CDS: 3

Human World

KUP University

Philippines

The strange man just look at Annelia as she hug herself for she feels this sudden chill on her body after he–he k-kissed her. This made her so confuse and even feel this ere feelings she feels towards this mysterious man. Wait, she doesn’t yet now his name? Who is he anyway?

“W-who are y-you and why are you here? Y-you sud-suddenly appeared and harass me like this. W-who t-told you t-to ki...do that?! (Softly to herself) That was my first for crying out loud.” she looks at him angrily.

He slowly steps towards her; she grips the pendant of the necklace that hangs from her neck as she steps backward. He smiles amusedly as he slowly walks towards her.

“S-stop…please stop right there! D-don’t come closer! Wh-who are you? ANSWER me!” Annelia screams at him in fright.

He stops from advancing and he grin as he looks at her flushing face really pleased. He suddenly looks at the window into the blue sky and he turn towards the door as Annelia watches him walk away. He opens the door to leave when Annelia steps forward and calls unto him.

“H-Hey wait, who are you TELL ME? You can’t just do that then leave. Wait, tell me your name?” the man just smiles at Annelia as he turns his head towards her.

“You will know, soon. This is a temporary farewell my dearest...sweet Annelia.” he said with a smile before he disappears out of the door and Annelia runs after him still baffled.

“W-wait what do you mean by that?!” she calls out to him as she follows after him.

Annelia looks around to the hallway to see that stranger gone which is impossible because it is a long walk towards the exit stairs so from that room, she should have reached him still.

“This is not possible. WHO is he anyway? He just appeared and put this necklace on me t-then k-k-ki...do that to me.” She is looking around when a tap on her shoulder send her turning around in surprise.

As Annelia turn she sighs in relief when she saw that it was just Regie. Her friend is looking at her with this questioning and wondering look in her face. When she sees Annelia’s unpainted expression Regie suddenly raises her eyebrows.

“Oh! It’s just you.” Annelia said in relief thus making her friend look even more confused.

“Yah of course it’s just me. Hey! What’s wrong with you and you look so pale, who are you looking for anyway? You look lost looking from left to right. Or...you were looking for Mr. you know who?” Regie said as she looks at her face with concern and a slight teasing smirk, Annelia takes a deep breath then sighs before looking at her friend.

“Regie by any chance, have you seen a guy errr a m-man around 20’s and looks so h-handsome in his skinny jeans and black t-shirt. He is around Albert’s height but have a masculine body like Blake’s?” she asks as she looks around.

“Nope, why? Wait, are you imagining things again or... are you still dreaming?” Regie said as she smiles mockingly to her.

“Ah! I hope so... never mind then.” She said with a sigh.

Annelia find herself walking distractedly now that her mind is flying over that mysterious man who suddenly appears before her and disappears like a wind. And the image of that scary man in a throne wearing a black cloak also appeared in her thought.

“Is that man the same to that man who appeared before me in the room? They look so similar.” Annelia asks as she walks beside her friend.

She wonders, is that man the same with who she saw inside their classroom or not? They are oddly similar but different in some ways… but then again, based on his words they must be one person.

Annelia and her friend are currently walking home while Regie is talking but unfortunately her attention is far from what they are discussing, because in her mind she is still thinking about that man. She touches her neck then touches the pendant of the foreign necklace she is now wearing. She firmly grasps it in her hand then let her hand drop into her side.

“Anne THAT...is a lovely necklace. I didn’t notice you wearing that since this morning. When did you buy it?” Regie said walking closer to Annelia and then touch the pendant of the necklace she wore.

“Amnn errr s-someone give it to me, said it was a-a g-gift.” she covered it with a white lie as she looks away to hide her flushed checks.

She can’t possibly tell Regie what happened...yet. She is sure her pushy friend will surely tease her and inquire about that man she not knows of.

“Hmnnn it’s shining too bright. Are this stones real? It looks like real to me. LUMNIR what does that supposed to mean?” Regie look at her questioningly.

