" Does Nightstorm have a feeling on me!!? " I whispered silently while trying to figure out what is happening here.

" No no no, that can't be true... she always keep staying away from me, so how come she can ' like ' me? " I questioned myself.

" Hey, listen to what the teachers say, you might get in trouble if you keep space out all the time, " said PJ, while jotting down some note.

" Hey PJ, '' I called,
'' Yeah, what? '' PJ replied,
" Do you think that, Nightstorm have a feeling on me? " I asked,
" Of course man! 😁, " he said with full of confidence,
" Just like the stories we used to make, they are so dope! " said PJ reminded me about the story that I want to recreate.

" The stories we made, huh? " I said it as I forgot to continue the story that I have planned.

Then, I glances at Nightstorm, as she was very soft and lovely. Suddenly, she just glances back at me with a little smile...

My heart was beating fast as I look away from looking at her, " I wish she didn't notice me " I whispered even though I know she already saw what I did.

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( After extra class )

" Hey PJ, I thinks I should ask her if she want to walk with me, besides, our house is just close by and it wouldn't be a problem, right? " I suggested.

" What a good plan you have! " said PJ.
" Yeah, I know right? " I agreed.

* On our way to the path we usually took to go home *

" Hey, isn't that Nightstorm? " questioned PJ.
" What? Where? " I ask.

" Over there. " while pointing his finger towards her.
" Oh yeah, but why is she all alone. Is she waiting for somebody? " I questioned myself.

" Dunno but maybe you should ask her to walk home together " suggest PJ.

" What!? Are you crazy!? " I shouted.
" This isn't the right time you now? " I continued.

" Ok ok you don't need to shout, I'm just suggesting, " said PJ.

" But I guess you got some point, maybe I should at least talk to her? " I said while thinking a conversation to have with her.

" How about you ask about that lesson we had just now? That's a really good one. " said PJ.

" Ok let me try it, " I said, with some nervous and brave feeling.

" Ok I will see you at the usually place, Ok? " PJ said as he leave.

" Ok " while giving a signal with my hand.

" Ok, Malik, this is your chance to finally start a conversation with her, " thought myself while approaching her.

" Hey, Nightstorm, " I greet her.

" Oh, hey Malik. Why are you still here? " replied Nightstorm.

" Well I was just wanted to...err to... "
" You wanted to what? " continued Nightstorm as she eager to know.

" I wanted to... Hah! I was just waiting for my friend. Yeah, that's it..." I said spontaneously.

" Ooooh, is that it? " she questioned.
" Who are you waiting for? " she continued.

" I'm waiting for PJ, yeah that's right... " I answered *sweatdrop*
" So what are you doing here? "

" Oh I was waiting for my sister, " she answered. " Why? " she continued.

" Oh its nothing, just that o was wondering if I... " I stopped my sentence.

" If you what, hey, just say it, I won't bite, you know? " she said as she can't stand the ' unfinished ' sentence.

" Ok fine, I tell you what I want to say, " I said it as expressing my anxiety.

" So go on, what was your question again? " she ask, barefaced.

" Ok, the question I want to ask was, the one thing that I wanted to ask is......" I stopped as I was very nervous about the question.

" Ok, I'm listening, " she said as she was impatience.

" Ok ok, oh Lord, I wanted to ask you if I, and you can walk home... together? " I say it and shrug my shoulder at the same time, to see if she agree or not.

Suddenly, her face went solemn, as if she very disappointed with the offer I ask.

" Well, I...I didn't want to just a your feeling but I'm walking home with my sister exactly, " she said, sadly as if she had something that she don't want to show or remember...

" But you can go on first, I can wait here alone, don't worry,  ok? " she said that as she don't want me to thinks about her at all meanwhile I really do.

" Ok but are you sure about this? You don't want me to accompany you until yours sister come? " I asked as it was getting late and I don't want her to be all alone.

" No its ok, I can take care of myself, " she said. " Thanks for the offer by the way, it is sweet of you, " she continued, with a very soft voice and sincere smile.

" Ok, don't stay here too long, ok? Its dangerous, " I warned her.
" Ok goodbye. " I said and try to leave...

Suddenly....

" Malik, wait! " she shouted as she have something to do. " I wants to say something, she said.

" Huh, what do you want to say? " I questioned.

" You know? I always see you walking home all alone when we were in primary school, so I just want to say that, I want you to be careful too, " she said with a very polite voice.

My heart beats faster and faster as she said like that, " Ok, same goes to you " I replied and leave.

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Well not exactly, I still worried about her because she was completely alone and there was no one with her.

Then, I make a turn and stayed somewhere she couldn't see me  leaving her all alone.

I stands there for awhile, like maybe 15 minutes, then I go to check on her......

But then, she wasn't there......

I searched for her everywhere and I couldn't find her and I'm lost.....

She just vanished.....

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I felt nothingness, like I never have a chance to talk to her again.....

I thinks she wasn't ready for any of this to happen, maybe it was so sudden for her.....

I felt like I'm just a ' friend ' to her... nothing more nothing less...

After that, I just glances at the spot we had our conversation and noticed something,
A figure, standing on the second floor of the building, looking at me and just disappeared....

I thought about it so much that I began to recreate more and more fiction story based on what just happen,

" What if I never ask her that question? What if I ask the question PJ suggest? What if I never had that conversation with her? What if ' SHE '.......?