Uneasy in the Sky
-Natalia-
I really don't like how things are being set up now. Everyone is getting to circle to people outside of our group. Izumi is the one I worry about the most. She's sleeping with another woman's girlfriend. I don't mind her being gay, but she could at least date a single woman. Izumi is playing a dangerous game with that woman. I tried to voice my concerns to her. She only brushed me off.
"Oh come on, Nat," she said, "It's just a bit of fun."
"But what if the girlfriend catches you?" I asked. She just shrugged at me and went back to her room. I can't seem to reach anyone these days. If I could, we would cut these ties and focus on getting back into Heaven. Yet, they don't seem too interested. That alone worries me.
That's not my only problem, however.
That weirdo, Russell, keeps trying to be friends with me or something. He creeps me out too much. I don't know how to get through to him and tell him off. I don't even know what he really wants. To be honest, he's just annoying me. He doesn't want to give up on trying to talk to me. Finally, I decided to fix the problem. Lucky for me, I didn't have to try and track him down.
On Wednesday, he found me when I was heading to the post office. I don't know how he tracks me down. Yet, I found him waiting for me near the bus stop. That black hoodie he wears looks like it hadn't been washed in months. I don't even think he bathes. I prepared myself to cut this stupid game out for good. I stopped just inches away from him.
"Hello there, Russell," I greeted him. He lowered his hood and turned his attention to me. Surprisingly, he looked so pale underneath that black hoodie. I wondered did he have cancer or some other terminal disease.
"Are you okay?" I actually asked him.
"Yeah," he said, "Why?" I shook my head.
"No reason," I lied, "Look, why are you following me around?" The empty look on his face didn't change.
"I like you," he admitted. I didn't even try to speak at first. I tried to laugh off what I had just heard.
"You're joking, right?" I asked. His face didn't change. My own face dropped.
"Oh…" I mumbled, "Why?"
"I want to find out for myself," Russell told me. I found myself slowly backing off.
"Uh… okay…" I said uncertain of where this was going, "I'm just going to go." I practically ran away as fast as I could. Every time I think of a way to chase him off, he comes up with a way to freak me out even more. Today's mission was a total failure and something told me that wasn't going to be the last time the crazy would be upped by one.