Handling

My hand firmly gripped the hem of the clothes. I turned my attention to other objects and used the time to think quickly. The drastic drop was not what I had expected. I hadn't prepared a coping plan to deal with this.

This project was one that I worked on starting from 0. Even so, it didn't mean I could use the excuse that it was the first time for a failure.

"Luna, are you okay? Your face is very pale. Should I step in to replace you?" worried Zora. Her eyebrows drooped with a deep gaze.

"I came to you today to submit a report on a project I'm working on for another reason. I wanted to get to work and help you." Zora looked down and said that hesitantly. But a second later, she immediately straightened her gaze and moved her palms to the right and left.

"No, please don't take offense. Luna, I didn't mean to belittle you at all. I... I just wanted to help when I heard that your aunt passed away and you were feeling very down. I want to work on finishing your many tasks that must be