The main entryway.

(Chapter originally by Phantom Pen on writing.com)

To Chihiro's right, there was the school's central stairway, as well as the school shop that was thankfully unattended during class hours. To Chihiro's left were rows of shoe lockers, as well as the main entryway to the school. The main entryway that was essentially one large glass wall... allowing anybody looking in that direction to potentially see Chihiro standing there, naked as the day she was born...

Shaking her head to dispel that unpleasant thought, Chihiro realized that she had to move. While there weren't any classrooms for people to walk out of in the entryway, it was still far from an ideal place to be standing naked. Looking around, straining her eyes to try and make out details through her fuzzy vision, Chihiro tried to figure out where to go.

The next hallway, where Chihiro would find the faculty office, library, and nurse's office, would be a straight shot from where Chihiro was currently standing. The school store only sold small odds and ends, nothing Chihiro could use at the moment, unfortunately. But... there was one other option. The shoe lockers, while mainly meant to hold only their namesake, were commonly used by students to store other things. Maybe, if Chihiro was lucky, one of the lockers would be unlocked, and there just might be something to wear! Maybe somebody had a coat stuffed in one of those things! A coat, something Chihiro could use to cover herself up, with sleeves and a zipper and real protection! The idea almost made Chihiro weak in the knees.

Still, Chihiro knew she didn't have too long to think about it. She had no way of knowing when the bell would ring next and flood the area with students. The last thing Chihiro wanted was to be caught in her current state when that happened. With that daunting thought in her mind, Chihiro set about-