My Mysterious Senior

I'M NEXT TO YOU

it seems like I will be accompanying Aida again tonight, it turns out that there are so many changes in this house, it seems like Aida has become the woman she used to be, perhaps...

different from the previous night, which was where we watched more horror movies, now Aida invites me to play video games, to be honest, I used to be good at playing it.

" all right, are you ready?".

said Aida who is ready to play her stick control.

" of course, this time I'll beat you all out ".

I answered while taking my control stick.

aida and I immediately played the game, Tekken games are usually played as a one-on-one duel fight, and those who are able to win the fight will be labeled as winners.

" PLAYER 1 WIN!!".

again Aida managed to defeat me, even in this game, she was more deserving of being called the queen of the game, but I will not give up!.

" you lose again, you better just give up Sherla, hihi ".

aida said while smiling haughtily at me.

" the one who gives up is the one who fails, that's what I heard from your grandmother ".

I said with a relaxed face.

" well, then you will face failure again a thousand times ".

said Aida who was preparing for the second round.

hhh, it seems like Aida underestimated me too much, I have been playing this game for quite a while, and I already have a trick to defeat my opponent, by letting me lose in order to know the moves, how, great right?.

" PLAYER 2 WIN!!".

" uh?".

" you underestimated me too much Aida, that was just warming up ".

I said with a relaxed face.

I told you no, I'm very good at playing this game, we just need to know the usual moves of our opponents, sometimes the unbelievers.

" hm, you may, but you still can't smile because there's still a third round ".

said Aida while holding her stick with a serious face.

in the third round it was much more different than before, it seemed like Aida had changed her playing tactics, hhh, but I also wouldn't lose, maybe I was just more focused on defending and observing her new tactics, hhh, then I will end this round immediately.

but, Aida's new tactics are always fickle, it seems like she has read my mind, even our attacks always hit simultaneously.

Dann...

" DRAW!!".

" uh?".

" haha!!!".

we just laughed as we looked at each other, it turned out that the end of our fight was a series, it was really hard to guess.

" jeez, that was a coincidence ".

I said while laughing out loud.

" well, you want to fight again?".

said Aida while holding back the stick.

" well ".

I said ready to take my stick.

" TWOARR!!!".

suddenly there was a very strong lightning sound, to make the electricity in this house become dead.

" Yahoo!!!".

with reflex I immediately screamed in fear when I heard the rumble earlier, you know, I was afraid of lightning.

" hey, aida where are you?".

I said as I groped around me because I could not see the dark room.

" yah!!".

then suddenly Aida surprised me by showing her face highlighted by a flashlight.

" Yeah!!".

I immediately bounced away while hugging the many bolsters tightly.

" hehehe, Sherla, are you scared?".

aida said with a smile of annoyance.

" honestly, it's not funny, you almost made my heart stop ".

I said with an annoyed face.

" sorry, I won't repeat it again ".

aida replied while calming me down.

I said while staring at the window that was tickling with rain.

" it looks like I'm still keeping candles in my closet, let me check first ".

aida said as she opened her closet.

" this is it ".

" you found him?".

ask me while hugging the bolster pillow tightly.

" well ".

aida answered while lighting the candle

" fuh, now better ".

I said while wiping the sweat on my forehead.

" you seem to be very afraid of lightning, and also of the dark ".

aida said as she approached me.

" well, I've been through that for a long time ".

I said while laying down my body.

" what do you feel when that happens?".

aida looked at me seriously.

" i, feeling very scared and anxious, became very agitated ".

I answered with a troubled face.

" and there's one more thing that always haunts me ".

I said once again.

" what is that?".

asked Aida who was very curious.

" when darkness covers me, I always dream of bad things that I don't want to see coming back, I'm so scared when it happens ".

I said while bowing my head.

" what's that bad thing?".

said Aida who was increasingly curious about my words earlier.

" you remember, I mentioned someone's name when I first stayed here ".

I said while looking at Aida's face.

" merlina?".

aida replied with a surprised face.

" right ".

answer me briefly.

" what exactly is going on, and what does that person you call relate to your dreams?".

said Aida who was increasingly curious about what I said earlier.

" i used to have a friend who was very similar to you, face, behavior, even nature ".

I said as I turned my gaze towards Aida.

" she was Marlina, she was the first to be my friend, she was very kind and forgiving, but, she had a lack of physical condition, she could not see, she said, and that's why people always use it, I want to scold those who bother Merlina, but Merlina always denies me, she just says that those people just hate ya, and it's nothing to do with me, and how else, I can't do anything, even I always find Aida in a terrible condition ".

I said with eyes that began to glaze over.

" then what happened?".

aida said with a very curious look.

" until one day, I had the worst event of my life, Merlina, she had killed herself to stop all her suffering, and in that moment I began to realize, if I was the cause of Merlina's death, if I didn't know her, she might still be alive right now ".

I said with tears flowing.

" Sherla?".

" hiks, and it all ends with regrets, regrets that always haunt my life ".

I said as I looked at Aida's face with tears in my eyes.

" Aida, is this all my fault?".

I said while holding tightly Aida's hand.

but Aida smiled and hugged me.

" no, you're the wrong sherla, Merlina loves you so much, so do I, you're not alone Sherla, I'll always be the lantern to light up the darkness in your heart, as well as the others, you still have people who are always beside you Sherla, if you see merlina behind you, then turn your eyes forward and come to me ".

" i'll always be next to you ".