52 Ligh (1/2)

After the end of the final lesson, I went to the teachers' room again one last time. All day, I could only think of running out of this school and not coming back.

As I entered the teachers' room, I avoided eye contact with anyone. Even though some time had passed over our previous conversation, the awkward atmosphere remained.

With the corner of my eye, I noticed that Ege was coming towards me. To avoid a random conversation, I turned away from him and started rummaging through my papers with no purpose, hoping he would leave me alone.

”Hey!” he said as he got closer.

”Hey.” I replied, involuntarily.

”What are you doing?” he asked.

”What am I... Oh, well, just checking if I forgot anything before I leave.” I answered as I tucked in everything back into my suitcase.

”Oh, okay...” he said. ”I was wondering if you would like me to offer you a ride. I brought my car today.”

”You brought your car... Where did you park it? Is there even any suitable place around here?” I asked.

”It's just outside the woodland, to the road on the northwest. For obvious reasons, I can't park it any closer, but it is still easier than taking the bus in my opinion.” he answered.

”Thanks for the offer, but actually I had some plans today.” I said. I had to meet Mr. Kenan after the final lesson.

”Oh, that's unfortunate.” Ege said, and started walking away. ”Well then, in that case, I will be leaving on my own. Take care.”

”Goodbye.” I said as he left the room. I looked around, just a few people were still in the teachers' room, and they were also preparing to leave.

”Come on, we are closing.” Sinem said as last teachers were leaving the room. I followed them out into the hallway, then we all left through the main exit. I slowed down and separated myself from the crowd without being noticed. I looked around for a while in order to see Mr. Kenan, but he was not around here. I started waiting for him, slowly walking and looking around in front of the exit. The view outside the school was unique. Outside the yard, it was full of trees in all directions. I sighed and sat down on the ground after a minute or so. Where could Mr. Kenan be?

I was about to fall asleep when I noticed something shining in the woods. It was a small but very bright light, but I couldn't see it's source. I tried to ignore it, but the light had already got my interest. I couldn't resist the curiosity, so I got up and started walking towards the light.

I walked sideways for a while to see if it was simply a reflection or an actual light source. If it was a reflection, I would no longer be able to see the light once I was out of the path of the reflected light. But that didn't seem to be the case.