The Perfect Subject

Chapter 8【Almost There】

The Next Day

Dormitory - 2 am

I finally finished the letter I made for Wakiya. But it's written in Hoji's handwriting. My eyes were tired and black circles around it starts to form. I've been doing this for 2 hours straight and I haven't gotten any sleep at all.

Jin was sleeping on my bed. He was in a deep sleep so I don't wanna bother waking him up to ask for help to deliver this to Wakiya.

Fudge, I forgot. Hoji didn't lock the entrance door to Wakiya's house. Oh well, if ever some crook sneaks in his house i'm not the one to be blamed.

Hoji's body's already stored inside my storage room. He was completely dead so I tried to preserve his body so his aroma wouldn't smell.

I stood up, picked up the letter and tuck it in my lab coat. Good thing that the dormitory doesn't have any curfew time. So I guess it'll be fine to leave at this hour.

I pulled my cap from the pile of clothes I just scatter by the corner of my room. I was too lazy to sort it and put it in my closet so I just throw my clothes everywhere.

I put my cap on and fixed my lab coat. It was really cold in my room since it's the middle of the night and I have an aircon in here. It's really cozy.

I head out of my room, tiptoeing as I do not want to wake up anyone especially Christina. She's pretty noisy and a bit of a curious loudmouth like Valt so I don't want to see her.

I snorted, waltzing down the stairs as I left the building.

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By the Sidewalk - 2:12 am

As expected, it was like earlier. It was dark and scary and... Breezy. The cold north wind brushes through my hair. My hair was a mess and I don't wanna fix it. I have my cap on anyway.

It was obvious i'm the only guy walking down here. If ever I saw someone, it's probably a gang of drunkards and crazy people who would charge on me and kill me. But i'll make sure they die first.

My leather shoes made some loud noises, which calms me up a bit because dead silence feels like someone's just walking behind you. You know, like paranormal stories and stuffs. But if I were scientifically speaking, everything I hear or feel was just a kind of feeling called adrenaline and some sort of hallucinations or delusions.

"Am I almost there?"I was drowsy and everything around me looks like it's spinning. I guess i'm not really used to staying up for like 24 hours straight. I'm gonna look like a zombie by now.

I look at my tablet then back to the road. Wakiya's house was pretty far from my dormitory. But I guess I can handle it. I've drunk a 90% concentrate of alcohol and cafe mocha. Those two would probably keep my adrenaline going.

Though my throat feels a bit sour because of the awful combination of coffee and wine. I think i'm gonna vomit. My stomach had already digested those two liquids and now I feel like I have butterflies in my stomach. It's all tingly and sour.

"I regret doing that game challenge with Shu but that's my only way to keep him out of my way."I groaned, clenching my fists as I continued to walk in this gloomy road.

Some light posts are flickering, for the least it gives me the shivers and mindset that some random entity is following me. I hope it's not Shin.

I bit my lower lip in sign of pain and anxiety. What if someone's following me? What if he knows my every movement? What if he'll turn me in?

I quickly turned around, casting my knife out as I pointed at my surroundings. Everything seems clear but I feel like something's wrong.

"Nothing... I guess it was just my imagination and... My lack of sleep. I don't know."I shake my head, continuing on my way back to Murasaki's house.