Half Human

Nala wakes up from sleep with a sweaty body. She massages her forehead while Nala still smells the chocolate again, Nala pulls the end of her blanket for her to stick to her nose. She inhaled deeply as if that was his focus in breathing."Enjoying something, eh?" Nala freezes as if she's down to doing something that's right, but Nala won't admit it.Nala's cheek catches fire when Daniel catches her kissing the blanket unnaturally. Nala immediately let go as if nothing had happened."He didn't do anything with Nala?" asked Daniel who Nala understood who he meant.Nala shook her head, she grabbed her blanket. Nala suddenly worries about what happens after she loses consciousness. "Where's Raymond, Daniel?"Daniel looked at Nala with his eyes squinting. He was on one part of his leg with both hands folded in front of his chest. "For a while, I locked him in a warehouse. Nala, obviously he's not human. He could have been planning evil, right. We don't

"Make a plea, Nala." Dad talks while thrusting a cake with a birthday candle lit on it on Nala."Dad, I don't believe in anything like this," Nala said with a smile staring at the cake in front of her face. She turned his eyes to Mother and Daniel waiting for her."Come on Nala, just make a wish. God will grant it." Daniel walked to stand by her side."Come on, honey. I've objected to holding the cake," Mother said, making Dad and Daniel laugh crisply. "Yes, Mother." Nala closed her eyes. Although Nala doesn't believe in things like this, she inevitably makes a plea. The problem is Nala doesn't have a plea, she feels all is enough.So she made a plea that wouldn't have been possible. 'I begged on my birthday. There will be handsome men coming down from the sky like winged angels who will love me, accepting my flaws and strengths sincerely.' Nala smiles with her plea. Then she opened her eyes and blew out the number twenty-

Nala's feelings became uneasy and agitated, so she immediately ran down the stairs to get out into her yard in a hurry.Nala's legs become limp when her eyes capture a sight she never wanted to see. On the green grass lay Daniel with a gaping abdominal wound that Nala was so convinced by the slash of the sword from the foreign man. Its plain white t-shirt is smeared with terrible bloodstains, littering the grass like a spill of red paint.Tears that Nala did not realize had flowed rapidly when she reached Daniel. He knelt clutching Daniel's cold palm. Daniel who is still semi-conscious blinks weakly staring at Nala, his hand back grasping Nala gently."Raymond? Raymond calls someone. Raymond. Anyone. Help Daniel," cried Nala hysterically.There's no answer from Raymond, making Nala turn quickly to Raymond standing stiffly behind her. "Why Raymond? Call someone, please!""But Nala," Raymond said hesitantly with tears coming out staring between Danie

When Nala walks up to fetch fresh air, she feels the wind blowing at her nape. Making the uncomfortable feeling wrap tightly, she paused just to turn around and found no one there. Nala waits in case the man shows his nose. However, nothing happened.The wind blows slowly stroking the smooth surface of her face, Nala draws a deep breath filling her lung cavity, and feels a scent that she knows very well. Nala's lips form a thin line, she is disappointed in Raymond not following her words."Just get out, Raymond!" commands Nala in her voice filled with disappointment.Nala grunts, her hands stuffed into her gym pants pocket as she watches Raymond emerge from his hideout behind a tree shyly. Raymond even followed her barefoot."I told you to stay home," Nala said. She still feels the guilt that still lodges with Raymond because of the actual abusive behavior he didn't mean to be. Nala just didn't know what was wrong with her at the time, she just didn't see

"Daniel?" Nala gasped to see Daniel who had been standing in the doorway with his eyes glaring at Raymond.Nala went forward she felt a sense of disappointment and pleasure gather together inside her when she looked back at Daniel who now looked fine. Nala took a step closer and made a sound to draw the attention of Daniel who seemed to forget Nala who was still standing there."Daniel? Where have you been?" Nala asked, even though she already knew half of the truth that had happened to Daniel. But Nala expects the honesty that she gets.Daniel's eyes shifted and looked straight into Nala's irises, a surprised expression crossed his face, and seemed to have just realized Nala's presence was also there. Daniel opened his mouth only for him to close it again, he looked very confused to answer Nala's question."Daniel?" call Nala one more time."Business trip." Daniel must be lying and doesn't seem to feel the least bit guilty about what he just said. Daniel turned away from Nala's gaze,