You Saw Me?!
Crowded feeling

Eps. 41

"Searching me?" arion asked looking at Clara attentively, "don't worry, I'm always near you."

Just unmoving. Clara glanced at Arion with a dislike face, but she could not control the slight tinge of red on her cheek.

Slowly Clara turned her head to take her eyes off. If he could be as indifferent as ever, perhaps the handsome ghost would leave. Clara doesn't like the guy stirring up her feelings of being a roller coaster like this. Mood that goes up and down.

But the next second. Clara's body stiffened as she felt a gentle sweep at the tip of her head. And Arion's next speech made Clara's eyeballs perfectly round.

"I miss you" Arion's soft voice.

Clara shakes from her feet to her head. Clara's heart was beating as if it was about to jump out of place. He held his chest, took a deep breath trying to normalize his heartbeat.

His face was heating up, more than usual. Cuneiform! Why the ghost was so happy to make Clara's feelings mixed up.

"Clara, why is your face so red?"

"Are you sick?"

Brakes

Instantly Clara stood up, slightly misbehaving. "I bought a drink first" he said, then left class.

Arion is not chasing. He just stared towards the passing of Clara with a faint smile imprinted on his lips.

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"Is everything getting worse?" ask Alice.

The three of them were walking side by side through the sea of disciples towards the parking lot.

"No. Everything starts to improve. I'm just a little uncomfortable" Clara replied honestly.

"Are you going to be okay?" tanya Dita keeps up the conversation.

"I hope so."

No one knows how it will go ahead. Maybe it'll be better, or it could be worse. Clara just hoped everything would be okay.

"Is there no way out?" ask Dita again.

"Hemm.

"Maybe? You're not sure either?"

"Why didn't you tell Aunt Harumi?" proposed Alice.

A proposal that made Clara sigh heavily. Telling her Mama was the last option Clara could choose. It wouldn't be good if Mama knew what she was going through.

"I'm afraid Mama's angry."

"Aren't you tired of being like this, hm?" ask Alice again.

"Maybe your mother will be angry at the beginning, but I'm sure, aunt will protect you and find the best way out for you."

Hearing Alice's words, Clara stopped her steps. And so did his two friends.

"Alice was right Clara. You have to tell your mama" Dita said.

Once again, Clara heaved a heavy sigh. Only the two of them knew how Clara survived a time like this. "Is that so?"

It felt like the choice was too heavy, he lowered his head to think about what would happen if his mother knew Clara could see ghosts and several times felt almost the same as when he was in Elementary School.

At that time Harumi was very worried about Clara, and this time it happened again because of Clara's carelessness? Ah, it seems like he had to think a thousand times to tell his Mama.

"I can't see you acting weird like this. You also look uncomfortable and easily surprised," Alice said in a concerned tone.

"I need Alice's habituation. Now that things are better, nothing is threatening me anymore, so everything will be fine" Clara explained trying to convince Alice that Clara could handle it.

Alice sighed softly and then held onto both of Clara's shoulders. "Go get used to it, let's find a way out, you're getting weird" said Alice, while Dita just nodded and smiled at Clara.

Clara smiled, grateful to befriend Alice and Dita. They don't even stay away when the situation is like this. They instead gave support for Clara to find the best way out.

"Thank you" said Clara smiling gently.

"Let's go home," take Alice who is now walking in front of Dita and Clara.

They walked down the aisle and turned towards the parking lot. In the opposite direction was a bunch of boys who were also walking towards the parking lot.

One of the men turned his head and smiled looking at Clara. For some reason Clara stopped her steps and smiled awkwardly at the man.

Not only Clara, Alice and Dita also stopped their steps when they saw Clara and Reyhan's interaction.

Reyhan and Clara halted the move in unison. Alice looked at Dita at a glance, as well as Reyhan's friends who looked confused by the awkward aura at the moment.

Is there anything between them?

