"Thank you for earlier," I said without looking at him. It's been minutes since we got here. Like last time, it's in the park again. We are both sitting on the grass like the same thing that we did before. We have been quiet for minutes since none of us wanted to talk.
I actually wanted to ask him why he was at the bar that time but I thought it would be better if I say nothing. I don't know why he kept on appearing everywhere when in fact, it was him who told me to forget everything.
Though I know that I couldn't, why is he still coming to me?
I waited for a few minutes more but everything was still quiet. I looked at him and he was staring at something from very far away again. I tried to look at it but I couldn't see anything. He's showing a blank expression that is why I don't know what he's thinking.
"I need my bag," I told him. "I'm going home now." I still need to text my friends about why I disappeared. I don't want them to feel worried about me and look for me in the bar.
And until now, I still don't know what happened to Minnie. I shouldn't have had gone with him. I don't know why I stayed longer and didn't tell him to bring me back to the bar.
He took my bag from the other side. I was about to stand up when he gripped on my arm. I was surprised, I looked at his hand holding my arm and looked at him. "Sit down," he said. "I'll tell you everything."
I felt awkward that I have to sit back down and listen to him. But I have always been curious about why he suddenly decided to disappear. I took my bag and put it on my lap. I hugged my knees and sat closer to him. He didn't even look at me. I was about to tell him to talk but I decided to just wait for him to open his mouth.
"Remember that old friend I told you that time in the river?" He finally started talking. It's about that friend whom he said joined the demons. Righ when he started talking, I kind of get where this talk is going to. Don't tell me.. 'I saw him at the party. "
I knew he was going to tell me that he saw him but I didn't expect it was at the party.
'What does that mean?" I asked him. If that old friend joined the demons, then what is he doing on earth?
"I didn't know they were there at first. But when I saw him, I figured out that they were demons in human form in that party, that time."
This means..
"I left because I didn't want you to be involved. If they found out that you were with me, there will no longer be a safe place for you to go since they are already in the world that you live in."
I felt bad. I felt very bad about how I treated him when he came back. "I didn't want you to know because I don't want you to live in fear. I wanted you to live the same before you met me."
It's as if I wanted to cry. I felt very bad that I can't even say anything to him. I never knew that he left because of me. And yet I had the guts to get mad at him for not telling me anything about his disappearance when in fact, it was all for me.
"I told you not to blame yourself for what happened," he said.
"Why didn't you tell me all of this sooner?" I finally had the courage to talk but with my voice almost cracking up. I wanted to cry so bad. He looked at me and noticed that I am almost crying.
"I just told you--"
"Then you shouldn't have had told me about it!" I stopped him. I wiped tears running down my cheeks. I took my bag and went up to take my leave and then I realized something and it made me stop from leaving.
"I'll take you back," he said. he took my hand and in a blink of an eye, we were in my room. I looked at him and that is when I noticed the tired look that he has been wearing this whole time.
He couldn't go back. I who met them and been with them for a week felt very worried about what they are doing in Armania. I can't imagine how Alexander feels this whole time.
He wants to go back badly. And he was alone for 3 years wandering in a world he knew nothing about while thinking about his friends and people from his kingdom who was left behind with the demons. I have never even thought about how he felt this whole 3 years staying here and waiting for a chance to get the core back that is almost even impossible.
I never thought about how it feels like Alexander.
I let my tears get away from my eyes and pulled his head on my shoulder. I just want to hug him now. I never thought about him being alone all this time struggling with everything that happened. If he didn't tell me about it I don't think I could understand. I felt his body react from the shock because of what I did.
I couldn't even tell him why I am doing this. It's just that I feel very bad for him struggling all by himself.
"You should've told me about it sooner." that is all that I could say. At that moment, I knew I felt him shove his face closer to me. It broke my heart.
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I am now at school and still occupied with what happened last night. I couldn't believe that I did that. Every time I think about it, I just want to shout and cover myself with embarrassment. But still I am at school, Not when a Lec is talking in front of every college student who just finished an internship. It's Saturday and we're not in a class. They just want to congratulate us about being able to finish the internship and get to learn more about our chosen job.
