Chapter 379: A week is only a few days
Gwen and Kellen continued to chat until all of Kellen’s food was finished, the cafeteria was empty save them, and Kellen’s head started bobbing. Kellen and Gwen had even chatted as they had put away their trays, getting smiles from the kind workers around them.
Gwen, who had never seen this sleepy side of Kellen before, had decided that she would help him back to his apartment. At first, Kellen had protested, until he had nearly fallen over as he was getting up from the bench. His whole body had gone weak, and Kellen could only theorize it was because he had relaxed around his sister. Gwen took up her duty as his Esper sister quite seriously.
Everything about her was smiling, but her grip was tight as she wrapped his hand around her forearm, tucking it against her body as she helped him move towards the elevator, and then up to the gym floor and passed. Only a few Espers were inside working out, and a few waved to Kellen and Gwen.
The duo made it up to the apartment, Kellen offering for Gwen to come inside but she turned him down. It was obvious to everyone that Kellen was exhausted and that he was going to pass out once the door closed behind him. She told him to rest well, and Kellen wished her the same.
Kellen hugged his sister goodnight, and told her that he had enjoyed their time tonight. Gwen had smiled, her eyes better after they had spent some time together, and agreed with him. Kellen would have to make more time for her going forward. Now that they worked in the same Guild, there wasn’t any reason not to.
After saying goodbye to Gwen, he followed along with her predictions. He managed to send a text off to Rhys, letting him know he was going to bed right away, and after taking off his shoes and jacket, he drowsily made his way upstairs. He pushed getting a shower away to tomorrow, since he hadn’t done anything that was too strenuous today, and got into his pajamas.
It took him no time at all to fall asleep once his head hit the pillow.
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The next week kind of passed in a blur. Kellen focused on making sure that the next half of the morning class was ready, much like he had for the first half of the class, before he sent them off with some of the higher level, more trusted, well traveled Espers who had been assigned the duty of taking the trainee Field Guides to and from the front lines.