Made a bang to draw their attention, before crawling to the next stall.

(chapter originally by Phantom Pen on writing.com)

Chihiro knew she couldn't bring herself to speak, but that didn't mean she couldn't make noise. Thinking fast and readying herself to move quickly, Chihiro kicked out from her spot on the toilet seat, her dainty foot colliding with the stall door and creating an audible bang. Immediately, she heard the footsteps cease, and the timid girl knew that was her chance. Before the boys with her towel could close the distance to the stall, Chihiro quickly climbed down off the seat and dropped down to the floor.

Crawling along the cold tile, Chihiro made her way to the adjacent stall, all the while making a mental note to take at least three showers when she got home and this whole mess was over. Thankfully, Chihiro managed to make it into the next stall before the boys returned, though only barely. From her new hiding place, Chihiro listened as whoever was out there tried in vain to open the locked stall door once again.

"Okay, someone is clearly screwing with us." said the first voice. "Seriously, who's in there?"

Chihiro said nothing as the boys continued to bang on the door to the now empty stall. At least she had kept them- and her towel- in the room for a bit longer. Hopefully she could use this time to think of a plan to get her towel back without compromising her modesty. Standing there in the stall, Chihiro cupped her chin in one hand as she tried desperately to think of a plan of action. As Chihiro tried to think of something to do, however-