"Are you okay?' Leigha sked me while we were on our way out of the school campus.
'Y-yeah. Why?" I asked her.
"You seem pretty preoccupied," she told me.
"I'm fine.' I assured her. I don't want to tell her about it.
"By the way, Last night. I heard you suddenly disappeared." she pouted. 'She heard?'
"Y-yeah. I was-- uhh."
"Why?"
"Nothing. I just needed to go home all of a sudden." I lied.
"Something happened?" she asked me.
"Y-yeah." I hope I could still go to heaven after this.
She pouted and looked away then suddenly, She laughed.
"W-why?" I asked her. She looked so creepy, laughing all of a sudden.
"I remembered something last night," she said. I looked at her and she looked at me. I knew she knew that I am giving her a what-is-it? look. "Well, Ronnie said a guy approached him to get your bag."
"I---"
"But I am not sure if it did happen though," she said and looked up at the sky.
I felt relieved that she cut me off and I didn't get to say anything that could make her think it was true. "I gotta go now," I said. "See you tomorrow."
I didn't let her say anything and left as fast as I could. I went straight to the bar like I used to before I got the internship.
Because our internship is done, I don't think I will be able to see Alexander anymore. I won't be able to see him in the building since I stopped going there.
And I forgot to ask him about why he's hanging out with Liam Wong's son. I still get the feeling that he's doing it to get the core back and it's also part of his plan.
Last night, I was the one who let go of the hug first. And that is when he said he was going because it was already late.
I barely even get to sleep last night. I kept on thinking about what he said, I felt very sorry for treating him like that.
I am now at home and I still couldn't get myself to sleep. I am thinking about seeing him again.
And I am worried about how am I supposed to talk to him after what he said. The thought of demons coming to earth came into my mind and I felt very worried. Even worried than the moment he said it to me.
I sighed and rolled over. I closed my eyes and waited for minutes but still couldn't get myself to sleep.
'Damn that Alexander.' I thought. He's the reason why I am sleeping late like this. The shift was shorter than I expected for Saturday nights and I was quite thankful for that. And now that I have the chance to sleep right, I couldn't.
'Damn that Alexander.'
I don't even know why I am blaming it on him. It's just that I don't know who to blame.
"What's with all the cursing at 2 am, Alliyah."
I immediately opened my eyes when I heard his voice coming from inside my room. Then I saw him standing right in front of my bed. Looking like he just got up from his bed.
"What are you doing here?" I whispered. I don't want my friends to know that he's here. I immediately want up from my bed and locked the door. "Why are you here?" I asked again. I looked back at him and he was just on his way to climb up my bed. "What are you doing?" I asked.
He didn't even bother to answer me.
I walked closer to him and he was actually trying to sleep on my bed. "What are you doing? Get up." I told him.
"You interrupted my sleep," he said with a husky voice like when you call someone on the phone at 4 am.
"What? I don't understand."
"You know that I can hear your thoughts," he said.
"It's because you're reading my mind, idiot. Get up." I told him.
Suddenly, he got up from the bed as if he just realized something. He looked at the pillow and looked at me.
"What now?" I asked while starting to get curious about what he just realized.
"Nothing," he said in a serious tone that made me think that I will never be able to get the answer to my question. He suddenly became very serious.
"You have a weird behavior, your Highness," I told him addressing his sudden change of mood. He went up from the bed.
"If it's nothing then I'm going," he said.
"Wait-- you're really not going to tell me?" I asked as if I never knew the answer. As expected, he disappeared without answering.
I was left in the room stunned. Then I remembered that I had to talk to him about things. I even forgot about asking him where he lives.
I've been curious about this since the day we met. He got a gold watch on his wrist and he doesn't seem like he suffers through earth life like me.
I wonder about how he survived on the earth when in fact, he didn't have any money from me.
How he got this expensive necklace is still a mystery to me.
And I forgot to ask him anything about those things. Instead of asking, I pushed him out.
I rolled my eyes and went back to bed. I can just ask him sooner or later.
I don't know why he listens to my mind at 2 am and then accuses me of interrupting his rest.
I don't understand at all. The fact that he suddenly became serious about the thing makes me even curious.