Project: Socialize (Chapters 1-197)

95. There's Things that Even Angels Cannot Do

We boarded the high speed rail by class, and once in the bullet train, we were allowed to choose where we sat. The seats on this train could be adjusted so that the column in front can be made to face the one behind. Therefore, the seating arrangements ended up being Loyd, Noah, and I sitting in a column near the front of the train car while facing Irina, Muria, and Mura. Mura day with us because as a teacher she needed somewhere to sit and since Muria's her younger sister, she chose to sit next to us. As for Emilia, she sat in the seat on the other side of the walkway alone since not all the seats were filled up due to absences.

"This is kinda awkward..." I heard Noah whisper to me as he forced a smile in order to maintain an innocent student facade.

I could sense unease from both Loyd and Noah, but there was none from Irina and Muria. They chatted with Mura with no regards for the difference in their status, which I believe might've resulted from that one night Irina spent over at Muria's place of residence.

"Why don't you go and talk with your cousin over there?" I whispered to Noah and looked in Emilia's direction.

"Well..." Noah said to me. "Let me put it this way. I won't be as free as I was before."

"So she's quite restrictive..." I muttered.

I then took out my phone in order to finish connecting the smart watch with my phone. It wirelessly connects to my phone, so whenever I get a call, I can answer the call using the watch if I wanted. In addition, there was also apps that I can download on the watch itself so that it could be used to monitor my health. Come to think of it, what the watch does, my phone could do. But, the real value of the watch is the aesthetics it provided. I'm still grateful that Irina got it for me though. It's a cool gift.

Talking about gifts... I placed a hand on my chest, feeling the key necklace that I wore on my neck from underneath my school uniform. I frowned as I recalled once again about what Luna will ultimately go through. I still cannot believe that she's someone whose days were numbered. She's just so... energetic. It's as if the disease was simply a lie...

I looked to my right and at the two angels. These two are servants to God, so they must know things that I do not. If I'm able to talk to them, then I might be able to find out more.

I tapped on Noah's shoulders, drawing his attention. "I need to use the restroom," I said.

"Go ahead," Noah looked at me in confusion and looked at the large open space between our column of seats and the one the girls were seated on. "There's plenty of room for you to leave."

"Come with me," I then said to the boy, forcing him up from his seat and into the walkway. Then, I turned to Emilia. "You know where's the restroom?"

"I'll show you," she sighed as she got up. I knew from simply looking at her that it was an act. She knows what I was thinking and was simply coming up with an excuse to leave the scene so we may talk.

"Thank you."

I bowed my head slightly at her as she led us out the sliding door that was at the very front of the seating area in the train car and into the small room beyond it with a door that will lead to the next train car. In this tiny room, there was the entrance/exit to the bullet train as well as the restrooms. However, our target was never the restroom in the first place.

"What is it?" Noah whined. "If it's the restroom then go."

"It's not that, right?" Emilia smiled at me in a manner that was as if she was able to read my mind. It was a mysterious smile, one that she often expressed on her face.

"Yeah," I said. "It's about Luna."

"The student council president?" Noah said in a questioning tone. "What? You got her pregnant?"