I became slightly engrossed in the book that I was reading, that I didn’t realize when the hours flew by, which was weird.I never thought I’d be so fascinated by an educational textbook, however, it turned out I was.It was around ten in the night and soon, the entire library was empty.I didn’t even notice everyone leaving, and soon I was alone aside from the librarian, or so I thought.My attention was finally taken away from the book, when I heard a voice speak above me.“You’re still here? Wow, I’m certainly surprised.”I looked up and saw that it was Emily, and she stood there still grasping the book I helped her pick, smiling.“I’m guessing you certainly don't want to lose to me then,” she said and chuckled.“What do you want Emily?” I said, with a slight frown.“Nothing too much Damon, I’m just checking in on the opposition that’s all,” she said sarcastically.I picked up the book I took, and returned it back to the shelf where I picked it from.And I turned to see her standin
****A week later.I got out of bed that morning feeling more accomplished than ever before.It was the day of the exams that I’d been preparing for, and I was feeling very confident.Not much had happened in the past week, although I decided to go through everything in my head.I've been going to the gym consistently now, and I haven't missed a day.Everyday, early in the morning before class, or in the evenings after class, I would be there getting my grind on.I was starting to feel the slight changes, though very slight, but obvious changes, in my day to day life.‘System, display my status window’STATUS WINDOW Name: Malcolm Shade Race: Human Title: N/LClass: N/L Level: 0 Exp: 90/100SP: 10000HP: 88/100 (In peak condition)Mana: Mana gates not yet unlocked.STATS Strength: [3] Agility: [4]
****A month later.Each day I was getting more and more adjusted to school life.Since the first day I’d been attending classes, I’d made sure to maintain a perfect attendance, never missing a single lecture.Logan had been handling business all this while, so I had nothing to worry about and I was sure that my company was in safe hands.I’d been more focused on my priorities now.Basketball practice, I’d never missed a single day of practice, and I was certainly starting to reap the benefits of it.I’d become so good at the sport in such a short time, that I’d become the team's ace, playing in the small forward position.An inter university competition would be commencing soon, and so the intensity of our practice had increased.But no matter how much I’d practiced, I made sure it never affected me reading or going to the gym.I never missed a day of working out, sometimes I would be so easily that I would turn on the lights at the gym, other times I would be the one to turn off the
I made my way towards the gates of the university, where I was joined by Emily and the other student who passed the written exam, Kevin.I’d expected him to be nerdy, and a geek, but that wasn’t the case at all.He was a senior, and he stood tall, slightly taller than me.He had short brown hair, and had an imposing figure, he looked like an adult.He was also very well built, and I was sure I’d seen him at the gym before.But I was surprised, seeing his figure. I expected him to be strict or firm in his way of speaking, but that wasn’t the case.He was very shy and timid, and was very clumsy.He was also very kind as well, and I liked him.The three of us stood there and waited for the car that would take us, and Emily refused to even look at me.I still hadn’t told her what I wanted her to do for me as part of our deal, but I knew I would think of something eventually.Finally, a car pulled up into the compound, and inside were two people.One was our teacher and the other was a ma
The building turned out to be way larger than I expected and I found myself wandering about, lost in thought.I kept on wandering till I ended up at the bar of the hotel, I found an empty seat and sat down.The bartender came up to me and spoke to me.“What can I get you sir?”“Just water is fine,” I said and she nodded.I didn’t see the point in drinking alcohol anymore, since I would just get detoxified by the system.She soon came back with a glass of water in her hand, and she filled it up with some ice cubes as she handed them to me.“Rough day huh?” She asked me.“You can only imagine,” I responded and she nodded.We engaged in some small talk before she left to attend to some other customers, and I finished my glass of water and left.It was night time, and I decided to go outside and look at the stars, something I wouldn’t normally do, but since I was bored out of my mind I decided to try it.I found somewhere to sit and enjoyed the view.The night sky was illuminated by the m
I woke up the next morning feeling alive and energetic.The king sized bed performed its duty perfectly, and I felt very comfortable laying on it.It reminded me of my home, and how comfortable my living space was.Weeks of sleeping in the school dorm bed had almost made me forget the feeling. This served as a reminder, and for some minutes after I woke up I layed there, just enjoying the warmth of the bed.Soon after I got up and began to prepare for the day.Our interview at the company was today, and I had to get up early to be ready on time.All the students from each school were to be ready by eight in the morning, as was the information passed to us.We would converge in the lobby of the hotel and then be taken to the venue of the interview in a large bus.It was some minutes past six in the morning, and it didn’t take me long before I got ready.I couldn’t rock my usual street wear baggy style of clothing, as the outing called for something more formal in nature.I pondered wha
I was in a state of shock, I couldn’t believe my eyes.‘After all this time, why now?’ I thought to myself.I breathed out loudly, and calmed myself down.It was nice to see her and all, but the bus would be leaving soon, and I didn’t want to miss it.She was standing there with her mom, and another man which I knew would be her dad.I finally walked up to them and spoke.“Good day Mr and Mrs Higgins,” I said.Her mother looked away from me, and her father simply nodded his head.“I’m sorry Stephanie, but I have to leave now. I’ll be sure to contact you,” I said and turned to leave.As I walked away, I heaved a large sigh of relief.The situation went way better than I expected, and I was just happy that I was able to find an easy way out.I wondered what she was doing at the hotel with her family.The school had declared that week a lecture free one, because of the internship program.So she probably decided to head home and spend time with her family.Seeing her brought a lot of mem
I put the thought behind me and decided to focus on something else.Whatever it was that caused her death, I was determined to find it and possibly put a stop to it.To do that, I would need to get closer to her.‘I should try to engage in a more personal conversation with her,’ I thought to myself.“So, Eleanor, I would like to get to know you better, if that’s fine with you,” I said.“Of course Damon, what would you like to know?” She asked me.“Well first of all, you’re a Windsor if I’m not mistaken. Does that make you a queen? Or a princess at the very least,” i asked her.She broke eye contact and looked out the window when I asked her this.The calm and collected expression she wore on her face changed, and I could see the unpleasant look on her face.‘She probably doesn’t like to speak about personal matters, I should apologize,’ I thought to myself.“I’m sorry if I spoke out of line or sounded inappropriate in any way. I understand you might not be comfortable speaking about p