Ratty

"What are you doing?" he asked while he's looking around. "Hm? Have you seen, ratty?" he suddenly asked me. "I definitely saw him here." He lay down on the floor and look every corner.

"Wha-what are you doing?" I asked him in a stutter voice. I was so surprised by his presence. Who wouldn't? "I was feeding my pet ratty a while ago then he suddenly run here." he said while heading to my kitchen.

"Ratty? Pet?" I asked him confused. "Why would he go here? I closed my door and why did you just barge in without knocking?" I asked him in a high tone. I was trying to hide my nervousness. I suddenly feel so conscious.

"Sorry about that. For your information the door was slightly open so he go here and i followed him. Sorry for not knocking!" he said while still looking under my dining table. He's voice is so soothing for me. What's wrong with me?

"Aargh! Aargh! Heeeelp." It was persephone voice. I ran to my room and saw her standing at the edge of my bed. She looks so scared. "What's wrong?" I asked her in a panic.

"Why?" he suddenly barge in again. He look at persephone then to me. He study our facial expression. "Why did you scream?" he looked at persephone direction.

"Ra-rat!" she said in a stutter voice. She looks so scared. Does she have a phobias? "Oh! Where is it?" he asked persephone. He goes near to persephone without hesitation. What's with this guy?

"Under the blanket," she said while pointing on my white silk blanket. "There you are!" he opened the blanket and lift the rat. He even pat the back of the rat. What a gross sight!

"What's that smell?" Persephone suddenly asked from nowhere. She keeps on sniffing around her. "Oh boy! Pardon. Seems ratty pooh on your blanket," he said comfortably. He spoke as if we're some sort of friends or what. My blood suddenly boils on the highest level that my face feels hot and my hands are trembling.

"What? Fucking rat! You suddenly barge in here and the worst you go inside in this fucking room." I raised my voice to him. I cannot control myself anymore. Who wouldn't? That fucking pet of his pooh on my favorite blanket.

"Sorry! I will wash this twice. I'm just living next door." he pulled the blanket on my bed and carry it on his way out. Just like that! Urgh.

"Sorry!" It was persephone. She sounded sorry, she bowed her head. She is about to cry.

"Why did you ask the rat to poop on my blanket?" I asked her. I sounded bossy or whatever you call it. I cannot control myself. I'm still in rage.

"I will help him wash it and return it back here before dawn," she said while she's about to walk. "Nah! It's okay. I will just calm myself down." I was doing the inhale, exhale method when persephone suddenly asked me about him.

"Do you know him?" she said while making herself comfortably again on my bed. She's just making it perhaps. She's just devastated a while ago, but now look at her facial expression seems nothing happened.

"Who?" I paused and faced her. I was trying so hard not to yell. "That guy a while ago," she said seriously. She looks me straight in the eyes. "No. Why?" I asked her again and raising my brow a bit.

"Nothing." she shake her head, but her facial expression seems bothered by something. "Are you trying to making me mad even more?" I was so bothered by her eyes and facial expression. Is she just faking it?

"Whoa! Just eat something outside." I grab her hand and bring her to the table, but her facial expression looks the same from a while ago. Is it her defense mechanism when someone is mad at her or what?

"Earth to persephone. I'm not mad anymore or what." I make her sit on the chair and bring her a plate along with spoon and fork.

"O-okay!" she said and starting eating. She eat so slowly maybe that's how she eats.

"Let's forget it about a while ago. Let's be comfortable in each others company." I said while trying to make the ambiance nice. I cannot concentrate or become comfortable if she's like this. I cannot kick her out too for some reason, she doesn't have any place to stay.

"You're one of them, too," she said while looking on my forehead. She looks like a zombie on her state. In one second she already look like this. Her lips are so pale and her eyes are sharp, but her facial expression still scream calm and beauty. Is she possessed or what?

"What's this? You're scaring me." Her face suddenly send chills on my spine and a goosebumps. She looks so different.

"Ha-ha? Hah?" she's now clearing her throat. Her face suddenly turn into her normal face as if nothings happened.

"Hm. What?" she added.

"Nothing! Nevermind." it suddenly comes out from my mouth even that's not what im about to say.

"You made this?" she asked me all of a sudden. She seems enjoying my food.

"Yea. Why? Does it taste that bad?" I asked her. I'm trying to make eye contact with her.

"Nah. It's good," she said then lift her  gaze on me.

"Why do you want to live here?" My curiousity suddenly kicked in.

"I'm already at my age to leave the orphanage. They already extend few years for me to live there." she keeps chewing the food slowly as if she's not bothered by my question.

"I don't have many with me right now, but if they are going to pay me this month. I will pay you and help you with the expenses," she suddenly drink a water.

"Pay you this month?" I asked curiously, but i sounded like i just want to know about her.

"Yea. I'm working while we still don't have class and part-time if classes resume," she said while picking the what she's just eaten and put it on the sink.

"Just leave it there." I don't  want her to wash the dishes i feel embarassed even she used those.

"No. I will do it,  i will be uncomfortable, " she said while bringing the plate on the sink.

"If you say so. Can i leave you here? I will just go out for a while." I turned around without waiting her respond.

"Ah-hm!" Someone cleared his throat. It's a he and he sounded familiar. I turned around. Surprise and embarrasment was written all over my face. Im starting to step back ward and wish to ran away,  but he is quick he grab my hand.

// Bless you