Chapter201

Idon'tknowwhattosay.WhenIsawCecilgone,Ifollowedme,asifpossessedbymagic.Ipointedtothekioskonthesecondfloorandsaidtherewassomethingwrong.Cecilmanagedtoopenthekiosk,tookoutadrinkandstoodby,watchingmeopenthecoffeecananddrink.Speakdeeplyfirst.

"Ifyoudrinkcoffeenow,youcan'tsleeptonight."

"Idon'twanttosleep,"Ireplied,wipingmycoffee-stainedmouth.

"Whatifyoudon'tsleep?"Cecil'sbrowfrownedalittle,andIdidn'tcaretoomuch.

"Nothing,justreading."

"Didyoumissit?"

Becauseofyou!

Icouldn'tcontrolhishammer,butIdidn'tknowhowtomakeexcuses,soIwassilent,forsilencewaslikeacceptance,andCecillaughedinhisthroat,raisedhishand,puthisglassesinhismouth,andhemovedtoo.

"CanIhelpyouwithtutoring?Thelibraryclosestooearlytonightandthereisplentyoftime."

"Isn'tthisopen24hoursaday?"Ithinkthereisabigquestionmarkonmyfacenow.