Chapter 22: Charging Heart (1/1)
Chapter 22: Charging Heart
After consu the raw y bar quickly started to fill up and by the tiood as he had before leaving for this nightly adventure
Waking up nearly five hours later, Gary’s body felt coer was unsure whether this y drink substitute to keep on going for as long as he needed, but at least his need for sleep appeared to have lessened
‘I feel so alive!’ Gary thought, as he ot ready to school before anyone else Hishe was thankful for though, the fact that his sister was keeping everything a secret for him
Gary was sure that she didn’t knohat he was doing, but since the two of them had to share a room, it had been impossible to hide the fact that he had disappeared fro favour later on’ Gary lamented internally, as he scribbled a note for Aoneup before everyone else proved to be a blessing in disguise, especially since his acquired taste had changed During his nightly trip to the convenience store, Gary had not only purchased e was fuller than it had been for weeks
‘If Muift from one of the local stores’ Gary decided He had already done this a few ti his work as a transporter, so it shouldn’t stand out too hten the load and stress of his y, Gary didn’t waste ti before everyone else, yet on the way out he noticed all the letters that had piled up on the kitchen counter
‘A dozen et out of thisto explain where I got all this money from’ Gary wondered
No noret a job that would pay this well, at least not legally and Gary wasn’t exactly proficient in co up with excuses The fact that he was a miserable liar and his mother could instantly tell when he lied wasn’t exactly in his favor In fact, even his excuse about the convenience stores gifting them those products has been ht it up
‘I guess I’ll just have to ask Kai, I’m sure he will knoay’ Gary be more and more on his upperclass his promise and it was undeniable that he kne to , barely anyone was out and about, but Gary still kept his hood up on the way to school He was afraid that any s could pop up He was sure that they had not given up theirup his phone In fact, he was planning to purchase a new one after school, and throw this into the river or perhaps bury it so how he could get rid of it without leaving a trail leading back to hiirl up ahead
‘She looks faot in trouble with that colour gang froh had an epiphany about who it was
They were quite the distance away, but Gary was convinced It was inise so the part of a hero Despite the school crest on her unifor the same school, he had never actually seen her before he had rescued her, nor afterwards for that otten all about her due to the plethora of other probleain et into trouble with a colour gang
‘Didn’t she learn her lesson last tiain? At this point, she is just asking for trouble’ Gary shook his head in disbelief He would have loved to justthe same route, he couldn’t just not look out for her
Eventually, Gary decided to catch up to her since there was no real reason for him to hide He had followed her from a distance for a while and had been happy that there had been no encounters, however a few irl had abruptly quickened her pace The teenage boy had yet to realise that the girl had done so because she had felt that so her…
‘Let’s see what I can do, and how close I can get’ Gary thought
[Charging Heart]
Activating the skill, he could feel his chest in great pain almost instantly, to the point he nearly fell over His heart was beating as if he was sprinting even though he was just standing still After the initial shock of iy Ten points froy stat had been consuy, Gary started walking faster, but he knew he couldn’t just get straight up behind her, so he thoughtdown one of the alleys behind a ses froht? A to try this?’