"This is serious," Alex responded to Luke's explanation why we were late.
"They're still looking into it," Luke appeared more mad than disappointed in the school.
I continued to finish the thick workbooks in silence while I listened to their conversation. Everyone except for me was studying ahead of the class materials. This way, everything they learned in class would serve as review instead of making them confused, trying to learn in the process. After that monster incident, I never considered school to be entirely a safe place anymore.
"This is why I'm planning to have Rika stay in my room for tonight," Luke continued.
I stopped writing in the book from surprise. I made plans with Oili I would meet him tonight. I desperately needed to vent my stress out. How would I ever sneak out of
