DEVIL BESIDES YOU

Kriiiiik!!! "Aaaaagggghhhhhh!" A scream rang out. Sure enough, the sound of that scream forced the cold-faced handsome student to turn his head immediately towards the girl's restroom not far from where he was standing. The silent girls' restroom, one of the scariest restrooms on the 4th floor of Nirvana School, an international SHS. Not because of the tense afternoon atmosphere, but because of that hysterical voice. "Who's there?!" he snapped coldly. The student ran immediately into the girls' restroom with swift and sure steps. Brukkkk! His tall foot kicked hard at the toilet door that was locked tightly. Until finally the door was successfully broken down. There was a female student sitting on the floor of the toilet with a scared look on her face. "What's wrong?!" he exclaimed, asking what happened to the girl. The girl raised her face. The orientalist's beautiful face momentarily anesthetized the coldness of the student's aura. A subtle buzz greeted his heart. "Zhian." "Why are you here?" Zhian greeted her with a cold snort. "I'm scared. There are so many 'them' here," she sobbed. The girl cried, standing before Zhian. Her tears faded Zhian's stiffness. He leaned her head on his shoulder without the slightest thought. * Zhian and the girl he had just met sat silently on the veranda of the girl's house. He was forced to drive her home when dusk had fallen. "I'm Aurelia Devi." The sweet voice rang in Zhian's ears. Zhian, the most cold-faced, ignorant, and mysterious handsome man in the entire school. Zhian, the mysterious man who had only been at the school for a week, but whose presence seemed to be the new air among the other residents of the school. A man who has never been seen with anyone at school. However, his cold demeanor adds to the love of students who are attracted to his cold character. "Why are you in the restroom?" exclaimed Zhian. "They locked me in that toilet. They hate me so much. I just want them to treat me the same as the others." Zhian said no more, got up and smiled nonchalantly. He took a step, but stopped again. "Aurel, the weird student with the 6th sense?" "Am I wrong that I can see supernatural things like that? Am I weird?" Aurel protested to Zhian. "None of my business!" The motocross bike immediately roared off leaving a stunned Aurel alone. She wiped away her tears. "We're the same, Zhian. The only difference is that your supposedly strange mysterious demeanor adds a certain charm to you, while me, this 6th sense makes them all stay away from me. Are you the same?" * The atmosphere of room 301, Zhian's Science classroom, was noisy with the voices of the students who were busy with their own activities. However, Zhian didn't seem to care. He still sat silently with a cold aura that always radiated from him. A mysterious gaze always emitted from his crystal brown eyes. "Zhian, there's a time today? Would you like to go out with me?" A beautiful female student sat beside him, still he only had a cold look. "I really like you," the girl added again. Zhian got up from his seat. Immediately the collar of his uniform blazer was pulled by the beautiful female student. "You're really mysterious, I like it." The beauty left. Not long after, a student with a cynical look approached him. "How arrogant of you. Veya is the most favorite girl in this school," he snapped. Zhian flashed a stiff smile. "Unfortunately, I'm more interested in sushi than she is." Zhian walked away, leaving the man's sardonic smile behind. He walked towards the school restaurant where he spent every day. Unconcerned with the dozens of pairs of eyes on him, he simply carried a plate of sushi to the corner table. Zhian sat down, ignored by no one because no one dared to approach him since he was always alone. Zhian devoured the sushi with chopsticks, his eyes straight ahead. "Can I have a signature? I really admire genius students like you." A student's voice sounded in front of him. The handsome man with a slightly goofy face smiled as he offered a pen and a piece of paper. "You must know me. We're in the same class, right? Even though you've only been in my class for a week, you must remember my face," the student said in a casual tone. Zhian didn't care, just ignored the unfamiliar student. "That's it. Then introduce me, my name is Samuel Hyraka, just call me Samuel. I'm one of your fans out of your thousands of female fans in this school. I'm normal, I just admire you because of your genius. Will you take me on as a student? My exact grades have never been good the last 3 semesters. What should I call you? Friend, companion, teacher, or-" Samuel didn't continue his rant because Zhian stuffed his mouth with sushi. "You talk too much!" snapped Zhian coldly. Samuel continued to speak even though his voice was not clear. The sound of shouting was heard in the school restaurant, Zhian and Samuel turned their heads together. It was the commotion of the students acting up. "Why are you still in this school?!" The screeching voice rang clearly in Zhian's ears. A familiar voice was heard in the restaurant. "Hei, freak! You should have gotten out of this school already!" "I...," one of them whispered. Zhian stopped, the voice was familiar. The girl's voice he found in the toilet, belonging to the sweet girl with the sixth sense that the other students thought was strange. Aurelia Devi. "This school is too elegant for weird students like you!" screeched one of the gang of pretty schoolgirls. Zhian was transfixed. He stared at Aurel, crystal clear rolling down her pretty cheeks. "Why do they always hurt that girl?" Samuel's voice rumbled. Zhian immediately turned his head. Samuel did too, still staring into the blue of Aurel's face. "Will you help her?" Samuel exclaimed. "I dare not do anything just to fight that girl, Veya, the headmaster's daughter." Zhian was unmoved, his gaze rigid as excitement filled the school restaurant. They cheered proudly when Veya spilled a glass of juice over Aurel's hair. Aurel repeatedly burst into tears, but none of the school restaurant personnel had a heart of gold and were willing to help her. Her lonely gaze caught Zhian's rigid eyes, hoping he would help her. Zhian simply walks away from the restaurant, leaving Aurel's pained eyes, Samuel's sympathy, and the noise of the elegant room behind. * The sound of crying was heard in one of the toilet cubicles. Aurel's heart-wrenching cries. No one wanted to disturb her or go near her. She was sad why Zhian, the man she adored, was not moved to help her at all. Brakk! The sound of the door slamming was heard, as well as the 'click', the sound of the toilet room lock. Aurel became scared. She remained in the toilet, her body trembling. "Are you there?" A student's voice rang out. Aurel didn't answer. Although the voice sounded friendly, she was sure she didn't have to come out because no one in the school liked her. "Don't be afraid! I don't intend anything."