action;

[ At the stairway, still dazed and trembling a little, Taiyou was on his knees and hugging the grocery bag close to his chest. With a misstep, he ended up falling forward and onto the bag--from which the milk carton burst under his weight. His emotions didn't really register though, until he heard his friend's voice. Frantically, he yelled up to him in reply. ]

I--I can fix it! Stay where you are!

[ The mess he'd made; he couldn't even do this much... He really was useless. His eyes were even watering a little too, but was it from the impact or the realization of his own failure? He picked himself up, ready to storm off and just. Compose himself. Get another carton of milk. Apologize to Yuuichi for being late. Pretend this never happened. His knees still hurt though, and it slowed him down some as he tried to steady his standing. ]