Feet dragged against the serene floor as she boarded the bus,
Sitting on the cushioned seat of the vehicle , she couldn't help drifting her mind to carama, a dark haired girl with an attitude
What made her so special?, Normally one can't have that amount of scrapes on their body, right?
Leaning back into the chair with her hands clasped behind her neck, a huffed escaped her lips, they weren't lying when they said she was an interesting study
She was so annoying, so self-centered, but yet so... something else, something she wasn't even sure carama knew herself, anytime she said that name it always hung on her tongue
Leaning off the chair and slightly forward, with her elbows against her knees, she rolled the name off her her lips, eager to get the intonation right without mixing her Japanese accent into it
Carama
She blurted out, driving the elderly lady who was sitting next to her, to stare at her in annoyance and crinkle her nose
Sitting up instantly at the gesture, her back pressed firm against the chair, she hid her face from the lady, turning it over so slightly, so her red burned cheeks wouldn't be seen by the woman, so as to avoid further embarrassment
Had she really said the name out loud, certainly she didn't mean to, ugh this girl doesn't even have to be here to cause me trouble
PUM-
The bus suddenly halted, causing most of the passengers to stumble and meliana to cling onto the chair tightly, as the bus finally calmed, most of the passengers started alighting and meliana breathed a sigh of relief as the old lady joined
Fuzzy white hair, with a decoloration on her neck, she was sure she wasn't going to forget that old baba
Sighing as she finally relaxed off the chair, with her hands fixed to their usual position, against the knee, her head raised slightly to receive the ever grinning new seatmate
A glassed boy around 6'1, beaming and grinning as he sat near meliana
Giving him a Curt nod, she turned her face away avoiding him, beaming still, his eyes a bit squinted through the glasses, suddenly catching focus of the glistening pin on her bag
Is that jorogumo, he spoke
Meliana's ears perking up slightly to face the boy, taking note of his childlike expressions, his overly cosplayed self
Oh you're one of those people who call themselves, weebs
The boy nodding enthusiastically to her Statement, tracing his hands subtly to the pin, it's beautiful, she's beautiful
Jorogumo?, Meliana asked chuckling slightly, you think the yōkai is beautiful?
Nodding with that beam, he replied, I do, she signifies sin in its initiate form
And you like her for that?, Meliana turned to face him fully, getting interested in the conversation
Shaking his head, as his hair flowed with the motion, while waving his hands as he declined it, she..it..he, it's just something that defines further than lust, you Know, like sin is not just a feeling, it's an entanglement, where as soon as you don't stop yourself, before entering the trap, that lovely comforting Melody, getting out would be nearly impossible
And you'll continue being being engaged in it, until it drains you dry ,she...it symbolises further than lust, it further defines sin, most people view it as a villian, maybe it is, but all it did was lay the trap, it didn't push you in
You get, but the sin and the sinner are detrimental to each other, you know
Adjusting his glasses as he finished speaking, he looked up at the pink haired dude, with the voice of an angel, who was looking at him in awe
Brushing her fingers against her hair, meliana stuttered slightly
Some deep thoughts boy, some deep thoughts, why do you think that...um?
Interrupting her , he beamed, Caleb
Dumb name, meliana muttered as she leaned back into the chair, causing both to laugh, some passengers turned to look at the giggling teenagers but just shook their head with a slight smile, well most of them
The laughter soon dying down, Caleb asked with a slight squeaked voice, is it really bad?
