She quickly regained her composure after tripping through the doorway, clearing her throat, and smoothing down her hair.
"I apologize for my tardiness," she explained to the teacher with a polite bow, "I was trying to fufill my responsibility as class rep by talking --" here, she paused for emphasis "-- some sense into our class's most hopeless case." After flashing a glare at Reizo's back, she resumed her seat as gracefully as she normally would, straightening her tie and taking out her notebook. As she did, she took consolation in noting that the boy who had been making googly eyes at her all week looked positively horrified.