A few days later, Zaid finally got a real task from the System.
[Watch Bassam for the next few days and do not take your eyes off him.]
Zaid was surprised. Why Bassam? And why does the System suddenly want him to keep his eyes on him? He started to think and then he got worried; Was Bassam in trouble, just like Ayman and the other boy before him? Did Bassam need his help?
He felt worried about his friend and decided to talk to him. He wanted to be open and see if Bassam would tell him what was wrong on his own. But when he tried, he didn't know what to say or how to start. They were sitting in their room; Zaid was studying math and Bassam was drawing in his sketchbook.
Zaid tried to ask him about his day. "Did anyone bother you today?"
"No," Bassam said. "No one picked on me."
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