The air was a bit chilly as Kalim led Riddle across the PE field. Neither of them said anything, but the lack of conversation was oddly comforting in a way, Riddle thought, as only the sound of chirping crickets accompanied them on their otherwise silent walk.

“Almost there!” Said Kalim, jovial as ever as he turned to look over his shoulder at Riddle with a grin that could rival even the sun.

”How he can smile so easily I’ll never know…” As Riddle pondered his thoughts he opted to not speak them aloud. “It’s almost something to be envious of, how he can be so carefree...” Glancing to the side, Riddle felt a bit awkward as he watched the magic carpet float beside them. Was it like a pet? Did it have more autonomy than that? It’d be rude to ask right?

“You alright?” Kalim’s voice broke him out of his thoughts, face a bit too close as he examined Riddle’s thoughtfully. He smiled again. “Nah, don’t tell me if you don’t feel like it! Come on, this place is perfect!”

They stopped in the middle of the field, there wasn’t much light so you could see thousands of stars illuminating the sky. If Riddle looked to his left he would’ve noticed Kalim watching him with a big smile, eyes sparkling.

The magic carpet lowered itself close to the ground to make stepping on easier and Kalim hopped on with zero hesitation, Riddle didn’t follow.

“Come on!” Kalim urged, but seeing Riddle’s trepidation his grin turned into a soft smile. “Hey, you you trust me, right?” He held out a hand.