Being Next to You

Chapter 20: Different Masks in each minute

That night...

I can't sleep a wink..

"Rina.."

I want to daze. I can't think straight...

"Rina..!"

What should I do..? Is it okay to say it was him that night?

"Rina..!!"

I don't know what to do...?

"RINA~..!"

Longed France as she was silently on my desk in front at me, drawing something on my cheeks with a black pen..

!?!

I was dumbfounded to react..

"Ah, Hello Rina." Noticed France as she took a mirror from her pocket. "Are you awake? You were ignoring in the whole class so I decided to play a trick on you." She handed the mirror and when I look at my face, I gained whiskers and a puny nose.

"How cute.." I complimented myself looking at the mirror.

"So," France looked at me, "what were you thinking to space out like that?"

I paused for a second and answered "nothing" with a smile. But she doubts it yet didn't ask further more.

"I'll go out and wash my face," I told France as I stood up and went to the restroom. There I head with the kitty doodle on my face, then I heard someone yelling at my back as I head my way.

"Hey!"

I kept on walking.

"You there!"

And walking.

"You with the dog face, wait!"

The voice is getting louder.

I turned around to see where the voice is coming from and its from a guy I never knew. He dropped his knees as he came to approach me.

A black haired man whose hair was unkempt with emerald eyes that seem to shine under the moonlight tried to approach me. His tanned skin contrasted his eyes beautifully, I was in a state of shock as I noticed his bony fingers reached out as if trying to touch my shoulder.

"Can I help you?" I calmly asked, facing him up close.

"Yeah," he huffed, catching his breath.
"You're in Shaine Knight's class, right?"

I nodded to another smiling guy.

"Good!" He energetically responded, "Could you take me to your class then?"

"I can... But I need to go the restroom to wash my face." I pointed out with my face turning red..

"Ah! Sorry.." He realized and grabbed something in his pocket. "Here," he offered some tissue wipes, I accepted it and wiped it on my face. "And by the way, your doggy doodle looks good on you." He added.

I smiled and thought that he had mistaken it for a dog because it's a cat. And after I was done with my business, I accompanied him to our class. I set a slight distance between him and me..
And when we arrived at my class, France and Julian noticed the unfamiliar man beside me. She approached this man and seek his assistance.

"May I help you?" She asked.

"I'm looking for Shaine Knight. Is he here?" He answered.

"Just a moment," replied France as she went back inside and called Shaine's name (loudly)..