Chapter 14: Headphones

Kumas wanted to rip it apart, he wanted to walk up to the receptionist and smack her face. He just clenched his fist; he never would hurt somebody else. He moved slowly to the same opening, carrying the paper, he through slipped through again.

The paper in his hand was not invisible, it was floating, he did not check to see if it would be invisible, only him. He was shaking frantically, he ducked under and slid under the table. He was cowering in a corner, he was breathing faster, irregularly. He was trying to calm himself; he was making more noise.

It didn't alert the receptionist as lucky for him, she put in some headphones, listening to pop music. You could tell through the bad make of them, hearing the sound in the surrounding area.

Kumas heard the music as everything around him was silent, except from the creaking of the seat. It wasn't a rollable chair, he looked at them and saw the silver legs with the black bump at the end.

He felt a tear role down, he wiped it off and emerged again from the table, he saw the headphones and used his head to remember.

He had to go to a student to know if they were going to some trip, the head of the school council (Silvy) told him to do it for her. He still had the depressed face, and his clothes were tattered, he looked around, twisting his head looking for people in the deadly hallway.

He found a person, they had white plugs in their ears, he thought it was some type of fashion trend. They were busy looking at their phone, he entered the classroom, and called them out, he was the not the only person in the room.

He called the person out, they didn't respond. He walked up to them, he spoke louder, "Hey," he got the attention of the other people in the room. They started whispering.

"Hey, it's him," they looked from afar, not intervening and kept on talking quietly, slowly cowering into the corner.

"Hey!" He waved his hands in front of the person. At first, they looked annoyed, but when she saw him, she smiled pleasantly, it was creepy.

She took her earphones, and he could record her. He though about what those were. Later on, he was on the floor of some place, it was dark, and he couldn't see, he didn't want to see lot, he got a glimpse of Cindy being next to Billy, he gave her the same things as that girl.

He could remember when it was. He acted out but he was listening, "Why didn't you do it?"

He acted feisty to her, she put her arms out, it was a small area, so she didn't want to be pushed far back. "I couldn't hear, because…"

"I had these."

Headphones were what made her not hear and he had found out later that there were different types.

Back to Kumas peeking from under the table, he saw her with those plugs again and came to the conclusion that she couldn't hear, and since she couldn't see, he was safe.

He got up and said, "man, that was bad," he looks sad at the paper, he bit his lip and wondered what he could do.

"I have to look through all these to fins some info, "he spoke quiet but confidently, knowing she would not hear.

"Is she being paid to do this? No, it is just check she has to do," he looks at the piece of paper again, it flapped and made noise, even floating in the air, until he noticed that and placed it back down.

"I have to be careful, she still can see," he placed it down on the piles of paper and rad it all from top to bottom.

It took a while, but he to summarise what he found, he was pleased. The lady wasn't doing this everyday to mention if he was in or not.

" She is irresponsible by how she is acting now, "he sighed in pity.

'No wonder the school is doing bad, with all those beaten places, except this'

He looked around the room and went back to clarifying what he had found. She just had to look out that a specific kid would not come in, if so, she would send this to them. She needs to send this five times, every single time for a just in case measure.

"So, I have to stop her from sending the other four because if those…"

He stopped talking and looked in the air. The paper in his hand was slowly getting crushed as Kumas made a clenched knuckle.

"How dare they," he heaved out fumes from his mouth, then shook his head quickly.

'Calm down, not too much noise, you idiot'

A deep breath calmed him, and he smiled. He was never religious, or atheist, he believed that if a being cared, he would not be in this position, but he went on to his knees and bowed his head, nobody could see, the smell of the carpet was fine, it felt nice against his head. He got back up, smiled again, then stared directly at the crisps packet.

'Can't she tidy up, it's messy'

He turns around, lifting the paper in his hand up.

BUMP.