INNOCENCE (chapter four)

Amorous Night

I stay in Sharz room until she feels fine, I still want to look for her until morning but Sharz rejected me.

“Are you sure you’ll be fine?” I asked her. I’m guilty to bring her in his kind of situation maybe she’s right that I’m making things difficult.

“Of course. Don’t worry about me,” she said. Sharz’ is still cheerful, like nothing happened.

“Then let’s better go to the dining room, I’m hungry,” Sarah pull me. I nod and tag my hands to Sarah’s arms.

At the dining room, as usual students who come late has no seat to occupy, observing that everyone is not finish and we need to wait to have an available table for the two of us.

“Wil!” Melody called waving her hand to us. She signal that she reserved seat for us.

Reaching near the table, I hesitantly look at Melody then at Rod. I’m not ready to face him, Rod.

“Thank you for reserving seats Melody.” Sarah said with gratitude.

“Well, I want to have meals with this girl,” pointing me, “So I always try my best to be with her.” I smile. Her voice is so overwhelming and harmonic to my ears.

The atmosphere becomes silent, different than before. Melody is not talking, smelling something bad had happened.

“Hello? Is anybody’s with me?” she said in a silly manner. They suddenly stare at him, “Uhm… Anyway, did you already open my gift?” she asked his brother.

“I’m not opening it since the class started.” Gee respond.

“Wh- what’s the occation?” I interestedly asked.

“It’s my brother’s birthday” Melody excitedly said. I eye him,why he didn’t tell me earlier? “So, what’s your plan? Are you going to have a party? Oh! I love parties. I can decorate your room,” Melody said continuously.

“Easy, I had plans for this night,” he said. Melody lost her energy after hearing that. She’s been looking forward to his party but he planned something.

“You!” Her eyes got angry, “I’m looking forward to this” her eyes start to burst out crying but Gee wipe her eyes.

“I’m sorry. I didn’t consult you for this, please understand.” He explains.

Melody smile, “It’s alright. Then just tell us what you planned for your birthday.” She interrogates.

Gee notice that we we’re waiting for his answer.

“Well. I-” he glance at me, “I was expecting someone to be with me this night” he said still eyeing me.

I lower my head and slice a small piece of strawberry cake, “Who is she?” Melody asked. When I heard Melody ask Gee, I felt that the food got stocked in my mouth; I grab my drinks and calmly drink.

“I don’t have a plan to tell you who she is” I finally breathe normally when he hides that it was me, I know from his gazes.

“Can I come with you to know her,” Melody keeps interrogating her brother. “I think the girl will be uncomfortable if you’re there” I stated.

Melody pay attention to me, “As if you’re the girl to say those thing Wil” Sarah said. My eyes widen to shock; I evade from looking them.

“Wil’s right. My brother might not be able to confess to that girl if I were there.” Melody’s upset.

“Actually, I still don’t know if she’s going to meet me” He said gloomy. Melody’s mood changed, “You’re really a coward! Then force her to come,” everyone laughs except Rod.

“Well, I can’t blame her if you look feminine than your sister,” teased Melody.

“What are you saying it’s not that” Gee contradict. “Well, let’s change the topic. It sounds boring for the other,” she glance at Rod suspiciously.

“I’ve heard President invited Wil in his room for punishment right? Is that really for a punishment?” she said sarcastically.

“What are you saying? Of course-”

“I’m not coming. I need to stay by Sharz side this night” my tone was calm but striking for the ears. Rod stop eating his desert and stare at me, “Sorry but we need to leave” I look at him discontented then I pay attention to Melody, “Thanks for the seats” then to Gee, “Happy birthday” I greeted.

 

 

            It’s already 8:00PM but I still resting in bed. I’m distress for having this kind of night. It’s my first time not to meet a person I gave a word.

I look at the ceilings badly, intentionally longing for someone to lean on. Sharz needs to rest from the accident between her and Rod.

            Is that really an accident? He used to do it!

            Sarah is already asleep. I sigh and walk to the balcony. I lean my head in my arms above the wood fence-like. On spur of moment I remember Gee. It was his birthday and he reminds me that he’s willing to wait at the rooftop.

Since I’m no longer meeting Rod, I must at least grant Gee’s plan for his birthday. I open my cabinet and look for a dress fitted to me. I wear the Blue long sleeve blouse, a white above the knee skirt and match it with silver hills.

I’m ready but something’s missing, Oh my! I don’t have any gift. I walk alongside the room, thinking what I could give to him. I slowly step at the stairs to the living room, hoping to see whatever that is suitable to be my gift.

I come out of the building, I need to meet him even I don’t have any gift but this is embarrassing. SI dash through the back of our building "there is the way through their rooftop- when I notice shadows nearby. I look up and then eye the shadows, decided to check who it was.

I’m getting nearer and nearer when I heard voices, they’re guys. One is holding the other’s neck, feet floating in the ground. The moon’s bright is covered by the clouds it’s useless to see the person behind the scene.

“It’s destined them. They we’re too confident to argue with us” the voice said.

“Who are you to decide for that matter huh?” the other voice said. The second person’s voice sounds familiar to me.

“We can erase their memories to cover this problem right?” he suggested.

