Chapter 010: A Truth that shrouds over emotions

Completely startled, I kept leaning back to prevent the tiny gap left between us from getting even smaller. Strangely, I didn't push him away, or hit him or do any sort of action in protest of his provoking behaviour.

“You will fall backwards if you keep leaning back like that.”

That sentence knocked some sense into me.

I pushed him away and frowned at him. My brain began betraying me at that very moment by refusing to generate speech. However, I mustered up some courage and retorted at him,

“Such an arrogant kid!”

“My apologies, Senior. I startled you.”

He was still smiling mischievously, his eyes twinkling with delight like a kid who had been rewarded with ice cream. Looking at his ridiculous expression, I wanted to shout more, but I was already running late, so I turned around for real this time and rushed back along the same corridor which we passed a few minutes ago.

Behind me, I heard him shout out,

“But it wasn't