taking a chance {pearl+akagi}
The hour was getting late, the afternoon was bleeding into night. Panting, Akagi rushed up to the library doors only to see a lanky girl with skin the color of milk already locking up the doors to the building and immediately, her heart sank. Nearby, a few students lingered about- all tired-looking with sunken eyes.
That, and a quick glance at her watch told her all she needed to know- she missed closing time by just one measly little minute. Puffing out a little sigh, the archer gently stepped into the lady’s field of view, so as not to be obtrusive.
"Pardon me, but you don't think I could maybe squeeze in for just a minute and borrow one book? My group needs to pass in all our materials by tomorrow morning, and I would have gotten it earlier but my shift ended a bit later than usual."
