Komi look at me with her dark piercing eyes and as I look at her face deeply, I felt some movement in her mouth but it was so minute and quick to go that it could be easily mistaken as hallucination.
But for me, who knows a lot about her, I know that it's not a mistake but she did tried to speak but unfortunately, failed to do so due to her Communication Disorder.
Communication Disorder, a person is said to suffer from such disorder, when his ability to receive, send, process, and comprehend concepts or verbal, nonverbal and graphic symbol systems and not upto par with a normal person.
In Komi's situation, she can receive, process and understand what is being said to her but isn't able to gave any feedback or initiate any conversation.
In other words, inability to speak and express her thoughts.
And knowing all this, to get close to her... 'I have to start conversation with her through other means, like written or messaging.' I thought, giving myself a nod.
Her disorder is mainly concerned with her inability to hold verbal communication, and even though it's not easy for her to chat online or with paper and chits, it's still comparatively easier.
With that thought, I take out my mobile phone and opened the chat feature. Yesterday, I saved all the numbers I currently have including Komi's number I got yesterday and...
Suddenly, komi phone rang as a notification arrived as she take out her phone to see what could it be and...
[Noah: how was your first day here.]
It was a simple message, with a total of 6 words, but it was enough shock Komi as she look at the me, who was still walking beside her.
"Come on, try replying." I said, encouraging her as she looked at me for a second before her eyes went back to her phone.
[Komi: Good.]
It was a single word reply by her but only she knows how difficult it was for her to type that word.
[Noah: you, not good in communicating?]
Another message came to her in reply as Komi look at it for a few minutes before replying...
[Komi: Yes.]
She replied, feeling a bit embarassed showing this weakness of hers, as it was something which everyone else can easily do, but for her, it was the most difficult of the tasks.
After teaching a bit of basics of chatting to the newcomer at it, I bid my farewell to Komi as she watch me leaving, in the opposite direction of our dorm rooms.
Looking at the chat history, Komi bring the phone near her chest with a blush before she looked around that no one was looking at them, Komi made a punch in the air with a light jump of celebration.
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"Please wait," said a girl with a cane to Masumi Kamuro who gasped and then slowly turned around to see a girl with short silver hair and a cap on her head standing there.
"You... Just shoplifted, don't you?" She said as Kamuro gasped again and tried to turn around and run away but the girl hold her tightly with her hand.
"What if I did?" Kamuro said, panicking a little of being catch doing this. She knows if that school get the news of her doing this, things won't end well.
"Your execution was perfect." Arisu Sakayanagi said as Kamuro take out the can of alcohol from her school bag, "Fine, I will give back to you. Here!" She said, passing the can to Arisu.
"Do you often drink alcohol," she asked as Kamuro denied so, "So you do this for thrill." She said, as Kamuro frowned a little while Arisu take the cab from her hand.
"I will get rid of it for you." She said, putting the cab in her bag. "Why don't you contact the school. If you won't do it, than I will do so myself." Kamuro said, about to take out her phone but...
"I am interested in you, Masumi Kamuro." Arisu said, stopping her from calling the school, "You will be the first friend I have." She said with a smile as Kamuro watches her, not understanding the thoughts of the girl in front of him.
It was a perfect script, just how it was supposed to be. From the beginning to the end, but...
"Did I arrive here at a wrong time?" Noah asked, seeing the two girl in front of him, who both turned towards him when they saw him.
"You, do you hear anything!" Kamuro said, panicking again.
"About you shoplifting? Not even a word." Noah said with such confidence that Kamuro was about breath a sigh of relief but only to later realise later what he just said.
It was one thing for one person to know her secret and now, there is another one here... She felt that her school life in this highschool isn't going to be easy.
"You are funny." Arisu said, stepping in front of him with a cane as she slowly walked towards him.
"I am Arisu Sakayanagi, from class 1-A. It's a pleasure meeting you." She said, introducing herself to him with that same cheeky smile of her.
"Same here, I am Noah White, from class 1-D. Just call me Noa, if you wish." Noah said, looking at smug loli in front of him, even though she might appear physically weak, he knows she is in a league of her own in making plans and strategies.
"Good then Noah, then can I ask you what you saw a secret?" Arisu said, suprising Noah a little, 'She is being too frank, isn't she?' he thought to himself, but still replied.
"Of course, you can trust me. My lips are sealed." He said as Kamura breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that finally she won't be expelled on the second day as Arisu nods before reaching out towards her phone.
"I thank you then, but I would still like to make sure this secret remains a secret." She said as she asked for Noah's number and send him 5000 points, as nIah finally understood what she was aiming to do.
Well, it's doesn't matter, it's a win - win situation for him, not only he got the money, but he also got a girls number.
"I believe this will be enough for you to forget what you saw." Arisu said, giving him a smile. Even though she was smiling, Noah could feel that she wasn't considering him on her same level.
Well, he knows that he isn't as long as iq and all is considered but... 'She is a waifu material,' He thought, looking at her petite figure in front of him and her long white stockings, with a little gap in her skirt and stockings, showing her cute thighs.
Cute girl? petite girl? Smug loli? All this facts just made her a WAIFU MATERIAL in Noah's eyes.
Anyways, even though she looks small, Noah don't call her little girl or anything as he knows that she don't like being called that and is easy to hold grudges.
'I shouldn't interact with her much till I am strong enough to protect myself.' Noah thought with a sigh, people like her won't attack you head on but will apply such tactics that you won't even be able to fight back.
But that is considering what he has now and once he is strong enough to protect and fight back? Hehehe... (Laughing creepily in his mind.)