Chapter 9: Dylan

I see, he's not that weak now. He's a good player now, resilient to beats and all. This game was interesting but unfortunately I lost. Losing wasn't a big deal, the embarrassing thing for me was to lose to him! He seems to have a smooth and enjoyable life in this college after making someone's life a hell. He doesn't seem a little bit bothered about the fact that one of his friends can't walk because of him! How easily he just changed his friend circle! I got nothing to say in this case.

-"Oh, Dylan! It's you! I didn't see you for a week! Did you vanish! Lol".

It's Aeren. I was thinking about him. Seeing him on his wheelchair makes me sad. I just don't get it why he doesn't even despise that jerk Ollie! If I were him, I would have already killed that damn Ollie. But how Aeren still thinks of him as friend really really really astonish me. Maybe people like him are called Living Buddha.

-"You just got back from college? Why aren't you answering? Did something happen?" When he asked me for the second time, I understood that I actually took a little bit much time to think about past days.

-"Ha? Oh no, nothing happened. What could even happen in college, moreover on first day!"

-"Then what took you long time to reply? Something must have happened. Well,.."

-" Maybe I was just zoning out. Nothing serious, trust me!". I couldn't let him finish his sentence. Cause I already know that he'll ask if I saw Dylan today. And even if I did, if I treated him well and got back to being friends and all other stuffs. He nags a lot. Sometimes he even acts like an old grandpa. But still, he makes sense on what he says. Only if he weren't in that accident, he would have been a perfect guy now. Our trio would never disband if nothing of these happened.

-"You met him, right?" He direct hit on the point. I'm trying to find a way to avoid this question though I know it's quite impossible, no it's totally impossible. He won't even feel bothered to ask me this question for the whole day until I reply him. I can't even lie to him. People say when you lost something, God gives you back it in other way. I think he got a talent to detect truth and lie in exchange of his walking power. This neighbourhood respects him as a human lie detector machine.

-"You won't answer me? Silence gives consent, so do you want me to take your silence as a 'YES'?"

He's getting angry and I know it. Anyone would feel the same if someone ignores him/her.

-" Yeap, I met him. We had a good time together." I tried to smile a bit and even lied. But no, it didn't work on him. He's looking at me with ferocious eyes. I have no other way but telling him the truth.

-" Yeah, I met him unfortunately. Trust me, we didn't have a bad time either. But why are you so interested in his life? Why?"

I yelled at him. People passing by the road is glaring at us. It makes me look like nothing but an arrogant guy who's venting anger on a sick person. But still I can't help doing it. It's just so bothersome, even thinking about him is creeping me out. Why the hell he is so considerate to a guy who destroyed his youth? -"I just asked you a question and was it too hard to answer? You didn't have to yell for such a small reason."

He's upset. I understand that he's upset. I gotta apologize but I just don't know how to do so now. Whatever I'll just see how to make it up with him.

We usually meet daily at afternoon. But for a week we didn't meet, so he might think I'm ignoring him but no, I was just too busy to get out of house in previous week. I can't believe that I kinda did a recent background check on Dylan, that bastard. Geez...he really gave me a hard time. But I already know it's just a starting and he'll even keep on pestering me here and there. I'm sighing continuously here standing on the bridge under clear sky in a fresh environment. I feel like I'm just polluting the freshness of the environment with my damn sigh for a bastard named Dylan. I wish he apologised to Aeren once, just for once, I'd have forgiven him already. But no, he and his stupid ego destroyed everything. I again sighed unknowingly.