Yesterday.
Another wonderful day for Rue. The sky was clear and there wasn't a single bad omen occured to him. He went to the school and another girl confessed to him. Of course, he rejected her saying 'I'm sorry.' with a charming smile. Nothing had passed a day for Rue that no girls confessed to him. It became daily to him. He knew tomorrow, someone again will confess to him. He seemed to be enjoying this.
Rue... He was popular for his looks and grace personality. It was as if like the royal blood ran through him. He knew that but he never boasted it around. For some reason, he enjoyed seeing girls cry over him... I guess this would be called, A total sadist.....
And on that day..
Rue went to a place—still in the school where people rarely go to at this hour.... A place that he knew and a place where he could do something secretly that only he knew about. The Boy's Bathroom.
It was in the middle of the class. He couldn't take it any longer. He walked in one of the toilet with thin walls around to cover the person who would use the toilet. He sat down on the toilet with loose pants then, he would do the usual thing. Yes... He was jerking off.. It seemed like he gets turn on when girls cried over him. It was a pleasure for him. And no one knows about this...
The sound echoed the place, he didn't hold back, knowing no one would come at this hour. He had been doing this for several times and never once caught.
Little did he know... Aster was only right next to his—only a thin wall separated them. She was, of course surprised though it was never written on her face. She knew this sound and above all, she knew what he was doing. She was also taking a pee, you see. After all, that is the Girl's Bathroom. It seemed like Rue entered the Girl's Bathroom, thinking it was the Boy's Bathroom. He did really was in a hurry to even mistake those two.
But, too bad. Usually, Aster would not mind this but she was in a desperate state. Knowing no one would show her what she wanted, there was a better way for someone to do it. She heard that opposite sex would be effective. Though, she didn't know who was doing that kind of thing next to her. She didn't care if it was a girl. Luckily, she had her phone with her and started to voice record the sound.
She seemed to had no concern with what was happening... She wasn't wavered. Such a strong soul...
The sound lasted few minutes. Aster wasn't really embarrassed. Why would she be embarrassed? Her mind was filled with thoughts of wanting to know what love is. She didn't know she was envying the people around her who could express those emotions easily. She thought, by experiencing love was a first step then she would be like those normal people. She wanted to hurry.... Because she had no time left.
Meanwhile, Rue finished and fixed himself up. He felt a lot better and a satisfying smile crept in his face. He felt alot better now. He opened the door, and the first thing he saw was a girl's back. He wasn't familiar with this figure. He knew she wasn't one of those girls who confessed to him.
He suddenly felt uneasy. His eyes widened, his face went pale, his jaw dropped and his heart raced faster than normal. He was nervous. He closed the door, rather quickly and locked himself in. He would then mess his hair by his hands. He was relieved that the girl hadn't turned around because if she did, she would see him..
'Why is there a girl here?! Isn't this the Boy's Bathroom!?' He shouted really panicking in his mind.
Well, he didn't know it was the Girl's Bathroom and had no idea that it was Aster who was waiting for him. Aster knew that the person who was jerking off, had seen her. She guessed 'she might've got flustered.'
'And, why am I doing this anyway... This isn't right... What I'm about to do is blackmailing.. But...' Aster said in her mind.
For the first time in Aster's life, this was her first time staying in the bathroom for so long. She was patiently waiting for the person to come out while Rue was impatiently waiting for the girl to leave so he could come out. Both had opposite desires.
While waiting, Aster looked at the wide mirror that reflected almost the whole space for how wide it was. She traced her face from forehead to her chin as she compared her previous state before she started going to school. She knew she was gaining weight. Because she got to walk around everyday which she rarely do in the hospital so her body was needing a lot of energy to keep up.
But she knew herself, that even if she eats, she wouldn't last longer. She would eventually die.... To be honest, her body could barely keep up. Sometimes her body would suddenly get heavy. Sometimes her legs would give up. Yet, no one noticed that. The students thought she was just rather clumsy.
She watched her face as it reflected her unexpressed features. She wasn't sad, she wasn't happy. What was that....?
Meanwhile, Rue cursed himself and also the girl who he did not know it was Aster—praying silently that she would finally leave.
Aster figured that the person, which was Rue, wouldn't come out knowing she was still there so she took a sigh and left the room, purposely closed the door with a moderate sound.
Rue heard the sound of the opened then closed door. He guessed the girl left already but just to be sure, he crouched his knees and lowered his head—even lower that his cheek almost touched the floor to peek from a small space below the door if she was still there, but it seemed like the girl, Aster was no longer standing in front of his door.
'She's finally gone... I'm saved..' He heaved a sigh of relief.
He stood up and finally opened the door. He was welcomed by his reflection from the mirror. He checked himself first and fixed his hair before taking a step. After finishing, he left the Boy's Bathroom... Or so he thought.
From the corner of his eyes, there was a figure—leaning on the wall as if waiting for him to leave. He thought it was just his imagination. He stood still as he hesitantly slowly rolled his eyes towards the figure and he wasn't mistaken. It was a real person. He was frozen. He couldn't move his head, hands nor his legs. He guessed that this person, was the one who was with him in the bathroom. For him, it was as if the world had stopped.
He was indeed feeling anxious.
Meanwhile, as for Aster.. Her eyes widened a bit after learning that the one who was jerking off... Was a guy?! And above all, as far as Aster could remember, he was popular amongst girls but she didn't give a fuck about him. She saw the side of his face and with that features, she knew it was Rue, her classmate. Uhm.. Actually, she didn't know his name.
'No.. The question is... Why is he in the Girl's Bathroom..?' Aster asked in her mind.
She was having disgusting thoughts about Rue. She was actually having a second thought. Knowing she had... Uh... She recorded that.. Uhm, sound.. But then, she realized that he could fit the role. He was surrounded by love, more like he was an expert. Usually, Aster wouldn't do this but now, she was really in desperate state... Nothing could stop her. She didn't know Rue that well so she had no idea what reactions she might get.
Aster cleared her throat. "So you've finally come out. The Charming Boy." She said teasingly.