The Invisible Being
"I've always taken for granted that being invisible has its benefits. No one had ever spoken to me at school until Jonathan entered my class. As for whether he was bad or not, from his perspective, he was just defending himself, and it was understandable that his ability had disadvantages just like his family does."
"I guess it's not that bad..." Yina had put on her glasses again to avoid reading other people's minds.
When they returned to the classroom, no one was there yet, so they took the opportunity to play video games together. "If you don't kill him, aren't you afraid he'll say something?"
"No problem; I have the means to deal with it as long as you don't say anything that incriminates me," Jonathan said while fixing his eyes on the bank accounts on his cell phone. These were his private funds, essentially what he had been stealing over the past few years.
When he looked at the amount of money, Jonathan smiled foolishly because of the sum in that bank account. "Half a million dollars; this is my retirement."
'Are we just friends now?' Well, Yina didn't know what that meant since she had never had friends, so her feelings were unclear.
Jonathan was very sarcastic with his actions; he didn't take reality seriously, let alone common sense. School didn't matter to him; everything seemed to be heading towards indifference because of his own goals.
"Have you never tried to control people's minds?" Jonathan didn't care that there were people around who could hear him.
Yina looked at him silently, then turned away without answering. 'Is he crazy? He must be; it's not like my family is sane knowing how they behave.'
Before she could get to know Jonathan better, the teacher started the class with his characteristic tired expression.
The class immediately quieted down.
"Alright, everyone, pay attention. This is very important. Does anyone know where Nick was yesterday?"
'I knew it! Trouble is on the way!' Yina exclaimed internally, 'Now, what should I do?'
"Jonathan, don't you know what's going on?" Alicia turned around, unaware of what was really happening. "The teacher seems to be talking about something serious."
"I have no idea. We just separated recently, and besides, why do you assume I should know what's going on? I've only been at this school for two days." Jonathan shook his head.
'It's very stupid to assume Jon is his friend; everyone here knows that yesterday he was bothering him under the guise of friendship...' Yina was annoyed by how hypocritical people were, especially when they were interested in someone.
No one responded to the teacher's question. At that moment, the teacher's eyes focused on Jonathan, expecting something.
But seeing Jonathan's casual look, the teacher nodded, knowing that probably no one knew anything.
"Okay, if no one knows, then it's fine. I apologize, but please don't make much noise while I handle some matters," the teacher said before leaving.
Jonathan's eyes closed, and then his senses sharpened, listening to what that teacher named Gerardo was talking about with other people.
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"So, did he react?"
"Not at all. He seemed very calm about it. As if he didn't even know what happened to Nick." Teacher Gerardo shook his head at the insistence of the other party.
"Hmm... Generally, a person who has just committed a crime would behave suspiciously. They would be full of guilt and remorse; they're children, so it's easy for them to show some reaction if they are guilty," a policeman explained while another followed him.
"Yes, from what Nick Manawa said, Jonathan behaved in a completely different way than he shows to others. If this kid has a mental disorder, that would explain his total lack of reaction to his own actions."
Teacher Gerardo nodded while sweating. This detective seemed convinced that Jonathan was the main culprit, but he wasn't convinced by those words because Nick, compared to Jonathan, was much stronger.
"No matter, please don't tell anyone or pressure the suspect about this. Anyone is considered innocent until proven otherwise. If we accuse him from the beginning and find out he's another victim of abuse, it would ruin the child's life," the policeman said, trying to ease the situation.
Teacher Gerardo and the principal nodded.
"Besides, we just discovered that Nick Manawa has a brother who is part of a gang. As you know, gang wars have been very aggressive in recent months. Therefore, it's more likely that Nick Manawa is being threatened or lying to cover up these crimes."
"Is that so? We didn't know that." The principal looked at Teacher Gerardo as if he wanted to know if he also knew.
"It's very normal, principal. That's why it's important to be strict. Nick Manawa could be just a normal student right now, but now he's lying in bed because of these gang wars."
'It seemed they are really convinced that it's not Jon and instead are blaming the gangs...' Teacher Gerardo thought, a bit more relieved. 'But I understand; over the past two days, I've seen students pressure Jonathan. If the police know this, it's easier for them to suspect young Jon, but they shouldn't know if it's not necessary.'
"Yes, officer, we will be stricter with the students of this school and will not allow any kind of fighting." The principal agreed.
"Then that's all, principal and teacher. Thank you for your cooperation."
"Thank you also for your service, detectives, and officers."
Afterwards, Teacher Gerardo entered the class and acted as if nothing had happened.
"Sorry for the interruptions; let's get back to class."
'Huh?' Yina was surprised. Only after a moment did she remember that she could read the teacher's thoughts.
When lunchtime came, she already knew the essence of the story.
Jonathan, on the other hand, smiled secretly, his gaze covered by the lid of a book, and continued smiling because all this was too ironic. The reason he didn't take it so seriously was that it was simply impossible for them to find proof that he was the culprit. That could change if Yina confessed, but that was impossible because now they were friends.
Besides, even if she confessed to the police, they couldn't do anything to him because, in this state, children weren't judged as adults, and the most they could do was send him to a juvenile detention center where he wouldn't spend much time.
When classes ended, everyone went to their respective clubs, but since Yina and Jonathan didn't belong to any, they stayed in the classroom in silence while each played their respective video games.
"The police suspect you; Nick mentioned you to the police," Yina said in a very low voice to be heard clearly, but Jonathan had no problem with this.
Looking at the time, Jonathan said, "We should go to an arcade; classes are over, so it's better to leave now than to stay in this boring place."
"Didn't you just hear what I said?"
"Why take it too seriously? We could make an alibi, you and me; no one would find out where we were that day because we are invisible to others. Isn't that an advantage you should take?"
"Come on, I'll even show you my powers if you're so curious."
Yina looked around very anxiously, fearing someone would hear them talking about these things when they had only known each other for two days.
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