When The Devil Noticed Her

Chapter 8

“Are you sure all the things you need are inside your luggage?” Lily asked me like a mother assessing her child before going to a camp.

“How about the towels? The blanket, moisturizer, soap, shampoo, and lotion, you need it when you will be there.” I nod to her. She checked everything inside my bag, making sure I didn’t forget anything.

“Lily, don’t worry, it will be just a week training no need to be so exaggerated”, I told her.

“That is why I am worried Mia, you will be out for a week without us”, she emphasized the word “us” to me.

“I am not a child Lily, don’t worry, I can handle myself, and you know that”, I made it clear to her. I am very thankful that she really cared for me but I really can handle myself.

“Thank you Lily” I hugged her and she hugged me back.

“Take care of yourself Mia” she said between our hugs.

“I will.” I smiled at her.

Today we will be leaving the school for a week. We will start our field training at one of the ancient historical place of the city. It will be a live-in training that is why Lily was so agitated. Marcel and Vyndell were not able to send me off today because they were having practical exams. I called them last night and they were very sorry for not sending me off today. I understand them and I don’t want them to skip their exams because of me. I will surely miss these ladies. I don’t know if I can still contact them when I will be in there because they said, there is no signal in that place, and it was really a remote place as they said.

Lily send me off, I hugged her before I entered the school bus and I examined the bus to find a seat. I found a sit near the window and place myself in there. I am so excited and kept on smiling. For the past few days, the devil didn’t bother me, I hope he became exhausted to do it. My days without him bothering me is so peaceful and quite. I became busy researching and planning for the competition and stayed myself more in the library and I think he became busy also. About Shion, I often see him at the model room that is why I didn’t go there to practice sketching. I am still embarrassed about leaving him that day. I was deep in my thoughts when I notice someone sit beside me. I checked who was it and my heart ached seeing who it was.

The devil…… 

“Miss me?” he started.

What a thick face this person has. I rolled my eyes not wanting to recognize his presence.

I thought he will stop pestering me and now he is starting again. I put my earphone in my ears to entertain myself, I faced myself outside the window to ignore him.

I am humming myself with the song I am listening into. It was one of my favorite song “On my own” in the movie Le Mesirable. I even sang it in a very soft voice.

On my own, pretending his beside me,
All alone I walk with him till morning,
Without him, I feel his arms around me,

And when I lose my way I close my eyes, and he has found me….

I really missed this song and it made me relax while singing it. I don’t care about the people around me, I just want to sing it until the end.

…… I love him, but only on my own…..

“So, you can sing’, he said amused. He interrupted me after I ended the song. He is listening to me. I thought he is sleeping.

“Why? Do you think because I am ugly, I cannot sing and don’t have talent?” I hissed to him. His face became sour and I don’t know why.