Seven days ago,
The corridor was very dark. The sound of dripping water was coming from somewhere which made the atmosphere a little stagnant.
"Drip....drip...."
A light beam was coming from a room towards the corridor.
"Yes..a little more "a sound came from inside the room, " I won't let you go this time."
A boy appeared to be doing something but it was not clear from behind.
"gulp..yeah.. last one..please..ple.." the boy was murmuring and put a coin center of a formation surrounded by five candles.
[ Hantu Roh / Spirit of coin
Info: It is a mystical game or ' Ritual' that aims to communicate with supernatural beings such as demons, spirits and also ghosts. People play this to know Secrets or answer any supernatural questions. It required to play in a dark room with at least a window. Rumor has it that sometimes it becomes dangerous and even causes death. ]
"Crack!..."
Suddenly a sound came from the window.
"ah..ah.ha.." he looked at the window instantly and terrified.
"Thank god..it was just wind, nothing else" he was convincing Himself.
" Now then, what to do next?" he looked at a paper, " So, I need to read the script "
"Spirits around respond to my call" he was trying to focus and got a bit scared, "Spirits live in the darkness... blah... blah..."
"With the sacrifice of blood our soul connected " He dropped a drop of his blood into the coin and felt some pain.
"Soul...con..."He was scared and thinking, "𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒂𝒔𝒕 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒅 ..𝒊𝒕 𝒘𝒊𝒍 𝒃𝒆 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒆..𝒏𝒐 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒂𝒇𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒅...𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕..!!"
Suddenly the phone rang.
"SOUL CONTRACT !!!" He jumped backward and fell off the chair.
"Ouch! That hurts!" He was patting his head, "Who's calling right now?"
"Eh!..it's Almus" he received the call, "Why the hell are you calling now? I'm almost scared to death!!!"
"Why are you afraid?" Almus was asking, "Don't tell me, you're playing that game now!!.. ha..ha.."
"Yes...I'm playing that shitty game of yours !!" he replied sternly," if you guys hadn't cheated, I wouldn't have lost the bet."
"Scared!!" Almus was joking, "Didn't you say you're not afraid of ghosts?"
" Gosh!!... I'm not scared of ghosts."
" Are you sure about that??... Aha.."
"Damn!!.. Cut it already!!" He was annoyed, "Why are you calling now?"
"Oh. I almost forgot" Almus asked, "Do you know what day tomorrow is?"
"Huh!... Did you call me to know that? " he said, annoyed. "February 14th, I think. why?"
"Wait....don't tell me you forgot already!" Almus was surprised.
"forgot what ??" He replied, "Okay, let me think."
"It's not a holiday or special occasion, as far as I can remember." He was thinking out loud and remembered," Wait.. wait...wait..!!. Tomorrow is Valentine's Day! "
"So, now you remember" Almus replied disappointedly, "Didn't you say you will ask her out!! What are your plans now?"
"I don't have any plans yet"
"What do you mean you have no plans?" Almus replied "If you don't ask her out now, it will be too late. she might fall for someone else "
"What should I do? If I ask her out, she might think I'm creepy and hate me"
"So you gave up," Almus asked, "answer my question, do you have any feelings for her?"
" Yes...I do have feelings for her..but I'm a just loser" he replied sadly, "yet I want to tell her how I feel."
"huh!.. I know this is how it will happen eventually...so I have a plan in advance." Almus said," Just do as I say"
" But If..."
"No, but..you will do what I say" Almus replied menacingly, "am I clear to you?"
"Yes," he replied timidly.
"Then listen..whisper..whisper..and whisper..that will do the trick."
"What!!" He replied loudly, "It's impossible... I can't do it!"
"And how do you arrange it? " He added.
"No need to worry about that," Almus said happily, "I already discussed it with the others."
"Wait.. what!!...you told the others too?"He flustered, "They're going to make fun of me!"
"Sorry!!!…get ready for tomorrow." Almus hung up the call.
"Damn!!.. you Almus!!!"
"That bastard!" He worried, "Then tomorrow is the day.."
[Someone seems to have been listening to them from outside the window the whole time, or it could be imagination perhaps.]
He was walking to school.
I am Nagato Nawfi. Today is Valentine's Day. It doesn't matter to me but this year is special. Because today I will propose to my childhood friend. Our parents were school friends so, she and I have been together since middle school. She was my first friend and crush. I was always bullied at school and she always came for me. I love her so much. I'm too scared to tell her. If she misunderstands our friendship breaks.