“I-I don’t know.”

“Hmnnn… really? Who is it? Who gave it to you?”

“I-I don’t know, it was...” Annelia didn’t finish her word when Regie suddenly speaks again.

“A surprise I see, how daring is your gift giver.” Regie said as she winks at her, Annelia just shot an angry look at her friend.

Annelia is confused when Regie suddenly pulls her into the shop near the road where they are walking on the way to the jeep station where Regie’s ride home is.

“W-wait what are you doing? Why are we in here?” she asks as they walk inside.

“Don’t you want to know if that gift of yours is worthy? It shines so prettily so I want to know if you need to take an extra care of it or just let it hang in that neck of yours.” Regie said as Annelia look at the pendant of the necklace she wore, Regie is right, the necklace looks so expensive and out of place in her wide neck.

“O-okay but I don’t think it cost anything at all. I mean it was just a gift of commemoration.” She said softly.

“AH-huh! Commemoration of what? Hemnn are you somewhat hiding something from me? Any boy...”

“No! Of course not, you of all people know that I AM an NBSB girl (No Boyfriend Since Birth). I-It’s just that I-I somewhat a-accidentally bump into this crazy weird guy and he suddenly appeared at school and- and ahmnn he gave this to me.” Annelia said as she hides her reddening face upon remembering that stupid silly kiss.

Regie i]s just looking at Annelia when the door near the counter opens then a girl wearing a blue t-shirt and black slacks come out and is smiling at them.

“Hello! Welcome to Conjar’s Jewelry. What can we do for you?” she asks as she smiles warmly at them.

“U-uhmnn w-we just want to find out if that necklace around my friend’s neck is an imitation or not. Can you help us with it? I-if it is okay?” Regie said with hesitation.

“That is okay, here let me see.” she signals them to walk closer.

They both walk towards her as Regie face Annelia. Annelia look around the shop before confusedly look at her friend's face.

“Anne, take it off… for her to see if that is real or not.”

“It’s not a big deal anyway; it’s not as if I really need a real necklace.” Annelia said as she starts to loosen the necklace.

“Anne come on, they will return it anyway.” Regie said teasing her when Annelia is taking her time.

“It’s okay I understand if it is something important to you. I will take an extra care of it, I promise I won’t do something inhuman with It.” the lady said to her with a smile.

“I-it’s not that, it’s j-just that I-I cannot take it off. It’s stocked!” she said as she keep[ on trying to loosen the necklace.

“What! That can’t be possible. Here let me do it, maybe you were doing it the wrong way.” Regie said as she went behind Annelia to help but unfortunately it’s the same.

“This is so hard, what is this necklace of yours. It’s as if it is cemented.” Regie said finally giving up.

“Here, let me see what I can do.” the lady offers but like the two of them she also failed.

“S-sorry it seems that it cannot be taken off.” she finally said.

“No way! I CAN’T WEAR this for forever. I don’t...it’s not like me at all. Plus...I can’t bath wearing it or even go to sleep with it. There must be a way to loosen it, somehow.” Annelia snaps in horror.

“Hello, what’s this about?” they all turn upon hearing an old man’s voice coming from the door where the lady has appeared.

They see an old man who is looking like around 80’s and having a genetic factor of an American for he has a fair skin and an elongated nose. He is wearing a formal wear and he is holding his weight on a cane. The lady walk towards his side and guides him to seat on the sofa in front of the wide window intended as a costumer’s waiting area.

“Grandpa they want to know if that necklace the girl is wearing is fake or not but it seems like we cannot take it off.” the lady said upon letting the old man sit.

“It’s hopeless, we cannot take it off.” Regie said while shaking her head.

“Hmnnn let me see.” He said as he looks at Regie.

“Anne come on, let him see it.” Regie said as she pushes her towards the old man.

Annelia walk towards the old man and kneels just in front of him, he looks at the necklace for a moment then his expression changes.

“May I?” he asks as he looks at her with a smile.