After a few hours, we arrive at our home area. He drops me first at my house before he going back to his own. I can feel that along the way, he didn't talk to me much and he looks a little quiet. I know that he is not the person that talking too much, but...I can feel that he look a little different to me.
I literally wondering what really happened inside that mystery house earlier. In fact, I was thinking many things and my mind keep wondering what he and the other seniors were doing in that place.
I want to ask him what is going on but I feel hesitant to ask him because since we going back from that place, his behaviors seem a little strange. Not to mention about him, the other thing that makes me more curious is the way other seniors looking at me.
I can see that each of them was giving me a different vibe of gazing. Their eyes when looking at me were scarier than they look at me when we meet at the campus. I can say that they are really different from the person that I know when we were on the campus.
Did they have a secret assignment that our campus assign for?? Or did they not really are students?? Or, maybe they have done something illegal?? I keep thinking about that until Brent was touch my shoulders.
''Uh??'' I was awakened from my reverie. I was startled too because I was too deep in my own thinking about that.
''Are you okay? We already arrived at your house.''
''Huh? Ah, I see. I'm sorry, I didn't realize it.''
''It's okay. I know you might be tired because of our long journey. I'm sorry.''
''No. I'm okay. I'm just fine. I haven't had this long journey for a long time too. Thanks for bringing me.'' I give a smile to him and he smiling at me too.
When I look at him giving me that smile too, I feel a little relieved. At least, I had seen him smiles toward me for today since we going back from that place. The all things that I was thinking just now were all gone after I see him smiling.
''Lilian...''
''Mmm...''
''Why are you looking at me like that? What are you smiling for?''
''What? Did I smile??''
''Yes. I think you look at me...like a-like a passionately. Are you captivated by me?''
I was shocked when I hear him saying that. I didn't expect that he will ask me that question. My body was freeze and our eyes were met for a second too. I literally don't know what to do because my mouth feels locked tightly.
At that moment, we were alone together in the car. I want to say out loud to him that my answer to his question just now is yes. I want to say to him that I really captivated by him! My heart always beating faster whenever I see him especially when I'm alone with him.
All of a sudden, I was shocked! I was surprised by what I see just now. ''Err...senior! I-I...I have to leave first! See you again! Bye!'' I hurriedly open the door and quickly come out of his car.
Without turning back, I quickly run toward my house. When I was already entered my house, I secretly peering out the window and want to see him. He is still in front of my house and not leaving.
After a few minutes, I heard his car moving and he was leaving. I finally feel at ease. I take my deep breath while taking a seat on my couch in the living room. I make a long sighing.
The truth is, I was see something strange in him earlier. His eyes suddenly change. I was shocked when I saw his eyes gradually change into a purple light color. When we staring at each other just now, it has happened instantly right in front of my eyes.
After sitting and calming myself there, I leaned back on the couch while relaxing my mind. I tried to not think about that anymore. Right now, my mind was feeling confused. I still can't believe what I saw earlier.
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The next morning, I went to campus as usual. For today, I will have a long day at the campus because I will attend my class continuously. Besides that, we also have a group assignment, and also I had to attend our history club meeting.
I guess, today is going to be the busiest day for me. I didn't think that life on campus was more tiring than high school. Even though we don't have to do the extra class every day but, it turns out that we still have others things to do rather than attending the class.
Later on, when I walking toward the class, I saw Senior Brent was walk headed toward the way that I was through too. Luckily he was not alone and he was with his friends and they looked like they were having a lively chat. I hope he doesn't notice me if we came across later.
When we are almost closer to each other, I just walk over and past him while lowering my head a little. Literally, today I still don't have that encouragement to meet him because I am still shocked about yesterday. But, in deep of my heart, I want to see him. I want to see him every day without missing a day.
I was confused by my own heart and I was thinking over and over. I'm hoping that he will notice me and at the same time, I don't want to. But, it turns out that he noticed me and was calling for my name.
The moment he called out my name, I was startled and the books that I was holding is falling down. I was nervous and tried to run away from there but he already grabs my bag from the back. I didn't have any choice but had to face him right now.
''Hi, Senior!'' I greet him and pretended to surprise to see him.
''Are you going to attend the class?''
''Err-yeah.''
''Here, your books.'' He picks up the books that fell on the floor and handed them to me.
''Oh, thanks. Uhm...I have to leave first. I'm gonna late.''
''Lilian, wait. I have something to talk to you about. What time is your class ended?''
''Err-Uhm, actually I have a full day class today. And I also maybe cannot join our club meeting later. I kind of busy today.''
''It's okay. You can be absent from our club later if you are busy. But, I have to talk to you. I have something...!''
''Senior, I'm sorry. I have to go now. I'm gonna late. Bye!'' After saying that, I quickly walk away from there. I just left from there without turning back. I don't know what his reaction but at that time I was feel anxious.
I feel guilty after saying that to him. I wondered if he realized that I tried to avoid him. Anyway, I feel glad that I can run away from him. ''I hope that I'm not obviously showing my strange behaviors just now right?'' I just mumbling with myself.
''Puff! I have to avoid him for these few days until I'm ready to ask him about that.'' I take a deep breath before the class begin and I had to focus on my class today.
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Later on, after Lilian's class has been over, she is in a hurry to leaving. She quickly packing all her books and want to go back home as soon as possible. In fact, she was hurried to leave because she doesn't want to come across Brent later.
She doesn't know if he is still around on the campus or not. After all, it was already late and she thought that he must be already going back home.
However, before she wants to go back, she actually wants to meet with Stefan. She was looking for him for the entire day but she cannot find him. She wanna ask him about Brent but unfortunately, she didn't see him at the campus today.
She just going back home that day with a grieving heart. She hopes that tomorrow she can meet with Stefan. She also hopes that he can help her with the uncertain things about Brent.
After a few hours, she arrived home. As usual, after coming back from the campus, she always lying down first on their couch in the living room. She was lying down there while massaging her head.
Meanwhile, when she has arrived before, her dad was busy cooking in the kitchen. At that time, she didn't realize that someone was with her dad in the kitchen there. After a few minutes, she realized that she was heard some noise from the kitchen.
She wondered who is talking with her dad. She didn't know that someone else is also in their house too. She yelling to her dad from the living room and asking who is with him talking there.
All of a sudden, there was a man standing over her head while she was lying down there. That man slowly lowering his head toward her and lean his face closer to her. He whispering softly and call her name. ''Lilian...''
The moment she open her eyes, she was shocked to see Brent's face was closer to her. She automatically shouting loudly as she was really shocked.