"It's really quiet…"
Just as Ezra said, the university had been unusually still lately, and they all knew the reason.
"I can't believe I'm saying this, but I miss the professor."
It had been a month since Professor Vanitas resigned. As those words left Ezra's mouth, Silas and Cassandra both turned toward him.
"Don't you work for him?" Silas asked. "Or did he finally fire you?"
"Really?" Cassandra tilted her head. "I didn't know you and the professor were that close."
"He's like the professor's protégé," Silas added, leaning back against the bench. "Probably already got a job lined up after graduation."
Ezra didn't respond and just looked away. It had been a long time since the three of them had gathered together like this ever since Charlotte's death.
Her absence had left a hollow space in each of them. For reasons they didn't always say aloud.
