...No, probably not.

No, too risky, I thought, remembering the scene I'd walked into at the nurse's office. I didn't want to accidentally wander into some embarrassing scene again, a scene like the one that I was having trouble even making sense of.

The halls were more or less clear at this point, so I walked over to the water fountain between the boys and girls rooms and used the corner where it met the wall as a makeshift privacy screen. I loosened the belt by one notch, leaving it just tight enough to ensure my pants wouldn't suddenly fall to the floor.

Whew, that was better, a little at least.

Checking my zipper and general shirt coverage, I turned to my homeroom door.