ʙᴇꜰᴏʀᴇ ᴛʜɪꜱ ꜱᴛᴀʀᴛꜱ, ɴᴏʀᴍᴀʟ ᴛᴇxᴛ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛʜɪꜱ ɪꜱ ᴇɴɢʟɪꜱʜ ʙᴜᴛ ᴛᴇxᴛ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛʜɪꜱ ɪꜱ ᴊᴀᴘᴀɴᴇꜱᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴊᴜᴛ ꜱɪᴛᴛɪɴɢ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ᴡᴀɪᴛɪɴɢ ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴜꜱ ᴜɴᴛɪʟ ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴇᴀʀᴅ ꜱᴏᴍᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴏᴛɪᴏɴ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ʙᴇʜɪɴᴅ ʏᴏᴜ, ʏᴏᴜ ᴛᴜʀɴᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ɪᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ꜱᴀᴡ ꜰᴏᴜʀ ꜱᴇɴɪᴏʀꜱ ʙᴜʟʟʏɪɴɢ ᴀ ʙᴏʏ ᴡʜᴏ ʟᴏᴏᴋᴇᴅ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴀᴍᴇ ᴀɢᴇ ᴀꜱ ʏᴏᴜ ʙᴜᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ᴡᴇɪʀᴅ ʜᴀɪʀᴄᴜᴛ. ᴀꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴜʏ ᴡᴀꜱ ɢᴇᴛᴛɪɴɢ ʙᴜʟʟɪᴇᴅ, ʜᴇ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴄʀᴏᴜᴄʜᴇᴅ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ɪɢɴᴏʀɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴇɴɪᴏʀꜱ, ʟᴏᴏᴋɪɴɢ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴜʀᴛʟᴇ ᴡᴇɪʀᴅ, ʟɪᴋᴇ ʜᴇ ᴡᴀꜱ ꜱᴄᴀʀᴇᴅ ᴏꜰ ɪᴛ. ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ ʜᴇ ᴡᴀꜱ ɢᴇᴛᴛɪɴɢ ʙᴜʟʟɪᴇᴅ, ʜᴇ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴀᴄᴛɪɴɢ ʟɪᴋᴇ ʜᴇ ᴡᴀꜱ ꜰɪɴᴇ ᴜɴᴛɪʟ ᴏɴᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴇɴɪᴏʀꜱ ɢᴏᴛ ᴍᴀᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜʀᴇᴡ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴜʀᴛʟᴇ, ʙʀᴇᴀᴋɪɴɢ ɪᴛ'ꜱ ꜱʜᴇʟʟ, ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ɪᴛ ᴡᴏʀꜱᴇ ɪꜱ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴇɴɪᴏʀ ꜱᴀɪᴅ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ʙᴀᴅ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ʜɪꜱ ʜᴀɪʀ, ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴡʜᴇɴ ʏᴏᴜ ꜱᴀᴡ ɪᴛ, ᴡʜᴇɴ ʏᴏᴜ ꜱᴀᴡ ʜɪꜱ ꜱᴛᴀɴᴅ. (ʏ/ɴ)'ꜱ ᴘᴏᴠ: 'ᴅᴏᴇꜱ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɢᴜʏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀ-.. ᴜʜ.. 