[Friend?]
My brain stopped and I stayed dazed like that for a few moments until its voice eventually made me snap out of it.
[Friend?..]
It said the same thing as before only now it was filled with a little more anger than before.
I quickly nodded my head vigorously, agreeing with what it was saying.
[Really?..]
I nodded my head again, not daring to speak whatsoever
[Really Really?]
'I can't really say no right now, can I?'
I nodded again, a relentless tugging fear gripping me tightly
[Then why are you not talking?]
"..."
I froze, gulping my dry mouth, I went over the reasons of why words did not flow through my tightly shut mouth
There were two main reasons on why I decided not to talk at all while I was Inside Gardenia.
The first being that I thought it'd be better to not speak at all since I didn't do so In the trial thinking that keeping my silence will allow me to survive longer.
'Well keeping my silence ended up making him question me and be wary of whether or not I mean my words'
The second reason and the nail In the coffin that made me decide that I shouldn't talk whatsoever was simple.
I was too scared, I was too frightened to speak and even If I could speak, my voice was guaranteed to crack and quake with fear.
I couldn't let that happen no matter what.
'This guy already killed its own kind, probably asking the same thing. Who knows what it will do once It finds out that I'm scared shitless and agreed with him purely out of fear'
My body was numb all over which stopped it from trembling.
I barely managed to raise my arm and extend my Index finger to my mouth, After I did that I raised my other hand and made an 'X' sign In front of me hoping and praying he'd understand me.
'Should I learn sign language?'
I was seriously considering it since I couldn't just do this every time hoping that they could understand me.
'Ah wait, do these things even know sign language?'
The sludge opened it's mouth, seemingly understanding what I was Implying and spoke.
[You...can't speak?]
I vigorously nodded my head a couple of times when it understood me
[Ah...I see...]
The sludge relaxed it's grip on me and released me while also taking a step back in the process.
'Why is this so awkward....'
I didn't know why some random monster wanted me to be their friend
And I couldn't care less
'I'll find out about its goals later when I'm not being threatened to death!'
This naturally went to my mental notes of 'what to ask when someone knowledgeable appears'
My eyes traced its hand, it reached into something that resembled a pocket?
"...?"
I looked at his hand that was trying to reach for something Inside his pocket
[Here]
'What in the-'
The object it held out to me looked like a worm, but dead
[It's...medicine...meant for the throat]
A screeching, dragging voice told me nicely
"!"
My face turned to one of utter disgust
'Th-that's medicine?!'
It looked more like a torture device meant to eat the inside of ones throat than something meant to heal it
[There...are a lot...of medicines meant for the throat in Gardenia....but this one specifically was created...to give someone's voice back]
'Wait he bought this in Gardenia then?'
I was surprised that I didn't find anything related to medicine during my exploration of the School.
'Did I miss a few spots?'
As I was thinking, The Sludge extended its hand that held the worm that looked dead
[It's called...'Dwon'... here take it]
I Immediately started shaking my head left and right, Vehemently refusing.
[Wh-why?...]
It sounded speechless, restlessness dragging out of its vocals
I quickly pointed at the dwon and then at me and after that I put my hands together to make an X sign trying to tell him that I don't want it.
Afterwards I pointed my Index finger at him and then did a thumps up with both of my hands making sure he saw it and understood what I meant.
Redness started to paint my face in a different shade, steam came from my ears
'W-what am I even doing?'
Just three days ago I had been a perfectly normal person with a normal life and now just after a few days I was doing crap like this
[Ah...are you telling me not to use the Dwon on you and use it for myself for when I would need it.... knowing how expensive it was?]
'Yes, yes, keep misunderstanding me a little longer'
Recess was almost over but there was still a little time.
'I need to buy time until recess ends'
I turned my head and stared at the corpses for a little while before pointing at them with my Index finger curious if he was the one that did it.
The sludge followed the direction my finger was pointing at.
[Do you want to know what happened here?]
I nodded calmly(even though I wasn't) with curiosity filling my expression.
[I do not know either....I wasn't the one....That did this...]
"..."
'So someone else did this?'
The sludge looked at me and then lowered It's gaze.
[...I'm sorry...]
"!"
I was surprised that it apologized to me because it didn't know who did this, I shook my head left to right while also waving my hands trying to convey to him that It wasn't his fault.
[No...It's not what you...are thinking about]
"?"
Then what?
It pointed with its lanky and liquid like fingers
[Your shoulders]
I looked down and saw that my hands were drenched In my blood, It wasn't a lot but It was still nauseating to see
I look at my shoulders where the wound should be
"..."
It looked deep and It stung...a lot, but that's all. It hurt like hell but I didn't get the urge to scream like before
'Why was this?'
It was the same as when I took the trial.
I felt the pain yes but not so much that it hindered my movement.
[Are you okay?...]
I nodded, telling him I was okay.
Trrrr~ Trrrr~
The bell rang, echoing throughout the entire building and a gentle darkness started to take over and consumed my surroundings, I closed my eyes, relieved.
'Heart attacks would become frequent if I got stuck here'
***
'I'm back...'
"h-hooo"
I exhaled and then took a deep breath In order to calm down my nerves and my loud beating heart.
Then, turning my attention to my shoulders, I saw both of them being completely fine devoid of anything that could be considered an Injury, not even a scratch was visible.
"..."
I was deep in thought, thinking about the new Information that I just got from that Sludge.
I already had a good guess about who killed all of those people.
'It must have been those humanoid like creatures'
They were the only ones that my ability reacted to slightly
The humanoid like creatures that were almost Identical with humans.
I tried to recall the ones that I took a look at, but the only one I could remember was the one I first laid my eyes upon. It's body had resembled that of pitch black armor that looked like It was specifically made for high mobility.
"Well whatever, let's just focus on class for now"
Such condescending words full of carelessness were muttered under my breath