Aisha's POV
He. Does. Not. Have. Anything!
This is my first time in Els' house. The fridge is literally a decoration!
Sigh...
Actually I'm a bit surprise that he takes care of this house so well. It's clean and tidy.
I go back to the living room. I guess I have to give the meal I bought.
I sit beside him and give the meal. "Here. Eat it."
"You don't have to—"
"You didn't eat anything since this morning. Shut up and eat," I narrow my eyes at him. I'm upset right now. We're friends for 3 years already. At first I thought he's just one of those drama people, but I know there's something wrong with him. He never told me anything about himself, but I'm sure he has a mental disorder. He needs help.
But why did he not open up? Why did he keep everything alone? This is my first time hearing about his family. I never know he lives alone.
You know what? He could have commit suicide earlier if he wanted to. Good thing there's something that keeps him to live, even though I don't know what that is.
We're just here in silent. It didn't take too much time for him to finish that meal.
Ring!
Els picks up his phone. I could hear a woman's voice.
"Elsword, how's your day? Are you feeling well?"
Els is just staring blankly at nothing. He doesn't give any answer.
"Don't give up, my hero. How long can you manage to hold yourself from giving up?"
Els keeps silent for a moment. "Two hours," he mutters.
The woman—I assume she's his mother—giggles.
"That's my boy! Els, I have good news. We're going home in 3 days! Let's celebrate Christmas together!"
Els' eyes widen for a second. "Can I get a Christmas present?"
"Of course you can! What do you need?"
"Can I get a new shoes?"
"Sure thing, my dear! I'll call you in 2 hours, okay? Love you!"
A smile is formed on Els face. "Okay!"
He definitely has problem. I need to get his family contact somehow to ask more about it. Maybe his sister.
"Sorry for all the trouble," Els apologizes to me.
I shake my head and smile. "It's not a trouble at all. I might not understand how you feel, but you can call me if you need help," I say as I take my backpack, "I'm going home."
He waves his hand, "Take care."
Ring!
Aaah I'm sorry, Els. I need to eavesdrop that.
"Els! Did mom tell you the good news?"
"She did. She said I can have a new shoes."
The girl's voice laugh—pretty sure she's his sister.
"Cool! How are you?"
"Usual."
"How can I help you now?"
"Are you busy? Can you draw something for me?"
"You want the bunny again?"
"Yeah."
"Alright then! I'll send it through the chat later, okay?"
"Post it on your account. The comments are always the best!"
"Okay then! Talk to you later, bro!"
I walk away silently from his home.
As soon as I get home, I go to my apartment and open my laptop. Actually I buy something for dinner first on my way home.
His sister's account? Art account?
There are so many art websites, but the popular one is... Tunblr. I need to find something here.
I spend around one hour already to find this bunny. Goddamn I hate every time I see this bunny meme, like, at least one in one scroll. This bunny doesn't have hairs and the face is just disturbing, which is funny. It's so popular for years already.
Wait...
The bunny memes are posted by the same account.
Hold up. Don't tell me...
I click the account and scroll through all the art until I found some Q&A session.
Q: Why do you keep drawing that bunny lmao
A: ROFL I enjoy it tbh. My bro is struggling with his problem and he keeps asking for that bunny when I offer my help XD
...Huh.
Let's try to contact her through private message.
as322: Hey there. I'm Elsword's friend. Can we talk?
Sigh... I don't think she would reply in a second. I wonder what video I can watch on YeeTube.
Ping!
Holy...
I quickly check my Tunblr.
elsaFy: let me guess, you're aisha?
WTH!
as322: how did you know?!
elsaFy: els told me almost everything about you!
as322: wdym almost everything?
elsaFy sent a photo.
It's a photo of Els, Eve, Chung, Ara, and me. We took this photo when we went on an arcade a year ago.
elsaFy: you're that purple haired girl
as322: yeah
elsaFy: you have the same birthday as him, slightly shorter than els, number 1 student at school. should I keep going?
Too many details!
as322: can we meet up when you got home? sry I eavesdropped the conversation
elsaFy: lol sure. the day after christmas?
as322: ok
elsaFy: gimme your number
Thankfully it went so smoothly.
Bleh
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