3 New School (1/2)

I gave the angel one final glance with thanks as I packed my bag to go home as I alternated few plans in my head to convince my new parents my departure from the special class.

However, the angel instantly stopped smiling as he stared at me coldly like ice that could not be melted.

I immediately felt the pressure in the air drop as I froze from his unexpected change in his attitude. The caring warm gaze was replaced with a face void of all expressions.

When I started to walk out of the classroom, I was stopped by a person who suddenly tightly grabbed onto my wrist.

”Where are you going?” Luke icily asked me with the same expression when he heard my plead.

”Home,” I replied as the angel started to morph into a beautiful unfeeling statue.

I was startled by his sudden change in his demeanor as I was able to find out the reason why most students admired him from afar.

I mustered a bit of pity for him as he scared away all his admirers with his cool wind of an unapproachable aura with his elegant features when he erased most of his emotions.

”Did you forget that you promised me last year that we would have five-hour study sessions after school is over?” Luke did not let go of my wrist.

I instantly derived that my previous self was not the type to study. There was a clear reason how Luke was able to get into the S-class with such a partner. However, I was going to rely on the same impression as I definitely did not plan to change a single thing.

I was immediately pushed into a room in an anciently decorated library overfilled with endless shelves of books.

I felt like I was in a state-of-the-art government facility where everything was wonderfully advanced with knowledge and created through the calculated use of space.

The former angel turned the dial before entering the small room with a large desk, few chairs and a white board inside the room.

It was a small room that greatly resembled the special classroom I was previously tortured in earlier.

I observed the dial closely to see that there were little ticks and numbers to indicate the time in terms of hours.

”What is this?” I was forgetting my initial purpose to escape the school.

”A dial where you can adjust speed of time within the rooms by using the space-time magic.” Luke responded while he pulled some blank notebooks out.

I confusedly stared at Luke for the reason why he took out all the workbooks from class. There were also the laptops with the folders full of notes provided from the school that littered the homepage.

I sat there silently in bewilderment as Luke drilled in everything that we learned in class today. This was a Spartan method that I was familiar with from the numerous cram schools I went to.

Luke seemed pleased after he finished rambling about the contents of the lectures. I strained through the remaining energy within my body as I unconsciously used every last bit of my past life's memory to get through the classes and Luke's study sessions.

I wondered why Luke appeared to be desperate to stay in the special class as his face beamed with a sense of accomplishment.

'Why did does this child seem so motivated?' I forgot about going home.

When my stomach repeatedly complained due to my high-energy consumption, I remembered that I planned to arrive as soon as possible to convince my parents to break off this partnership.

”Can I go home now?” I asked reluctantly as I started to pack my belongings into my bag again.

Before Luke could reply, I ran outside the building to find my mother's car.

I was briefly surprised that my mother's car arrived as I ran out, but was too interested in escaping the hell-like building as soon as possible.

This was why I did not get out of my mother's car the next day when I failed to convince her to break off the partnership.

I had no chance to mention the topic as my mother appeared to be extremely busy while she was occupied with the piled-up house chores.

However, I was eventually kicked out of the car as my mother had to get to work to get there in time for her shift.

I walked carefully inside the spacious hallways as I tried to avoid Luke at all costs. I didn't want to face the not-so-angelic child who had great ambitions in his education.

I was determined to be not deceived by the chibi ikemen in this world anymore as I cautiously probed through the crowd of young children near the notice board close to the entrance of the special classroom.

An large announcement was posted on the board as it read: 'Exams for accumulating points are conducted one week from today'

I calmly sat in my seat as I pretended to know nothing about the announcement. I tried hard not to frown when the serious toddler next to me was reviewing his notes taken from yesterday.

'Right. He sat right next to me,' I attempted to stop studying his unrealistic gorgeous face.

I wished he would look up as I desired to get a better view of his face. I had neglected his investment he put towards me yesterday as he strived to stay in the special class while he collected points using any means possible.

I struggled to resist examining at the rest of my new surroundings as it was getting harder to pretend like I was paying attention to class.

Once I figured out the trick of using the corners of my eyes to observe the particular objects that were nonexistent in my former life, it wasn't that hard to patiently wait for ten hours before the break came.

When the bell resonated throughout the great spaces of the school, I was unable to defy my instincts in exploring the rest of the school campus.

I similarly ran outside the classroom like all the other children who ran outside to begin playing with their friends.

I followed the crowd of toddlers who sprinted towards a vast courtyard that spanned endlessly in the perspective of my tiny physique.

I drifted my hand in the soft grassy field that could replace a bed with its warmness heated from the natural sunlight.

The indulgent flowers that sparkled with oozing colours of the shades of mystical blues alleviated the spiky feeling of the pokey individual strands of grass.

It was a beautiful place where I could imagine sleeping in. I closed my eyes in peace as I laid down on the comforting ground as the flowers and grass enveloped me inside.

It was hard to believe that I was in the same miserable classroom when I opened my eyes. I pinched myself to find that there were no signs of the pleasant wind calming my mood nor the enjoyable rustling sounds of the grass and high-pitched laughter from the children.

When I faced the back of the room, I discovered that there was still five minutes until break ended. I was certain that I was bathing under the warm sun in the courtyard when I briefly closed my eyes to relax.

I sadly wondered who silently moved my unconscious body onto a stiff hallow chair. Unfortunately, I discovered my answer when I read a white sheet of lined paper on top of my desk.

The writing was very neat and concise. There was a chocolate bar wrapped in exquisite gold wrapping paper to relieve the hints of threats contained inside the letter.

My head started to throb with annoyance when I read the twisted letter from the cute little boy who sat next to me.

'I found you in the courtyard today. I had expected more from you as my partner, but I was disappointed when Slivest found you sleeping in the courtyard. I gave you a chocolate bar to keep you awake for the next seventeen hours while I arrange another study session. Luke.'

It was hard to focus on the lecture when class eventually started as my head was filled with thoughts to get away from the unsettling inhumane-like creature who sat beside me.

I aimed for a peaceful and relaxing life in this world. It was obvious that my childhood would be robbed the more I stayed with the adult-like child who determined to drag me along with him.

I determined to run away and leave the school grounds once all the classes ended as I rushed towards to large doors at the other side of the school. However, I forgot to consider that my weak physique was no match for an energetic young toddler who quickly caught up with me.

”Why?” He questioned me before dragging my unwilling self into the familiar study room I was pushed into yesterday.

I didn't dare to take another glance at his handsome face as I knew I wouldn't be able to win against him while I admired his inhumane picturesque appearance.