Try to Stay Normal

*Omi*

A knock came on the bathroom door. I jerked my head.

�Yes?�

�Omi-kun, what are you doing up so early?� Ken-kun asked on the other side. I nearly jumped.

�Uh� nothing! I�m fine!� I put my shirt back on and opened the door. Ken-kun looked at me.

�What�s wrong, Omi? You look so pale.�

I shook my head. �It�s nothing.� I pushed past him and want to my room before he could ask more questions. I went back to bed and practically hid there.

The hours that followed felt like a post-apocalyptic movie. Everything was so quiet. I looked around my room. It just felt out of place for me. I touched my shoulder. The burn was still there. I shut my eyes for a moment. I can�t show this to anyone. I just have to act normal.

I got out of bed and got ready for school. I tried not to make eye contact with Ken-kun, Aya, or Yohji. (They won�t understand what�s going on. They probably won�t believe me.)

�I�m leaving now,� I said as I headed out the door.

�Take care,� Ken-kun said back. I headed out to my moped. They can�t find out of my number. No one can know. Just act normal.

I rode all the way to school. Seemed strange. I couldn�t hear a thing. Nobody was in sight. I was all alone this morning. I shuddered at that thought. So creepy�

It feels unreal. Almost like a movie. Or a dream. I tried to focus on the road ahead. I couldn�t even hear the traffic around me.

School felt like a different place. All eyes were trained on me. They can�t possibly know, can they? I try not to make eye contact. I take in deep breaths as I walk to class. Try to act normal. Try to act normal.

I made it to the classroom and sat down at my desk. It�s quiet here too. I feel like my brain is disconnected from my body. I am here, but yet I am not. I look around the classroom. The other kids are staring at me. It feels like they are judging me. They don�t know anything. They don�t know anything.

I keep my eyes down as I pulled out my laptop. Try to act normal. I kept telling myself.

This should have been easy. I am an assassin, after all. I have to try and act normal. This is different. I am the hunted one. My life is at stake.