"Rey, we go first" Aldio said, then walked away from Reyhan. Reyhan's other friends also say goodbye and go with Aldio.

"See you Clara" said Alice.

Clara simply smiled and waved at Alice and Dita who had already gone away.

Afterwards, Clara turned her gaze to look at Reyhan and Lisya who were in front of her with an awkward look. He even averted his gaze a few times as Reyhan only smiled and looked at Clara with a hard-to-understand look.

So Lisya is still here? Why is it so awkward all of a sudden?!

"H-hai," said Clara trying to break the silence. They even ignored the interested gazes of the people passing by, going in and out of the parking lot. Some of the girls stared at Clara sharply full of envy and hatred.

The parking atmosphere is still crowded because the bell home from school just rang.

"Hi," Reyhan's voice still smilingly looked at Clara.

While Lisya only smiled looking awkward, occasionally turning her gaze slightly lowered or looking the other way.

"Lisha, are you still here?" ask Clara. The next second Clara gasped as she saw Lisya's increasingly awkward response. "Ah ma-sorry, I don't mean to-"

"It's okay Clara, it's actually me-"

"I asked Lisya to be here" Reyhan said, unknowingly cutting through Lisya's words.

"Ah.. umm.yes," Clara tried to develop her smile. Although it was obvious that smile seemed bland.

What's really going on with them? why are they looking at me like that?

Lisya fell silent, as did Clara. He did not expect after a few weeks of thinking Lisya was gone, the atmosphere became awkward the moment he saw Lisya return. Clara didn't even know why they were acting that way.

"Can we talk for a second?" ask Reyhan.

"Eh??" lisya was surprised as fast as lightning turned her head to Reyhan while Clara was just speechless staring at Reyhan and Lisya who looked increasingly strange.

"May," answered Clara doubtfully.

"Not here. Do you have time tonight? I'll buy you a meal."

"No need to treat me to a meal, if you want to talk about something, go ahead" Clara smiled lightly.

Reyhan seemed to think. "How about I buy you some ice cream?"

"I don't really like ice cream" Clara said.

"Well, it's a pity that I like ice cream so much" Lisya said. Clara smiled in response.

"Then I buy you pancakes or whatever you like. There's a pretty good cafe, they sell good food."

"Ah not-"

"I forced Clara. Think of it as my thanks to you, I haven't thanked you properly" Reyhan said.

"Thank you Clara, I haven't properly thanked you either" Lisya said.

Clara sighed softly and smiled. "Alright, if you force."

"good. Tonight I'll wait in the square, or... Do you want me to pick you up?"

"Oh no need, I can bring the bike to the square" Clara replied quickly. Clara waved both of her hands in front of Reyhan to reject him subtly.

"All right then. I'll wait for tonight" Reyhan said, then left.

"See you Clara" said Lisya, waving her hand, and then following Reyhan.

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The air is pretty cold tonight. But the atmosphere in the square is very comfortable with city lights lined up to add to the beautiful impression of this city center.

After parking her bike, Clara passed a row of street vendors lined up neatly on the side of the road. Walk through the quite crowded visitors tonight.

Clara turned her gaze when she heard Reyhan and Lisya's voice calling out to her.

"It's been a while?" tanya Reyhan walked slowly closer to Clara.

"Hi Clara," said Lisya.

Clara was silent for a moment looking at the sparkling Reyhan tonight. Reyhan only wore jeans with a dark-colored t-shirt wrapped in a thick cloth jacket, decorated with a watch on his left wrist.

Reyhan's clothes were very ordinary, but Reyhan looked sparkling in Clara's eyes. The dim lighting in the square makes Reyhan's impression even more beautiful.

Perhaps it was because Clara was used to seeing Reyhan in uniform and now the ice prince was wearing a different outfit. 

"I-I just got there," Clara replied sounding stiff.

Lisya was speechless seeing Clara who was misbehaving, but the next second Lisya pulled her lips to smile. "You're stunned to see my Reyhan, aren't you?"