Dream Catcher: Immortal Dreams 8 Chapter 8: The Real You?

Soon we managed to escape from the dance world and we returned back to our room. Everyone was outside so it was just me and Aiko alone. "I'll sleep beside you. Wait let me bring my mattress", said Aiko. We laid down the mattresses and what next? As usual, I was having weird thoughts, when Aiko sighed, "I'm the discipline incharge. I can't really see people making such a chaos and mess. "But this happens only once a year. You should enjoy too." I said. "Oh! Im enjoying my fullest. I always keep myself occupied with different things. Only when I'm busy, I can enjoy my life without any worries. When I'm busy my mind is at peace cause then I don't have the time to think about anything else....to think about my miserable self,"she said with an aloof expression. I glanced at her, she was looking outside and her eyes looked so alienated. Her expression urged me to know more about her. "Irana, you know what. I always give my best in everything. I study hard, I give my all efforts to be the cla.s.s president. The little time that I was left with, I learn taekwondo in that. I really hate school trips and vacations. I find it so hard to keep myself busy in these times," she confessed again. "By the way, it's my first time I'm telling all of this to someone," she said and turned towards me and caressing my cheek she said, "Even though you're new, I somehow feel good after talking with you", and then suddenly she ruffled my hair and exclaimed, "Aigoo, you're so cute! Next time, ill have a taekwondo match with you okay? Let me also have a taste of your skill. And also after we get back, you're teaching me English O.K.?" "Okayyy...!", I said, unable to understand the situation. Aiko slept after this, but I wasn't even able to close my eyes.

Next morning, I had big eyebags and looking at my puffed eyes, Aiko commented, "Did you played taekwondo in your dreams last night?" "Haha, very funny!", I replied, annoyed. We went back and I returned to my home. I crashed on my bed and I really cannot stop myself from thinking about last night. Am I special to her? Does she sees me as her good friend? But I can't be too close to her. What if dad gets transferred again? Ill have to leave this school again then.

I immediately got up and went to my dad and asked him is their any chance that he won't get transferred soon? My dad said since I was in high school so I have to complete my schooling here only. I can't explain my happiness. I went back to my room and pondered over my thoughts and strange feelings that I was having towards Aiko. Firstly, I call myself her friend and I don't even have this friend's phone number. Ahh! Why am I so miserable? I was still unsure about my feelings so I decided....