My Unlucky Demon

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“Fever?” Raphael asked me as if he had no idea.

“She was burning hot.” I told him.

“What do you mean? She didn’t have any fever.” 

“Hah?” 

I stood up and went to room 505. Mallory was still sleeping fully covered in blanket. I know she could be all good now, but she had such a burning temperature before, she should have at least a mild fever left.  I took the cover off her head and placed my palm over her forehead to have a good feel of her temperature. Unbelievable, not only is she not hot at all, her forehead actually feels cool. What the heck? 

“Maybe you had a dream?” Raphael told me.

Everything that I remember about what happened is real except what happened at the clinic? Was I really only dreaming? It’s true that I feel tired, but I don’t remember taking care of her. I only brought her to the clinic and then... Ugh, my head feels heavy. I sat at the bed opposite to Mallory thinking about the things that happened yesterday. I feel so exhausted... We still have classes later too. 

“Michael, you look sick. Are you alright?” my actions seem to have made Raphael worry.

I placed my palm over my head. It seems I’m the one who has a mild fever. “No, I’m fine.” It’s just mild, I should be good to go.

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Walking towards school, I felt dizzy. Maybe I should have stayed at the dorm after all, just going down the stairs tired the hell out of me. 

We reached school after a while. Mallory was walking fine, she sure does recover fast. Good for her. 

I made it through my classes, but I feel like my fever had just gotten worse at lunch. We cleaned the gym and indoor pool again. Similar to yesterday, Raphael and Gabriel have another class after lunch so I had to take care of Mallory again. 

As I said before, Mallory just seem to attract trouble wherever she go. All the solo tables were occupied so we had to seat at the long one. There were a couple of people on the middle of the long table, but the ends were open. Just like before, I went to buy food, a rice meal with soup and some warm drink to help me with my fever. I bought the same for Mallory. When I turned back at Mallory everyone else have left the table. Aiden was there, sitting on the other end of the table eating his meal. It seems no one wants to spend their lunch eating at the same table as a troublemaker. Except Mallory that is, she was still there and is even looking at Aiden’s direction. I hurried back before she can even approach him. Luckily, the table is near this time. Aiden didn’t seem to have any plan on causing trouble right now, but with Mallory here, I can’t be too sure. 

Thankfully, nothing happened. Aiden just ate his meal and went away. It’s better that way since I can’t really do much in my current condition. 

As Mallory finished her meal, she stood up and leaned closer to me. What does she want now? I was thinking when she suddenly took out her tongue and licked me on the edge of my lips. I almost thought she was gonna kiss me. It seems she licked away a grain of rice beside my mouth. I felt unexpectedly calm, I’ve been feeling dizzy all day, my head is overheating. I had no energy to get angry nor aroused at all. Although my appetite vanished right after what she did, I only had a little to begin with and Aiden sitting on the table made it smaller. Mallory took my bowl and wanted to eat the rest of my food using my spoon as well. “Idiot... don’t use my spoon” I said my thought out loud. But of course she couldn’t hear it. What would she do if she get my fever indirectly? Hmm... Indirect kiss. Ahah, I must have gone mad, what she did earlier must have affected my train of though including the fact that I’m feeling dizzy. Well, it doesn’t feel so bad to stare at her, she a candy for the eye, I placed my arms on the table, and rested my head on it then I watched her as she eats my food.

I didn’t notice it, but I somehow fell asleep after that. I woke up with a sweet smell upon my nose. I opened my eyes and in front of me was a sleepy head, her hair have strayed around the reach of my sense of smell. I feel better now, I leaned closer to sniff a bit more. What is this shampoo? It smells so alluring. Her hand is touching me, I must really be crazy because looking at her hands make me think that it’s the most beautiful pair of hands ever created. Even though everyone was supposedly created equally. 

Ah! The time, my classes... it’s almost 6 pm already. My last class ends at 6 pm too. *sigh* I woke up Mallory, we have to go to the student council ‘s office so we can help with the community service. I don’t really feel like seeing that bastard Aiden’s face again. He’s just too violent, even against women. Rather, by the way he glared at Mallory and Elaine yesterday, it is almost as if he loathes them. 

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School storages... I didn’t know they had them placed so far away from the classrooms. We even went to the forest behind the school and walked for a while before we reached it. I didn’t know community service included going around the forest at night to a storehouse that looks like a haunted house. 

“This looks like a haunted house.” Raphael spoke out my thoughts.