I woke up under the shade of a huge tree.
Now, I'm wearing a school uniform.
St.Gregory International?
Isn't that the prestigious school only rich kids could afford? How come I'm studying here?
"How long are you going to sleep there?"
A girl stood beside me. Her black eyes-though were clearly showing her annyance-looks pretty and caught me off guard. With that long black hair, she looks like the girl Conscience used as a disguise.
"Who are you?" That really sounded stupid. But with my memories in reset, I really have no choice.
She raised a brow. "Really? After 2 months, you still don't know your class pres' name? I'm Alice! Alice!!"
"Alright, Alright!" Geez, is she on her period?
"No, I'm not! It's rude to ask a girl questions like that!" She heard that?! "Anyway, the class is about to start. You should go back now".
"But History's boring..."
I went anyway.
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I found out that I was a scholar in this school.
I ranked first in our class' academic ranking and aced every test and recitation.
I found that hard to believe since during classes, I didn't feel serious about my studies. I even slept through through the entire class! When I woke up, everybody else went home.
How did I manage to rank first? I should go home. After fixing my things, I noticed someone under the tree where I slept. It was Alice.
She was talking to someone. No, talking was an understatement. I can't call it an argument either since it's more on the shouts and less on the main argument. Boy, they're really making a scene here! Good thing nobody else is here.
As I was about to leave, I stepped on a twig which made a loud cracking sound. Both of them turned towards me. "I'll be back tommorow", the guy said and walked away. Ellie looked like she's about to cry.
"You heard all that?", she asked.
I shook my head. Sure I heard they were arguing, but I didn't hear what they're arguing about.
She stared at the ground. Well, this is getting awkward. "You're my partner in our history project, right?"
"What project?"
"The thesis, stupid! You were sleeping the entire time weren't you?"
"err..."
"Geez! I can't believe you ranked first like that! anyway, we'll have a meeting after dismissal about the thesis so don't you forget it!"
With that, she turned and left.
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I woke up.
I found out that after the fire, my parents moved here in my grandmothers house near the city. I started getting flashbacks of what happened during then: how I felt lonely, staring outside the window while looking up at the sky while remembering Shye. How I tried to bury myself into studying, trying to forget him even for a second but couldn't...
It was my fault.
I ate breakfast, got dressed, and headed out for school.
Instinctively, I raised my head and looked at the sky.
