Lady Moonlight

ed asking my mom where the handkerchief that was used to cover my wound were. She admitted

original color back, but the best I could do was to leave a faded red stain on it. At first look,

nd went straight to my room. I crouched by my bed and took out a turquoise box containing some m

me warm smile. I had never forgotten the first human who didn’t show an ounce of fear to the wolves, but the thought o

the same high school in a completely different town than before but I never realized it. How long have we actu

mouth, I sneakily followed those boys who had to drag

s friends with Olive and you know how u

t straight,” replied Carson. “Besides, we can’t just t

mocked. “Is that what you get from Auckland? Or Seoul?

“I already told you that we

on—he’s still the same grumpy old man from ten years ago. I remembered how he scolded me because I almo

ckled. “We don’t have to

school,” said Jim. He took a deep breath and pushed

orne High School’s very own unused room. I didn’t know that it was already

k out my phone and checked the event schedule of the homecoming night tha

he homecoming night. No wonder they were so eager to practice and

ad a drum set, a keyboard, a guitar and a bass put side-by-side, and some microphones arranged in the middle

itar. His fingers were skillfully ruling the guitar. The melodious

, indeed,” Philip ta

peaker but not my perfo

htly with his elbow. He took a pair of drumsticks

bass strap on his shoulder, and Carson, who was ready with hi

each other, and after three b

I still remembered how the music just went along w

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started. I didn’t tell her anything about the speaker yesterday, so I prepared myself to be sco

ut also a middle-aged woman known as Mrs. Jill Keener and two other boys—Jim and

s Whitlock,” ca

rson put their head down and Olive was

sound system set from the gymnasium yesterday?” Mrs. Keener did

ey avoided eye contact. “Tha

e it by force or by threateni

e are? Some thugs?”

collar. “Miss Hartwell reported that the sound system set was missing. According to the students at the gym yesterday, they saw Mr. Riv

learer. She just told it exactly what happened, but O

he next day,” I clarified, “and they said they w

o boys. They widened their eyes

anything about that,” Mrs. Keener

but we actually forgot,” Carson spoke out. “

words out to interrupt the teacher’s judgmental stare, “I let them

ignal to agree with me. They were con

s was no longer part of the homecoming night! They chose this band c

ack, but Carson held him. It

iend?!” Olive stepped fo

ned the sound system! What m

d it because you

e the one who is right

s returned and the committee can set it up for the event. For Miss Hartwell, thank you for caring about the properties. Mis

eyebrows. “That’s

mecoming is two days away. We should f

gymnasium, followed closely by Olive. Jim walked a bit fa

you in trouble?”

got you in trouble,” he chuckled. “I’m

a faint smile on my face. I put both of my h

could feel my lips trembli

ed a lot,” he laughed. “Thank

the competition,” I said

m at me. “Thanks. See

handkerchief—that was in the jacket flew away and landed on the flo

extended his hand to

on was holding it back, but it was just a feeling after all. I truly hoped he didn’t

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