Volume IV - Chapter 17: A Returned Father

Silence, the silence of the quiet library.

Even if there are people around me and they are all looking at me, the relief that I can just read the book I want to read without caring about any of them. And the fascination of the book I'm reading, at least for me.

A smile formed on my face, under my mask, and I couldn't stop thinking.

I wish every day could be like this. Quiet, calm, peaceful. How nice would it be to spend a day without having to interact with anyone?

"H- hey, hi... Lucia, right?"

This is exactly what I was talking about...

My eyes drifted up from the paragraphs of my book. A boy came into my view, a handsome boy with blond hair and blue eyes. He couldn't make eye contact with me. He was that shy and had a forced smile on his face.

Sighing slightly, I pulled my mask up a little, hiding my face even more.

"If you're going to be like this, you shouldn't have tried in the first place, please don't bother me."