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[sup]Starring [color=#751B27][b]Dwayne Freeman[/b][/color] and [color=#5A8997]Mr. Matthew Tiller[/color][/sup][/center][indent][indent][indent][hr][hr]After spending a little over two months at San Agustin, the school library had quickly become one of Dwayne's favorite places to visit during the day, in addition to his little area in the courtyard and the fitness center. It was during his visits that he'd stock up on reading material for the week, and this trip was certainly no different. The young man sat on the floor in between the shelves near the back of the library, his legs crossed at the ankle and his eyes glued to the very first page of Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison. On the floor next to him was a stack of four more unread books, ready to be checked out and carried back to Dwayne's bedroom. Reading always brought him peace and comfort, which he decided that he needed a great deal of following the scavenger hunt that had taken place earlier. 

[color=#5A8997]"Invisible Man, huh?"[/color] A voice suddenly rang out from above him, causing Dwayne to momentarily tear his eyes away from the page and refocus on the source of said voice. He was slightly surprised to see that it was none other than Mr. Tiller, his statistics teacher. He stood about two feet away from him, his hands buried deep in his pockets. [color=#5A8997]"One of my favorites. Has been since I was forced to read it back in high school. This your first time giving it a look?"[/color]

Dwayne couldn't help but feel a tad bit awkward as the older man spoke to him. After all, it wasn't like he'd had many conversations with the man outside of the classroom. Hell, Dwayne barely spoke to any of his teachers unless it was to answer a question or two, and even then it wasn't like he'd volunteered. [color=#751B27][b]"Uh, yeah..."[/b][/color] Dwayne said slowly, looking back down at the book that sat in his lap. [color=#751B27][b]"I think I started it a few years ago and never got around to finishing it."[/b][/color]

[color=#5A8997]"Ah, I see..."[/color] Mr. Tiller responded, before clearing his throat and finally getting down to business. [color=#5A8997]"So how was the scavenger hunt? Your team came in... third place?"[/color]

[color=#751B27][b]"Fourth, actually,"[/b][/color] Dwayne said, nodding his head as he did so.

[color=#5A8997]"Doesn't seem like you're too disappointed about that."[/color]

[color=#751B27][b]"I'm just glad that it's over,"[/b][/color] Dwayne responded with a shrug of his shoulders. Truth be told, he couldn't care less about winning the scavenger hunt, nor did he care about whatever prize the faculty had planned on giving to the winners. [color=#751B27][b]"Congrats to whoever did win. I'm sure they wanted it a whole lot more than my team did."[/b][/color]

[color=#5A8997]"Not too happy with who ended up on your team, huh? Don't tell me you've made some enemies already."[/color]

[color=#751B27][b]"I wouldn't call anyone here my [i]enemy[/i]..."[/b][/color] It was then that Dwayne started to get a weird feeling in the pit of his stomach as Mr. Tiller spoke. What was with the sudden interest in him, much less who he considered to be an [i]enemy?[/i] [color=#751B27][b]"What's with the third degree? Kinda starting to feel like I'm being interrogated or something."[/b][/color] As he spoke that last sentence, Dwayne couldn't help but let out an awkward chuckle. Mr. Tiller let out one of his own as he leaned against one of the shelves, this time taking his hands out of his pockets and folding his arms across his chest.

[color=#5A8997]"Something like that,"[/color] the man said jokingly. [color=#5A8997]"I'm just curious to see how well some of my students did, that's all... Did you have fun at least?[/color]

Raising a curious eyebrow, Dwayne simply shrugged his shoulders once more. [color=#751B27][b]"It was ight."[/b][/color] 

Realizing that he probably wasn't going to get anymore out of the boy about the scavenger hunt, Mr. Tiller decided to shift gears, this time asking about how Dwayne liked the school so far. And, per usual, Dwayne kept his response as short and dry as possible. [color=#751B27][b]"It's a decent place, I'm not complaining. The book selection in here could be a little better, though."[/b][/color] And after saying this, the young man tossed Invisible Man into the stack with the others, deciding that he'd choose one more to keep him occupied for the rest of the week.

[color=#5A8997]"Well, I'll let you get back to your browsing, then..."[/color] Mr. Tiller said after a few moments of silence, to which Dwayne simply nodded his head and flashed him a tight-lipped smile.

[color=#751B27][b]"See you in class."[/b][/color]

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