Angel In Disguise (chp.4)

Angel In Disguise
CHAPTER 4

I’ve stayed home for a few days, just to avoid myself from seeing the so-called Strify. But the more I thought of not picturing Strify in my mind, the more visions of Strify is what I got, appeared in front of me. I kept seeing him in my dreams and in the reality too! It was strange as if he was like a ghost or something. Maybe, my mind was playing tricks on me because I just couldn’t throw him outta my mind!

A week has passed and my imagination of Strify kept haunting me every time!
“I guess, there’s only one thing to do to let me get rid of this Strify virus. Face him at the park! Yeah, I’m gonna do that! ” I confidently said on this one particular day. So, I skipped myself to the park and found Strify with his book under his usual spot, reading attentively. I just didn’t know why I found him ever so glowing that day.He wore all white and his glowing-ness has made him look even twice gorgeous than he usually does.
“That’s great, now he’s making me feel more attracted to him.” I sighed and approached the fake bookworm fella. “I’m here, now. Can you just tell me everything? From A-Z? ”
Strify raised his chin up to have look at me. With his pale face, he softly replied, “You’re too late now. I can’t tell you the real story...”
“What? Are you kidding me?”
“You make me wait for a very long time, Liena. My tongue seems to be twisted and I just couldn’t figure out the right words to explain everything to you. ”
“Look, I apologize. Sorry, okay? ”
“Oh no, you don’t have to say you’re sorry. Do you even know what are you sorry for? ”
“Actually, I have no idea. I don’t know why, I suddenly feel bad for you. I’m just hoping everything that we shared last Thursday was real. ”
“Have you find the meaning behind that special tattoo which I gave it to you, yet?” Strify came out with a question, he wanted to change the topic, perhaps.
“It has a meaning? ”
“Everything around us carries their own meanings. ”
“Right. So, tell me the meaning then. ”
“I can’t! I want to but I can’t. I can’t even explain why you kept seeing and dreaming of me, lately. ”
“Wait, how do you know that?”
“Liena, unveiled the truth, then come back here and see me, okay?” Strify closed his book, stood up and walked away.
I was confused and felt a bit weird. “What?” I turned around to face Strify but he was no longer there. Not even his shadows.
I went back home in confusion and still amazed how Strify left the park just like in a few seconds, as fast as a lighting. And yet, he knew I keep seeing him all over the place.
“This is insane!” I thought while putting my hands on my head. I closed my eyes for a second to clear all the mess that got tangled in my mind. I stared at the tiny little ‘AS’ tattoo on my wrist while opening my eyes.
“AS? What does it means? Hmm..maybe it’s a German word.” I wondered.
Suddenly my brain popped a lighted bulb on my head. “I need to see, Yu!”

That evening, I found myself heading my way to Yu’s tattoo parlour. The bell above the door rang as I entered and Yu came forward to greet.
“Welcome, hot stuff! Can I help....” he shut his mouth as soon as he noticed it was actually me. “ Oh Liena, I was expecting you.”
“You were expecting me to come here?”
“Yeah.” His answer was short and simple.
“Look, I came here to ask you something. Your friend’s been acting pretty weird, he doesn’t want to explain to me about this..” I raised my tattooed wrist. “.. when he actually wants me to know all about it.”
“You mean, Strify?”
“Yeah, who else?”
“Liena, how should I say this..” Yu let out a big sigh and said, “Strify’s in coma. How could you possibly even talk to him?”
“What? But but I saw him at the park just now...And and we were having a conversation.”
“That’s bullshit! He’s been in coma for like a week already..I wanted to tell you earlier but I just don’t know how to contact you.”
“You’re joking, right? Right, Yu?”
“No, I’m not. If you don’t believe me, I can take you to the hospital now.”


to be continued...