A few moments later, more and more students arrived in the classroom. They all looked excited just like me. The room became a little noisy, but it didn’t feel bad in any way. It felt like energy, like life.

I sat in the middle row, and Ginevra sat in the right row. And nothing happened as Rave expected, as she and I didn’t talk again. I was still thinking about what had just happened. My eyes kept going to the door, waiting for Blondie to return. But he didn’t.

I didn’t even know his ...