"Fajra," I heard him call me with a tone of defiance.I was too focused choosing clothes from the rack and putting them in front of him. I chose a simple shirt on him slightly tilting my head looking if it fits him.”This one's cool. White shirt fits you.” I said and removed the shirt from the hanger but he grabbed my wrist to stop me."Stop," he said.I sighed heavily and pouted. He has been stopping me from shopping for clothes for him. I was able to buy him pants first, so now I'm choosing his top. "At least buy that." I slapped the shirt on his chest so he couldn't do anything but hold it.He followed me to the counter. I quickly took out money and signaled the woman not to put the clothes in the paper bag."Don't look at me like that. I'm telling you, you have to change clothes. You attract so many people with that outfit. Halloween is still far ahead.” I rolled my eyes.His lips were in a grim line. "I don't care what other people say."I sighed harshly. “Just change. I'll wait
I was dumbfounded while looking at the scenario when we got home. From a distance, I can see how they take our stuff out of our house. I dropped the plastic bag I’m holding, which contained the stuff that we bought, and quickly ran."W-what is this?"I stammered a question to the man standing there. He didn't answer me and focused only on the paper in his hand. I turned to see another man coming out our door with the rest of our stuff."H-hey!" I screamed. "What are you doing?"I was confused and walking back and forth. Hades even passed through my eyes with the plastic I'd left earlier.He also seems to have no idea what is going on."Please don't do this." I pleaded with the man I first talked to.He looked at me without emotion and handed me the paper. I had no idea what was written on it."You need to go to the bank to settle this."My tears flowed, and I didn't know what to do. They didn't seem to listen to my plea."No, please. I have money."The bundle of money was scattered bec
Hades liked Fajra. Or, if we're going to put it in other words, Fajra is the one he likes. Yet he believes that the Fajra he knows and the one in front of him are the same person.It's not that I believe his story about the other world he's referring to, but if I put myself in his shoes, that's what he's implying. Even if he doesn't tell me, I'm not that dense to not realize it.He cares for me based on the way he looks at me or even his words. I could feel it because I was once like this. I once cared secretly, stared secretly, and liked someone in secret."Hades," I called him.Because he was left there at the door of the inn we went to. There are no hotels here, so we just went here."What are you doing?" I asked with no emotion.He was just standing straight outside, as if someone had stopped him from going inside. He didn't answer me, so I hissed and came back to the door to get him."What?" I hissed."Let's meet here tomorrow." He pointed to the side.My face crumpled in confusi
We were thrown out of that place, to make a long story short. I was shivering in the cold while walking on the empty, dark street, looking for a place to stay.I muttered some words to myself a few times, and Hades looked at me every time I did that."Well, fvck it!" I stopped and couldn't stop screaming. "Could this day even get worse?"I angrily snapped that even my flaring nose was blowing cold smoke. Hades was looking at me with his deep eyes. I glared at him for a few seconds and rolled my eyes before continuing to walk.I still don't want to believe it. Unless I talk to that woman, only then will I believe again."Maybe that was his accomplice or something?" I talked to myself while walking.We were not accepted at the inn we went to, so we are currently returning to where we came from. Our steps echoed when we passed by the bridge that connects the central and rural areas where our house is located.I had passed there when I realized that the sound of Hades' footsteps following
I don't know if he is succeeding in getting into my head because it's all making sense now. It's like I'm suddenly involved in the story that only he knows because I seem to understand everything. Little by little, the answers came together in my mind."Where are we headed?"I laughed at myself when he spoke after about an hour. Yes, we were walking in the cold for almost an hour. There is nowhere else to go but the place I know."Just trust me."He didn't answer, so I looked at him. "And please, if we ever see that woman again, don't say anything so we don't have to encounter any more problems."He kept his mouth closed, so I just sneered. We are in the middle of the forest; the longer our walk, the more difficult it becomes because the area is quite high.We can hear each other in that forest, and I'm not even bothered. We are used to me coming here, just not at this critical time."Fajra." I was surprised when he pulled me by my arm and looked around alertly. I got startled. I look
My senses clicked, and suddenly, the image of vibrant greens and sepia colors welcomed my eyes. Oh, I have this feeling of familiarity as well as confusion every time I dream.It felt so new yet so familiar to me. Oh yeah, probably because I used to dream the same things. It's because I'm a lucid dreamer; that's what Pluto told me."Fajra," I turned to the west to see whose voice it was, but I saw no one. The next thing I knew, I started to run, looking back from time to time as if I were checking if someone was coming after me.I heard a lot of giggles from you. It echoed inside my head, along with the continuous call of my name by a voice I wasn't aware of. Until I arrived at the gates.The gates that are out of my mind's capacity to reach. The gate is made of a mixture of cloud and mist rather than metal or any other material. I was able to pass by that without any effort.The next scenario in my dream was an image of me in a wide field. I was overwhelmed by the beautiful flowers
I have told myself many times that I’ve never really felt like I belong in this world. But I never thought of it this way.I hate that what the woman had told me struck me so badly that I felt that it was true. It's like she pointed out something that I couldn't admit to myself. Because the truth is, I really feel like the world has outcast me. It appears that the world is forcing me out and leading me to my demise, only to abandon me.But I'm not built that way. If the world makes me sick, well, I'll do everything until the world gets sick of me.I tried to brace myself. After arriving at the restaurant for my duty, I did my job. I was hoping to be fine, but no, I barely forgot my problems, especially the last words I said to Hades.He's been good to me. He didn’t do anything bad to me, but I think those are the only words that will keep him away from me. He's a good person. It’s just that his brain has some malfunctions."Fajra, someone's looking for you," my co-worker called me whi
Lucas unexpectedly arrived in the most uncomfortable situation. He seemed shocked to see me there, but more shocked to see his friend, Knight. I thought that he must’ve really declined the idea of visiting his old friend that they were this shocked.I smiled wickedly at Lucas when he sat beside Amos. He’s staring at me like I'm some sort of weird creature, as always.He cleared his throat before saying something. "Nice to see you here, Mr. CEO."Knight didn’t even look at him. He’s just holding the glass of rum, and the way he holds it looks like it’ll explode in his hand at any moment."Come on, young man. Loosen up. The night isn’t even starting. " Amos said while pouring the last bits of rum.I stared at Knight, trying to sense what they were up to."What’s wrong with him?" I asked the two.They just stared at me. Amos, with a slight grin on his face, and Lucas, who defensively avoided my eyes. I rolled my eyes and jugged my rum."So were you still waiting for someone or what?" I a