Chapter XXXI: The Best Friend
A bespectacled man walks through the pristine hallways of a newly built school, the sound of his footsteps echoing lightly against the polished tiles. The sign outside the main gate had read: Colegio de San Agustin. This isn't the same Colegio Metropolitana de San Pablo where he once studied. Instead, this institution, located in the adjacent town of San Agustin, near Ciudad Fernandina, has become his new academic home.
As he strides forward, students and faculty members greet him warmly. Some call him by name, others simply nod in respect. Adrian Pascual acknowledges them with polite smiles, adjusting his glasses as he navigates his way to the chapel.
A sudden rush of memories floods his mind. A flashback pulls him back to his junior high school years at C
