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SIX

I learned a lot of stuff about Audine in the phone call of the previous night. Stuff like he owned a cat and he dropped out of school this year. Shocking right?

The cat is the same cat that he posted on his Facebook account. The weird looking cat with the same blue eyes her owner had. But the thing about him dropping out of school was something unusual. I mean sure school is not for everyone. Some people didn't even reach high school or college but they became legends at the end of it. Let's take Eminem as an example. As a kid he had trouble in focusing in class and couldn't pass the seventh grade but look at him now. He ended up as the greatest rapper alive and I'm pretty sure he'd still be the greatest after his death. The point is, school and diploma doesn't represent you or should be an obstacle in your way but Audine wasn't like that. He was an excellent student. You know the straight A kid that gives the speech on the day of the graduation.

Yes Audine was that boy

I was confused when he told me after i asked him about how he was doing in school. He sounded so casual and it made me feel like I was asking him 'hey how are you?'

" I don't attend the school anymore" he answered me and i narrowed my eyes. My expression going from normal to a confused one

" You mean you're homeschooled now?" i asked, not understanding what he was saying

" Uh.. Not exactly. I mean i stopped studying" he said and i gasped. I didn't know why the hell i did that but i did. It didn't make any sense to me and if any of this makes sense to you just tell me

For God's sake... Nothing really makes sense in my life

It's like my brain didn't want to process that information because it was all i was thinking about the day after. I kept replaying his words. Once, twice, thrice and almost all day. But it wasn't the only thing that i had on my mind for the rest of the day because that morning Mylo approach me to my car. The look on his face was worrying me

" What's up with that grumpy face Mylo?" i ask immediately. He remains quite for a second, hesitating. Like he wasn't sure if he'd tell me or not. I narrowed my brows at him and asked him again

" What's going on?" i asked again. He leaned on my car, closing his shiny amber eyes and taking a deep breath

" I did something" he said. The tone he used wasn't the kind of tones that tells you that he's joking or something but no matter what he did, it can't be that bad. It's not like he murdered someone or something

" Spill it out Mylo. We don't have the whole day and I'm hoping it's as bad as killing somebody because if it's not, I'll kick you for ghosting me a whole day" i threaten him. We never go a day without texting each other or calling or even meeting. It's just that we're too close to each other and we like to at least stay in touch even after school. It just became a habit

See? Technology isn't a bad thing after all

" I.. Uh.. I kind of.." he breathed out. His body tensing after he started talking which gave me a bad feeling about it because Mylo and i were close enough to say everything around each other without feeling anxious or worried

" You kind of what? I hope we won't have to burry someone" i said trying to make the atmosphere a little lighter and secretly hoping he didn't do something like that. It would've turn the whole situation into some sort of dark humor

" I kind of.. Accidentally and unintentionally kissed Lola the other night" he said it all at once and i felt like my breath was stuck in my throat and it has nothing to do with jealousy or something because i already sensed something but i just didn't see it coming