"Ha!" I called in 's classroom, "That's where you're wrong! I –need- to rush there… I kind of forgot to return a book. Hehe…"
I blushed slightly.
"But summer vacation is starting! Don't you want to have some fun?" One of the other girls said.
"Nah, it's cool. The librarian is nice, it shouldn't be a problem." I said, "At least my parents don't worry, they know I'm coming home. Unless I'm extremely late…"
"Awh, but we were going to get stuff…" The girl said, "A little shopping spree."
I sighed.
"I already told you! I –hate- shopping for clothes! My parents get me for it!" I stated my opinion, "My parents are strict! And, plus, my dad is still in a wheelchair! You know he was born with that! HE WOULD KILL ME!!"
She frowned.
"Suit yourself." She said.
"Now… to find that book..." I yawned, searching through my backpack, "Haha! That book was funny!"
Overhearing the conversation between the teacher and one of my classmates, I froze.
"No…" I said, "Seriously? You wouldn't put me through this! You wouldn't! NO!"
/Being stuck in the freakin' library with Luso- not a great plan./ I thought, /I'm scared… I don't wanna confess so soon! Confess… Do I sound like some lovesick lady with that has no idea what she's doing? I must bear it… I MUST NOT CONFESS MY HATRED!!/
I sighed again, walking towards the library.
"What're you doing here, Thale?" He asked me.
"N-none of your business!" I cried.
/I hate you, Luso./ I thought, /I hate you so bad…/
"Really?" He said, "Really and truly? Tell me, tell me!"
"No." I said, "It's not story time…"
I opened the door to the library, and quickly put the book back.
/I guess isn't here yet…/ I thought.
Luso opened the weird book on the desk.
"Hn?" I said, "What are you doing, idiot?!"
"Writing." He said.
"In a book?! Normal people don't write in books!" I shouted, "But in that case… you're not a normal person. At least you aren't all smiles and ponies and rainbows, though. I'd be really freaked out…"
I looked up from what I was doing.
"What did you do, Luso?!" I shouted, "I WISH I COULD LEAVE THE LIBRARY! MY PARENTS WILL BE PISSED!"
"Huh? But we –are- leaving the library. Look!" He said.
"Oh no… you can't trick me with your stupid ideas…" I said.
We were now not anywhere on earth. Giant chickens don't appear on earth.
"Giant… Chicken?" I said, turning around.
I ran over to the group of other people.
"Please… Help me… I'm hallucinating!" I said, "That must be it! Hallucinations! Ha! There's no such thing as a giant demented chicken! And no such thing as… animal people?"
"Uh…" Luso said, "Okay…? What are you…?"
"Haha! My whole life must've been hallucination! I'm probably non-existent!" I said.
"Uh… Thale?" He said, "You-you're not dreaming…"
"Yes I am! You must not exist either! It's all a dream! A crazy dream!" I shouted.
"Thale! Stop it!" He ran over to me, feeling my shoulder, "You –do- exist. This isn't a dream! Can't you see? I'm…"
"Please…" I said, "Leave me… alone… Luso, I really…"
"Huh? Thale?" He looked at my face, "Are you okay?"
"Stop…" I said, turning to him with completely green eyes, "I don't… Want to be here. I want to go. I'm not very well liked. Here, or where we were before. It's not like I want to be this way! It's just… I can't be with…"
"Thale, what's wrong? You don't usually act this way." He said, "Tell me what it is!"
"I… liked someone. I tried so hard for them…" I said, "But they were gone before I knew it. They hate me. Or at least… I wasn't very kind to them. That's why I'm leaving."
"Thale, you can't. You –know- your parents will…" He stopped short.
I shook my head.
"Goodbye." I said, "I don't have parents. Remember that my dad was in a wheelchair?"
I sighed.
"He got hit by a car on career day." I said, "And my mom died a long time ago…"
"Thale… My parents aren't living either! Why are you so-…" He was interrupted.
"You live with your aunt. My mom's siblings and parents are dead too. And my dad's brother ran away…" I said.
"Thale… You know people like you. Why are you…?" He stopped again, "Why are you being so…"
"Because –he- doesn't like me." I said, "You wouldn't know who he is, though…"
"Who? I have no idea what you're talking about!" He said, blushing a bit.
"He's very nearby…" I said, "Very, very nearby… He wouldn't like me, though."
"Wha? Thale? But the only person you know here… is me and yourself." He blushed harder, "You don't…"
"That's exactly right…" I said, "Not good of me, eh? Guess I was right then…"
"This is so confusing… Thale…" He said, "Gah! I completely forgot about that chicken!"
"Me too…" I said.
"But at least we get to see the sky, right? It's fine, okay?" He said, watching the other people attack the monster.
"Of course…" I said, but instead of looking upward or at the monster, I grabbed onto Luso.
"Thale?" He said, blushing.
"I… like you." I said, "I guess my own loneliness brought me to the conclusion… but it's nice, too. I hope we get back home soon…"
"Why?" He asked.
"Dinner." I said, "It's fun to make!"
"You cook dinner?" He wondered, thinking about how much I must have to do by living alone.
"I do everything." I said, "Cook, clean, eat. All alone."
"Thale…" He said, "Why not take a break from it?"
"I can't." I shook my head, "I have to do it. I live alone. There's no one else around! I'm hardly even able to pay for school!"
"Oh." He said, "I apologize."