Fu Lei didn't go to school until the afternoon. His parents didn't come home at noon so he always ate at the school cafeteria.
Now that he was at home, he made do with leftovers and two buns he bought from a nearby store.
He took a nap before finally leaving for school. The teacher accepted his absence note without saying anything. It wasn't the first time and it wouldn't be the last.
Fu Lei stared into space in the back of the classroom. The person sitting next to him exclaimed how lucky he was to be able to skip class. None of them could get absence notes from their parents.
Fu Lei didn't want to talk to his classmates. His heart was heavy. He got off easy this morning because his father was busy. He wouldn't be so lucky when he went home at night.
He sighed. The bell rang so he took out his books and stared at the text.
Halfway through the class, Fu Lei saw a shadow on the window. He peered out and saw it was the black cat.
