Chapter 100. Different This Time

DYLAN

Mr. Jakob gave me the rest of the day as a day off. I didn’t protest anymore. It’s like all my energy just got drained into a vacuum, and I’m withered. Too tired to even think of what’s going to happen in the next days… or months… or years. I hate the thought that this occupies more of my thoughts at the same time that I would like to ignore it.

But how can you ignore the elephant in the room?

You just can’t.

I got out of the building with no idea where to go. I don’t want to go to an empty apartment. Olivia would be home by 5 or 6 pm, so where would I spend these 7 hours?

Then I decided to go to a public place. Somewhere, I could be surrounded by people. I tend to people-watch sometimes, and it’s kind of distracting. I need that distraction now more than ever. I decided to go to a public library. Since I accepted that offer to enroll in a business school, I should start doing the part. I need to be ready for business school, at least even just th