I woke up in the morning with difficulty
Not because I did not sleep
But because sleep was not enough
I sat at the table to have breakfast
Its presence felt like a sign of a new day
Despite everything that happened yesterday
After a few minutes I stood up
And left the house
The street was quiet
The air slightly cold
As if the city itself was still waking up
I arrived at the university
Students moving quickly
Their conversations passing around me like cold air
Everything felt normal in an annoying way
I sat in my seat inside the lecture hall
Placed my bag under the table
Leaned back
Tried to look normal
But inside my thoughts never stopped
I tried to focus on the professors words
But my mind was still heavy
As if someone left it running all night and never shut it down
I closed my eyes for a few seconds
Breathed slowly
Waited for the familiar sensation
Nothing
No sudden headache
No pressure behind my eyes
No charged silence before a vision
Just exhaustion
Maybe this is better
I told myself
Maybe today I just need to be a student
Suddenly
The professor stopped talking
The lecture hall door opened slowly
A new student entered
Someone I had never seen before
It was not his entrance that caught my attention
But the way he entered
He did not hesitate
Did not look around
He stood near the door
Calm
As if he knew exactly where he was
He raised his head
Looked directly at me
With steady focus
Longer than any look I was used to
I felt a shiver
My heart beat faster
My mind tried to understand what was happening
But I could not
He smiled
A short smile
Not friendly
But not hostile
As if he was saying I know you
Then he started moving
With calculated steps
A strange calm
Heading toward the back seat
I followed him with my eyes
Every movement controlled
Every step precise
As if the entire hall went silent around him
Before he sat down
He looked at me again
A longer look
Lasted only seconds
But felt like hours
He sat
Calm
Still
As if he had always been part of the hall
I looked back at my notebook
Tried to focus on the lecture
But everything felt empty
As if every word passed by me
Never touching my mind
After the lecture ended
Students started leaving
Footsteps
Laughter
Conversations
Ordinary life
I stood up slowly
Picked up my bag
And looked toward the back seat one last time
The new student was gathering his things
Calmly
The same stability
The same control over the atmosphere
He did not look at me
Yet I felt everything was still connected to his gaze
As if it left a small mark inside my mind
I left the hall
The street looked normal
But something felt different
Notifications on my phone
Evaluations
The organization
The third party
Everything pressed on me
Every step followed by invisible eyes
I realized then
This day was not just a new beginning
Nor a simple attempt to return to normal
It was the beginning of a chain of surveillance
To test my reactions
To observe me
To measure my ability
And to begin the real game
What the eyes see
Is only a small part
Of what happens behind them
And the danger was not
Suddenly the phone rang
The sound was sharp
Direct
As if it was telling me
This is not over yet