Chapter 7: Nightmare

Tar's PoV

What I ate before was too salty, it looks like my stomach will hurt again now. I'm still in the middle of class today so I'm not allowed to make noise. I haven't been able to focus much on the two subjects before and until now I still don't feel well. I don't want my sister to feel bad because it's her first time cooking so I want her to see me eating what she cooked.

"That's it for now class.. tomorrow I'll give you a long quiz so please study what we discussed today. Goodbye!" he said and I stood up to pay my respects to him. The others have already left but I am still stunned, I feel the call of nature. I might even get vomit here in the classroom. I hurried to the bathroom and immediately vomited a little there. I turned on the faucet to get rid of the pungent odor and my mess. Eventually I felt better, and I washed my face and rinsed my mouth. I took the handkerchief from my pocket and wiped it on my face. When I looked in the mirror I was a little surprised because a man was looking at me. Man seemed amazed at wiping my face. He's the man I accidentally stuffed with noodles.

"What are you looking at?" I ask intimidated.

"A-ah no .. I'm just here to give you this," then he presented me with the stomach repair liquid which I called efficascent oil.

"I don't need that," I said and left. I didn't feel like he was following me so I went straight to the classroom and took my bag. I went to the canteen because I knew Mel was there now.

"Nii-san!" he shouted and I went to where she is now. Liz, whom we only met yesterday, was also there.

"How are you?" Liz ask.

"I'm kinda good," I replied sparingly.

"Oh what happened?" Mel suddenly asked.

"Nothing," I tried to adjust my tone so he wouldn't notice.

"No. I know you're feeling bad right now," he said and took something from his bag.

"It's a good thing I brought it with me. I have a hunch that you'll feel the same way about what I cooked," he said and put down the ointment.

"Is it OK?" I ask in concern.

"Ha? Sure, it's definitely okay with me," she answered me.

"What... I mean, is it okay that I'm not okay with what you cooked?" I ask in confirmation. I saw that her reaction changed but she quickly changed it to a smile.

"Of course," she replied and continued what she's doing in her cellphone earlier.

"Have you eaten yet? I'll buy for us," I said and stood up but Mel stopped me.

"No... I'll buy it," she said and stood up. I no longer moaned and took the ointment on the table, moreover I rubbed it between stomach and under my chest. Liz went with Mel so I was the only one left now, I took my textbook first to check the ones I didn't pay attention to in this topic. While reading I felt someone looking at me so I closed my book first and looked to the left so I wouldn't be noticed. A few moments later I also looked to the right and saw two eyes looking in my direction. He's always looking at me. What does he need from me? I already apologized to him. And one more thing, I have no other arrears other than when I dumped him.

Soon Mel arrived with two plates of rice and grilled meat. He just put it down and went back to the store, I turned to where the man was before but when I turned around it was gone. I just took food first and ate slowly. When Mel arrived, she brought two glasses of drink with her as well as Liz.

"I ate first. I'm already hungry," I said when they sat down.

"It's okay, don't worry," Mel replied and she ate as well.

Alex's PoV

I'm here now in the bathroom and stunned in the mirror, I still can't forget the image of him here earlier as he wiped his face. I went out of the bathroom and went to the canteen to eat when I saw the man earlier, Tareon, reading a book. He was really very educated, I was still a little worried because he closed his book and turned to the left and then here in my direction. I knew he saw me so he turned his gaze back to the book and read again. A few moments later, two women approached him with food. A woman is familiar to me, I can't see her face very well because of her hair that covers her face. But it's like I've seen him before or I'm seeing hallucinations again. I get out of my position and go back to my classroom since I don't have any appetite to eat lunch.

I just waited for lunch to end by going to sleep. There are images coming out of my brain but they are too blurry. It was as if something was being indicated to me, I could only see hands holding hands and every time I looked up it was so bright.

"Hey .. hey .. Alex," someone shook me.

"What's wrong with you? You're having a nightmare," he said when I looked up.

"What did I do?" I ask in confusion.

"You're saying something that I don't understand," he replied.

"Is that so.. I'm sorry," I said and adjusted myself. I went out first and went to the bathroom then washed my face there. When I raised my head I remembered what he did when he raised his head.

"Why am I acting like this?" I said in my mind and washed again my face. When I feel better I took my handkerchief from my pocket and wiped my face. I went out of the bathroom and suddenly my stomach rang so I quickly went to the canteen to buy because the bell might ring in any minute now. Fortunately, I was able to reach before it rang, so I quickly ran to my room and ate my lunch there.

"Can I have?!" my male classmate said so I offered it. He just bit there then patted my shoulder and thanked me even though he was still eating something. I sat down in my chair and ate quietly because maybe SOMEONE WILL ASK AGAIN!!! I'm a little hungry so I get annoyed when someone like that asks me -_-. Our teacher came so I quickly consumed it even though I didn't have water. He even called our names before he started writing on the white board and started talking. Who the hell is a math teacher who speaks at the same time as writing! How can we focus on that sir?? I didn't focus on what he was writing but instead I focused on what he was saying and that's what I was writing in my notebook.

"Stop writing!" he shouted and faced us.

"Now I want someone to repeat what I'm saying here," he added.

"Oummm! There he is! That's exactly how he teaches!" I still shout in my mind.

"I'd like Ms. Pres to repeat what I'm saying earlier or just summarize it," he added and our president stood up. He was able to say what sir was saying earlier so he continued writing on the board and he did not speak again.