Bittersweet Lovesickness

The Other Side

  The cafeteria was more active than normal. It was hard to drain out the the yells and the laughing that flooded my ears. The pulsating waves of pain began to rush to my temples. What did I have to do to make it stop? I deliberately let out a scoff after hearing the obnoxious cackle from the table behind me. I had to get out of here. Gently, I put my hand on the lunch table. My... associates lowered their voices. "What's up, Ellis?"

  I raised myself from where I was seated and let out a sigh. "I'm tired." I said bluntly and I removed myself from the group of people I barely knew. The more I walked away, the more it got quiet. I walked until I managed to walk in silence. Eventually, I found myself roaming the halls with no sense of destination. My fingers brushed against the velvety walls belonging to the main hall. My footsteps distinctively clicked with each step I took. Though, My head still felt like fighting dogs. "Maybe I need fresh air.." I mumbled to myself. And just my luck, the elevator towered before me the closer I walked to it.

  The elevator was large and modern. It's sleek black doors revealed my figure in the reflection. I stared at myself. With each subtle movement, I wavered in the metal. I reached my hand towards the door watching my reflection copy me. The door was cold against the touch of my hand. It felt like touching an ice cube. I looked at myself, the metal image giving me the same intensity. The scene wavered and drained all color. I wasn't looking at myself anymore. I was met with a black figure, who looked at me with white, sullen eyes.

  "You'll kill her like the others" I flinched at the sudden voice. Who was talking to me? The black figure started to swirl and I could hear cackling. I shook my head. My palm, that was fixed on the cold metal doors turned into a fist. I was playing games on myself. There was no way I was looking and hearing something real. I clenched my eyes tightly and started to focus on my breathing. My body wouldn't stop shaking. It felt like hours have passed as I stood there trying to regulate myself. My shaking demoted to small tremors and my breathing was relatively okay. Slowly I opened my eyes again.

  My eyes met mine...? Everything went back to normal. I backed away from the elevator doors. My eyebrows ached from having them furrowed for so long. I started hearing the ambiance of the halls, something I didn't notice before. I brushed my finger on my ear lobe in curiosity. It was completely quiet before... or was it? I cant remember. I let out an exhausted sigh and pressed the first button next to the elevator. Yeah, I need fresh air. The doors to the elevator slid open with ease. I walked inside and admired the interior. I pressed the "R" labelled button on the wall as the doors closed. I stood in silence as the elevator took me up to the roof.

Then, something hit me. I was just on the roof. Not only two hours ago I was on the roof with Aiko standing on the ledge. My body started to heat up as the electronic screen over the rows of buttons informed me I was on the second floor. There's no way Aiko left. It's just like her to stay on the roof just to avoid me. Should I press the stop button? Do I chuckle and say "Sorry, wrong room" when I get there?

My endless ramblings wasted precious time for me to make a decision. The doors to the elevator opened. But I was greeted to nothing. It didn't seem like Aiko was there. I walked out of the elevator and took a deep breath. There was, in fact something on the ground. I kneeled on one knee, kind of confused on what I was looking at. It was a wet pile of melted.. something. It was colorful and some areas looked sort of spiky. It reminds me of the Konpeitō I'd leave in Aiko's locker. But why where they..? I got on my feet and walked towards the end. I peeped down.. and let out a relived sigh. I had to be sure at least. I wouldn't think she would but she already proved to me that she could.

Why do I care anyways? I shouldn't. She's the one who said she hated me in the first place. So why can't I stop thinking about her? Something glistened in the corner of my eye. I looked over, taking myself out of my thoughts. There was something gold laying on the ground. I picked up the artifact. It was a necklace. "Hmm.." I hummed to myself as I admired it. I know exactly who this belongs to. A smile ran slowly across my lips as I slipped the necklace into my pocket. It seems like it was a good idea to come up here.