“How dare you to tell that?” his hand goes deep in his neck, it almost bleeding.

“President please don’t-” beg the guy.

I cover my mouth, the guy who’s violating the other is the President, is he… Rod squeezed his neck with more strength.

“Do you even pay any consideration for Arianne’s life when you’re killing her?”

I become conscious this time. Arianne is not missing, she’s dead. He pressed the guy’s neck deeply until he turns into ashes and vanished into thin air.

Rod kneel down and put his right hand to his head, maybe feeling tired and weak after murdering his ally.

“Who are you? What are you?” I asked him in a stammering tongue. Rod turns his head at me and stands, “Di- did you see-”

“Everything” I continue frightfully. He pace one to my direction, I step backward.

“Don’t try to-” my knees we’re shaking, I step backward again but my feet are too weak to balance myself, I fell.

Rod walk to me full of beset but I hate him after seeing what I could not be see.

“Stop there, or else I’ll shout” I warned but my words aren’t powerful for him. I crawl backward when he’s getting nearer and nearer to me.

“Hel-” I shout but no words came out. I’m panicking, what should I do? Please somebody help...

He embraces me tightly and kissed my forehead. Before I lost consciousness, I heard his voice saying sorry.

When I woke up, I’m already inside his room. I couldn’t remember anything or what did I’m doing in his room.

I hold my head, “What happened?” I asked, trying to remember what did really happen. “You’ve fall from the stairs of the rooftop. I saw you unconscious so I brought you here.”

I glance at his clock, it’s almost midnight.

“I’m going. I need to meet Gee.” I get up from lying but he didn’t let me go, “Put your hands off me!” I yelled.

“Are you two…” he paused, thinking for the right word to say, “What is your relationship with him?” he asked.

“It has nothing to do with you” I said coldly. He hugs me again, my left hand holds by his right hand, his left hand placed in my waist and we start dancing.

“What are you doing?” I forcefully push him to let go, I’m losing my strength.

“Just dance with me for this night and your penalty will be over,” I can’t stop my feet. I go with the flow, music was ringing on my ears yet there’s no music at all.

He pulls me closer to him and then stop at my back. I don’t know what he’s doing to me. He put out something from his pocket and placed it on my neck -it was an inverted letter A inside a circle- I touch to know what it is. It was a necklace, a silver butterfly necklace.

A vision started to trespass in my mind; a lady who’s dancing with a man without music, placing a necklace to her and they make love that night. It was the same scene I dreamt last night.

I push Rod away from me and run.

What are those visions about? Why did we do the same thing? Did he know about my visions?

I keep running without batting an eye to the way until I bumped to someone.

“I’m sorry” I bow, still not looking who it was.

It was my first time wearing hills but I didn’t pay attention to it instead, I run and run and run until I reach stairs.

I’m carefree with Gee. Whatever those visions means to me or to Rod, I don’t mind. The person I could feel beter this time is Gee.

Then I detach my white silver hills, hold it in my left hand and run through the stairs up to the rooftop.

I saw Gee sitting on the bench of the rooftop, the place we’re obviously decorated with pink cotton cloth, the table was arranged in French style, one candlelight centered the table.

He glanced at his watch and turn at my direction. He sees me, I smile.

“I’m sorry to come late.” I start.

He smile and point my head, “Who told that you’re late? Hungry?” I nod.

He pulls the chair and let me to seat. He placed my plate on his side then he put all the foods in my front.

“It’s too much for a dinner,” I look at him.

“You’re late so eat it all” his voice we’re serious this time.

“Wait. I thought I’m not late.”

“Well, I change my mind,” he smiles sarcastically. He holds my fork, sliced a piece of beef steak and put it horizontal to my mouth. “Here”

“I can eat alone,” I try to snatch the fork at him but he his hand move swiftly.

“This is your punishment. Go eat it,” I don’t have a choice so I eat it and chew. “It taste good”

Gee get another piece and placed it in my mouth.

The night we’re cold, sweet and romantic for me. I love this situation of us; he let me to erase the things I don’t want to remember.

“What do you want next?” he asked me after we eat.

I smirk, “Well, I’m excited to witness the sunrise.”

“I love too,” he agrees. The sun rise, its rays we’re not that hot for the skin. I can clearly the birds singing, the trees swaying and the smell of the breeze from afar.

I yawn, “I’m sleepy... Thanks for the day” I said, owning an overwhelming smile for the morning.

“You can now rest. I’ll escort you to your room”

I nod. Nobody notice us since other’s we’re still asleep. The class will start 10:00AM this morning we still have time to rest.

            “Mornight?” Gee utter while scratching her head. “Thanks again and belated happy birthday” I greeted for the last minute.

“You still have no gift for me” Gee reminded me. “Wait,” I search anything inside my room but I felt bad when I didn’t give anything.

“I’m sorry-“ Gee laugh, he understand what I mean, “Then this would be fine for me” he grasp me and kissed me in my cheeks.

“Bye! See you later,” then he go without letting me to speak but it’s better than waiting me to react because I don’t know what to say.

Reviews

[Forest Green]

Nice development of a very sweet, interesting story...

Keep up the good work...I admire your efforts at dialogue development and the challenge of translation...