Chapter 152: Misadventures of class c
The day started like any other — noisy students, barely functioning minds, and my own grim internal countdown until the next catastrophe. But things took a turn when Felix walked into the room, his face a picture of solemnity. It wasn’t like him at all. Usually, if anything, Felix was too expressive—always wide-eyed, always panicking. But this? This was different.
He had a letter in his hands, and he seemed to be staring at it as though it contained the secrets of the universe... or maybe just the answer to his personal apocalypse. He turned it over a few times, probably checking for an invisible trap, before he stuffed it in his pocket.
My eyes immediately narrowed, a reflex at this point. "Felix," I said, leaning back in my chair, "you look like someone just handed you a letter telling you your family’s bankrupt and the bank’s sending a bear after you. What’s going on?"
Felix didn’t answer at first, his hand twitching toward his coat pocket like he might pull the letter out and burn it. Instead, he stood there, stiff and unreadable, staring at the floor. "It’s nothing," he muttered after a beat.
I raised an eyebrow. "Really? Because you look like you just got told your pet hamster ran away... into a warzone."
Felix’s shoulders slumped, but he said nothing more. He was avoiding my eyes now, his focus seemingly on anything but the truth.
"Felix..." I pressed, trying to see through his stubborn façade. "Come on, what’s this about? I know when you’re hiding something. You look like a walking disaster when you do. Just spill it."
Felix hesitated, then let out a deep sigh. He lowered his voice so the others wouldn’t hear. "I... I need to submit a leave of absence to the academy. I have to go back to my family estate." His eyes flickered briefly to the letter tucked away in his pocket before he quickly looked away again.
I tilted my head, trying to process what he’d just said. "A leave of absence? Felix, if you’re planning on leaving for a personal family thing, that’s one thing. But you’ve been so... what’s the word? Dramatic about it, I’m assuming there’s something more to it?"