yl

. Since it was the first day, most of them were just going over the semester

then I realized that it was Darren, and I

y're good, not too bad." He hummed in response and put his arm around

to meet someone at the

who's

id casually, but he

ha

I always get a weird

m. It was possible that he ha

end of a friend. But there w

what?" I

istance himself or hide something." I just nodded my head in agreement with hi

ouldn't be too bad," I said, shruggi

to take y

ur

silly things. When we reached the building, I looked at my phone. It's a lit

l text y

and Darren cont

y phone and

his is

at the li

ibrated, showing an incoming message

esk on t

door and entered the large building, looking around for a moment before I noticed the dark figu

y, trying not to make t

he flipped through the pag

or a second." It's not like I'm terr

aside and looked at me.

referring. Then I looked out the glass window and rea

I said casually as he continued to st

ook, trying to change the subjec

a mythological belief and t

ve a preference

lly," he

ythology, but I think a lot of people would do that." He n

thing is interesting?"

l, right, more int

"By the way, what

one who started the conversation and not me, w

Even though I love astronomy, stars, planets, and other things that are always beautiful, I'm leaning towards som

?" I flipped th

something realistic, something that

is cheek with his tongue as if he's embarrassed, probably because

e looks away now, and I smile

golden color, and I gave him a genuine smile. I wen

e asked suddenly, and I had

until tod

t look f

with my friend before, but

le uncomfortable as his

to him so I could see the page, maybe a little too

ointed at the pictures followed by the long paragraphs. "They look so pretty," I said as I looked at the pag

e stuttered a little, and

d big, bat-like wings, long claws, and animal-like faces that gave me the creeps. "Of course, we'll nev

eyes glued to the page. When he finally came to, his face turn

?" I stuttered and was stunned w

eyes flashed a hazel color. "

tinued to stare at me. I thought I said it in my head, but I m

Stupid." I turned around and sta

follow his gaze. A young man was standing in front of the library. I couldn't see his face, b

denly and grabbed hi

towards the back door. "Are you okay?" I reached out and grabbed his

m f

ack door, leaving me standing in confusion. I glanced at my things and back at the door as he s

here was no one there. I turned around to see where he had gone. There was only one road leading in either direction, and the

the ground, the wind brushing the side of my face, when I

ther. It looked very unusual, about four inches long, and very soft when I touched it. I twirled it bet

here the sound was coming from. But in the middle of this quiet forest, there was only the sound

he campus. Even though I tried not to think about the incident, the feather was still a mystery.