Soon, Ben and company had arrived in Duwood City. The tall buildings and large amount of people on the streets made the country boy feel a little on the claustrophobic side. But at the same time, he felt a sense of wonder, as if he was a child yet again. He saw a lot of things and activities that he had only mostly known about on the internet, which, of course, he was thankful to have had access to.
He was happy with what he was seeing, but he also had to watch himself. The strange feeling of wildness was building up within him again. And he didn’t have his own room
The two friends left John in the study so that he could check if Ben’s computer worked properly. Meanwhile, they started with the grand tour of the house and the land surrounding it.“So yeah, here in the second floor, you have the entrance to the study, as well as the guest rooms. By the way, I’m going to give you a key for your room, so you can lock it when we’re out. John will have a copy of it for himself, so he can clean it once in a while.”
During the time when Ben, Nico, and John had arrived, a figure was silently observing them from the edge of the woods. It stayed under the shade that the trees provided, and didn’t come out of it. At the time, Nico had noticed the intruder, but he didn’t say a word about it or pay it any attention as he knew it wasn’t hostile.It waited until the three finished bringing in Ben’s things from the van, and John has taken the vehicle to the underground parking area. When it saw that everyone had gone inside, it went off.
Ben hasn’t been living in Nico’s place for a day, and now the three of them have received news that the latter’s parents now plan to pay a visit. Apparently, someone had told them of his presence.“I suppose we should prepare then, Young Master Nico?” asked John.
After Nico’s family left, the three were left to clean up. Or rather, John took care of everything quickly before the other two could even start doing anything.“I swear man, you’re going to make anyone lose their job with how fast you are,” said the owner of the house.
The Woodman people also had their own thoughts and opinions about the visit. Or at least, Salome did, along with her servant.“That was just sodelightful. Don’t you think so, Clementine?”
Soon, Ben and Nico reached the Comp Tech complex. Inside, they asked around and were led to a spacious auditorium. There were already quite a number of people inside, but it still wasn’t full, thankfully.“Man, that Pia girl was right…” said Nico as he looked around. “This is awesome.”
Francis had made a tactical retreat due to what just happened, so the two were left to ride the car in peace.Or so they thought.The air was tense when they entered, and no one spoke. They simply put on their seat belts, and Nico started the vehicle. No one even turned on the radio, so
Dinner last night was a bit of a flop, considering that Nico was out and Ben didn’t have as much of an appetite as he did during breakfast.“I wonder what happened to those two…?” thought John. “Schools these days must be pretty intense.”This mornin