When we entered the common area, Ruby and Matt had already gone to sleep. I noticed how silent the main building had gone now that over three quarters of the school had left. The only students left were gathered on the fourth floor except for the red-ties on the third. Everything was so different and the same at the same time. I didn't know what to make of the situation and it would only continue to become strange from then on.
"Head to sleep while you can. We'll be very busy starting from the morning," Nero said to me when we entered the common area. The school calendar may have ended but the bell in the tower would continue to chime at the right times everyday. That meant we would be waking up in several hours and it was already midnight. Still, I didn't think I would be able to sleep f
