Chapter 11 — Worried

I am walking down the hallway. Alone. Pinaalis ko muna si Ares before I enter the restroom. I need some time to think. Papalapit na ako sa bulwagan ng biglang sumulpot sa harap ko si Drystan.

"Hi!" This kid looks so fond of me. Maybe I can use this kid as a revenge tool. Just maybe.

Ngumiti ako ng matamis at yumuko para magpantay ang mukha namin. "Hey kid. Do you like me?" My question didn't even waived the kid's state of excitement.

"This is not the first time you tried to have a conversation with me," marahan at walang paligoy-ligoy na sabi ko.

Tumatango-tango naman ang bata habang nakangiti pa rin. "Yes! I like you. Can we be friends?" Hindi ko naman ginamitan ng kapangyarihan ang batang 'to bakit parang nawiwili na sa 'kin 'to. Oh baka naman kilala ako nito? Imposible naman siguro 'yon. Pero paano kung hindi?

Ngumiti ako ng matamis sa kaniya at tumango. "Then...can you tell me about your father?" Mukha namang hindi nabigla ang bata sa sinabi ko. "And of course about you...so we