Rajah pushed the door open and entered the room. It was late in the night, the room was dark. The only light in the room was from the moon.
" Where are you coming from in the middle of the night?" Shem spoke in the dark.
Rajah gasped. " You scared me Shem...why are you still awake?" His voice quivered while he spoke.
" I couldn't sleep. Where are you coming from by this time? We didn't see you at breakfast this morning, you were not at the assembly either. Where did you go?" Shem asked.
" I'm tired, I need to rest. We will talk in the morning." Rajah walked pass Shem, he laid down on the floor. " You should get some rest too, Shem." He said before closing his eyes. Shem stood there staring at him.
" I wonder where he went" Shem muttered under his breath.
* * *. *
" Rajah has been acting strange lately, he rearly talks to us these days." Shem said, as he took his seat at the table.
" I thought I was the only one who noticed." Ham replied.
" We should give him time to morn Boye's death, they were really close."
" Patmos, we understand that he is in a morning state, but it doesn't mean he should push us away, were friends after all." Ham spoke
" I know Rajah and me don't get along in so many ways, but I think he is hiding something form you guys"
" Something like?"
" I'm not sure Ham, but I have this strong feeling that he is hiding something from everyone else." Shem replied.
" I don't think so, Why will Rajah hide something from us? It doesn't make any sense. I'm sure he is doing this because he needs time to be alone." Patmos spoke
" You're right Patmos. We should give him time." Ham added.
" Can I join you guys?" A voice spoke. Tilting their heads upward, they saw Shamgar standing there with a tray of food in his hands. They stare at him for a while without a word.
" If you want to." Patmos replied indifferently. Shamgar took his seat, he was surprised that they were still staring at him. Why are they staring at me like that? He questioned himself.
There was silence, they continued eating without saying a word to him.
" I can leave if you don't want me here." Shamgar spoke braking the silence.
" No...um, you can sit with us." Ham spoke faking a smile.
" Thanks!" Shamgar replied with a smile. They were shocked when they saw him smiling. This is the first time they see him smile. Shamgar has always been cold towards others, they were surprised to see this part of his.
" Can we be friends?" Shamgar asked with a smile on his face.
" Friends?" They replied in unism, staring at each other in disbelief.
What on earth is going on? First it was Rajah who was avoiding them, now Shamgar wants to befriend them. What kind of game is the universe playing with us? Ham questioned himself.