AphroGai

Chapter 8

CHAPTER 8

Since its Wednesday and it is club activity day, you can go home anytime you want. Well even there are class, you can still enter or exit freely at the gate... my point here is you can easily convince yourself that going home early at the day of club events isn't bad.

I excuse myself to the club saying that I'm not feeling well— which is half truth since I got affected by what happened earlier but still, it is not considered as part of being ill. But the important thing here is Ace-senpai let me go.

Since this is not my usual time of going home, I inform Dad about this so he would not bother to pick me up here after his office hours. I also told him that I won't go at Zyrell's place because I want to spend my night playing computer games. They won't see it suspicious that I go home early today because I use to ditch every Wednesday just to play. And they are not mad about that, they understand that club activities won't affect my grades and my scholarship.

Its a good thing that Dad thought me how to commute when the my class starts here at my first year. He thinks that there would be a possibility that he can't pick me up like this time because of some reasons, I really salute my parents to always knowing what is the best.

From our school, I need to walk down the streets to go at the highway where the public vehicles picking up passengers. I can't help but to smile when I remembered what happen on this street last monday, its been two days since Gai saves me and I am looking forward to have more days thinking about him.

Its a little bit sad that Zyrell is not with me right now, I dream to walk and commute with her then we will talk about lots of things that might be about our stupidity, updates on our personal life, school stuffs, and of course... crushes. I want to share with her that this is the street where Gai caught my attention. I hope she is okay alone with our co-members of the club. I trust them since we've been together for at least a year when we join the club when we are still first year and newbie here at Black Pearl University.

The real problem is, I am not used to walk in a streets alone... there is a foreboding inside me that there is someone who keeps on following me. I don't want to turn around to confirm if my intuition is right because I need to walks fast to get away from who ever he is. As I take more steps, my heart beats more faster than the usual. I pray inside my mind that I can survive this...

But when someone put his hand on my shoulder, I know something bad will happen. I just hope Zyrell will forgive me because I left her in school without clarigying our issue, I am wishing Mom and Dad would not cry if I die, and most importantly... I regret that I didn't spend my two nights playing computer games before this happened.

I can't even move my own body because of the man's hand that still hang on my shoulder. I am so nervous that my gaze only focus on the street. I felt like my blood stop its flow inside and my heart let out of my chest. I never experience this fear before...

"You can move now, no one will hurt you until I'm with you."

I immediately turn my head to the man who's with me, I can't see him clear because of the streetlight at his back but I know his voice... I heard this voice before and I will never forget this voice until my very last breath...

"G-gai..." I said with a very low tone of voice. A while a go I felt fear, but now... I don't know how to breath anymore. My heart beat more faster and I really want to scream out my happiness that he is with me now.

"Sorry for doing this, but some group of guys keeps on following you. This is the only thing I can do to let them think we know each other," he explains.

I can't turn my gaze at my back because I was petrify that he still hang his hand, I just wish he would not remove it. "Are they still at the back?" I ask, still nervous that he is so close to me.

I saw him checking the direction. "They already walk away." And the moment he said that, he remove his arm on my shoulder.

I really felt disappointed but at least, he saves me again. "Thank you for saving me again," I said.

He face me again. "Do I have to remind you again that don't loiter here around? You know that there is a possibility that your life will put in danger again. You really a hard headed brat."

Compare last time, he don't sound rude now. He is like a father scolding his daughter for doing something wrong But for me, he is a cute boyfriend telling his girl to be more careful.

"S-sorry. I will go commute and I have to walk here because its my way home. I am aware about what you've said now and I never forget what you've said last time too but I don't have a choice but to walk alone," I answered. At least, I can explain myself now.

That's true, before I decide to go home, I am aware of the possibility that this will happen again and Dad is also aware of it. But commuting is the only thing I can do to escape my disappointment with Zyrell. I also have a little bit of courage to do this because Dad personally thought me this.

"Do your Dad can't pick you up now? Or do your friend can't be with you to walk? Why you need to be here alone?"

Our eyes met. I can't still see his face clearly but I know that our eyes really met. He really sounds worried about me and I can't help myself but to turn my gaze away from him just to smile... he is aware about Dad and Zyrell, he is aware of what things happen to me.

"There some various things happen and I don't have a choice but to take this way. I am really sorry for causing you a trouble again," I said.

Of course, I don't want to bother him more so I won't tell him about my misunderstanding with Zy. Especially the fact that it is about him.

"Okay, you are near from the highway. I think you will be safe from here alone since the group of boys approaching you already left. But don't try this again next time, we never know if I will be around again," he said and right after I look at him again, he start to walk away from me.

What Gai did proves that he is really a good person and never hesitant to help people who he barely knew. If Zyrell learn about this, I know that she will support me now for my feelings for him. He maybe become rude at the first time he saves me but I never think that he is really a problem child, this night is a proof that his action back then really have a reason.

Before he could be more far away from me, my feet suddenly move on its own and my hand voluntarily hold his arm to make him stop walking. My heart beats faster again when I clearly saw his gaze turned to me. At this moment... I know... this feeling won't be a simple crush anymore, it will grow more and more until I can finally admit its to him.

But now, it is not the perfect time for that... I want that day to become more special and romantic like how I see in the anime I've watched. I want to confess my feelings to him after we become really close. I don't want the things comes rush, I just want to cherish every second that I can be with him.

"Could you please stay with me until I ride a public vehicle? It may be a selfish request but I see that we're on the same way, you're going to the highway too, right? Can I walk with you, at least?"

That's way too far for me, I never beg or asked any guy to be with me. But because of this feeling inside me, I don't understand where I get the courage to said those things.

I hope Gai won't notice that I am badly longing for his presence. I didn't talk to him since yesterday and there is a feeling inside me telling me that don't let this opportunity to be with him pass. Even we are really near to the highway, I have no other excuse to stop him go.

"I don't get my guts but if stay alone again until I arrive on the highway, I felt like I'll die here alone. So, please?" I added. My voice is trembling not because I'm really afraid... it is because I am so nervous that he can see through me. I am not prepare enough if he recognize my feelings for him this early so I am really hoping that he would just agree easily.

He straighten up his posture and said, "Okay, just don't act suspicious. Your face looks like I did something bad to you. Could you walk properly?"

I immediately stand properly because of what he said. I don't know what reaction he saw to my face but I didn't have the courage anymore to ask him that.

We start walking like we are really tagging along. I am still very happy even I only have two minutes to walk on this streets with him.

When we arrived at the highway, I can't hide my disappoinment. This will be the end of my fairytale for tonight. I don't know if there would be a fairytale again or when will be this fairytale happen again.

I sighed and relax myself, I prepared myself to smile before I turn my gaze again to him. "Gai, thank you for all your help. If you're not here, maybe I'd be in danger. And also, I want to thank you too for what you did last monday. You're really a good classmate!" I said.

We stay at the gutter and I expect that the moment we stop here, he will also walk away from me. But he gave me the opportunity to thank him again. What could I wish more?

The smile faded away from my face when I see his expression turn into serious mode again. As I recall, he have a soft reaction a while ago since I saw his face.

"Is there anything—"

"Listen carefully, Rivera. No one is a nice person and no one will always come to help you. Life is not just about bothering someone to save you everytime you're in trouble. Always remember that your face is like a double-edged sword, it can give you fans but it can give you stalker as well. If you can't still protect yourself the moment that another stalker approaches you, then don't ever dare to display your face again. This is not a fashion show that you are free to ramp. I will repeat this thing to you, not all men are interested with you so don't use your charm to get their attention."

After his long speech, he left me dumbfounded again. Yes, he did walk away to me again without explaining what he's deal to be rude again. Additionally, I really don't know how to react and how can I answer him. He repeat his line again after he saves me last time.

Does he a bipolar? Do I say something wrong? Does hearing a 'thank you message' gives him irritation? Does it have any scientific explanation?

Until I ride a public vehicle, I keep on thinking what is the answer to those questions.