Chapter 153-One day ago

Cecilia's POV 

One day ago

Away from the crowd near the flower beds outside the teaching building, Bruno and I sat in silence.

I could somewhat guess what Bruno was going to talk to me about—maybe the recent controversies on the forums, or perhaps some entanglement with Karl. However, contrary to my expectations, Bruno didn't bring up any of that.

He remained silent, took off his glasses, and, in front of me, slowly rolled up the sleeves of his school uniform.

I looked over, feeling somewhat uneasy. Under the thick sweater that peeked out from the rolled-up sleeves, there were crisscrossing scabbed wounds on his wrist, like intricate stitches knitting together, oozing a wake-red color.

I had made some speculations in advance, but the sudden revelation of these scars left me speechless for a while.

I hastily averted my gaze and swallowed hard before asking, "What happened to you?"