[Author's NOTE:] Sorry the chapter is so short. I will be sure to make the others longer.
It was a day like any day at Wammy's House. I was sitting on the couch, fully immersed in Left 4 Dead 2, when I heard a small knock on the door, almost as if done hesitantly. I groaned, noticing Mello wasn't in the room, having to detach myself from the game in order to open the door. Peeking through the crack I had made in the door, I saw Roger with a detached expression on his wrinkly face.
"What?" I said impatiently, wanting to get back to my game. With an anxious jerk of my head I glanced at the television screen behind me.
"Matt–I am afraid Mello has left the institution." Roger said quietly, trying to hold my eyes.
At first I thought it was some sort of joke. Probably Mello put Roger up to this knowing I would probably take it seriously. But, Roger just kept staring and nothing really happened for a long time. Slowly it seeped in and despair filled me. Mello really was gone. I tried not to show it on my face, quickly averting my gaze to the floor. Mello was pretty much my only friend since I arrived here. I always was a shy person around strangers. But now that he left, what would become of me now? More importantly, why did Mello leave so suddenly?
Roger, being not-so-fond of children just stood there awkwardly until I could finally pick the pieces of myself off the floor in order to speak. "What–what do you mean? Why did he leave?" My questions tumbled out of me in an unsteady fall.
Suddenly Roger's face became distant in what seemed like sadness. I wouldn't know how his sadness looked; Roger never showed emotion at all. "We really are not sure why…" I didn't know Roger that much but I knew he was lying. He was hiding something important but he wasn't willing to tell me.
I shrugged nonchalantly. "Well keep me posted."
Roger looked at me for moment, probably knowing something was wrong. Then his voice changed into a normal conversational tone. "Oh, and I have assigned you a new roommate." Roger said with a mischievous glint in his eye.