Chasing You

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Star Mazekeen Perez

" star, you're not sleeping again? " nagulat ako sa biglang pagsasalita ni eely, nilingon ko s'ya bago ako ngumiti ng alanganin.  she looks like she just woke up. anyhow, it's still early, it's barely 3 am but i haven't gotten any peice of sleep. not even a nap

i stopped on writing and smiled at her " hehe, i can't seem to catch my sleep again, but i'll immediately sleep when i feel it " i answered and smiled again. i'm still lucky na hapon ang mga klase ko at wala kong duty sa convenience store so i can take a nap whenever i feel sleepy

she frowned and shook her head " why don't you try another sleeping pills? maybe some other brand would work for you "

i like her suggestion but i can't do that. sleeping pills works for 8 hours and my schedule doesn't allow a sleep of straight eight hours. i'll surely mess everything up once i take sleeping pill

" you know i can't, Eely. sleeping pills work for eight nor twelve hours and i can't do that or i'll mess my schedules " i explained and she nodded her head  defeatedly. i wish i could take a short nap

she yawns and i smiled at her " go and sleep again, i'll manage myself. i'll just finish writing this and i'll try to sleep again "

she just nodded her head and headed back to her room. i continued writing some lyrics until i don't know, i just realized that it's already morning but still, i haven't gotten any sleep.

i closed my notebook and stood up, took some shower and headed out. i'll jog for a bit then i'll try sleeping again later.

After putting my earphones on, i'm off to go. i just jogged around the street, took some fresh milk from a convenience store and stayed in a park near our dorm. i just stayed there, admiring the growing economy of our place. i'm really proud how big Solomon Heights is now, i hope the whole country too, just like other countries.

after finishing my fresh milk, i decided to head back to our dorm but i just found my self crashing on the ground. my vision suddenly went blank, i felt so drowsy like evething around me is spinning

" miss are you okay? "

" huh? " my vision's blurry and spinning and i can't tell who's talking to me or is it even me who's it talking to. my head hurts so much

" wait, star? star mazekeen? " the voice is familiar but i can't really tell who is it because my head's hurting so bad.

his voice's so deep, like from the under world, i can tell that he's really tall. wait, i really know him " star mazekeen? what's-- what the heck? "

I felt his arms around me and in one swift move, he's already carrying me. i can tell that he's running because of the cold breeze that's hitting my face. i felt the pain in my head pierce again so i closed my eyes

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" thank you so much for taking her here. if it weren't for you, someone might took her already " i slowly opened my eyes upon hearing Eely's voice. wait, i slept? i actually slept? for real?

" Eely, i slept? i slept for real? " i asked, amazed. woah, this is amusing!

" hate to break it to you Star but you passed out. not sleep " i looked at Cloud's direction, he's eating some grapes from the bed side table. but wait, passed out?

" Cloud's right, you didn't sleep. you passed out in the park and luckily, Sun's the one who saw you and brought you here. go and thank Sun " utos ni Eely, pointing at my left. dahan dahan akong lumingon at nakita si Sun, who's grinning at me. him?! for real?!

" you must be kidding me, Eely. him? he helped me? " i asked hilariously. the last time i checked, we hate each other!

" do i look like i have the time to joke around? just go and thank him! " Eely said, hitting my shoulder. i winced in pain and i heard some chuckles

" what's so funny? " i asked, directing my gaze at him. he just shrugged his shoulders and grinned at me. he really is a pain in the neck

" star mazekeen, i told you to thank him. he somehow saved you. and Cloud, let's go. star stay here, i'll fetch you later " utos ni Eely bago tumayo, i rolled my eyes again

Cloud stood up and followed his girlfriend. i forgot na monthsarry nila ngayon

" thanks " i said, actually coming from the nose. i'm not believing that he's the one who saved me

" that sounds insincere, star mazekeen " komento n'ya habang nakangisi pa din. he's starting to get on my nerves again

" shut up "

" star mazekeen, i still can hear you! "

" ugh, what ever. thanks " i laid back again, turned my back at him. i can't sleep again

" are you sick? " he asks after some minutes of silence. why is he still here?

" none of your business " i answered after yawning. wow, i actually yawned

" actually, i don't have a business " he said, a-matter-of-fact tone

" ugh! i'm trying to sleep here, can you shut up? " i hissed impatiently, i really want to try sleep but he keeps on pestering me

" do you have insomia? "

" and " i yawned again " what is it to you if i have? "

" i'm just asking, stop being a brat "

" then stop... talking to... me *yawn* " i suddenly feel so, sleepy. i don't know why but his voice from the underworld lulls me. it's like driving me to dreamland

" sleep well, star mazekeen " darkness finally envelopes my vission, in just a couple of minutes he drove me to sleep.

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star mazekeen perez
eely skylar aguillar
sunrase fuentes
cloudstrife gutierez