Shaking her head as she chuckled slightly, Nah, but why do you have this view on jorogumo, it's well to us, mainly like folktales, many evil spirits and oni, but you seem to speak well of this one, Caleb
Picking up his bag and placing it on his laps, his lips forming into a small pout
I...I don't know, I just have a lot of time to myself
Raising a brow, her brow furrowed at a thought
Don't you have friends
Nope, he replied sharply, his hands tracing through his glabella as he positioned his glasses
I'm new here and most people think I talk a lot,
Chuckling as she picked up her bag and held on to the seat wedge just moments before the bed stopped, with her still steady on the seat and Caleb who hasn't experienced it before, Rolling off
Immediately the bus calmed and Caleb had gotten up, she strapped her bag and climbed down, Caleb following close behind
You know, I had this friend, not sure she's a Friend but I have this classmate, she's a tad opposite to you, doesn't speak much, introverted nah enclosed, and she Chases people away, and self absorbed
Kind of annoys me, but she might take a liking to you
Looking up at meliana in confusion, he asked, why would she
Sauntering as she walked, she replied, cause opposites attract and I'm a master shipper
*Chuckling as he walked beside meliana*, you're funny
Looking at him with a grin, her eyes squinted further, seeming as though they closed fully
Ain't i
Walking further and chatting until the roads separated, both waving to each other, with huge backpacks strapped to their backs
The sky's dimming as each went home, leaving the glory of the modernized roads, she came to a stop at the streets she based on, crowded and noisy
Walking through the market as heavy noises of arguments and discussions slept through her ears, each quarrel, each noise, each badvibe, seemed to drain off little and little of her smile
Until she finally arrived home, back slouched with her smile fully depleted, on entering her apartment, she threw the bags on the couch and flopped on it, sighing as she pulled off her shirt
"For how long", this seemed to be the only thought which rang through her mind "how long would I keep doing this"
The silence in the house was comforting, heading to the kitchen, dishing out some food and gobbling it down, so bland,
Throwing the dishes at the sink, she walked on to the room, removing the clothes she had on, entering the shower and dowsing herself in warm water, the liquid flowing from her hair to her feet, the soapy fluids rinsing off, with her eyes closed, she bent her back slightly to avoid hitting the shower head
Shaking her hair as the warm water filled them, this..this made it worth it
Drying herself off with the clothes she recently removed, and putting on new ones before she left the shower, feeling calm and refreshed, her body weighed as her eyes drooped, nothing showed more comfort than a bed
Oh so addicting, sleep was her jorogumo, chuckling as she remembered the weeb boy, spreading her arms, allowing gravity to do it's work
She slumped on the bed, sleeping in a Fowler position, before turning to her original supine position, before she could finally engage herself in her fantasizes and doze off, the phone on the wall finally rang as if waiting for her to fall asleep,
Turning to face the phone, just meters away from her bed
,
Her eyes stared at the phone and in her mind, she had gotten up and picked the phone but in reality, she was still in bed, her gaze faltering as she looked at the phone, sleep siren's song was too strong, but she should still picked up the phone, right?,
It would be something important, yawning she turned away from the phone, facing the wall, yeah so important, and just like so, her mind snapped shut, as the phone continued ringing, the caller ID, unidentifiable from the bed meliana lay on
The ringing continued until the caller finally grew tired, the noise outside didn't stop till 2am, but all that couldn't bother meliana, for she has mastered all the stages of sleep
Deep in her trance, she didn't notice someone knocking on the window, stirring slightly as the knocking continued
She finally opened her eyes, the room was covered with deep trances of quietness, switching on her light with a fingersnap , she walked on to the window to receive the anonymous visitor who without a brain would be knocking at such layers of the night,
Sleep still called on to her and she wouldn't decline that call, heading over to the window and raising it up to welcome the visitor so she could lambaste them later,
The figure that climbed in through her windows bore a smile, an irritating grin, a Short man grin, what was this man looking for now, chuckling as he sat on her chair
He grinned, you don't seem too Happy to see me, standing up from the chair and walking over to her wall, the position where the phone lay, he raised it up, His smile turning into a low frown,
You're not be answering my calls, I don't appreciate disrespect, meliana sensing the acrimonious tone, tired explaining, I..I.. came back late from school, must not have heard it
His gaze still low, as he listened to her excuse, heaving as he sat on her bed, a chubby short man, mid 40s,
you know meliana, he continued, you're a pretty girl, tall, weren't blessed in the other departments, but you're still pretty nonetheless
You should also learn manners, otherwise how would we marry you off
We allowed to go to school because of that scholarship, but don't forget who feeds you, we can still pull you off of that school, grinning he stood, approaching meliana, who was still standing by the window side, clutching on her Jacket
On approaching he grinned, the school seems too fancy for you
Huh, tracing his hands against her chin, he beamed, give uncle a hug, children do grow up so fast
Glaring at him, she gripped his hands off her,
our relationship is purely transactional, don't get it over your head, I would end you right now, Don't try me
Fiesty, you'll come around meliana, you'll come around, dragging his stubby legs, he climbed down the window, glaring at him as he climbed down, meliana slammed the window shut.
Crazy old man, hopping on the bed, she wrapped the blanket around herself, looking up at the cieling
Great , now I can't sleep