Burning Flame Of Lying [Redvein Crescent Series #1]

Chapter 36

Wish
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ARAIA

"Araia, are you alright?"

I tried to calm myself down after that call. Simula kanina, hindi na ako mapakali. Knowing that he's around, how am I supposed to chill here? He might beheaded Symon.

It's not like I'm attached to that guy, I'm just using him because I can feel some deep connections with him. There's nothing romantic, nothing serious about it.

But I'm worried about if Aldridge creates chaos here in human world, I'm doom.

After calling his name in call, he look up and met my eyes while grinning at me. His eyes are turning to blue switching to green and back to blue, this confused me. Mabuti nalang at hindi siya nakikita o napapansin ng mga taong dumadaan.

Or he used his witchcrafts so I'm the only one who can see him?

But why?

Then he suddenly... Disappeared.

Nagkusa ding nag-hang up ang tawag but I'm still there, nakatulala sa kung saan ko siya huling nakita. I can feel that... This isn't good.

"What are your plans, Aldridge?" I asked while the phone is still on my ears. Wala na ang tawag ngunit nagkukunwari lamang akong may kausap.

Suddenly, I felt my eyes burning so I went straight to the restroom and calm myself. Good thing walang nakakita ng pamumula ng mga mata ko.

"Yeah," sagot ko kay Symon. "Don't worry about me, we have all day to spend your birthday. We can't ruin this moment just because of me."

"Ako lang ba or..." Singit ni Rael. "Kanina na pa wala sa sarili, ate Araia."

Nakita ko namang bahagyang tumango si Symon. "If you're not feeling well, we can send you home so you can rest. I'm sorry for dragging you and forcing you to come with us even if you're in ill-"

"No," I halted. "I'm fine. We're fine. We can continue this, wala naman akong sakit ngayon at isa pa, birthday mo ngayon. I can't let this day passed."

"But you look-"

"It's fine," giit ko. "You know what? Can we try that? I miss doing those things," sabi ko at itinuro ang nakasulat na "arcade" sa labas. There are a lot of children and teens out there playing some random stuffs like the basket and a ball and some stuff toys with a hand look-a-like that's made by steel. Some of them are playing guns in a computer and cars.

Shit.

My eyes widen as I realized that with this, mahahalata nilang bago ako. Mahahalata nilang hindi ko kaya ito at wala akong alam sa ganitong lugar. Ano i-e-excuse ko?

We entered and everyone glance at us—but mostly on me that made me uncomfortable. Their stare is something I don't wanna know.

Just then, Symon grab my waist and pull me closer to him as we walk to the counter to buy some tokens. Marami akong narinig na "sayang" at "hindi sila bagay". Kahit na puro teens ang nasa loob ng arcade, hindi pa rin talaga maiwasan na may ganitong nangyayari.

I close my eyes and tried to read their minds but I stop myself. Paano kung hindi ko magustuhan ang sinasabi nila and my eyes will turn madly red as I beheaded that person? I can't create chaos here. Not in human world.

"Let's try basketball, kuya!" Rael suggested. Sakto namang may bakante kaya doon sila nagpunta. Agad din naman akong sumunod at pinanood sila.

They insert the token to the big machine and the balls starts go down to their direction. I sat at the vacant seat while watching them.