Chapter 13: The contract

He looked puzzled, he wanted to get a better look, but he didn't want to get caught, so he moved back. He saw the wooden barrier as a whole and looked for gaps, he could not access the door from the inside as he needed a card, and it also made a sound.

'Too risky and it would take too long to find a teacher with one'

He put his hand on his chin and leaned his arm against his other, he stared down, looking at everything to see any gap.

He wobbled his arms when he saw one.

'But it is so small, I might fit through because I am skinny, but that does not make me happy'

He moved in, crushing onto the floor, the red carpet was warm, the walls were bright white, the wood was a nice golden shade, he, felt weird just realising the colour.

'This place really is nice, a shame the other parts of the school aren't the same'

He pushed his head through, it fit, he rested his head against the bottom of the quadrilateral hole. He shoved it through, and he saw the other side.

'Ok, now for the body'

That would have been the biggest problem, however his lack of nutrition made him dangerously skinny, so he could fit through. He was under the table she was working at, the fluffy carpet was comforting, even though it was a cheap carpet. Wires were everywhere.

Kumas moved his whole body through.

'I should eat more, but I need money'

The mentions of money made him give hard breath. He noticed it and looked at the receptionist, he looked at her legs to see of there was a reaction, she just moved her legs. He moved out of the shadowy area and emerged on the other side.

It was like what it looked like on the other side but much clearer: the printer he saw before, looked elder; the tables still had paper on them, just a lot more; there was a small area where you had a corner and a table, for a specific work area, this was in the corner, which he did not see before, and the glass looked different form the other side.

'Man, they need to clean the glass more'

The see-through object was transparent acrylic. He moved to look at the paper, but the woman stood up. He scrambled away, looking for a place to hide, then he just stood still, looking where she is going.

'Remember, I am invisible, look where she puts the paper'

He stood still, even holding his breath for no apparent reason. She moved past and place it on the pile of paper, she turned and finally spoke.

"Aaaaaah, finally, that was the last paper, I just had to do that, now I am free for the day," she slumped back into her cosy chair. She gave a relaxed face, cuddling herself in it and stretching.

He ignored her and moved to the paper. He did not pick it up because he did not know what would happen.

'What would happen? Would it disappear or will I become visible?'

He gave a scrunched face, his lips sucked in, and he picked it up and placed it on another pile. He waited but nothing happened. He was still touching it so if he would appear again, she would see him.

He looked at her and she just spun a bit in her chair, he twitched his eye.

'How old is she?'

She passed him as she spun happily. Kumas's suspicions were made real.

'She can't see me, let's go, this is amazing'

He looked at the piece of paper properly, enlightened that he can touch anything without being found.

It said: "Is Kuma's present to school?

Once he is not present for one day, the money to his family will be disbanded and the only money gone to them is the pension fund, sign if not present."

There was a signature in the box in the not present box.