Soul Eater
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'Love Somebody'
It took me a while to realize that the other line was a girl. A middle-aged woman. I felt that she's in a rush to tell me something. But soon, I didn't respond when she quickly muttered a 'hello'. It wasn't Soul, just another number and not in my contacts.
"Uh... Who's this?" I asked dumbfounded. I could hear her breathing which was awkward because I feel like she's breathing beside me. It took her a while to respond back to me. I think she's running from somewhere or something but maybe it's just me.
"Your mother, Maka! Listen, when an unregistered number calls you and asks you if you know where I am, answer that you don't know and you don't know when I'm coming back" Soon, I was eager to learn that I was worrying and I didn't noticed the bitter taste of the liquid coming out of my eyes.
Slamming my fist on the table, Nachos was startled but soon continued eating his dinner. "Mom, what's happen-"
"Not now, Maka! I want you to be safe and act like you really don't know! Just... Remember that I love you! I still promise to bring you with me... You'll see" With that, she hangs up and I was left stunned. Wondering with all the possibilities that my mother is indeed in danger.
My brain wouldn't stop picturing horrible thought about my mother. That when I stop thinking about it, I think more. I watch my dog and then until my eyes started to turn watery. "Don't cry, Maka. She-she's alright. Nothing's wrong. All is well" But soon as a tear escaped my eyes, I was crying and daring not to stop.
Nachos was giving me a pity look, paws on my lap and he keeps licking my face for comfort. I wish Nachos could talk because I know he's going to be a great friend to talk to. Without a talking friend to talk to, I just hugged Nachos with all my might as if my life depended on it.
No one would ever figure whatever happened to my mom. She's out there facing problems I don't know. And maybe if she could tell me maybe I could help. Without even thinking of it, I called the previous number of my mom.
'Riinggg... Riinggg... Ringgg' Then those three rings were followed by three high beeps and then suddenly the call ended. Which doesn't make any sense. I started crying again with only the comfort of my pet and my own house.
"If only she told me what's wrong. Maybe I could've help. If only I was with her. Maybe I wouldn't be alone" Nachos was crying with me like he held my problems himself and I was frustrated with my mom. She told me she'd never leave me and she lied. All I could do is cry in the dining room.
My phone rang and I wasn't in the mood to answer but soon when I checked, it was another unregistered number, maybe it's mom. "Don't be ridiculous, Maka" I wiped my tears with my hands and answered the phone in the fourth ring.
"Yes, hello?"
"Hey, sorry I called a bit late. My battery was dead for a moment and I was fucking frustrated that I couldn't find my charger" I couldn't help but picture Soul frustrated by the fact that he can't find what he needed.
"No worries. I wasn't doing... Anything... Necessary"
"Me neither... Did you feed Nachos?"
"Indeed I have... I'm currently thinking about playing with anagrams" he paused for a short while, maybe thinking about something.
"Maka... Did you cry?" The worry in his tone assured that maybe I do have someone to be comforted with. After feeding Nachos, I sat with my dog in the living room.
"Uh... No" Soul chuckled in response.
"You're a bad liar... What happened?" And talking to Soul, I didn't worry about the thought that my mother is out there solving whatever she needs to solve.
"Nothing happened. I'm just watching TV with Nachos for goddamn's sake!"
"Don't need to get frustrated" I flipped my puzzles of anagrams into the page I haven't finished, flipping my pen with my fingers.
"I love you, darling" I said out loud into the phone which Soul responded with a short 'Uhhh'.
"I mean... Another anagram for 'I love you, darling'" Without a respond, I just started thinking with the phone on my ear. Thinking of the anagram for I love you, darling! For the love of cheeses, I don't know what to put. Instead, I started doing trial and error with Nachos watching me with the same look of confusion on his face.
"Okay... Falling in love... Falling in love... I'm falling even more in love with you
Letting go of all I've held onto" I don't know what got over me but I just started singing random stuff and thinking about the puzzle. And I forgot all about Soul on the phone.
"Hey! How can you be still on the phone?! I thought you hang up! I can hear you breathing you know" I felt embarrassed that he just heard me sing and he just chuckled in response which was stupid because maybe he just thought I was weird.
"If I hang up, I wouldn't be hearing your voice. Besides, I like staying like this if it's you" I kind of felt weird a bit inside that I just shrugged it off.
"Stop saying nonsense... I'm focusing here"
"Why? Am I distracting you?" This is not giong anywhere.
"Yes! It's a bit awkward that you're there listening to me talking to another me! Bare with me cause I'm alone, okay? Anyways... I'm going to hang up"
"Wait!"
"What? Okay... I will hang up... Call me back if you figured out the answer for the anagram and if I answered first, I won't be calling you" He paused for a while, thinking of the deal. I really felt awkward when he was still on the phone but I also felt nice at the same time that he was still there.
"Then, I should start answering then... I wouldn't want to waste my time" With that, he hangs up. That should keep him busy while I answer the puzzle. Nachos is already asleep on the couch, with his head on my lap. I turned the TV off and then started doing trials and errors.
Time passed and I was feeling really sleepy. Glancing on the wall clock, above the glass doors it was already 12 AM. So, I stood up from the couch, shut the blinds, locked the doors and then sat back on the couch. "I love you, darling" I was still thinking but then I was turning really sleepy, instead... I lied on my couch and immediately, I was asleep.
I heard my phone ring for more than four times and I was startled. Squinting my eyes open, it was still dark maybe even midnight. I looked around and I saw my alarm which would alarm in 8:00 AM and it was still 3:00 AM and I wondered, who would call in the middle of the night?
Instead of wondering, I answered the call in the sixth ring. "H-hello?" My voice was a bit slurry because of sleep but then I was shocked that it was him.
"Hey, Maka... You fell asleep, huh?" I didn't answer, I felt embarrassed that he could have thought that I'm a douche bag for already sleeping, it was unfair for him of course.
"Uhm, did you just... Stayed up all night?" He cackled a laughter. "Yeah, I was scared that you might answer the anagram first" He did cared about the puzzle and I felt really guilty that I slept and he didn't.
"I'm sorry" I felt really bad. "For what?"
"I slept! It wasn't fair, you know. You were up all night thinking while I slept"
"Hey, you don't need to be down... I actually enjoyed solving the puzzle myself. It's alright, maybe you were just really tired because of Nachos"
"Okay, so... What's the answer?"
"You one valid girl" I narrowed my eye brows, he's right. But... "That doesn't make any sense. I mean... You're right but... Is there an invalid girl? Like what, you can't have sex with her because she's an invalid girl? What does valid mean?" He laughed in response.
"Goddamn it! You're one different girl! I thought that you would yell at me because I called you! But you made a joke about valid girls!"
"And you are right, to me... It also didn't make any sense but I anagrammed it anyway"
"Okay, I guess you won... So you think... Soul, am I valid or invalid?"
"I think... You're both invalid and valid. You're valid that you're funny and you're invalid that you're boring. Like... You're mixed at the same time of mostly good and nothing bad" I smiled, for one reason for me to be angry in the middle of the night, is for him to call but with his words... I felt good about myself.
