Presley Qiaodi is a reserved 17-year-old boy of Asian descent and his best friend and now roommate Mitchum Charles who is African American since the first day of high school moved to attend college in H.I.D.C.A city. Including being the name of the city and College, HIDCA has a darker meaning in slang by the locals which the two only realize the hard way.

So though the college itself is a technological advancement and a known safe place for students human problems still exist. The city isn't all fun and games and precautions need to be taken. The underside of crimes that happen every day is easily overlooked by others but mixed in with teen drama wouldn't blend well. Even though Presley seeks to avoid getting involved, he may find it harder to do so because of those around him and the direct linkage to those at his school which is supposed to be their safe space.

How Presley copes with city life through his experiences he never talks about may be just what it takes for him and his friend to survive their college experience.

Presley

I woke up this morning and as usual, checked my phone to see a message from the school. That was strange considering how the school ran on green energy. I wondered what happened. After doing my morning routine rather slowly as I didn't have a class until around 2 pm. When I left my room I saw Presley laying on the couch with his headphones on. I looked at the time and saw that it was 11 am and he was still in the same clothes I saw him in yesterday. He must have come back to the apartment very late last night. I wondered if he was one of the few that the dean had to come to bring to their rooms. 


But I had another question as to why two travel suitcases were packed near him. Did more of his stuff arrive? I thought he was asleep so I try my best to close my room door quietly but as soon as I did his eyes opened. That probably meant that he wasn't listening to anything in those headphones either. 


Chapter 29- His Reaction