The three of them returned back to class and Len sat there, quietly, viewing over everyone talking. He glanced over towards the front of the room, looking up. A clock hung just below the ceiling, the hour hand nearly on the 12. He looked back down, seeing, there weren't any books out of any of the desks. Andy suddenly began talking from behind him. He looked towards the clock and started counting.
"3.. 2.. 1.."
A chime suddenly blared from above, high pitched notes echoed through the school, but only the teacher moved.
A sound could be heard from behind Len. He turned around, looking at Andy who was rummaging through a bag, desperately searching for something.
What is he looking for?
Andy appeared above his desk again, holding out a small red box. He grabbed the top of the box and began pulling towards his face, holding the box from the bottom to keep it still with his other hand.
He opened the small box and a smoky aroma spread around him. He suddenly looked at Len, who sat there, staring at him.
"So what did you bring for lunch?"
Oh, lunch
Len suddenly reached into his jacket pocket, pulling out an item wrapped tightly in a plastic wrap. Len spoke.
"A sandwich."
"Is that it?"
Len nodded.
Andy seemed disappointed with Len, then sat all the way back in his chair, crossing his arms. He smirked.
"Well, come over here and feast your eyes on this masterpiece!"
Len leaned over the back of the chair, admiring the small box from above. The box was split between pieces of steak along with a ball of white rice next to some carrots and some peas.
"Isn't it impressive?"
"yeah."
He bent forward from the back of his chair, inching towards Len.
"Well, you see, I made this myself."
Len's face suddenly lit up.
"R-really?"
"Yeah I d-"
Eunice interrupted him.
"No he didn't, our mom made the food, he just put the food inside and is pretending like he made the food himself."
Andy squinted over towards Eunice who was right next to him.
"You know, you really are annoying."
"No you are."
These two…
Len unraveled the plastic from the sandwich, taking a bite as he watched the two argue for what seemed like the hundredth time that day.
Lunch abruptly ended and Andy's box was still more than half way full. His eyes slowly teared up, soon drying up after he rubbed his eyes clean with his forearm. He regretted his actions of ignoring such a masterclass of a meal to argue with his sister.
He closed the red box, throwing it back in his bag.
He put his head down, covering his eyes with his arms.
Len could tell he was sad, but chose not to say anything, knowing it wasn't his problem. Ms. Blaire suddenly walked in the room, looking ready to announce something. She looked around the room, and towards the back corner where the three of them were.
"Thanks for giving Len a tour, Eunice!"
"What about me?" Andy chimed in.
"And you too, Andy."
Andy smiled.
Ms. Blaire looked around once again.
"As I've stated before, Monday is your test, again you can do whatever you would like to prepare for it."
Len turned towards his left, gazing off into the distance.
He saw no reflection in the window, still a side effect that occurred from living at Doc's.
He blinked, and a man appeared from behind the wall at the entrance of the school, dressed in a blue suit with a black tie.
Three security guards quickly approached the man, confronting him, but Len didn't know what they were saying.
The man suddenly looked towards the building, eyeing every window the building had to offer, landing his eyesight towards the window Len was at, then smiled.
The man's face seemed… familiar.
Who is that?
Len remembered seeing that smile before, but didn't know who he was.
The man glanced back down towards the security guards and put his hands up, acting innocent as if it were just a misunderstanding. He was pushed away, and he happily left the school with an ecstatic strut.
Len glanced back up towards the front of the class, seeing the teacher behind her desk, examining some papers, apparently done with her announcement.
He looked around the room, everyone was studying. He put his head down, his vision slowly faded, to darkness.
***
He slowly opened his eyes, lifting his head up.
A sound chimed in his ears, he looked around, kids were standing up.
Andy stood there next to Len's desk, waiting for Len to notice him, but he didn't. Len turned around to see if Andy and Eunice were still behind him, but was startled by Andy right next to him.
"School's ending, so you might want to head home now."
He yawned.
It's over?
Len glanced towards the clock at the front of the room. The hour hand stood directly on the three. Len slowly got up, pushing his chair out behind him. He looked back towards Andy, but he and Eunice were already headed towards the back exit.
He pushed his chair back under the desk, heading towards the front exit of the class. He slowly made his way towards the front of the school, seeing Anderson just outside the front, waiting for him. Anderson waved at Len, and he just kept on walking towards him. Len reached the exit, stopping right beside Anderson.
"How was your first day?"
Len yawned again.
"tiring."
Anderson laughed.
"Lets head back home now, the team leader said he was going to send us on an easy mission tomorrow, so it's best you rest up."
"okay.'
They walked towards the bus stop just a block away from the school. Reaching the stop, they sat down next to each other. Len's slowly head dropped, falling onto Anderson's arm, he was out.