Chapter 9

gradually became more familiar with Noah.

We were desk mates, and since he was new and had many questions, I patiently answered them all and even took him on a tour of the campus.

His science grades were very good, but his liberal arts subjects were terrible.

So I started explaining English to Noah, and in exchange, Noah promised to help improve my math scores.

I found it quite surprising.

Before, when I was tutoring Gabriel, I just considered it as help between friends. Gabriel, who was equally excellent in science, never offered to help improve my math.

At the time, I didn't think much of it, just feeling that I could help if I could. Now, getting feedback from Noah, I couldn't help but make comparisons.

As we interacted more, we became friends. Although Noah was as taciturn as Gabriel, he would seriously respond to every word I said.

"Why is the answer A for this question?"

"The question asks to choose the incorrect option."

"What class do we have next?"

"Music class, we can catch up on homework."

"Noah, do you find me annoying?"

I remembered that when the four of us used to hang out together, Lucas and Gabriel complained that I was loud and talked too much, saying I was too noisy and not as quiet as Emma, who spoke softly.

Noah looked at me, "I don't find you annoying. I quite like listening to you talk."

"Also, next time you can just call me Noah instead of classmate."