walked in with steady determination and sat down at the same desk. He paid attention as much as he could, but he was overly anxious for the day to be over. He almost felt like skipping track today, but it was his first day and trying out for the team had been a long term goal. He wasn’t going to miss it.<br/>