The Azkia Wound Flakes
Nightmare

Azkia headed to her room when she got home. He put his bag down and opened the drawer. He was looking for something in the drawer. The first drawer he looked for. Something that Azkia had forgotten at the time. After desperately searching in the first drawer, he began looking into the second drawer. There's not one either. Azkia felt weak and very frustrated. He's massaging his forehead. He felt dizzy.

Mom came in and brought Azkia a glass of water. Azkia's agitated face made Mother very worried.

"Ki, why? Any issues?" ask Mother.

"No, Ma. There's nothing." Azkia tried to make Mother not have to worry about what Azkia is going through today.

"It's a drink first. You rushed straight to the room. I guess what's going on." said Mom then walked back to the doorway.

Azkia threw her body onto the bed. He felt so dizzy since meeting the man. The man who made his life almost fall apart. Azkia closed her eyes. He was tired and didn't want to think about anything. Azkia was already convinced, that nightmare would never come again.

***

The next day, at the office, Azkia was in a bit of a hurry to get to the elevator. Azkia's office building contained several other companies, so Azkia had to hurry so as not to stop too long on the other floor.

When the elevator door closed, someone was holding the elevator door. A man who had been a nightmare for Azkia.

Azkia was surprised, she tried to hide her face with her hair and the book she was holding. However, he did not want to stare much less greet the man. He was nervous, but he had to be able to control himself.

One by one the people got off the elevator and the longer the less. The man pulled out his hape and soon Azkia's turn was to get off the elevator. But what Azkia thought, was not as smooth as her shadow.

"Wait, Mba." call the guy. Azkia had already gotten out of the elevator, but the man followed her.

"There's a fall" he said, giving Azkia a pen.

Without looking, Azkia picked up the pen. And immediately left the man.

The man stood up confused but did not think too much about it. He pushed the elevator button again.

***

Azkia dropped her body on her chair. His body feels weak. He felt unable to stand up again. He always felt trembling when he met the man.

Not many people came to the office. Azkia wants to rest for a while. Meeting that man was the same as bringing nightmares into his life.

Tok Tok's...

Azkia heard a knock on her desk. Azkia felt very weak, she just blinked and made sure the shadow of someone who came to her.

Tok...

Again, he knocked on the table waking Azkia up. This time, Azkia opened her eyes properly. It was clear who was knocking on his desk. That guy. The man who's been making her keep having nightmares. The man in the past who made Azkia always felt helpless because of the hatred Azkia had in her heart. Nicolas.

"You're Azkia, right?" ask her while smiling. Azkia answered nothing. He looked at the man in confusion but it was undeniable that when he saw the man, Azkia felt a little trembling.

***

"Azkiah! Wake up! What time is it?" I shouted at Azkia who was not awake either.

Azkia was startled and immediately woke up, tidied her hair and looked at the clock on her small table.

"What time is it, Mom?"

"Mom woke up from not waking up! Half eight!"

He was dressed in the clothes that were hanging. He picked up any shirt without choosing it. After putting on his clothes, he combed and tidied up his thin makeup.

It stopped for a moment.

It was just a dream. Not reality. Fear not, Azkiah, the inner Azkiah in heart. He strengthened himself even though he knew at times, he could have met Nicolas again.

***

Azkia walks in the lobby to the elevator. Azkia's steps came to a halt when she saw Nicolas in front of the elevator door. Azkia. He felt cold sweat start to pour out from his body. He looked down and did not dare to look around. He wants to pull over first, go to the toilet lobby so he can calm down a little. He could not see Nicolas.

But suddenly.. BRUCK!

Azkia was embarrassed. He had hit someone Azkia felt was very athletic.

"Sorry, I..." Azkia saw who she hit. Nah! That's Kevin Sir!

"Are you okay?" kevin asked to see the look on Azkia's face that looked confused.

"Yes, Sir. I am doing well. Sorry, sir."

"It's like this. Elevator's full. We just take the freight elevator" said Kevin taking Azkia to the freight elevator. Without a second thought, Azkia followed Kevin to the freight elevator. For today Azkia feels grateful to her super handsome boss. Today, he survived Nicolas.

Somehow Azkia always felt uneasy when she met Nicolas. Could it be that they have not met for years? Azkia could think about that later after her working hours were over. Now, he just wants to concentrate on his work first.

****

Tiara is Azkia's upperclassman and Nicolas' classmate. He always stared cynically when he met Azkia in the school corridor and was placed in the office.

Yep. Tiara had put her heart on Nicolas for a long time, but Azkia easily captured Nicolas's heart in a short time.

One day, Tiara saw Nicolas walking along with Azkia with a crisp laugh. Of jealousy? Sure oes. Who likes to see his heart run with another woman. But what can Tiara do? He could only stare and the longer, his dislike for Azkia grew.

Tiara was gathering with her friends and saw Azkia who was about to pass through Tiara. Tiara, who had long been upset with Azkia, uttered words that were not pleasant to hear.

"It looks like there is yany again very seneng diidetin same upperclassman. Life is safe now there's a back up of upperclassmen?"

Azkia stopped her steps, feeling that she was the one being talked about.

Tiara's friends said nothing, whispering instead asking what Tiara meant.

Azkia continued back down the corridor past Tiara and her friends.

"What's wrong with you, Ti? Are you upset with him?" ask one of his friends.

"No. Just annoyed every time he passed by and there was no courtesy." replied Tiara staring at the back of Azkia who still had not disappeared from the corridor.

"Cirain because he is close to Nico so you are hot" said another friend with a laugh.

"Don't tell me you're losing competitiveness with him, yeah" said another chimed in.

Lose out? No. gabe. This is just the beginning, Tiara said in her heart.