I looked back and saw Patrick standing behind me.

Seeing him, I began to panic instinctively, fearing that he would say something. So I quickly said to Kelsi, "Then I'll go first."

After that, I left quickly.

Before I could go far, I heard Patrick asking Kelsi, "What did you guys talk about?"

"Miss Archer said that she would leave City Y in a few days."

Kelsi answered.

"What will Patrick think about if he knows I'm leaving?"

I didn't know.

But the answer wouldn't matter to me anymore.

The important thing was that I would no longer be involved in them.

I walked home alone. As soon as I...