Clank—!
Coming out of Donna's office, the first thing I saw was Kevin standing by the side with his phone in his hand.
He had a lonesome look on his face.
'You had it coming.' I thought before heading out.
Right as I had taken a couple of steps, Kevin called out for me.
"Ren, wait."
"..."
Without saying anything, my footsteps came to a halt.
"Ren, enough of the jokes, I need to talk to you."
Sensing that Kevin's tone was serious, I turned around.
"What is it?"
Putting the phone away, Kevin looked around. His gaze locked on the cameras of the place.
"Hmm, I don't think this is the right place for me to say. Actually, let's meet up on the weekend, outside of the Lock."
Seeing how mysterious he was being, my brows couldn't help but crease.
However, in the end, I nodded my head.
"Alright."
"Thanks."
Lowering his head, Kevin finally took notice of my hand.
"What happened to your hand?"
"Nothing."
Turning around, I raised my hand and bid Kevin goodbye. Even if I told him, he'd eventually find out.
"I'll see you around, I got things to do right now."
"...Okay."
Taking out the card that Donna had given me, I casually flipped it around my hand.
'This is probably going to be a long night.'
***
Lock, Informatory.
Clank—!
With the sound of the door opening, the nurse raised her head and looked at who had just come into the room.
"Oh, it's you, professor."
Upon setting her sight on the person that had entered the room, a smile appeared on her face. With his usual bowl-cut hair which was now in a bit of a mess and lanky body, Professor Thomas entered the room.
Glancing in the direction of the youth laying down on the bed, the nurse asked.
"You here to check up on him?"
"Yes."
Professor Thomas answered with a smile.
Turning his head, his eyes paused on the youth on the bed.
"How is his situation?" He asked.
"He is doing pretty well."
The nurse replied as she stood up. Walking beside Ricardo, the youth that was currently resting, she casually tapped him on the arm.
A subtle and faint blue hue enshrouded the tip of her finger as she tapped his arm.
"Ugh."
At the exact moment her hand pressed to his arms, with a small sound, Ricardo's eyes which were closed shut slowly started to open.
Blinking a couple of times and glancing toward his left and right, he groggily muttered.
"Where am I?"
"You're at the infirmary."
nurse replied with a kind
"...The infirmary?"
took a couple of seconds for Ricardo to recall the events prior to his appearance in the infirmary, and when he did, his face bleached
"Ah...no..ah.."
of his face as he
"T..the...the lesson! I...I...I"
eyes finally paused on Professor
"Professor," He weakly muttered.
"It's alright."
bed,
to worry about what happened
on Ricardo's shoulder. However, right as his hand touched
"Ah."
Ricardo flinch, Thomas quickly took his hand away from his shoulder. Raising both hands in the air,
worry, I'm not trying
had done, Ricardo
"I'm sorry professor."
"It's okay."
student, Thomas scooched his
manner, Professor Thomas started
don't have to. My assistant professor was able to resolve
"...I...Is that so?"
Ricardo stuttered a little.
prior to passing out, it indeed seemed to be that way. He secretly let
probably apologize to him after
and Ricardo nodded his head in a daze. However, his
"...Yes."
exactly hurt a lot, he did get
his head, he worriedly asked. His face became even
"Injured!? He got injured?!"
you don't have to
the nurse, Thomas slowly moved his
only on a surface level.
not in the slightest bit relieved. In fact, his body slowly
of what I have done? What if he targets my family? They already are suffering because of
Ren looked back in the videos he saw
Ricardo are
of it when he felt something touch his right hand. Lowering his head, he found professor Thomas looking
Are you worrying that Ren
his head.
don't have to worry about that. All you have to
slowed down a little. His voice
have to do is
"...Yes."
nodded
apologize properly, he might not go after
with Thomas's. As their eyes met, Thomas's head tilted
know what you have to do
"Yes."
Ricardo replied.
look, Thomas
"That's great."
he no
anything of the sort. You can come to me at any time. As your professor, I will always be there
"...Okay," Ricardo slowly replied.
"Good."
Ricardo's body
will be
at the nurse, Thomas waved his
sorted. It should be about
nice seeing you,
from the bed, Ricardo slowly turned his head and stared at the ceiling
need to apologize,"
***
Gulp—!
of a shot, I slurped in
"Ahhhhh."
was groggy instantly lightened
potion in my hand,
"Thank god for this."
consumed was something that Melissa had developed and was what I used in order to help my mind
to stop the negative thoughts inside of
all sorts of negative thoughts regarding
was what helped me
this was something I couldn't live without
very dark place. A place
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