Elyse
Elyse walked down the hallway, her nose buried in a book. As usual, she was reading a thick book on psychology, deeply immersed in the tiny words printed on the page. Her father encouraged this kind of reading, though amazingly, her eyesight was still as good as ever.
Since Elyse was preoccupied with the book, she wasn't watching where she was going. She accidentally walked into a girl, and stumbled back immediately. "Oh my gosh, are you okay? I'm so sorry, it was an accident, I wasn't watching where I was walking. I swear, it wasn't on purpose? Are you okay?" Elyse was vaguely aware of herself rambling on and on, but she tended to react like that. She was sincerely worried that the other girl was hurt, and didn't want it to be her fault.
Finally, Elyse got enough control to shut her mouth and stop it from saying something she would regret. She looked up at the student and recognised her vaguely as someone she'd seen a couple of times in school before. She stepped back and watched the girl carefully.