#Chapter 220: Chance Encounters

The next day, I wake up at 6 am to the sound of my alarm. My first instinct is to trudge down the hallway and check on Mia. But when I sit up in an unfamiliar room on an unfamiliar bed, the reality of the past day comes flooding back to me. I don’t live at the Pyramid anymore. Today is the first day of the rest of my life. I try to do normal things, the type of things I would have done had I never gone to the Pyramid in the first place. I shower. I sit in the kitchen and have a bowl of cereal. I gather my books. I don’t talk to anyone, and it feels strange. I’m just not used to being alone again yet. With my books in my backpack, I leave my penthouse and head to class. It seems like a totally average day. The weather isn’t too hot or too cold. There are some clouds in the sky, but it’s not completely covered. Since I’m already on campus, the walk to my lecture hall is much shorter than I anticipated. Since I don’t really want to spend an extra half hour sitting in an empty room,