Daniel couldn't get rid of his confused look for a second, especially when he was asked to sit behind the bench where the bespectacled boy named Sam had been sitting. This was quite another puzzle, which Daniel couldn't think about very well because he had to focus on the present lesson.
He just didn't know about the existence of nations in the universe that could exchange human thoughts and memories. And Sam was one of them.
The recess time went off. A teacher who taught a class after Prof. Ian had now passed and came out of the classroom. Her high heels moved away, as her hair was neatly curled up.
When Daniel crowded his textbook with his mind filled with questions that exploded, he was surprised by Gavin's kick which hit him. Not to forget that Sam was dragged and knocked down by Daniel's body, which was now lying on the floor.
"Haha," joked Gavin, who was currently only accompanied by one of his boys, because the other two of his gangs were of a different class to him. "You guys very match. One is a mad kid full of delusions, the other is a frail, timid kid. You go to hell!" Gavin once again kicks Daniel and Sam, which is followed by another kick from one of his men.
Then Gavin and his friend came out of the classroom and were seen scolding money from the other students.
Daniel got up ignoring Sam. He wanted to get up immediately and go to the cafeteria to enjoy lunch, and after that, he planned to go to the library to find a book reference about the life of the monsters that continued to torment him.
Daniel was not sure if he could find literature books about monsters in the school library, because all this year he had only found an emptiness. However, that did not mean that Daniel would just give up. He would keep looking and finding the slightest clue no matter what.
Just as his body was about to come out, a girl mocked him. She was Valery, a girl who was most popular in school because of her acquaintances. Valery was another version of Gavin, but even though they both have the same personality type that didn't mean they could get along and so on.
"Leaving your soulmate, Storm? Aren't you two always clinging to every break? I thought your friendship wasn't that far.
" Valery giggled. Her face which was covered with excessive makeup was now covered behind the delicate hands full of her bracelet. Beside Valery stood flanking two strikingly dressed girls with colorful hair ties and pink braces.
Daniel didn't answer anything. He just glanced at Sam who looked at him for no apparent reason. Daniel chose to immediately walk to the cafeteria to enjoy his lunch, to leave Valery who was already cursing behind Daniel.
The school canteen was overcrowded, just like canteens in other schools, although Daniel believed that other school canteens would have several facilities that were more complete than the canteen at his school. The city of Noland was a small town that was formerly known as the Village of Noland. However, because of the division that was carried out five years ago, the village could already be called a city.
Within five years, the development of the city was still not very good. Many facilities in various fields were incomplete, and various resources were still under construction. It wouldn't be a big deal for Daniel if only he could get all the information he needed in this city, but in reality, he couldn't.
Daniel had to travel out of town to reach a larger and more complete library, only to complete an annual assignment that had to be completed perfectly. The internet in the city was also poor, another obstacle for people who needed countless amounts of information like Daniel.
When Daniel thought about all these obstacles, his eyes caught the figure of Sam who was currently sitting not far from the chair where Daniel was sitting. Sam was enjoying his meal quietly as if he was a boy who didn't have to worry about any bullying. In a posture like that, Daniel saw something wrong with Sam.
A clap landed on Daniel's shoulder. When he turned around he found Serry, a senior who is a close friend of Wendy's. When Daniel found her, he what Serry was going to ask. So before she Daniel was already ahead of her, "Wendy didn't come in because she was sick. She's resting at home if you want to come to visit. "
Serry was a short girl with slightly dark skin. She blushed. She blushed a lot. Finding the answer he wanted, Serry stepped back and left.
Seeing Serry's invisible departure, Daniel turned his gaze back to Sam. Somehow Daniel became interested in him. But when Daniel's eyes traced the trail where Sam had been sitting, Daniel found only emptiness. Sam is gone.
After finishing his lunch, Daniel hurriedly went to the library. A note was tucked in his trouser pocket. The note contained a lot about his search for the world of monsters.
When his feet reached the library door, Daniel's eyes caught Sam again. He was moving very fast as if he was a wind that resembled a human.
Asking the direction where Sam was going, Daniel hurried toward the row of bookshelves lined up in the middle of the school library. At the end of the room, Daniel found another emptiness. He gasped with sweat pouring down his face. The noise in the form of panting had caught the librarian's attention.
"Are you all right, Dan? Are you having a hard time?" He was Prof. Hudson, an old man who used to work as a teacher at the school. However, because he had retired, Prof. Hudson was placed in the library because he still wanted to work at the school. Prof. Hudson was dressed in his all-gray outfit, the color was grim, as dark as his face, which had begun to wrinkle.
"Eh, I'm just looking for books, Prof. Hudson. But I saw Sam here earlier. So I want to talk to him first before looking for books." Daniel calmed his own beating heart, which had begun to calm down as his strength began to recover. The pain in his chest occasionally still flew to him, even though it was thin and faint.
"Sam? I did see him enter earlier. But now I don't know where he is. You seem to miss your best friend a lot just because you don't see each other in the morning because you are at the school clinic. Haha, young people always like to play. " Prof. Hudson left after he put a small box of new books into a row of shelves next to Daniel which still had space.
There Daniel was stunned. What was this? Why did everyone insist that Daniel and Sam are close friends? Even though Daniel never felt he knew Sam even once.
On the other hand, Sam was watching Daniel, in his almost transparent state. His pale face seemed to be hiding in midair.
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