Asylum

Chapter 18: A BLUR

Cleo

" yes, what do you expect you can catch it without getting into the water?"  He said mocking.

meanwhile I can't help myself being nervous and my heart began beating abnormally.

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I tilt my neck awkwardly
"Ahmm you know Alexter, Ahmm you know this. You know?"

"What are you saying? Stop mumbling and get to the point already" he said annoyed, well his always annoyed.

"I can't get into the water! Much more dive in it to catch fish!" I raise my voice while closing my eyes embarrassed. I won't look and see his expression, I can't. I can already imagined it, his eyes glaring me as if saying 'didn't I told you to just stay at the academy? Your too determined yet you are not much help either'

"Open your eyes Cleo" he said gently, and so I do what I was told. I open my eyes slowly which reveals him looking at me intently and gently. There is a softness in his eyes and he seem to be understanding? Not the expression I imagined.

"Why?" He ask softly, I was astound by what he is doing and showing to me right now. Not in my wildest dream to dream and expect him to be this way, not when he seems to be always annoyed to me. I imagined him yelling by how useless I am or even leave me but not this.

"Are you on drugs? Or maybe the sacred forest did something to you? Am I in an illusion? Well it is possible really, when what magical things going on in here illusion and changing attitude of a person is too possible" I mumbled confuse while looking at him like he grown 2-3 horns. I can't just believe how fast his attitude could change nor I could be able to see this side of him.

Now his change his expression the moment he heard my comment " can you just your mouth for a moment and answer my question? I'm being considerate here so don't provoke me to point how useless you are here" his irritated, now that more like him.

I bite my lower lip nervously, I'm too embarrassed to tell him the truth. He could even used this truth against me but if I don't tell him the truth I will be forced to dive into the water and I can't do that. I really can't. The thought of being underwater or even embrace by a big bodies of water just like what happen on Marga's birthday suffocates me. Then its decided

" I can't take being into the big bodies of water. I can't dive in it, be in it, nor even be embrace by it. There this trigger feeling that force me to stay away from a deep waters, just by even thinking of it suffocates me." I said truthfully to him as if revealing a part of myself naked. I keep look everywhere but to him.

He handed me a piece of paper " then just collect this remaining ingredients,I could handle the pisces don't worry. That remaining ingredients without the checks is just scattered here everywhere just don't wander far too much, just stay within my sight it is too dangerous out here" he said uncaringly but he still can't hide from me the softness, gentleness and sort of embarrassed tone within his voice as if he's handling a very sensitive child.

I take the paper and hide a smile, I just decided that he is not that fully bad after-all . "Okay then, I will just collect this and thank you for understanding" I said in a very hushed voice, afraid that he might hear my last words it could either boast or inflate his ego. But it is still the same thing though

He just ignored me as if he did not know what to say and just take off his suit and inner shirt also his hunter boats leaving only his pants. Revealing his flat stomach and well sculpted abs, meanwhile his pants is dangerously hanging on his waist giving me a better view of the v line that I don't want to think where it would lead.