After Nico’s family left, the three were left to clean up. Or rather, John took care of everything quickly before the other two could even start doing anything.
“I swear man, you’re going to make anyone lose their job with how fast you are,” said the owner of the house.
The Woodman people also had their own thoughts and opinions about the visit. Or at least, Salome did, along with her servant.“That was just sodelightful. Don’t you think so, Clementine?”
Soon, Ben and Nico reached the Comp Tech complex. Inside, they asked around and were led to a spacious auditorium. There were already quite a number of people inside, but it still wasn’t full, thankfully.“Man, that Pia girl was right…” said Nico as he looked around. “This is awesome.”
Francis had made a tactical retreat due to what just happened, so the two were left to ride the car in peace.Or so they thought.The air was tense when they entered, and no one spoke. They simply put on their seat belts, and Nico started the vehicle. No one even turned on the radio, so
Dinner last night was a bit of a flop, considering that Nico was out and Ben didn’t have as much of an appetite as he did during breakfast.“I wonder what happened to those two…?” thought John. “Schools these days must be pretty intense.”This mornin
After Francis, Ben got to talk to some of his other classmates who eventually sat on the chairs near him. He might have been shy at first, but as he got into the conversation, he soon felt at home.Nico, on the other hand…He simply stayed in one of the seats in the back. After a
“Nico! I’m here!” said Ben, waving frantically to his friend, who had just come into the classroom. Beside him was Francis, who was apparently in the same subject, and was glaring.If class had already been going on as normal, the newcomer would have been late. But the teacher still wasn’t around, and so he was still okay. He quickly but smoothly went to the empty seat beside Ben.
The rich smell of coffee wafted in the air and mingled with the scent of books and paper as the ever-capable John brought the warm beverage into the study. He had included sugar as well as milk on the tray, in case any of them felt up to it.“Thanks man, you’re a lifesaver,” said Nico as he gestured to the butler to lay the tray down on one of the tables that didn’t have their computers.
Ben opened his eyes to find himself lying down on his bed. Nico and John were beside him, and seemed to be watching over him the whole time. Then, recalling part of the emergency that he had earlier, he quickly sat up.“Whoa, man! Don’t do that, you might end up dying or something,” said Nico, while trying to push Ben gently back.