to your great misfortune, you were late for the very first lesson of the term. you thought there could be no bigger failure, but the teacher said that the whole class had split into pairs to work on big projects.

it turned out that only one student does not have a pair. alhaitham stares blankly out the window as you take the only empty seat next to him. his voice is indifferent, but with a slight note of irony. "I work alone."