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chapter 13

He nose was in a book-again. It has now been a full week since visiting , and the events that had taken place there. Kaneki was falling back onto old habits. Like his reading. I didn't see what made him so intrigued, well I couldn't see even if I wanted to, because I couldn't read. I looked over his shoukder, but I all I saw was scribes and lines, they had absolutely no meaning to me. I knew they were words, but what sounds did they make? I squinted then sighed with frustration. How could I relate with Kaneki if one of the most important things to him is something I'm incapable of doing? I stood up to leave, but he called me.

"Yo Kano, would you like to borrow this book? You are always reading it over my shoulder, I could lend it to you. If you want." He asked, and sincerely at that. But this was truly embarrassing. I turned and ran out of the room, hoping he didn't see it on my face.

***(Pov change)

Her footsteps echoed down the hallway and were followed my a slam of a door. It took me a couple seconds to realize what had just happened, but it still didn't make any sense to me. What had I done wrong?

"Ahh Monsieur Kaneki," Tsukiyama clicked his tounge with disapproval, "you should know better by now."

"Know what?" I aksed, stunned that he knew what was going on.

"Many young ghouls are unable to attend school and get an education, and chances are if the parents did not attend school, the children will not be able to be taught anything as well. In some cases, like mine, I was able to be refined in the arts. But an association like Aogiri-is not one that I'd assume stresses education. And judging by Kano's reaction, she unfortunately never received an education, and cannot read." He said.

"Oh..." I said and the more it sank in, the more awful I felt.

"You forget," Tsykumia said as he began to leave the room, "that she has been a ghoul her entire life."

And with those words he left me. I has screwed up, majorly. Fuck...What should I do? I then remembered Hinami. And the smile it brought to her face when I had taught her something.

I stood and and went into the hallway. Pausing in front of her door, I knocked. After a few moments, it cracked open slightly, and the light from the hallway streamed into the room which was pitch black. And illuminated her face- which was slightly splotchy red.

"May I come in?" I aksed

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Thanks for reading! sorry this was short! Been really busy!

peace!