Mentally Ill

-Tasia's POV-

There is no sign from him. Neither his answers, the way he talks, nor his behaviour. There is nothing out of the ordinary.

"Snake demon? As you know, of course, I believe in such things. I've already told you about the place where I lived and grew up. Even people in my area still give offerings on certain dates to the ocean." He answered my question with a straight face.

It seems like it was really me who was mentally ill for suspecting him that he has something to do with mystical things.

And.. things are getting weirder. Since my first weird dream, Hadyan has been slowly started to appear in my dreams. Even when I'm about to fall asleep every night, I could barely hear his voice. His face, voice, and presence. It's as if he put something inside of me that keeps me connected to him.

At first, I thought, if it's is this love? Do I actually have a feeling for him? Obviously, he was handsome, manly, tall, kind, and friendly. All the girls at school even go crazy over him. But somehow I'm sure that this is a different feeling. This feeling said that I had been cursed by that man.

-Tasia's POV end-

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'She's starting to suspect me. I know she is secretly spying on me. Rangin was right, this must all be because I go in and out of the mystical realm too often to check on the kingdom. I never thought that the impact would appear so quickly on the magic marks I made on Tasia's body.'

Hadyan suddenly snapped out of his daydream when he felt a hand on his shoulder.

"Hey! Why are you daydreaming? Are you thinking about me? Hahaha.." Said Marya, who sat beside Hadyan who was sitting quietly on the school park bench. But his face looked a little worried.

"You love surprising people, don't you? I was thinking about something, but not you." He laughed as he shifted to give Marya more space so she wouldn't cling to him too much.

"Oh.. so it's not about me.." Marya acted sadly. Then immediately got a shake of Hadyan's head. "Then what?"

Hadyan seemed to think for a moment, he couldn't possibly tell his problem to Marya, who was a human being. Even though he desperately needed a place to share his worries, as well as some advice, but Marya wasn't the right person.

"Eum.. it's hard to tell. This is a secret matter that not just anyone should know about." Hadyan said.

"Oh! You're so stingy! Even when you're a grown-up, but you still play secrets like an elementary kid!" She complained, jokingly smacking Hadyan's arm.

Hadyan laughed and pretended to be in pain, while holding Marya's arms with difficulty, "Forgive me, my queen!"

"Forgive you said? You must accept the punishment! I order you to run a thousand laps in the field while wearing a skirt!"

"What?! Hahaha.." Hadyan couldn't understand the ridiculous and crazy condition. This girl is very cute and makes him forget the problems he is currently facing.

From the back, Tasia watched the two of them closely from the corridor. Her gaze was like releasing the hot lasers that were ready to make holes in whatever was in front of it.

"Looks like they're getting close..." Subconsciously, she muttered to herself. Her voice sounded irritated.

"(Cough)... Do I smell jealousy here?"

Tasia was startled when she knew that her words were heard by Patra, who was already standing behind her back, like a ghost that showed up in the middle of the day.

"Hey! Watch your mouth, Patra. I don't like it." said Tasia as pouting her mouth.

'You hypocrite. Did I say you've been fallen for Hadyan? Haha..' Patra said in his heart. He already knew Tasia's nature would be always like this when she liked someone.

"Oh? I thought so. Because your face looks... Hmm.. different?" He poked Tasia's chubby cheek with the tip of his finger, making a deep dimple there.

"That's because I'm wearing BB cream today." The denial was make sense. In her heart, she was really nervous because she was caught by Patra who had a big mouth like a leaking bucket.

"You use the cream for baby's ass on your face? That's weird! Hahaha.." He laughed.

"What?! That's BB cream. Not baby cream for baby's bottom! It's your face that looks like a baby's butt!" She glared fiercely with both hands at her waist.

Patra quickly cupped Tasia's cheeks with both of his hands in annoyance, causing Tasia's red lips to plump like the lips of the fish's, "Your face does look like a baby's butt."

Tasia started to scold him without replying or trying to let go of Patra's hand. Patra just laughed as if he didn't hear the nagging, something they had often done since childhood. That's why so many people think they're dating, even though they're not.

"Hey, you guys! Don't joke in the middle of the corridor!" Marya's shout stopped the two people's jokes. Behind the girl in a bandana, Hadyan followed with a look of killing intent.

With an exaggerated act, Patra let go of his hands, leaving Tasia who immediately rubbed her sore cheeks. Hadyan looked at her with annoyance. And of course, she didn't notice it, because she had too much fun joking with Marya and Patra.

"Are you the owner of this school, huh? Auntie?" Patra asked while folding his arms in front of his chest.

"I contributed the most achievements and medals in this school." Marya joked with pride.

Patra and Tasia suddenly burst out laughing hearing things that never and never will happen.

"Don't think you can do everything you want just because you have a handsome boyfriend." Patra continued by glancing at Hadyan.

"Oh.. What did you say? We're just close, really. We haven't gotten to that stage yet." Marya replied by holding Hadyan's arm like a monkey.

'Huh? What the hell with this girl?! She could make Tasia...' Hadyan stopped his thought and refused to pull away from Marya's arms, when he saw no response from Tasia, the girl even laughing too.

"Oh my God.. I hope this frog prince and princess in front of my eyes, quickly become a couple and have many children." Patra pretended to devoutly pray, inviting Tasia's laughter.

Suddenly, a kick landed right on the front bone of his right leg from the victim of the joke. Marya was most upset about being called a frog because she was so disgusted with the ugly and slimy creature. And Patra definitely knew it.

"You're having the fun, aren't you?" Hadyan asked Tasia as trying to relax his anger.

Tasia was laughing out loud at Patra who was lying on the floor while keeping rolling his body. Hadyan had been watching Tasia for a while, without even being able to sense the funny that the three idiots in front of him were making.

Tasia nodded and turned to Hadyan who quickly smiled at her. But that gentle gaze made her freeze for a moment instead. She had never seen Hadyan's face like that in the real life. A gentle gaze but implied with sadness and threat there. That gaze was on the ghost figure of Hadyan who often appeared in her dreams. Hadyan's smile that was strangely able to calm her down when she was scared. Her heart responded by starting to beat fast. Tasia started to get confused.

"Arkh!!" She suddenly screamed when she felt a throbbing pain on her back, right in the bruise that was there.

Hadyan immediately caught Tasia's shoulder, who lost her balance and almost fell forward. He knew, the cause of it was a curse mark he made.