“Now, our next program is for giving a second chance for the lost players in the first game, the lost players in the second game is— we are sorry for saying this, but give some chances to other players to enjoy the game!”
I don't know if I'm going to react or just ignore it. Someone step onto the stage and went to the master of the ceremony.
He whispered something. “Okay, someone said that we are going to give a chance to the lost players at the first game, but we are not allowing the lost players at the second game, why?”
The crowd became silent waiting for the campus vice president to explain.
“It's because the lost players in the second game already enjoy it, unlike the lost players in the first game.”
I stood up and decided to look for some bottle of water. “Here's the thing that you're looking for, just stay here and sit down with me,” Yoru appeared all of a sudden.
“Alright, it seems everything is fine, and listen to our announcements, ” The vice president said together with the president.
“Remember the Keychains that we gave recently? They have different phases of the moon, 3 phases match with the set of Keychains.”
The crowd became silent for a while.
“5 Keychains have the same one phase of the moon, the 3 phases are the full moon, Cresent, and new moon,” they explained.
“Please fall in line with all players that possess the Keychains, strictly don't give it to other students that didn't join the game recently.”
I followed all the students who were walking in the middle of the field just to fall in line. Each of the students was showing their Keychains to the officers.
The officers should verify if it's the same students earlier.
“In short, all the phases of the moon design should have 5 players with each set of Keychain, do you understand?” they asked.
The crowd was yelling and it seems like they are a bit confused.
“Let me repeat, we have 3 phases of the moon design, each design should contain 5 Keychains, so it will become 5 members in each design, for example, 5 members possess the 5 full moon Keychain, they will stay in that group.”
“We are going to have 15 players from here to be available to proceed to our next game, any questions?” the vice president asked.
Someone walks near to them. “Okay, for those keychains who don't have the same design, I'm sorry but better luck next time,” they replied.
“Now, let's start! Find your unknown groupmates by matching your Keychains!”
I drink from the bottle while keeping a silent mood. My head turned to the left and I saw Yuan was sitting beside me.
I shrugged my shoulder and my eyes widen. Yoru was sitting at my right side.
Furthermore, I search for Hailey, but I didn't see her anywhere. I pressed the bottle so the water was available to reach into my stomach.
“So, what do you think is the next game after this?” I asked to break the silence and awkwardness.
“I don't know, besides, I don't want to continue this game, I'm getting tired already,” Yoru replied to my question.
Not only that, but I glanced at Yuan. He shook his head. “Same here, I don't want to continue and it makes me weak and lazy,” he said while laughing nervously.
“Where's Hailey? I thought that you are with her? What happened?” I questioned while my eyebrow was raising.
“Yes, I'm with her recently, and then she told me that she was going to do something in our room, so I let her go,” Yuan replied.
My forehead wrinkled while choosing my question for him.
“Why did you let her go all alone?” I murmured. He looked at me. “She said that she will be fine and I should be able not to distract her,” he mumbled.
“What?” I blurted out. The students were moving and finding or matching their Keychain.
My eyebrow raise a bit while glancing at him. It's a little suspicious for Hailey to go somewhere without consent.
I know she's big and mature, but It's just I'm not sure what's going on in her mind.
Yoru gets the water bottle from my hand and he doesn't hesitate to drink it. My jaw drop a bit because he didn't wipe it.
Really? It's unhygienic for him! We are not even close yet and I don't know where he came from.
He was about to give back the bottle, but I disagree. “You can have it,” I whispered while staring at his hand.
“Okay, thanks,” he replied without even looking or smiling at me. I rolled my eyes and mumbled something.
I don't know why he's here, like can you move away from me? When you are around, it feels like I'm shouldering the bad energy.
After a while, the players completed their groups. The music echoes in the whole school.
“Now, we are not going to proceed if the winners didn't have some prizes! Winners, please fall in line, we have a gift for you.”
I stand up and wipe the dirt in my clothes.
The boxes appeared in front of us while the other officers were preparing and monitoring the students.
After a while, everything was set up and ready to distribute.
I walk to the line and wait for my turn. They are given a medium size of the paper bag. Someone whispered in my ear.
“What do you think is the thing inside of it?” I looked at the person who whispered to my ears.
It's Yuan. I shrugged my shoulder and shook my head.
The officer handed us the paper bag. “It's necessary to use when we proceed to our game, part two!” the president announced.
The students yell and they are throwing some stuff. I gasp, it will cause a huge mess around the field.
When everything was done and distributed. I decided to go to our room to sit comfortably.
It feels like the crowd is draining my energy. I can't socialize steadily unless I'm in the mood and I like the person that I'm talking with.
10 minutes has been passed when I reached the room. The silence is pulling me inside of it.
I immediately walk to my chair and let my head bow on the table. I cover my face using the paper bag and close my eyes for a while.
The silence is calming. It feels like the silence was a kind of music that can put you to sleep.
It feels like it's telling you to stay calm to wash away the problems.
Furthermore, some of the steps are reaching my hearing. It seems like the program was already done.
They are walking inside one by one. The loud noise feels echoing inside the room.
“Hey, are you okay? I notice that you went here even the program was not done recently,” someone asked.
It's Hailey. I lift my head and glanced at her. She was staring in my direction while pointing the paper bag at my hand.
“Oh, this? I received this thing as a prize for winning, I don't know where is the paper bag for you,” I said.
I scratched my forehead and took a deep sigh.
“I will open this thing when I am already home, by the way, where have you been? I was looking for you earlier and I can't find you,” I stated.
She looked at the ceiling and became silent for a moment. When she lifted her head, she hold her chin like she was thinking of a good answer.
“Someone called me recently and it's an emergency, I forgot to tell it to you, so I'm sorry,” she replied while crossing her arms.
My forehead wrinkled while glancing at her. She was standing in front of me like she was waiting for something.
“Did you see Yuan? I haven't seen him in a while, and he said, he was with you all the time, where is he?” she asked.
I shrugged my shoulder and decided to bow again at my table and cover my face. I don't want to talk with her.
Additionally, she left without saying a word.
I heard that someone slammed the door.