"Dave!" Kyle called as the latter was almost at the entrance of the exit door. As Dave paused and looked back, Kyle smiled at him. "You think you can talk to me anyhow you wanted? Well, I have a piece of news for you---one you might consider a piece of very good news!" he said ironically.

"What nonsense are you talking about?" With a confused look on his face, Dave can only speculate what was going through Kyle's mind.

"I can see how confused you have become!" Kyle began walking towards Dave slowly and with pride aiming to crush Dave's unusual confidence.

"Is that what you think, huh?" Dave took...