'ᴛʜɪɴɢ' ᴛᴏᴏ?...' ʏᴏᴜ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ᴛᴏ ʏᴏᴜʀꜱᴇʟꜰ, 'ᴡʜᴏ ɪꜱ ᴛʜɪꜱ ɢᴜʏ? ʜᴇ'ꜱ ɢᴏɴᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴇᴛᴇʟʏ ʀᴀɢᴇᴅ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ꜱᴇɴɪᴏʀ ꜱᴀɪᴅ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ʜɪꜱ ʜᴀɪʀ..' ʙᴇꜰᴏʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ꜱᴀʏ ᴏʀ ᴅᴏ ᴀɴʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ɪᴛ, ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴜꜱ ᴀʀʀɪᴠᴇᴅ, ʜᴇꜱɪᴛᴀɴᴛʟʏ, ʏᴏᴜ ɢᴏᴛ ᴏɴ ᴡᴀɪᴛɪɴɢ ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴜꜱ ᴛᴏ ꜱᴛᴀʀᴛ ɢᴏɪɴɢ, ᴛʜᴇɴ ʏᴏᴜ ꜱᴇᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴀᴍᴇ ɢᴜʏ ʙᴇᴀᴛɪɴɢ ᴜᴘ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴇɴɪᴏʀ, ᴡʜᴇɴ ʜᴇ ꜰɪɴɪꜱʜᴇᴅ, ᴀɴ ᴏʟᴅᴇʀ ᴍᴀɴ ᴄᴀᴍᴇ ᴜᴘ ᴛᴏ ʜɪᴍ, ʟᴏᴏᴋɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ʜɪꜱ ʟᴀᴛᴇ 20'ꜱ. ʜᴇ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴅʀᴇꜱꜱᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴀ ʟᴏɴɢ ᴡʜɪᴛᴇ ᴄᴏᴀᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ᴡʜɪᴛᴇ ᴡᴇɪʀᴅ ʟᴏᴏᴋɪɴɢ ʜᴀᴛ. ʜᴇ ᴛʜᴇɴ ꜱᴛᴀʀᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴀʟᴋɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏʏ, ʟᴏᴏᴋɪɴɢ ʙᴇꜱɪᴅᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀɴ, ʏᴏᴜ ꜱᴀᴡ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴀɴᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ʙᴏʏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ꜱᴇᴇᴍᴇᴅ ʟɪᴋᴇ ʜᴇ ᴡᴇɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʏᴏᴜʀ ꜱᴄʜᴏᴏʟ, ᴀꜱ ʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ʏᴏᴜʀ ꜱᴄʜᴏᴏʟ'ꜱ ᴜɴɪꜰᴏʀᴍ ᴏɴ. ʜᴇ ᴡᴀꜱ ꜱʜᴏʀᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴀᴅ ᴡʜɪᴛᴇ ʜᴀɪʀ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ʜᴀɴᴅ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴏʟᴅᴇʀ ɢᴜʏ ʜᴀᴅ ʙʟᴀᴄᴋ ʜᴀɪʀ ᴀɴᴅ ʟᴏᴏᴋᴇᴅ ʜᴀʟꜰ ᴀ ꜰᴏᴏᴛ ᴛᴀʟʟᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏʏ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴇɪʀᴅ ʜᴀɪʀᴄᴜᴛ. ʙᴇꜰᴏʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ꜱᴇᴇ ᴀɴʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴇʟꜱᴇ ʜᴀᴘᴘᴇɴ, ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴜꜱ ꜱᴛᴀʀᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʟᴇᴀᴠᴇ. ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴜꜱ ʜᴇᴀᴅᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ꜱᴏᴍᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ꜱᴛᴏᴘꜱ ʙᴇꜰᴏʀᴇ ꜰɪɴᴀʟʟʏ ᴀʀʀɪᴠɪɴɢ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴄʜᴏᴏʟ. ᴡʜᴇɴ ʏᴏᴜ ɢᴏᴛ ᴏꜰꜰ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴇɴᴛ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴜɪʟᴅɪɴɢ, ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴀʟʟꜱ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴘᴀᴄᴋᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ꜱᴛᴜᴅᴇɴᴛꜱ ʟᴇꜰᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ʀɪɢʜᴛ, ᴀʟʟ ᴛᴀʟᴋɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡʜɪꜱᴘᴇʀɪɴɢ ᴛʜɪɴɢꜱ ᴀᴍᴏɴɢ ᴛʜᴇᴍꜱᴇʟᴠᴇꜱ. "ɪꜱ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴇᴡ ᴛʀᴀɴꜱꜰᴇʀ ꜱᴛᴜᴅᴇɴᴛ?" "ɪ ʜᴇᴀʀᴅ ʜᴇʀ ɴᴀᴍᴇ ɪꜱ ʏ/ɴ" "ꜱʜᴇ ʟᴏᴏᴋꜱ ꜱᴏ ʙᴇᴀᴜᴛɪꜰᴜʟ!" ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴋᴇᴘᴛ ᴏɴ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴇɴᴛɪɴɢ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴜɴᴛɪʟ ʏᴏᴜ ɢᴏᴛ ᴛᴏ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʟᴏᴄᴋᴇʀ, ꜱᴡɪᴛᴄʜᴇᴅ ʏᴏᴜʀ ꜱʜᴏᴇꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ɢᴏᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴄʟᴀꜱꜱ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴇᴀᴄʜᴇʀ ᴀꜱᴋᴇᴅ ꜰᴏʀ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴏɴᴇ'ꜱ ᴀᴛᴛᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴ ʙᴇꜰᴏʀᴇ ᴀꜱᴋɪɴɢ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛᴏ ɪɴᴛʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴇ ʏᴏᴜʀꜱᴇʟꜰ. "ʜɪ, ᴍʏ ɴᴀᴍᴇ'ꜱ ʏ/ɴ, ɪ'ᴍ ʟᴏᴏᴋɪɴɢ ꜰᴏʀᴡᴀʀᴅ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʟʟ." ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴛᴛᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛᴜʀɴᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴛᴇᴀᴄʜᴇʀ ᴀꜱ ʜᴇ ꜱᴀɪᴅ, "ᴘʟᴇᴀꜱᴇ ʙᴇ ʀᴇꜱᴘᴇᴄᴛꜰᴜʟ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴇʟᴄᴏᴍᴇ ʜᴇʀ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴏᴜʀ ᴄʟᴀꜱꜱ. ʏ/ɴ, ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴀɴ ɴᴏᴡ ꜰɪɴᴅ ᴀ ꜱᴇᴀᴛ." ʏᴏᴜ ꜱᴀᴛ ᴀᴛ ᴀɴ ᴇᴍᴘᴛʏ ᴅᴇꜱᴋ ɴᴇᴀʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡɪɴᴅᴏᴡ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏʀɴᴇʀ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʟᴀꜱꜱ. ꜱᴜᴅᴅᴇɴʟʏ, ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ ᴄᴀᴍᴇ ʀᴜɴɴɪɴɢ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʟᴀꜱꜱʀᴏᴏᴍ. "ɪ'ᴍ ꜱᴏ ꜱᴏʀʀʏ ɪ'ᴍ ʟᴀᴛᴇ ɪ ᴘʀᴏᴍɪꜱᴇ ɪᴛ ᴡᴏɴ'ᴛ ʜᴀᴘᴘᴇɴ ᴀɢᴀɪɴ, ɪ ꜱᴡᴇᴀʀ!" ɪᴛ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴅᴜᴅᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴇɪʀᴅ ʜᴀɪʀᴄᴜᴛ. "ʏᴏᴜ'ʀᴇ ʟᴀᴛᴇ, ʙᴜᴛ ɴᴏᴛ ʟᴀᴛᴇ ᴇɴᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛᴏ ᴍɪꜱꜱ ᴀᴛᴛᴇɴᴅᴀɴᴄᴇ, ɪ'ʟʟ ʟᴇᴛ ɪᴛ ꜱʟɪᴅᴇ ꜰᴏʀ ɴᴏᴡ ʙᴜᴛ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴀɢᴀɪɴ, ᴏᴋᴀʏ ᴊᴏꜱᴜᴋᴇ?" ᴊᴏꜱᴜᴋᴇ ꜱᴍɪʟᴇᴅ ᴀꜱ ʜᴇ ꜱɪɢʜᴇᴅ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ɴᴏᴛ ɢᴇᴛᴛɪɴɢ ɪɴ ᴛʀᴏᴜʙʟᴇ, "ᴏᴋᴀʏ ꜱɪʀ, ᴀɢᴀɪɴ ɪ'ᴍ ꜱᴏʀʀʏ." ᴊᴏꜱᴜᴋᴇ ᴀᴅᴅᴇᴅ, "ɢᴏ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴀ ꜱᴇᴀᴛ ʙᴇꜰᴏʀᴇ ɪ ꜱᴛᴀʀᴛ ᴀᴛᴛᴇɴᴅᴀɴᴄᴇ." ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴛᴇᴀᴄʜᴇʀ ʀᴇᴘʟɪᴇᴅ. ᴊᴏꜱᴜᴋᴇ Qᴜɪᴄᴋʟʏ ꜱɪᴛꜱ ʙᴇꜱɪᴅᴇ ʏᴏᴜ,ᴀꜱ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ɴᴏ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ꜱᴇᴀᴛꜱ ʟᴇꜰᴛ. ᴏɴᴄᴇ ʜᴇ ꜱᴀᴛ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴜᴛʜᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀᴅ 'ʜɪ' ᴛᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴇᴀᴄʜᴇʀ ɪꜱ ᴅᴏɪɴɢ ᴀᴛᴛᴇɴᴅᴀɴᴄᴇ, ʏᴏᴜ ᴍᴏᴜᴛʜᴇᴅ ʜᴇʟʟᴏ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴛᴏ ʜɪᴍ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴇᴀᴄʜᴇʀ ꜰɪɴɪꜱʜᴇᴅ ᴀᴛᴛᴇɴᴅᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛᴏʟᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʟᴀꜱꜱ "ᴡʜᴇʀᴇᴠᴇʀ ʏᴏᴜ'ʀᴇ ꜱɪᴛᴛɪɴɢ ɴᴏᴡ, ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ʏᴏᴜʀ ꜱᴇᴀᴛ ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇꜱᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴇᴍᴇꜱᴛᴇʀ." ꜱᴏᴍᴇ ᴄʟᴀꜱꜱᴍᴀᴛᴇꜱ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴠᴇʀʏ ʜᴀᴘᴘʏ ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀꜱ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ʙᴏᴏɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ ɢʀᴏᴀɴɪɴɢ. ʏᴏᴜ ʀᴇᴀʟɪᴢᴇᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴀᴅ ᴀʟʟ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴄʟᴀꜱꜱᴇꜱ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴊᴏꜱᴜᴋᴇ, ᴍᴇᴀɴɪɴɢ ʏᴏᴜ'ʀᴇ ɴᴏᴛ ɢᴏɴɴᴀ ʙᴇ ᴀʟᴏɴᴇ ꜰᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴄʟᴀꜱꜱᴇꜱ. ᴀꜰᴛᴇʀ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ Qᴜɪᴇᴛᴇᴅ ᴅᴏᴡɴ, ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴇꜱꜱᴏɴ ꜱᴛᴀʀᴛᴇᴅ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴇʀɪᴏᴅ ʟᴀꜱᴛᴇᴅ ᴀɴ ʜᴏᴜʀ, ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴇʟʟ ʀᴀɴɢ ᴀꜱ ʏᴏᴜ ɢᴏᴛ ᴛᴏ ɴᴇxᴛ ᴘᴇʀɪᴏᴅ. ᴀꜰᴛᴇʀ ᴀɴᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ʜᴏᴜʀ, ᴛʜᴇ ʙʀᴇᴀᴋ ʙᴇʟʟ ʀᴀɴɢ, ᴀɴᴅ ꜱᴛᴜᴅᴇɴᴛꜱ ʟᴇꜰᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʟᴀꜱꜱ ᴛᴏ ɢᴇᴛ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ʟᴜɴᴄʜᴇꜱ/ʙᴇɴᴛᴏꜱ ᴏʀ ᴡᴇɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴇᴀᴛ ᴏᴜᴛꜱɪᴅᴇ ᴏꜰ ꜱᴄʜᴏᴏʟ, ʏᴏᴜ ɢᴏᴛ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʟᴜɴᴄʜ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʟᴏᴄᴋᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴀᴍᴇ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴛᴏ ᴇᴀᴛ ɪɴ ᴄʟᴀꜱꜱ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ꜰᴇᴡ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ꜱᴛᴜᴅᴇɴᴛꜱ. ᴀꜱ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀʟᴋᴇᴅ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴄʟᴀꜱꜱ ᴛᴏ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴀ ꜱᴇᴀᴛ, ᴊᴏꜱᴜᴋᴇ ꜱᴛᴀʀᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴀʟᴋɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ʏᴏᴜ. "ʜᴇʏ, ʏᴏᴜ'ʀᴇ ʏ/ɴ ʀɪɢʜᴛ? ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴇᴡ ᴛʀᴀɴꜱꜰᴇʀ ꜱᴛᴜᴅᴇɴᴛ?" ᴊᴏꜱᴜᴋᴇ ꜱᴜᴅᴅᴇɴʟʏ ᴀꜱᴋᴇᴅ "ʏᴇᴀʜ, ᴛʜᴀᴛ'ꜱ ᴍᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ ʏᴏᴜ'ʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴋɪᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴀꜱ ʟᴀᴛᴇ, ᴊᴏꜱᴜᴋᴇ," ʜᴇ ʟᴀᴜɢʜᴇᴅ ꜱʟɪɢʜᴛʟʏ ᴀꜱ ʏᴏᴜ ᴍᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ "ʏᴇᴘ, ɪᴛ'ꜱ ɴɪᴄᴇ ᴛᴏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀᴛ ᴏᴜʀ ꜱᴄʜᴏᴏʟ, ʏ/ɴ." ʏᴏᴜ ꜱᴍɪʟᴇᴅ ᴀᴛ ʜɪᴍ "ᴛʜᴀɴᴋꜱ," ʏᴏᴜ ʀᴇᴘʟɪᴇᴅ, ꜱᴛɪʟʟ ᴛᴀʟᴋɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴀꜱ ʏᴏᴜ ʟᴇᴀɴᴇᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴛʜɪɴɢꜱ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ. ᴀꜰᴛᴇʀ ʏᴏᴜ ꜰɪɴɪꜱʜᴇᴅ ᴇᴀᴛɪɴɢ, ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴇʟʟ ʀᴜɴɢ ᴀɢᴀɪɴ, ʏᴏᴜ ᴘᴜᴛ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʟᴜɴᴄʜ ᴀᴡᴀʏ ᴀꜱ ʏᴏᴜ ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴡᴀʏ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʜɪʀᴅ ᴘᴇʀɪᴏᴅ. ʏᴏᴜ ꜱᴇᴇ ᴊᴏꜱᴜᴋᴇ ᴀʟʀᴇᴀᴅʏ ꜱɪᴛᴛɪɴɢ ᴅᴏᴡɴ, ᴡᴀᴠɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛᴏ ɢᴇᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛᴏ ꜱɪᴛ ʙᴇꜱɪᴅᴇ ʜɪᴍ. ʏᴏᴜ ɴᴏᴛɪᴄᴇ ʜᴇ ᴡᴀꜱ ꜱɪᴛᴛɪɴɢ ɴᴇxᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴛᴡᴏ ᴋɪᴅꜱ, ᴏɴᴇ ꜱʜᴏʀᴛᴇʀ ʙᴏʏ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴡʜɪᴛᴇ ʜᴀɪʀ, ʏᴏᴜ ꜱᴏᴏɴ ʀᴇᴄᴏɢɴɪᴢᴇ ᴀꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱʜᴏʀᴛ ᴋɪᴅ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴜꜱ ꜱᴛᴏᴘ. ᴛʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴋɪᴅ ᴡʜᴏ'ꜱ ᴠᴇʀʏ ʟᴏᴜᴅ. "ʜᴇʟʟᴏ ᴊᴏꜱᴜᴋᴇ, ᴡʜᴏ ᴀʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇꜱᴇ?" ʏᴏᴜ ᴀꜱᴋ "ʜᴇʏ!! ɪ'ᴍ ᴏᴋᴜʏᴀꜱᴜ! ᴊᴏꜱᴜᴋᴇ'ꜱ ᴍʏ ʙᴇꜱᴛ ꜰʀɪᴇɴᴅ!!" ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴏᴜᴅ ᴏɴᴇ ɪɴᴛʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴇꜱ "ᴏʜ, ꜱᴏʀʀʏ, ɪ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ɪɴᴛʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴇ ᴍʏꜱᴇʟꜰ, ᴍʏ ɴᴀᴍᴇ'ꜱ ᴋᴏɪᴄʜɪ, ᴍᴏꜱᴛ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴍᴇ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴄʟᴀꜱꜱ 1-ʙ, ᴡʜᴀᴛ'ꜱ ʏᴏᴜʀ ɴᴀᴍᴇ?" ʜᴇ ꜱᴜᴅᴅᴇɴʟʏ ᴀꜱᴋᴇᴅ "ᴍʏ ɴᴀᴍᴇ'ꜱ ʏ/ɴ, ɪ'ᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴇᴡ ᴛʀᴀɴꜱꜰᴇʀ ꜱᴛᴜᴅᴇɴᴛ ʜᴇʀᴇ." "ᴏʜ, ᴀʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ɴᴇᴡ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴏʀɪᴏʜ?" ᴋᴏɪᴄʜɪ ᴀꜱᴋꜱ "ʏᴇᴀʜ, ʙᴜᴛ ɪ'ᴍ ɢᴇᴛᴛɪɴɢ ᴜꜱᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜɪɴɢꜱ." ʏᴏᴜ ʀᴇᴘʟʏ "ɢᴏᴏᴅ, ʙᴜᴛ ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ᴀɴʏᴛʜɪɴɢ, ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴀɴ ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴛᴀʟᴋ ᴛᴏ ᴜꜱ. ᴀʟꜱᴏ, ᴀʀᴇ ᴡᴇ ꜰʀɪᴇɴᴅꜱ ɴᴏᴡ?" ʜᴇ ᴀꜱᴋꜱ "ʏᴇᴀʜ, ᴀʀᴇ ᴡᴇ?" ᴏᴋᴜʏᴀꜱᴜ ᴀᴅᴅꜱ "ᴏʙᴠɪᴏᴜꜱʟʏ." ʏᴏᴜ ꜱᴍɪʟᴇ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇᴍ, ʙᴜᴛ ʙᴇꜰᴏʀᴇ ᴀɴʏᴏɴᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ꜱᴀʏ ᴀɴʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴇʟꜱᴇ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴇᴀᴄʜᴇʀ ᴡᴀʟᴋᴇᴅ ɪɴ. "ʜᴇʟʟᴏ ᴄʟᴀꜱꜱ, ᴀꜱ ᴍᴏꜱᴛ ᴏꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ᴋɴᴏᴡ, ᴡᴇ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀ ɴᴇᴡ ꜱᴛᴜᴅᴇɴᴛ, ʏ/ɴ. ᴘʟᴇᴀꜱᴇ ʙᴇ ʀᴇꜱᴘᴇᴄᴛꜰᴜʟ ᴀɴᴅ ᴋɪɴᴅ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇʀ, ᴀꜱ ꜱʜᴇ ɪꜱ ʏᴏᴜʀ ɴᴇᴡ ᴄʟᴀꜱꜱᴍᴀᴛᴇ." ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴛᴇᴀᴄʜᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇɴ ꜱᴛᴀʀᴛᴇᴅ ᴀᴛᴛᴇɴᴅᴀɴᴄᴇ, ᴡʜᴇɴ ꜱʜᴇ ꜰɪɴɪꜱʜᴇᴅ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀᴋ ᴡᴀꜱ ʜᴀɴᴅᴇᴅ ᴏᴜᴛ. ʏᴏᴜ ꜱᴛᴀʀᴛᴇᴅ ᴅᴏɪɴɢ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴡᴏʀᴋ ᴜɴᴛɪʟ ᴊᴏꜱᴜᴋᴇ ᴛᴀᴘꜱ ʏᴏᴜ. "ʜᴇʏ, ᴜᴍ.. ɪ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴡᴇ ᴊᴜꜱᴛ ᴍᴇᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ꜱᴛᴜꜰꜰ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴜʜ- ᴅᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴡʜᴀᴛꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀɴꜱᴡᴇʀ ᴛᴏ #3? ᴀɢᴀɪɴ ɪ'ᴍ ꜱᴏʀʀʏ ᴛᴏ ʙᴏᴛʜᴇʀ-" ʙᴇꜰᴏʀᴇ ʜᴇ ꜱᴀɪᴅ ᴀɴʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴇʟꜱᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴜᴛ ʜɪᴍ ᴏꜰꜰ "ᴛʜᴇ ᴀɴꜱᴡᴇʀ ɪꜱ ᴏɴ Qᴜᴇꜱᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏɴᴇ" ᴊᴏꜱᴜᴋᴇ ʟᴏᴏᴋᴇᴅ ᴀᴛ ʜɪꜱ ꜱʜᴇᴇᴛ ᴀɢᴀɪɴ ʙᴇꜰᴏʀᴇ ʀᴇꜱᴘᴏɴᴅɪɴɢ. "ᴏʜ-" ʙᴇꜰᴏʀᴇ ʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ʀᴇꜱᴘᴏɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴇᴀᴄʜᴇʀ ᴄᴜᴛ ʜɪᴍ ᴏꜰꜰ "ᴊᴏꜱᴜᴋᴇ, ʏ/ɴ, ɴᴏ ᴛᴀʟᴋɪɴɢ." ᴊᴏꜱᴜᴋᴇ Qᴜɪᴄᴋʟʏ ʀᴇᴘʟɪᴇᴅ "ꜱᴏʀʀʏ!" ᴏɴᴄᴇ ʏᴏᴜ'ᴠᴇ ꜰɪɴɪꜱʜᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴀɴᴅᴇᴅ ɪɴ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴡᴏʀᴋ, ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴇʟʟ ʀᴀɴɢ ꜰᴏʀ ꜰʀᴇᴇ ᴘᴇʀɪᴏᴅ. ʏᴏᴜ ᴅᴇᴄɪᴅᴇᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀɴᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴛᴀʟᴋ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴊᴏꜱᴜᴋᴇ, ᴏᴋᴜʏᴀꜱᴜ ᴀɴᴅ ᴋᴏɪᴄʜɪ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴡʜᴇɴ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛʀɪᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴛᴀʟᴋ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ʏᴏᴜ ꜱᴀᴡ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴋᴏɪᴄʜɪ ʜᴀᴅ ᴀʟʀᴇᴀᴅʏ ʟᴇꜰᴛ, ʏᴏᴜ ᴀꜱᴋᴇᴅ ᴊᴏꜱᴜᴋᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴏᴋᴜʏᴀꜱᴜ ɪꜰ ᴛʜᴇʏ ʜᴀᴅ ꜱᴇᴇɴ ʜɪᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ᴊᴏꜱᴜᴋᴇ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰɪʀꜱᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴀɴꜱᴡᴇʀ "ɪ'ᴍ ᴘʀᴇᴛᴛʏ ꜱᴜʀᴇ ʜᴇ ᴡᴇɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ɢᴏ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪʙʀᴀʀʏ ᴛᴏ ɢᴏ ꜱᴛᴜᴅʏ ꜱᴏᴍᴇ ᴍᴏʀᴇ." ʏᴏᴜ ʟᴏᴏᴋ ᴅᴜᴍʙꜰᴏᴜɴᴅᴇᴅ ᴀꜱ ʏᴏᴜ ʟᴏᴏᴋᴇᴅ ᴀᴛ ʜɪᴍ "ʀᴇᴀʟʟʏ? ᴄᴀɴ'ᴛ ʜᴇ ᴅᴏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ꜱᴛᴜꜰꜰ ᴀᴛ ʜᴏᴍᴇ?" "ᴇxᴀᴄᴛʟʏ! ᴛʜᴀᴛ'ꜱ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪ'ᴠᴇ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴛʀʏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴛᴇʟʟ ʜɪᴍ!" ᴏᴋᴜʏᴀꜱᴜ ᴇxᴄʟᴀɪᴍꜱ "ᴡᴏᴡ. ᴡᴇʟʟ ɴᴏᴡ ɪ'ᴍ ɢᴏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ɢᴇᴛ ʜɪᴍ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜꜱᴇ ɪ'ᴍ ʙᴏʀᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ɴᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴇʟꜱᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴏ, ꜱᴏ ɪ'ʟʟ ꜱᴇᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ɢᴜʏꜱ ʟᴀᴛᴇʀ, ᴜɴʟᴇꜱꜱ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀɴɴᴀ ᴄᴏᴍᴇ." ʏᴏᴜ ᴏꜰꜰᴇʀ "ᴏʜ, ᴡᴇ'ʀᴇ ᴏᴋᴀʏ," ᴊᴏꜱᴜᴋᴇ ᴅᴇᴄʟɪɴᴇꜱ "ᴡᴇ'ʟʟ ᴡᴀɪᴛ ʜᴇʀᴇ ꜰᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜ ɢᴜʏꜱ, ꜱᴇᴇ ʏᴀ ʟᴀᴛᴇʀ ʏ/ɴ." ᴏᴋᴜʏᴀꜱᴜ ᴀᴅᴅꜱ
Author's Note: This chapter is a bit long so I hope you enjoyed it
YOU ARE READING
A Crazy Noisy Bizarre Town In My Life (IN PROGRESS)
AdventureYou earn dio's stand after he was defeated in Egypt, now you're in Morioh, what do you do?
