Being Next to You

Chapter 11: HIM?

It hasn't been a week since our school's festival. I learned that they were my classmates including Theresa, who hid our clothes during the school's festival. The performers were very angry, but personally, it didn't bother me. Shamefaced, Theresa wooed me with a whole week supply of ice cream to make up for her prank.... And I handed the book I found to Sidney as I received a picture with Julian, during the school's festival. But he told me to hold it for a while until the owner arrives. Unfortunately, Sifir never showed up....

I'm still keeping the book with me, and I'm still hoping for Sifir to come and get it.

*reading the book*

Maybe, I should do some detective work and look for him myself, like a brave and smart protagonist in the mystery novels I love to read...

"Maybe I should stop reading here," I said to myself as I about to close the book.

Hmmm...

If I use Sifir's bookmark he might get angry since it's already placed on a page, maybe he didn't finished reading the book yet... And folding the pages of someone's book also seems wrong, I even read the book without Sifir's permission....

Maybe I'll use the bookmark I made at the school's festival, just for a while... I'll write an apology and thank you letter just in case...

I sighed when I'm walking around at school, I have no clue where the owner is. And it's already Friday, and he hasn't come yet.... What should I do ? I refuse to keep the book, the book will be sad...

"R - I - N - A! "

Sidney suddenly grabbed my shoulders from behind, it gave me a quite a scare, but he seems happy and excited about something, with the happy atmosphere around him and his happy smile.

"Do you still remember our conversation about Julian's best friend?" Sidney happily asked as his face came closer to mine.

"Yeah, the half-Italian... " I softly answered as my face begun to blush.

"He's coming back TOMORROW." replied Sidney with a permanent smile pasted on his face.

"Tomorrow? Isn't that too soon? There's still a month left. " I answered.

"I was also surprised by his decision," said Sidney, "he even made you and me go pick him up tomorrow morning..."

"Me? I'm coming too?... " I was dumbfounded.

"Yeah," answered Sidney, "You told me that you wouldn't mind meeting him? Or do you have some plans tomorrow."

"I-I don't have any plans, and I did say that... " I nervously replied as my face surely turned red. "But wouldn't he be bothered if he meets a stranger like me?"

"He won't." Quickly answered Sidney, "Since he's used to having girls around him. "

Sidney put an innocent smile on his face, as a dark aura surrounded him.

* innocent smile *

His smile just now..... Is rather scary than his usual one. Especially, when he added that sentence just now...goosebumps all over!...

"And, he would like to meet you, Rina," added Sidney.

I'm blushing, "Okay... " I softly replied with my red face and a smile. " It would be nice to meet HIM..."

"Then, I'll meet you at the bus station at 8 o clock. " said Sidney as he warmly smiled back.

"Okay," I gladly replied.

The truth is... I planned to look for more information to find "Sifir". But it's okay, I still have plenty of time and I also owed Sidney a lot of things, I can slowly repay my gratitude towards him. And I may know more about him and Julian, I'm a little excited to meet 'him'..