Classmate

Eight:

"Because he's our classmate, now," she answered that surprised me.

Set aside my surprised, I am so grateful to know that he became our classmate not just schoolmate but 'our classmate'.

"But, never heard of it," I said.

"His advisor transferred him to our class because of the sudden drop in his grades and for no apparent reason. That's--"

"Okay!" I quickly answered and I don't care why his grade suddenly drop because all I care is that he is much near and I badly wanted to see him. "Where is he anyway?" I asked as I search around our room.

"He--"

"There he is!" I quickly announced and stand up to immediately meet that mysterious man. I didn't even wait for Dione's response.

Without taking it longer, I just quickly take his hand before he can enter our room.

…

"Let us talk!" I announced after we went at the back of our school. With my hands put at the both sides of my waist I intently look at him. "Tell me, how did you do that?"

"What?"

What the hell?! Why is he so calm as if nothing happened? His reaction was annoying! "What is your problem?! Seems like nothing happened last week at the front of the church?!"

"Yes, there is."

"Then, darn it! Es como si nada te hubiera pasado mientras estoy en un lío." I said and sighed deeply.

"I'm in a mess too." suddenly he answered that surprised me.

"What?" I asked as my eyes blink as if I'm seeing someone else.

"There are also events in my life that are hard to believe. But it happens at an unexpected moment. Just like what happened to us last Sunday. Incluso yo, tampoco entiendo por qué estaba allí esa vez."

My eyes widened in shock when I heard him speak Spanish. "You…"

"I can speak and understand all the different kinds of languages. That is why you don't need to be surprise about that."

Speechless. That is what I feel and for some reason, all of a sudden my real purpose in talking to him was erased from my mind. "Shit!" I shouted as my frustration hits hard on me.

"Dacă aş fi în locul tău, ar trebui să afli ce abilităţi se ascund în tine înainte de a te pune în mare pericol."

"What did you say?"

"Romanian."

"Huh?"

"You will know it." he said before leaving me puzzled of what he said. "Oh! You jerk!" I shouted when he was totally gone out of my sight because I finally remember what my real purpose of talking to him. "Ahhh!"

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Akachi National High School

As soon as I wake up that morning I quickly search through the web about the meaning of what Mr. Mysterious told me. And I was amazed at the content of what he said.

What hidden abilities he was talking about? Me, will be in great danger? How?

"You are thinking deeply again." Chadd noticed me and he sat beside me. "What is it now?"

"I don't know and I don't want to know."

"What are you talking about?"

I slump my head down to the table and heaved a sigh before I answered. "Tampoco creerás si te lo digo. But well, it's hard to explain but I'm confused about my reality and my dream."

"Try not to mix your dream into your waking life, Anne." He simply advised me and if only I can really do it maybe it won't be a problem anymore.

"I don't know, Chaddy! I just don't know!"

…

"Hey! Wake up!"

I lazily look up to him and I already knew I'm inside my dream again.

"Hey! Mr. Mys-te-rious." I speak it in syllables. "Who are you really? Why is it necessary that whenever I am in a chaotic situation you are there? What are you? An Angel or a Demon? Which one are you?" I bored looking at him after my questions.

He sighed. "First, I have a name."

"Oh," I nodded with my head still on the table.

"Second, I'm Almos. Third, I'm not a Demon."

"Then, you're an Angel." I replied lazily that he just sighed.

"And last, I need to save you because that is my duty."

"Then, you are my guardian Angel." He just brushes his hair with his hand and suddenly my heart stops beating before it beats so fast that made my head out of the table. "I have to go!" I said as I quickly avoid his look but to my surprised he grabs my wrist that made me stop.

"Wait!" he said and when I look back at him I'm so nervous seeing our face is just inch apart from each other. Even him couldn't speak a word because that sudden closer.

My lips shaken because I wanted to say something but I cannot uttered any words. I just keep staring through his eyes and he did the same way. In silence, we just keep staring and I don't know how we end up because I finally wake up out of my dreams.

…

"Almos." I speak the name of my Mr. Mysterious while looking up the sky. We had just finished our first class and were now waiting for the second class so while waiting, I looked out the window first and quietly gazed at the sky. While thinking of the man named, 'Almos'.

"Who's Almos?" suddenly out of the blue Claire asked me that cuts off my peace.

"Nothing."

"Your tendency to answer nothing," she irritably answered. "But anyway, that's not what I came here for."

"Then, what is it?"

"About Chadd." my attention quickly focuses onto her. "Looks like you have no idea what's going on with him, right?"

"What are you talking about?"

"He's always missing out in the middle of their practice."

I don't really know and no idea, because I've been too focused on my dreams and Almos, and right now I feel so guilty just thinking, I neglected my only best friend.

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