Hiyana's Perspective
When I looked at Volt as he won first place in the race, both Klein and Rin were fluttering around his head, talking to him.
A gust of wind hit me at that moment, messing up my hairstyle. I brushed my hair behind my right ear with my hand.
I sat on the chair, and ahead of me sat Sila on the right, studying, and Dana on the left, conducting her chemistry experiments.
"Don't you get bored with these experiments?"
"And why would someone get bored with something they love?"
I exhaled, and Sila spoke.
"Volt won first place."
"Yes, especially since he beat Klein and Rin," I replied.
"So, he's good at sports. What do you think of him?" Dana asked.
"No comment," I said, looking out the window.
"Are you scared?" Dana asked me.
"What… scared of who?"
Sila smiled and said, "Hmm, I can see it."
"I have to give my best… or he'll take my place," I thought to myself.
I watched Volt as he made his way down the rows of desks.
"Wait… he's alone? Where are Rin and Klein?" I wondered.
I saw Rin and Klein heading toward us.
"He's finally here," I thought.
"Vice President Klein didn't arrive on time, as usual," Dana said.
"And Rin never does his duties like usual," Sila added.
Rin and Klein entered the classroom.
Rin said, "Hey… sorry we're late."
Klein said, "We had to test the new student."
Then he added, "He seems… skilled."
They both sat at their desks. Klein sat next to Dana, and Rin sat next to Sila.
Three minutes passed during the break, and we returned to class. I found Volt sitting next to my desk, which was by the window overlooking the courtyard.
I sat at my desk, looked at him, and said, "So, you won first place."
"Yes," he replied.
"Congratulations," I said.
"Thank you," he said, staring coldly at the board.
Why isn't he talking? I wondered.
"Say something to him," I also thought.
"Are you good at other sports?" I asked.
"No," he replied.
"Is he pretending to be cold, or is this his nature?" I wondered.
All week long, students sat here just wanting to talk to him.
At that moment, the teacher entered, and everyone sat down. He spoke:
"We have a surprise test," he said, looking at all the students.
"You must write down the basics of the school rules."
"If you write fewer than five, you will be expelled."
"Once you finish the test, leave the classroom."
The lesson was English, but unusually, the teacher said this.
A student whispered, "What… what kind of test is this?"
All the students murmured quietly about it. Even Rin, when I looked at him, raised an eyebrow and opened his mouth. Meanwhile, I looked at Volt. He stared intently, looking indifferent, resting his head on his right hand while watching the teacher.
How can a student be so indifferent?
All the students prepared blank sheets and began the test.
Ten minutes passed, and I had finished all the rules, but I had forgotten one. My hand trembled—I didn't know why.
Why did I forget it? I looked around at the other students to gather myself, and they all looked terrified. Most had written six rules and left, and I knew it exactly. But as president, I had to write down all the rules.
I looked to my right and saw Volt asleep on his desk.
"What… what is he doing?" I thought.
Then I remembered the last rule:
No sleeping in class, unless you have a test; you may do anything except cheat.
The teacher then said, "The test is over… hand in your papers."
Volt stood to submit his paper. When I saw it, it was full of rules like mine, but I wasn't sure if all of them were correct.
I stood and handed in my paper. Volt left the classroom, and I followed him.
As he walked down the corridor, a student whistled, and when he saw me, he quickly ran away.
"Look, it's the president," a girl whispered.
"She's an honor for us as president, and she's humble," another student said quietly.
I stepped out into the courtyard.
I saw some girls playing volleyball. I went over. There was Sila, the beautiful girl with very long, wavy black hair almost reaching her arm, and beautiful blue eyes, and Dana, whose hair was slightly longer than her shoulders, with light gray eyes. They both looked at me, and I spoke loudly to all the girls:
"Why don't we all play against the boys?"
They all replied, "Yes, President!"
I joined them as the attacker. Then I looked ahead… and Volt was standing in front of me.
"What is he doing here?" I wondered.
"Who made the new student the attacker?" one of the students asked.
Then Rin looked at Sila and said, "Me… is there a problem?"
"No," the student replied.
Klein looked at me and said, "Maybe this match won't repeat."
The game began.
The ball was with the boys. One of them hit it—BAM!—with a very strong strike.
The ball came toward me, and a girl blocked it behind me. It bounced back, and I lifted it with both hands. Then the ball flew to Volt.
He stared at the ball, looking confused. For a moment, the ball hit the ground, and I heard the girls in the audience scream.
The referee blew the whistle and said, "Point for the girls' team!"
"What… what's wrong with him?" I thought.
One of the boys from the team came behind him and said, "What's wrong? Can't you see the ball?" loudly.
Volt said, "Can you leave me alone for a moment?"
The student stepped forward and grabbed his white shirt.
"Leave you alone? Why would I leave you?"
"The girls scored a point."
"Do I need to give you glasses so you can see?"
Volt gave him a cold, sharp look. I didn't want to intervene, but as president, I had to know what he would do if I didn't.
Rin intervened, grabbed his arm, and squeezed it.
"Leave him alone, you fool… don't you know what happens if you fight him?" Rin looked at him.
The boy stepped back and said, "I won't play with you anymore," then left the classroom.
"Wow, I thought this was going to be a huge problem," I thought with relief.
I looked at him—he seemed unusually indifferent to the match. I had to talk to him.
"Volt, give it your best," I said softly.
He didn't respond. He looked at me, then at the sky, then at his surroundings.
I knew… he was about to do something.
Oh my, is he going to do the impossible?