Chapter 76: An unprovoked calamity
The preparatory bell for evening study rang. Beneath the ruddy light of dusk that enveloped the school, the sports field gradually emptied.
The school had sensed the students' restlessness that day. Many homeroom teachers now stood outside classrooms lit by incandescent bulbs, counting their students, checking for extras or absences, and urging those dawdling up the stairs to hurry inside.
Some students still enjoyed exceptions. Outside the classrooms, Zhang Feifei, Zhuang Zhiyu, Zhang Xian, and quite a few others leaned over the concrete parapet of the corridor, watching the dwindling number of students below, some running toward the teaching building across the open ground with snacks they had bought.
The sunset flushed their faces red, but the light soon dimmed. The breeze felt a little cold. Zhang Feifei sighed. "They didn't come back. They really left!"
Only then did Zhuang Zhiyu hang his head. "One look. I was going to take one more look, even just to confirm it. Surely heaven wouldn't deny me this last chance!"
Zhang Xian let out a heavy breath. "Can't we just ask Su Can ourselves when he comes to class tomorrow? I don't believe he won't come tomorrow. If he doesn't, I'll go to his house and drag him out myself!"
Zhang Feifei heaved a sigh and turned toward the stairs. "Let's go."
"Where?" Zhang Xian frowned. "Where else? An internet café or an arcade! I'm going to play the dance machine. Could you two really go back to class now and concentrate on studying?"
The two boys cheered and hurried after her.
Meanwhile, in Senior Class Three, the seat beside Jiang Mingjun was empty. The places beside them where Wang Weiwei and his two companions sat were likewise vacant. For once, almost nobody had skipped evening study, yet