Sixty-Five:
Rooftop
When I look back I'm shocked seeing our class president suddenly pops out unnoticed and it made me speechless and blood gone out of me.
"Hey! Relax!" he said and to my surprised he even reaches out on me and holds my hand.
The sudden warmth I felt from his hand made me feel at ease and for some reason, I felt a familiar feeling towards him. As if I knew him for a long time though I can't remember anything about him, why? I keep asking myself as if someone can help me to answer my question.
"Are you done with your survey?" he suddenly speaks up and to my dismay he already done holding me.
'What!? I'm… no!' I shouted to myself as I try to pacify my thoughts. "Why did you follow me?" I seriously asked.
"Worry about you." He simply answered.
I'm a bit stunned from what he answered. "Al-alright." I stammered a little. "Anyway, I'm sorry if interrupted your meeting I just came––"
"Are you sure this is normal?" unexpected he asked as he cuts me off.
"Pardon?"
He walks passed through me before he answered. "Realmente no recuerdas cómo llegaste a este lugar?"
I immediately turned to him and I felt a mixture of trepidation when I saw a vague figure behind him. I don't know and not so sure of what I saw but then it was gone immediately and I only see him standing alone in a view of blue sky.
'Did I saw it right?' I silently asked but then I just ignore and answered his question or rather, about how he manages to speak in a different language. "I never knew you can speak Spanish."
"Answer my question." He firmly stated which kind of surprised me because I can feel how serious he is to answer his question.
"I came from…" unexpectedly, my mind just block out.
"You cannot answer my simple question when you feel this is your normal life."
"What are you talking about?" because really, I don't have any idea of what 'normal life' he was saying.
"Try to remember. Don't let these whole place eats you." He said and was about to leave when I stop him.
"What do you mean? Try to remember? Why did I forget? Of what?"
He seriously stares at me. "Seriously, Jeanne. You have to wake up or else this whole pla… no! This whole illusion will send you to your end."
"I-illusion?! What are you talking about?! Or are you crazy enough to think––"
"Zbudi se, Jeanne!" he firmly stated. "This isn't your NORMAL world! So, please! I beg you! Find––"
He was suddenly cut off when he waves like an ocean in front of me and I cannot even react, I was just taken back inside our room and sat in my chair looking directly at Chadd.
"Hey!"
He waves his hand in front of me that wakes up me from my… dream? 'Was that just a dream?'
"Jeanne, are you alright?" Chadd worriedly asked me.
I quickly shake my head before I answered. "Ye-yes I'm––" I was caught off when I notice our class President suddenly passes through the hallway while looking straight at me. As if he was sending a silent message which I couldn't read or understand.
"Jeanne!" a snap of a finger cut off my deep staring towards our class President and before I knew it, he was gone as if he was never been there. "Hey! What are you looking at?"
"Nothing!" I quickly answered and silently asked. 'Is this really normal?'
"Jeanne…"
"I think…" I stand up and sigh. "I'll go to the restroom." I said and without his answer I hurriedly went out and went straight at the restroom.
…
Restroom
'NORMAL.'
That word tattoo into my mind yet I cannot figure out what does it mean. Why do I feel that everything that surrounds me isn't the normal things I should be doing?
I even think that I was just talking to…
'Wake up!'
"President!" I quickly turned around and to my surprised the place where I am in to suddenly changes to, 'rooftop?'
'Figure it out quickly before you put yourself in grave danger.' He added that I couldn't understand.
'Why? What do you mean?'
'I can't explain it clearly but––'
"Hey!"
"Claire?!" I was shocked seeing her at… "Why am I here?!"
Claire laughs about it and said. "Come on! What else will you do inside the restroom?"
"No! I'm just at the…" 'Rooftop?' Doubt suddenly blooms inside me making me feel that I'm going crazy for the things I cannot explain.
"Jeanne! I think you should go back now."
"To where?" For some reason I have no clue to where I should go back.
"Room… where else do you want to go?"
I look at her and for the first time in my life, I think this isn't normal anymore. And to cut off this weird feeling, I need to talk to this one person who wants me to wake up. From what? That is what I wanted to know. Because I really have no idea what he was talking about.
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Ninth Kingdom
Suddenly, Ilmatar and the others felt a strange phenomenon.
"Did you feel it?" suddenly Asim asked.
"Indeed I felt it." She answered before turning her head to Zamariel. "What does it mean?"
"I'm sorry but even I don't know anything about it."
The door of the living room suddenly burst open and the one who is responsible of it was Dione and she came urgently with a serious face.
"Where is God Kamali, Angel Zamariel?" she seriously and directly asked him.
"What's the matter, Dione?" Ilmatar asked.
"That is what I wanted to know, too, Ilmatar. What have you done, God Kamali?"
"He's not here." Zamariel answered.
Dione formed a half smile. "No, he's here. So, come out now, God Kamali before I send here my own army just to find Almos and Jeanne." She seriously threatened.
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