"Hey! Man.. why are you so gloomy today?" A spiky-haired boy said and slapped Nawfi on the back, "I mean, you seem gloomier than usual "
"Kenji-kun!!" He replied, "No, it's nothing."
"Huh!...Nothing? Kenji smiled, "But Almus already told me that you're going to propose to your childhood sweetheart today."
"I see, he told you " he forced himself to smile, "it's good for you."
"Listen, we're all single. So no need to be sad." Kenji said proudly, "It always happens to people like us. "
"Are you encouraging me or discouraging me?"
"Why should I discourage you?" Kenji replied suspiciously, "I would never."
"Hmm..by the way, why so early today?"
"I have some important work to do, that's why I'm early" Kenji smiled menacingly.
"Yes, I see." He answered and realized what Kenji was after.
"Well then...I have to go now." Kenji smiled and left, "Don't worry. If you got rejected I'll kick your ass and if you got accepted I'll punch you in the face. Good luck."
"That means I will be beaten in any way "he was talking to Himself.
Students are talking and laughing in the classroom.
"Hey did you hear, the boy from Class C1 Yasuharu asked out the girl from Class A2 Saori "
"What!!... Are you talking about Saori, the school beauty?"
"yeah.."
"I hear, they already started dating."
"Man... now I'm jealous.."
"That Yasuharu is one hell of a lucky guy. Got a beauty like Saori as a girlfriend "
One of the girls glanced at Nawfi.
The teacher entered the classroom and everyone took their seats.
The bell rang,
and the students were left for PE class.
"Oh..no..I forgot to bring my PE dress. Do any of you guys have an extra one?"
"I think, I have a spare one in my locker, you can borrow it."
"Thank you!! Minato kun" the boy hugged him tightly, "you are my best friend."
"Hey! Stay away" Minato growled, "You're creeping me out."
"You're alone as usual," Almus said,
Nawfi did not respond.
"Let's go, PE class is about to start," Almus added,
Boys changing room,
"Nawfi!...I'm going, you come quickly and don't be late" Almus changed and left.
"I'm very nervous." While changing Nawfi said to himself, "What do I do now?"
He let out a deep breath and left for PE.
Some boys were shouting at someone. Three boys were bullying one boy.
"Didn't I ask you to come?" The boy angrily charged the bullied boy caller, "Why didn't you come?"
"The teacher called me, so I couldn't come"
"What!!!... You're making excuses now. How dare you disobey me?" The boy got angry and punched the bullied boy in the face, "You f*cker!!!... SMAK!!...."
"Hey!! If you want to fight, I'm your man, not that brat."Kenji said,
"Oh..ho! We found a lion among the rats." The boy said,
"Nawfi!.. bring Shugo to the nurse's office. I'll tell the teacher."Kenji grinned menacingly, "I've some business here, you can go now."
"Thank you, Kenji kun."Shugo said sadly, "Sorry to cause any more trouble."
"Thank Nawfi... he called me just in time." Kenji looked at Shugo and smiled, "And that's no trouble, it's my favorite thing ."
"Yes... I know." Shugo smiled softly,
"Huh!... How long do I have to wait."the boy said with a menacing smile. "Or else I'll play with those two mice."
"Kenji Kun, I'm leaving." Nawfi said, "Let's go, Shugo-kun."
"Then bring it on, you bitch!" Kenji said,
"I'm already on it."
In the Nurse's office,
"Are you alright, Shugo kun?"
"I'm fine now." Shugo replied with a sad face, "Sorry about earlier, Nagato kun."
"What are you sorry for??" Nawfi replied, "That's what friends do, right?"
"You consider me a friend and always help me," Shugo said. "But I've never been of any use to you and only caused trouble for you guys."
"Shougo kun! Do you remember the first time we met" Nawfi said looking outside, "You were the one who saved me back then..for that I am forever grateful to you."
"Then I did nothing!"
"No, you did" Nawfi smiled, "I was getting beaten up by some boys from other schools. I got beaten up less because of you...hahaha"
"Now, you are making fun of me."
"No. I'm not making fun of you... really "
"huh!..okay, fine "
"That means you forgive me."
"Why are you apologizing?" Shugo looked at Nawfi suspiciously, "Wait.. Don't tell me?" You are making fun of me. "
"I'm sorry..please forgive me!!"