Good Night
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Later that night, instead of going out of my room, I decided to cultivate my spiritual energy in here. They were correct, and I was overly confident last time. We still don't know who the enemy was, so we need to be careful.
I don't want Ester to nag at me again. She's scary when she does that.
I sat down near my window and closed my eyes. I felt that the necklace was slowly absorbing the moonlight. I started to let the energy flow within my body.
I can feel my spiritual energy steadily rising. As Lakambini instructed me, I need to allocate them to every section of my body. For a better image, I tried thinking that my abdomen is the central point of my energy. I slowly let the energy flow to my abdomen, then distributed it one by one, starting from my head going down to the end of my toes. After an hour of bathing in the moonlight, I noticed an increase in my capabilities.
I focused my energy around my palms, and I could generate an ice needle just by imagining it. I did not need to chant any incantations like people usually do. I need to test this out tomorrow to check if there are limits.
Well, since it's my second day cultivating my abilities, I was thrilled if what could happen during the Blue moon. I wonder what I can do after managing my energy flow properly.
"Good job."
"Apo?" I said and looked in his direction.
"I thought you were asleep already?"
"I can't sleep," Apo answered, scratching his head.
"Why?"
"I don't know either. Maybe I'm just not used to sleeping in a different place." Apo said.
"That's understandable."
"Yeah," he said.
Our gazes met again, and we were silent for a few seconds.
"Why are you still standing?" I said and asked him to sit near the window too.
He smiled and moved near me, sitting in the opposite direction.
"The moon looks pretty tonight," Apo said.
I looked at him, and I was surprised that he was looking at me instead of the moon. I almost choked—such a smooth talker.
"Yes, it is," I said and looked at the night sky.
Oh my goodness, what kind of atmosphere is this. Somebody, help me.
"You know what, Ayari. I always look at the sky if something is bothering me. Isn't it calming if you looked at the morning sky and also at the night sky?" Apo said out of the blue.
"Yes," I said and nodded my head.
"When I was locked up in Adlaw, I almost gave up on my life. I decided to kill myself, but I stopped myself from doing so because of the vast sky."
The atmosphere became sad. I can feel Apo's misery from his experience. I understand how he felt. I've experienced that too, despair.
"But every time I saw the sky, especially the moon and stars, I feel relieved. I wanted to explore the world and travel under the vast sky. "Apo continued.
I can feel his regrets, his misery. Everything that happened to me up until now started to flashback.
The anger, the loneliness, the pain rushed back in my mind.
Apo reached out for my face and wiped my tears. I did not notice that I was crying.
Oh crap! Why am I so emotional now. I can't stop my tears.
I tried to hold them back, but it's no use. I was shocked and speechless by what Apo did next. He pulled me towards him and hugged me tightly. He stroked my back to comfort me. I felt his warmth radiating from his body, also his heartbeat. It's comfortable, and I felt my emotions loosen up.
"Cry all you want, Ayari, and I'm sorry. I should not have said anything about my past." Apo said and continued to stroke my back.
I know I might sound greedy, but I want to stay in this position for a long time. It's not that I like Apo, but because I was craving comfort.
We stayed in that position for a few moments until I finally relaxed.
"Are you okay now?" Apo asked.
I did not answer. Instead, I nodded my head.
"That's good then. Again, I'm sorry, Ayari." He said.
"Thank you, Apo. I'm sorry if I overreacted."
"No, it's okay. It's my fault." Apo said and patted my head.
I can feel his sincerity through his actions. It's like I have known him for a long time. Apo feels so familiar.
"I'll go now, Ayari, so that you can rest," Apo said and stood up.
"Can you sleep with me?"
Oh crap! What am I thinking! Why did I say that?
I panicked after saying those words to Apo.
"I'm sorry, I mean. Uhmm."
Apo laughed softly. It was so embarrassing.
Silly Ayari, you are not thinking again!
"Okay, I'll stay with you tonight," Apo replied, and his smile reflected from the moonlight.
Why do you have to agree, Apo? What are you planning to do? I wanted to shout because of the embarrassment.
"Uhm, okay. Thank you." I said shyly.
"No problem, let's rest now, Yari," Apo said.
"Yari?" I asked.
"Sorry, is it okay if I call you Yari?"
"Sure, no problem."
Weird. Why give nicknames now?
I decided to lie down on my bed. Apo followed. Fortunately, my bed was not cramped. I was worried that the space might be too small, and he will not sleep comfortably. We remained silent for a while, and no one dared to speak. What I can only hear was our breathing.
You asked for this Ayari, so bear with it.
A few minutes had passed. Still, no one talked. I shifted my body and faced Apo. I was shocked that he was facing my direction too.
Apo's face was so close to mine. I can feel his warm breath again.
Our gazes met, and the way he looked at me, I'm being sucked in.
Apo smiled at me and started humming a tune. His voice was so relaxing to listen to, hitting those melodies.
I closed my eyes and continued to listen to Apo. As he continued to hum the tune, I started to feel sleepy. I felt that he touched my hair and stroked it twice.
"Good night, Yari.'
After hearing those words, I drifted to sleep.
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