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"GOOD evening, Miss"

"Good evening. Good mood?"

"You can say that" I shrugged it off and looked outside. He started driving. "Did you already sign yourself up?"

I sighed and didn't said a word. "Well?" he asked again.

"Well, I thought I could have friends through that competition, but before I could do so, I've had the opposite"

"Oooh, an enemy. Your life's getting exciting. First, a suitor. now, an enemy" he said while smiling.

"I don't need excitement in my life. I'm contented with how my life is going and I don't have a suitor"

"If this would be a story you write, it will be hella boring. You want to spice things up? Like making your story an action or horror genre?"

"I'm not into action nor horror" then he suddenly stopped the car then looked at me with a shocked look on his face.

"Are you for real? Action movies are the best! The bests of the best, you know that?" he even lifted his both fisted hands. I just made face at him. "This girl" he said while shaking his head and continued driving. I thought he will be quiet and let the topic pass, but he continued mumbling words. I decided to don't mind what he'll say. "Relax, this girl just doesn't know what thrill is. Bare with her, self"

I laughed at that part. He's crazy! He's really talking to himself. "Hey, Guia?"

"Yes?"

"Can you lay down there? Use your bag as your pillow and use your airpods to listen to some music in your phone" I nodded and do what he said.

The car once again stopped and just close my eyes. I took one of my airpods off my ear. That's when I heard him and someone talk using a language I don't know.

"écheis to korítsi?" the guy's voice was so deep and scary.

"óchi. eínai sto spíti tous" I heard Eros' serious voice. ochi? oshi? what does that mean? I'll search it later.

"sas zitísame na tin pyrovolísete, allá ti kánete akóma?"

"aplós empistefteíte aftó pou káno kai min to kánete xaná. kai oi dýo boreí na échoume próvlima" Eros seems to be fluent on this language and he sound handsome as he speak.

"Eínai to afentikó pou me ésteile gia na sas to po aftó. Théloun na kinitheíte pio grígora í tha sas staleí kápoios gia na sas antikatastísei kai na kánete ti douleiá sas, Érotas" If I would get to meet this man with this scary voice in streets, I would definitely change my way. I could pee in my pants just hearing them talk"

"den chreiázetai na steíloun kápoion. Dóse mou treis mínes kai tha gínei" then it became quiet. I opened my eyes and saw Eros still on the same position as I remembered him to be. I put on again my airpods and closed my eyes.

I felt someone taking them off and then I opened my eyes and act surprised. He shouldn't know that I heard him talking to someone. Who might that be? He's not from this world. A new found friend maybe?

"What happened?"

"Nothing. I just ordered something and we kind of talked about something"

"Oh, okay. Am I allowed to sit down now?" he nodded and gave the other pair of airpods he get from my ear. I fixed myself as he drives us home.

We reached home and didn't spoke after we said 'goodnight' to each other

I tried to search the only thing I remembered on Eros and his friend's conversation which is ochi. It's a Romanian meaning eyes? What does that stranger need for eyes? Does he need Eros' eyes? Oh my god! I think I need to stop him! A maid saw me and said, "Miss, you're not allowed to run on the hallway, your mother might see you and scold you for that"

I nodded and asked her, "Did you see Eros? I need to ask him about something"

"Yes, Miss. I saw him at the garage"

"Thank you" then I walked to get there and saw Eros. I immediately grabbed his arm and pulled him in the pool area.

"I kind of eavesdrop when you were talking to your friend"

"You.. what?"

"I know, I'm sorry. But I didn't understand what both of you were saying that time" he sighed. "I heard one word and I searched over the internet"

He looked nervous when he said "What word?"

"Ochi and it means eyes. Are you giving your eyes to your friend? Are you selling human organs? Is that why you're good mood today?" My heart is pounding loudly. Am I in danger with this man?

To my surprise, he laughed! He freaking laugh. I'm serious and scared now but he's standing here, laughing his heart out. "What's funny?!" I almost shouted.

He's still laughing but when he looked how mad I am, he stopped himself. "I'm sorry for laughing. It's not good to eavesdrop but what you heard is not Roman, it's Greek and it means 'no' not eyes"

"Oh" then I looked away due to embarrassment. I immediately run just to warn him yet I'm wrong to what I know.

"Yeah. Oh. Thanks for concern though" then he giggled.

I rolled my eyes and said "I gotta go. Good night"

I forced a smile and tried to walk inside but was stopped when Eros pulled me through my arm. "What?"

"Let's stay here and watch the stars" the he sat down at the bench that is provided in the pool.

"I want to rest already"

"Even for 5 minutes? I won't tease you about the óchi" but there's this smile on his face.

"You promise?" when he nodded I sat down on the grass with him. "What do you wanna talk about?"

"Pretend that I'm a long lost friend who wants to catch up with you. How are you for the past years, Guia?"

"I'm fine but not that fine. I'm fine since I'm still alive kind of fine. Emotionally? I don't know. I have Joanna but the things that I usually overthink, the things that I worry which kept me up on some nights, I couldn't tell her that. I know that I should but I don't want her to worry about me. She has a lot on her plate" Joanna may look like a happy-go-lucky girl but she has problems she needs to face and deal with.

"What are those 'things'?" he said while quoting on air.

"My future, which I don't have a control about. My expectations to myself and disappointments that I will face once I didn't meet it"

He nodded and continued listening to my rants and nonsense. Time is really fast when you're having fun. We decided to sleep.

"It's nice talking to you again, Gigi" I, then smiled and we separated ways and saw that it's already 11 p.m.

It's a good night.

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