Team [2]

"....."

The sun was high in the sky, casting a warm glow over the academy grounds as I sat silently on a chair near the stage.

My hands were interlaced, resting on my knees, as I surveyed my so-called 'team.'

All the other students had been sent back to their classes, leaving only the selected ones and the teachers.

'...Why do I have to go through this shit?'

I thought, glancing at the silver-haired girl who was smiling sweetly at me.

Her smile didn't match the coldness in her beautiful crimson eyes.

'.....'

Maybe it was because of all the things I had gone through in the last three months that I didn't feel much threat from her.

I didn't avert my gaze from her, but looked directly into her eyes.

'...She didn't seem happy.'

...Come to think of it, she was never happy, no matter what she showed on the outside.

Inside, she was just depressed after Shane died.