It has been weeks thus far from when raitha last captured shyam's soul into the so called Crysta dreams. He had been worried sick for reason unknown even to him, himself.
He had started to doubt whether she even did exist or was it all an illusion? But can it even be an illusion? She had sent him an email, an actual email which an illusion cannot do.
He sat down on his chair and pulled out his phone from his left pocket, he stared at the mobile phone screen for moments before turning it on.
He opened noobmails and saw that exact same email raitha had sent a month before.
" Who even is she? And most importantly, why am I caring too much? This sucks " he murmured to himself. In the past people had called him many things, he had to change schools because of the constant bullies. Banbol high was a far better place. He was more like a person, like a student there than whatever he was at those other schools.
But still, after being bullied and constantly judged he became one of them who wouldn't care if anything happened to those who he did not even know. Only his sister, dad, and two close friends are the once he cared for. But still for some reason, he felt something for raitha, something far beyond care.
He felt as though he had heard the name somewhere before, known the name and even stayed with it for many years. But why? He couldn't remember any person with the name ' raitha '.
Putting all that aside he tapped the reply button, he still didn't know what to say, but he wanted to say something atleast. Wanted to know if she is okay, If she'd come and steal his soul into the far wide world of what is called the crystal dreams.
" Are you good? " He wrote and replied. Simple, not for him.
He waited, minutes passed like seconds yet no reply came. The sunday morning seemed more like an empty space where time passes so fast it is impossible to count it. He stared at the mobile screen until finally ayani kicked his back.
" Ouch! What? " He said trying to soothe the pain, she has kicked him before as well, but this time was harder!.
" Why do you look sad big bro? " She said as she crossed both her hands as if she'd give him a strong lacture right away. No way out shyam saw, he said
" A child shouldn't order my emotions " he rub hardly to ayani's smooth black hair.
To us she's a cute little girl, adorable enough to cuddle till she can't breathe, but. to shyam she was just a normal sister. And this was a normal activity between a sister and a big brother, a healthy family indeed.
" Well, now that you mentioned it, i should go to the library! "
" Noo! Can I come please? " Ayani said making the cutest face a little sister could make. But such expression take no effect on a big brother, shyam was invincible to such act. " Nope " he said as he left the house.
Walking slowly through the city road he focused only on his journey ahead, his destination.
Just few more steps and he'd enter one of the most crowded yet quite library in the entire banbol city, the anant library.
The place where dreams depart and solace take place. Shyam as usual entered the library with a non-expressional face. " The library is awfully empty today, wonder why " the library was emptier than it ever was. Emptier than shyam remembered it to be.
Shyam walked slowly beside the book shelves fishing for something good. For something he might enjoy reading, something which could make him forget all the tension for just a moment.
" Let's see who can steal my attention today " he whispered as he scanned through the book shelves as if he was not a human but a book scanning robot.
But he suddenly saw something he zero persentage expected to see here in the library.
" Well, seems like the one stealing my attention is not a book today " shyam murmured as he stared at the girl standing right in front of him.
Blue starry eyes as if it held the galaxy upon her eyes, silver blue hair reaching her waist, she wore a red dress, blue skirt. She was raitha...
The moment she heard shyam's voice she shock in shock. It seemed like even she didn't expect shyam to be here today. " Uhhh... "
" So... Hello i guess? " Said shyam trying his best to stay calm and not shout out loud ( THE FUCK!? )
It was a weird moment for both shyam and raitha, both hadn't expected the other to be here right now.
For a moment no one spoke anything more until raitha took a turn.
" So... First time? " She asked trying to act cool as well, as if this was all a plan all along. " Yeah, first time seeing you here in the anant library " shyam replied as he looked at the books. The silence was too loud.
" No i mean, first time in this library? " She currected her question. Shyam was somewhat moved by that question, not sure how to respond he chose to speak the truth. " Actually no, I am a Sunday's regular here "
" That so? " Raitha whispered, no matter how deep or far away from the desks they are, it is still a library.
Raitha took a deep breath and swelled every bit of hesitation that took place on her mind. " It's hard to speak when we are in person huh? "
" Eh? Oh! Yeah, it sure is! " Awkward, everything felt so awkward at this point. What was he supposed to say? Even though he had been worrying about her since the last time they met even still he couldn't just say ( damn, you are okay then? Hell yaha ) that'd sound very wierd, and rude.
Shyam ran hundreds of horses on his mind hoping one would bring up a topic he could use to start up a conversation when suddenly an old lady who was a worker, a librarian walked right through her.
As if she was not an actual human but a virtual hologram. Was she truly not real then?
" So, um... What was that? " Shyam whispered to raitha hoping for an honest answer. An answer he'd be satisfied with. But a kiss would be even better, but let's not hope so far ahead now.
" Um... Well, i did tell you i am a victim of ethereal flux, and so are you right? " Raitha answered shyam with a question. " Yes " he answered. " Yeah so, for some reason I can control whether someone is able to see me or no. This ability is not taking any effect on your though, say... Do you love me ? "
Her honest answer was almost perfect until her honest answer went to extreme that even i as the auther forgot how to write properly.
" Whah— what? No. Maybe yes, but who asks like that? " Shyam was stunned and so am I.
" No, it's okay if it's you. I trust you " she said as she titled her head 45° and winked with one of her eyes. " Are you flirting? " Shyam asked. He was genuinely curious of what raitha actually is like?
Sometimes she becomes one of the most serious person he has ever seen, seconds later she is a boyfriend hunter. She is not at all easy to read, what's on her mind stays only on her mind.
" Maybe ? " Even her replies are of an girl who can be an idiot sometimes.
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