Chapter 81 Warm Embrace

• Kia
• The problem started to affect a significant number of people across campus. The narrative has been told in a great variety of ways, and we do not have any kind of control over any of those versions. Marcy deleted every single online post that was related to my problem; however, nothing else moved forward. The topic is still being discussed on the internet, and links to various discussions about it can be found in various places.
• The streets are empty in the afternoon, and the silence draws attention to the fact that I am by myself in this part of the world. This makes my walk home in the afternoon feel a little bit unsettling. I have not called Ares yet because I don't want him to become concerned about me in the meantime. Before I can tell him anything, I have to clean up this messes first. I don't want him to accuse me of being dishonest because it would hurt my feelings. He congratulated me on my achievement by giving me presents, but God only knows how hard I worked for days just to study and pass that exam, and those presents are going to make it much more difficult for me to feel proud of my accomplishment. The question is: why? Because of the feeling of being threatened?