"I won't go there." Ulysses plainspokenly said, refusing to go inside of this strange stall in the town square.
"We're already here. Don't be such a whiner." Dylan pulls him to enter the said stall.It's a tent-like stall, covering the interior with thick violet curtains, leaving only several signs outside. Apparently, it's a stall where several psychics are inside. They are paid to tell a person's past, present, and future true tarot reading. So, why are they here exactly?A few hours ago, Dylan told Ulysses about Denise going out with some unknown guy. Knowing Denise, she doesn't seem to have a thought of getting herself a boyfriend. All she cares about is her active lifestyle and her Women's Volleyball Club. And these sudden actions of her surprised Dylan and Ulysses.Even though Ulysses isn't hoping for much from Denise, he's still intrigued by what Dylan said to him. Because of this, he dropped the draft writing in his apartment and decided to go with Dylan, who sec"Let's just go home." Ulysses sits on a park bench.They've been walking for some time now. His feet hurt already and Denise is still nowhere to be found."But what about my sister?" Dylan still didn't give up looking for her. His eyes wander around the park.It seems they really lost them."Denise is already grown up. She knows what she's doing." He thinks that Dylan is just being so overprotective. The guy that Denise is going out with looks like a soft one. It seems they're just besties but Ulysses doesn't think Dylan observed that.Ulysses can't help but feel like he just wasted his time on a nonsense matter. "And I was doing something in my room."Dylan stopped looking around just to face Ulysses with his eyes raised. "Is it school-related? Ulysses, it's Saturday! Don't you rest on weekends?"Their gazes only met for a while since Ulysses averted his from the other. "I usually do but all thanks to you, I have to bargain with the broadcasting club.""Wha-
"Hey, Ulysses, can you pass my earphones? It's on the table." Dylan asks the other while he's leisurely rolling on his sheets with his eyes nailed on his phone screen.For some reason, Ulysses ended up in Dylan's house.Ulysses stops typing on Dylan's laptop just to look for it. He's currently composing the letter of proposal for the School Treasurer and this heartthrob bothers him for some favor."Where?" He even lifted the books and even the action figures on the table but still didn't found it. "It's not here."Dylan put his phone down to look at Ulysses on the study table. "It's not there? Can you look for it under the table? Maybe it fell down? Or look in the drawer.""..." Ulysses is a little annoyed but still didn't complain.He looked under the table, even in his messy drawer yet still found no earphones."It's not here."Dylan tries to recall where exactly did he put it, and then realized something. "Ah! Right. I forgot, I brought it with me today."
Ulysses starts to recognize their surroundings."This way is going to my apartment."There's no way he's mistaken. This route they're taking in... just a few blocks away from where they are, erected an almost in dilapidated state two-story building of Ulysses' apartment.Dylan slowly bends his neck, trying to meet Ulysses' gaze with his. "Could it be... your unseen friend wants you to go home early?""Nonsense." Ulysses replies with a cold tone.The truth is, Ulysses also thought that his friend with no face is the one who's been playing this melody since the music to draw him but why?He'd be lying if he says this doesn't give him goosebumps. Of course, he finds this eerie but it's just there's a part of him that wants to go nearer.Noticing that he can't hear the other's footsteps anymore, Ulysses looks back only to see Dylan just standing behind him like a statue while staring at him.Ulysses knits his eyebrows as he asks, "Are you not coming?"Dylan ju
Dylan's footsteps are unusually heavy, even echoing inside the classroom. The circles under his eyes are bigger and darker than usual too. That's minus 10 handsome points but not that he cares about it now.Today is Monday, the first day of this week's Calvary for the students.Ever since that incident in Ulysses' apartment, the two didn't reach out to each other. It's too awkward. Neither of them can get rid of it out of their minds, and however hard they try to ask themselves why did they do that they just arrive in more confusing thoughts!This caused their miscommunication but not until today.Dylan makes his way to Ulysses who is sitting on his assigned seat and is silently enjoying his hot chocolate in a vacuum that he personally made. While his right hand holds the vacuum, his left hand is turning the pages of today's released volume of the school paper. Good thing, Monica, the club president of the Broadcasting Club, kept her promise. Speaking of which, Ulysses a
"The sisterhood is falling apart. It pains us but this is inevitable. We must make a choice and follow our hearts. We may have separated our ways to our other sisters but ladies, I assure you, the path we are taking is never lonely." The club president of Dylan's Fan Club made her opening speech in front of the remaining club members.The club is facing its biggest crisis ever which causes the club to divide into two branches. The Pro Ulyan and Anti-Ulyan. Basically, Pro Ulyan is the branch that supports Ulysses x Dylan pairing, and Anti-Ulyan is the branch that does the opposite.This gathering is for the Pro Ulyan.[A/n: I pronounce this as Yulyan. XD]"People do come and go, they say. But a new fish will dive and swim to our ocean." The club president continues her speech. "Another sister would like to join us, and I believe that she can greatly contribute to our branch. Let us all welcome Miss Denise Cruz!"Denise waves her hand to the other members. Yes, she just
"Ulysses, there's something bothering me for some time now." Dylan is currently staring at the ceiling of his room while he's lying flat on his bed.He seems to be thinking deeply, like a philosopher wondering why he exists."What is it?" Ulysses didn't bother to look in his direction.He's crouching on one corner of the room, busy playing with Dylan's Xbox. He's so into it that he barely pays attention to the other.He heard Dylan sigh before he replies. "There are no girls approaching me anymore.""When?" The video game requires Ulysses to move his character in an instant or else, he'll lose. Subconsciously, his body dodges in real life too."After I broke up with my last girlfriend. It's expected that after a week, there will be a new girl who'll approach me and will volunteer to be my next lover." Dylan paused to count for the days that passed since he's single again. "It's almost two weeks after our breakup!"Unfortunately for Ulysses, he lost the game. He
Their mother, Mrs. Cruz, is nice. Just like what Denise said, she's happy to have her children's friend come over to their house. They rarely got visitors after all.Ulysses found out that she's raising her twins alone since their father left them for a woman and has his own family now. Their father sends them money for support but they haven't seen him since he left.Mrs. Cruz works as an assistant in a law office. She had no choice but to work since the money that their father sends is not enough for their living. Working as an assistant consumes too much of her time which ended up spending less time in the house with her children.Of course, Dylan and Denise understand that, and they didn't pressure their mother about it. They don't even tell their mother that there's a family day or homeroom parent-teacher meeting. Well, she's not going anyway, and they don't want her to feel bad about it.Currently, they're having their dinner and of course, Ulysses got invited to t
"My neck still hurts." Dylan stretches his neck.Since he woke up, this stiff neck is bothering him. Who would not suffer from a stiff neck if you sleep with your neck stretched to the side for the whole night? Dylan's head fell from the pillow without noticing it with his body still lying straight."It's because you stayed in an uncomfortable position all night." Ulysses replies in a plainspoken manner.This statement of his made the other knit his eyebrows. "And who's fault is that? You took more than a half of the bed."Since Ulysses spent the night in Cruz's residence. Except he slept on the same bed as Dylan, he also borrowed some change of clothes from him. Of course, he can't sleep with his school uniform, right?Unfortunately for Dylan, he wasn't informed that this grumpy student council president is like a clock when sleeping. His body rotates in different directions."..." Ulysses is silent for a while. He must have bothered Dylan so much. Surprisingly, h