COLLIDE WITH THE HANDSOME DEMON
yl
. Since it was the first day, most of them were just going over the semester
then I realized that it was Darren, and I
y're good, not too bad." He hummed in response and put his arm around
to meet someone at the
who's
id casually, but he
ha
I always get a weird
m. It was possible that he ha
end of a friend. But there w
what?" I
istance himself or hide something." I just nodded my head in agreement with hi
ouldn't be too bad," I said, shruggi
to take y
ur
silly things. When we reached the building, I looked at my phone. It's a lit
l text y
and Darren cont
y phone and
his is
at the li
ibrated, showing an incoming message
esk on t
door and entered the large building, looking around for a moment before I noticed the dark figu
y, trying not to make t
he flipped through the pag
or a second." It's not like I'm terr
aside and looked at me.
referring. Then I looked out the glass window and rea
I said casually as he continued to st
ook, trying to change the subjec
a mythological belief and t
ve a preference
lly," he
ythology, but I think a lot of people would do that." He n
thing is interesting?"
l, right, more int
"By the way, what
one who started the conversation and not me, w
Even though I love astronomy, stars, planets, and other things that are always beautiful, I'm leaning towards som
?" I flipped th
something realistic, something that
is cheek with his tongue as if he's embarrassed, probably because
e looks away now, and I smile
golden color, and I gave him a genuine smile. I wen
e asked suddenly, and I had
until tod
t look f
with my friend before, but
le uncomfortable as his
to him so I could see the page, maybe a little too
ointed at the pictures followed by the long paragraphs. "They look so pretty," I said as I looked at the pag
e stuttered a little, and
d big, bat-like wings, long claws, and animal-like faces that gave me the creeps. "Of course, we'll nev
eyes glued to the page. When he finally came to, his face turn
?" I stuttered and was stunned w
eyes flashed a hazel color. "
tinued to stare at me. I thought I said it in my head, but I m
Stupid." I turned around and sta
follow his gaze. A young man was standing in front of the library. I couldn't see his face, b
denly and grabbed hi
towards the back door. "Are you okay?" I reached out and grabbed his
m f
ack door, leaving me standing in confusion. I glanced at my things and back at the door as he s
here was no one there. I turned around to see where he had gone. There was only one road leading in either direction, and the
the ground, the wind brushing the side of my face, when I
ther. It looked very unusual, about four inches long, and very soft when I touched it. I twirled it bet
here the sound was coming from. But in the middle of this quiet forest, there was only the sound
he campus. Even though I tried not to think about the incident, the feather was still a mystery.