I glanced at him and smirked. "To the club room. As always…"
Daniel chuckled under his breath. "Figures. Some things never change."
I just smiled faintly, the familiar chaos of the first day swirling around us as we headed down the hall.
After a few steps, I heard a strange noise. Turning my head, I caught Daniel making a weird face. I instantly knew where it came from and grinned. "So, Daniel… aren't you hungry?"
Before he could answer, the same sound rumbled from my stomach. He looked at me with a sly grin and shot back, "So, Willy… aren't *you* hungry too?"
We froze for a moment, then burst into laughter.
"First stop: cafeteria. Then club," Daniel declared.
"Sure," I replied with a thumbs-up.
We took our time at the cafeteria, barely noticing the world around us. Maybe something important was happening, but right then, food mattered more. Once we were done, we made our way toward the club rooms. The hallway buzzed with chatter, and Daniel suddenly said, "Oh right, today's also the day the freshers tour the clubs, huh?"
"Maybe," I said after a pause. I wasn't entirely sure myself.
As we reached our club room door, muffled voices leaked from inside. I leaned in to catch what they were saying but before I could, Daniel yanked the door open, catching everyone inside off guard.
One of our club members turned, eyes widening. "Oh—Daniel and Willy! Come in."
It was Gary, our club president.
I shook my head slightly. I don't know why, but everyone in class and in the club calls me Willy instead of Sky. I've just gotten used to it by now… even the president has started calling me Willy lately.
We stepped inside and said, "Sorry for being late."
"It's okay," Gary replied, probably already aware of the chaos we had dealt with earlier.
We joined the others in the corner, slumping into our seats. Gary began, "So, this is our club…"
And that's when I saw her again along with her friends.