Aster Veren
Episode 142

- Esther

"Yeah!!" The screams of the people in the classroom sounded hysterical, making my hair sit up.

I hate haunted houses! My inner self cursed those who had the idea to open a haunted house at today's festival.

"... crazy my heart almost got dislodged!" Said a woman who came out earlier than in class–I mean our haunted house.

"It's really scary" continued another who walked behind the woman.

"Next!" Excited Tia who was sitting next to me to receive guests, allowing them to enter after paying the set entrance fee.

I saw four men enter the haunted house holding hands, as if they were cowards like me.

"Pair the correct expression dong!" Teo said after returning from promoting the haunted house by traveling around with his partner.

"Whisper!" My grunts again felt annoyed at this one child, because he lost my appetite. Though I was enjoying the festival snacks a few minutes ago downstairs, but she took me forcibly up the building to watch the morning with Tia.

"Hee ... Are you still angry because I confiscated your snacks?" He asked with a stupid look, of course I was angry. Who wouldn't be angry if the food was confiscated while you were hungry?

"Hehey where I might be angry," I said as I clapped his shoulder with the Tia notebook that I snatched, then I returned the book to him along with Teo's screeches.

"You! Alright well, after the vigil I will treat you. I bought all the snacks you wanted," she explained grimacingly holding her shoulder and distancing herself from before me. Whereas before he was crouching in front of me while propped up with his chin, blocking the way.

"Happy?" It doesn't ease my irritation, I want to hit her shoulder again. But the boy had already gone away.

"... It looks like your relationship has improved?" Tia's question made me glance at her confusedly.

"No–it ...," I tried to find the right words to explain my situation. I did involve everyone in the fight with Carel, I mean I fought with Carel to the point of making the others get upset with me.

But ... What does that look like? Didn't I hit him? How did our relationship improve? Inner wondering.

"What ... was that arguably our relationship looks better?" I caught Tia's attention.

"Forget it,"

"Hey? Why?"

"Next!" The thrill of making two pairs of lovers immediately enter the haunted house after paying the entrance fee.

"Relse ...,"

"Tia?" I asked when I saw him throw my face away from me.

He's laughing, right? Wh why? I continued in my heart, frowning confusedly paying attention to his strange-looking attitude.

"Yeah!" The scream of a female voice shocked me half to death, it seemed like she was shouting with all her strength.

My heart, ma–still safe .., my mind while stroking my chest, I felt my heartbeat racing fast enough to be surprised. Even everyone in line was shocked by the sound of the screams.

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"What's really interesting about the guts test?" I muttered at my own confusion thinking about the reason people entered the haunted house when they themselves were frightened to the point of shouting hysterically, then came out with a pale expression.

Hmm ... is seeing ghosts that scary? I became curious about the appearance of my friends who act as ghosts. Should I try to get in? I continue in my heart.

"No!" I thought of my stupid thoughts, where I wanted to go into the haunted house just to see the appearance of my class friends who were acting as ghosts.

They couldn't possibly greet me so well and say "Hallo Aster, how did I look? Looks good, doesn't it?".

There they'll scare me just like they scare the others. And they must have enjoyed the hysterical screams of the visitors.

Do not want, just do not want to enter although–

"Ka–kagetnya ...," I muttered again stroking my chest. "I'm going crazy for a long time!" I continued while ruffling my hair in frustration.

"Ka–you're okay Aster?" He asked me to return to his presence.

"Ah–ya, I ...," I stopped when I saw Carel beside the woman.

I may not have noticed Carel's presence!

"Let it be, he's been like this since morning duty. In a moment of rest, he'll be fine." Tia said to make me excited, has she been watching me since?

"really? Then want to try to come in with us Aster?" Lusy's question surprised me, more surprised than hearing the screams of the people inside.

"Ti–don't want to!" My answer almost whispered. I don't know, suddenly my voice won't come out.

"What are you talking about? I can't hear your voice,"

"Would you come in or not? Don't block the others." Carel's words made me a little bit of an impression, even though I knew he wasn't talking to me. But I feel like, somehow I feel like he's a bitch.

"Of course, coming in, we've come all the way to this building just for the guts test, right? Time to come back." Lusy's grunts looked cute with that regretful expression of hers.

Is she this big if she's upset? Doesn't this contrast with her angry expression that she always showed me to threaten me to stay away from Carel?

"Then Aster–"

"I'm coming!" I cried cutting Lusy's words while pounding the table in front of me.

You're nuts! This time it's really crazy Aster. Want to enter a haunted house just because you don't like to see Lusy with Carel? My mind cursed myself.

"You sure?" Tia's question made me look at her while nodding my head before showing a forced smile.

"Just calm down, we'll go together." Said Lusy who had taken Carel's hand before passing through the entrance before him.

"... Aster?" Furthermore Tia who still did not believe my actions, she even put on a worried expression as I followed Lusy and Carel. Passing through the entrance in front of me.

"Stay behind us Aster, don't get separated." Lusy told me to speed up my pace to follow him.

My heart is racing faster, it's a little different from the beat when I hear the screams of people from outside. Maybe I'm scared? Of course stupid! You're a coward Aster, so why go bold enough to get into this scary place? My mind came back to curse myself.

I could go to a place I would never enter.

Srak ....

"Su–what's that sound?" Ask Lusy in this low-light room, making me wonder.

I saw this dim light suddenly twinkling like a broken lamp, then suddenly two hands out of the paper door beside Lusy made him cry hysterically, as well as with me.

We quickly walked down a one-way street that felt so long and distant. Even though as far as I know our class is not too broad even though it is combined with neighboring classes. But strangely the exit felt so far out of my reach.

Oh god save me! My mind can't stop saying god's name when it sees so many scary things in front of me.

After seeing the bloodied hands, this time I saw a shabby white-clothed woman with long hair dangling in the mirror.

"Ja–don't turn around, don't turn around, don't turn around ...," I muttered trying to get past her, but the next second she turned around showed her creepy face. Making me reflexively scream hysterically while crouching, I didn't even realize I was parting ways with Lusy and Carel.

"Father hicks ... Aster scared!" I said as I fumbled the floor trying to stand up, but couldn't. I felt like my legs were suddenly limp and would not move.

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