Chapter 2

Craé's POV

It's been weeks since I had encountered the guy who thinks I'm overthinking. Well, I guess I'm really overthinking that time. Now, I'm on my way to go to my friend Addie's house.

I was about to open the door when I heard a voice...

"Oh yeah, and I really love the Eiffel tower. It makes me feel romance everywhere." it's Maddie's voice.

"Oh carrots, why is she here?" I asked myself. Why did she showed up at Addie and not us her family first?

"Anyways, speaking of Craé... what about her?" Addie spoke.

"Oh yeah," Maddie chuckled. "I'm sorry I forgot. You know, Craé is my dearest sister... and also a friend of mine. We never know what's on her mind, she's always have that mysterious and freaky aura right? And you know that---"

"What are you talking about Maddie? Are you up to something and say bad things about her? Look, I don't want to hear things like that because she's kind and a caring friend of mine and you shall never say things like that----"

"You don't understand Addie! Craé----" I stopped listening to them and started crying.

Oh crap. That is why I don't like her, ever since we were a child she were like that. She always keep saying bad things about me, argh!

I stood up then sighed. I guess we will be forever like this. Forget it, I'm gonna go to McDonald's and think that I misheard them.

Look at this place, it's still wonderful even though there are trashes everywhere. People laughing and talking, kids are playing while looking at me---looking at me?

Why are they looking at me?

"Killer," the kid holding an ice cream said. I frowned then looked at my back.

"Pardon? What are you saying little kid? Who are you talking to?" I asked her sweetly.

"Argh.." I winced when my head ache, and in one blink. Everything change. "What the...?"

Awhile ago I was looking at the kids looking at me and now... there's nobody while I am here in the forest.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!!!" I screamed at the top of my lungs as the guy who wears a black hoodie gradually approaching me.

"Stop this! You know you're crazy! Stop this foolishness! Don't you ever kill me or else I'll call the police!" I said and hold my phone tightly.

Oh please dear brain cooperate with me and let me get out of here.

Stupid brain! I started running to get away from that creepy guy while crying, again.

"S-Stop this please! Somebody help!" I cried.

"Oh well, here we go again. We meet again," I remember this voice...

I looked at my back then I saw the guy who saved me the last time I encountered the black hoodie guy.

Does that mean I'm hallucinating----oh no, not today.. I'm still here in this forest.

"Why are you here? Are you a princess who always need help? Why are you always screaming help?" the guy asked me.

"And why are you here? Whenever I need help you're here! What the freak is going on?!" I asked him.

"Don't ask me that little sunshine, because I don't know either." he answered.

"Why are you here?" I asked him.

"I live here, why do you want to know? Do you like me? Are you my stalker?" he started raising and lowering his eyebrows which makes me irritate including his smirk.

"ARE YOU EVEN SERIOUS?! I'm here right now in the middle of nowhere---" he cut me off.

"forest," he corrected.

"I know! And this black hoodie guy keeps creeping me out! Add the kids who----"

"There's no kids here darlin'.."

"Because you didn't saw them idiot! And now I'm also frustratedly thinking about you! You're like a mushroom who always came out whenever I need help! What the heck is going on in this freaking world?!" I screamed once again then sighed.

"First of all lemme correct you. You're HERE in the MIDDLE of the FOREST and yes I didn't SAW the KIDS you were saying because you're just IMAGINING things, okay? Third, I'm not an idiot. Fourth I'm not like a mushroom because I'm too handsome to be compared with anybody else. Don't you see it's destiny?"

"No, you know what? If you'll gonna play around only, then I guess I gotta go. You. Are. Not. Helping!" I said right to his face then stood up to him five feet apart.

He laughed. "You can't stay away from me just like that. You're here in this forest and this forest is so big, you'll be stuck here forever if I'm not here with you. So if I'm not really helping you, then I guess I gotta go. Bye~!" he said then started walking away from me.

But before he is too far far away from me, I grabbed his left arm then sighed. "I think I really need you right now." I bit my lip then scratched my nape.

"So now you're a user huh?" he asked me with his silly smirk again.

"Then I'm a user now. Don't you worry, I'll pay you." I said arrogantly.

"No need for that, I don't want to have your money. I don't like money." he said. wait what? This is the first time I heard someone say things like that to me.

"Why? Money makes people buy what they want, money makes them happy. Just like me, without money.. I'm not Craé, I'm a nobody. Money is the thing we always need to have foods you know." I replied.

"Money can manipulates people. Look at the other people using their monies, using their monies to manipulates people. To praise them, to vote them. With money, justice is disregard."

"Wait a minute, are you tryna pulling out something or what?" I asked him. Well, that's also true. With money, justice is disregard, and we who don't have money, loses.

"No, no, no. Life is just like that. Sometimes losing and sometimes winning, life is unpredictable." he answered then looked at the sky.

"Yeah, by the way, what's your name?" I asked him.

"I thought you wouldn't ask me." he laughed. "My name is Red."

I smirked. "Nice name, Craé."

And I don't know but this scene is kinda deja vu to me. I met a lot of people so asking someone's name is deja vu to me. So, nevermind.