“Is the crystal with you?” a voice startle me. I turn around and see him. I nod and he smile with relief. I speak to him before he had a chance to continue.
“Can you at least tell me your name?”
“Oh. Forgive my rudeness. My name is Lee Chai. Let’s meet again tonight. This time the place will be in your room. I will come at midnight.”
The clock rings loudly and I wake up from the dream. I stare at the clock and saw that it is 7am in the morning. I jumped from the bed and clean myself in a rush. I grab my bag and left, waving goodbye at my little brother.
“Miss Acacia Pike!” calls Mr. Anderson to me as soon I have my first step in the school. I gulp and turn around to face him. Since the bell is going to ring soon, there are only a few students dwelling in the school ground. I can almost feel the burn from the glare of Mr. Anderson.
“Can you explain to me why you are in the school with a guy last night?” he pressed the word ‘last night’ and ‘guy’.
I gulp. He sounds like a boyfriend who is jealous of his girlfriend being near with a guy. I shake off this funny and weird thought and quickly think of an excuse.
“Mr. Anderson, I’m afraid I have to go now since my class teacher is going to take attendance.”
I quickly run and when I look back, he is busy with a girl student. I am saved by that girl. Halfway to my class, I am suddenly being grabbed and drag into an empty, dark room. The invisible person (I don’t know that person is a she or he and it’s unfair that he/she use magic) throws me into the room and the door is closed. I can hear the evil laughter and I then know that person is a girl.
“Now what?” I stare at the dark room and said. I can’t perform magic thanks to the past me who lock my power and thanks to the girl too that I am now in this kind of situation. I sit down on the cold floor and started to panic. I know my illness is going to arise. I have phobia in locking in dark places. I start to knock on the door and rattle it, crying for help. I know I am crying as water flows from my eyes. I shout for help again and again while crying and soon my voice is getting hoarse.
Then, miraculously, the door opens and Mr. Anderson is panting, his face fills with fear and worry. “Are you all right?”
He quickly embraces me and brings me to the nurse office when I didn’t answer him back, just crying. I cry in his embrace, listening to his comforting voice and fell asleep.
“Acacia, hush. Stop crying,” says Lee Chai. “Now, now.”
He come in my dream and hugs me, trying his best to comfort me with his awkward behavior. He is still the same; don’t know how to comfort someone. I do not know where and how does this thought come from. I just know. Then the dream dissolve and I woke up.
“Acacia! Thank god you woke up. We are so worry about you,” says Loren as soon as I open my eyes. I can see Jason, Loren and Mr. Anderson worry faces. I smile weakly at them and drink a cup of water given Jason.
“Sorry for making you all worrying. I’m fine already. What time is it?”
“You’re unconscious for 2 hours. It 10am,” says Mr. Anderson. “Have a rest, you still look pale. Please leave this room and let her rest Jason, Loren.”
They reluctantly left. Now I am alone with Mr. Anderson. I notice that he is holding my hand and I feel something familiar with his hand holding mine. I wonder if Jason and Loren notice it. He turns his gaze to what I am looking at and quickly pull his hand away from my hand. The warm, familiar feeling that I had suddenly vanish.
“Miss Pike have some rest,” he says to me with a gentle tone. When he notices my alarm look, he comforts me, saying that he will be with me. Somehow his words make me feel calm and once again I fell asleep.
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