The Unwanted One

Chapter 1

I didn't know exactly when it started, but I noticed that my deskmate, Willow Quist, began looking at me in a strange way. At first, she subtly moved her desk a bit farther away from mine. Later on, she moved her chair over to the window. I patted her shoulder to remind her to focus on the lesson. Unexpectedly, she was so startled that she fell off her chair. With a terrified look in her eyes, she scrambled to her feet and bolted out of the classroom in a panicked state. I was utterly confused, and I wondered if I had somehow upset her. So, I decided to talk to her the next day to clear up the misunderstanding. But when I arrived at school the next day, the seat next to mine was already empty. Our Elandric teacher, Nadia Long, hesitantly told me that Willow had voluntarily requested to transfer to a regular class. The class we were in was the top honors class in Yewtree High. We had the best teachers and resources. Willow had told me not less than ten times about h