Trapped In His Illusions

Mila wasn't able to explain why she actually wanted to go out with Shal. It made things more awkward.

Mila was having study time with her sister.

"Hey Silla!" Mila called.

" What? " Her sister replied still writing her assignment.

"There is a boy who was a pervert. But now when I asked him to go out with me, he rejected me . Why do you think he rejected me?"

" There are only two options. One you misunderstood him he is not really a pervert. Second he is no longer interested in you " Silla replied turning to Mila. " But why did you ask him to go out with you when you knew he was a bad guy?"

" Actually I liked him for a long time. But things got twisted" She said playing with spinner.

" Tell me about it , I will help you to figure out things "

For the first time I met him in front of university. It rained heavily the previous day so there was water standing everywhere. I was walking slowly to the institute. A car passed by me and my whole dress was ruined. I got angry and ran to the car standing in front of our department . The car door was pushed open and a boy in the blue shirt got off. I held onto his arm to stop him from walking inside. Then he turned around to look at me . His face! He looked like an angel "

" Stop exaggerating" Silla interrupted.

" I'm not exaggerating "

" Okay, okay continue"

" I fall for him at this moment. I was so stunned by his handsome face that I couldn't even say anything when he asked how I could help you. I just kept staring at him and he headed inside."

" Stupid" Silla commented.

" You know what was more surprising was that we were in the same class. I was happy to see him there. I thought maybe someday he will notice me but he never noticed me . Not even once. Our seats were apart so I couldn't really communicate with him. Besides he had this coldness in him, a strange sadness dripped from his eyes....."

"Sigh! Are you writing a novel?" Silla interrupted and turned around to continue her assignment.

Mila stood up and sat down in front of her, " keep listening " she said making a sulky face holding her hands.

" I don't have time for your comic story" Silla said pushing her away.

" Awww ! Listen to me first "

" Okay, continue "

" Thanks" she said smiling and continued, "I have been noticing that his health wasn't that good . He felt dizzy a lot of times but whenever he started to feel dizzy he ran out of class. I saw him getting unconscious several times then he was taken to the infirmary. I wasn't able to accompany him since it always happened during class time. But three weeks ago he fell down to his head in front of the classroom. I ran toward him. He was bleeding. I took him in my lap and tried to talk to him"

" Here comes the heroine of the story"

" Listen quietly! Okay so I was trying to wake him up then he opened his eyes and said who are you? I told him that he was bleeding. He was stumbling but still ran away from there. At lunch time I saw him in class, I thought it was the chance to get noticed by him . I was also worried about him so I asked him if he was doing better. But he ignored me. I kept pushing him and asked him to eat lunch with me. Thats how we started to get closer "

" He doesn't seem perverted by your story"

" That's the point. After a week he kissed me on the lips out of nowhere when he was heading home"

" What? Weren't you imagining things"

" It's true, the next day I wanted an explanation but things happened and I wasn't able to ask him. Then he said he had a refrigerator and invited me to take a look. Then he kissed me again out of nowhere. I ran back without any explanation. Then I started to avoid him"

" Why? Stupid that's not being perverted. He was clearly showing interest in you. That's how people ask each other out nowadays. In which era are you living Mam" Silla exclaimed with her eyebrows curved.

" Really?"

" Yes , hundred percent"

" I think I have messed up things badly " she said in weak voice, " But he forced the kiss on me. Isn't that sexual harrassment?"

" Okay so what happened next?" Silla said ignoring her comment.

" I accepted feeling of another guy to avoid him"

Silla banged her head on table startling Mila. She looked up at her, " No wonder you never dated anyone before"

" But I told you he had this dark vibe and I was startled by his sudden actions"

" So what happened next? Why did you ask him out?"

" I confessed to the boy I was dating that I like someone else then he hurt him to take revenge on me. He was badly hurt. I felt so guilty. I thought even if he is perverted I will let him do whatever he wants. I just want him to talk to me again normally. Silla I feel so suffocated when he ignores me . I was okay seeing him from apart but I can't bear him hating me" Mila said with teary eyes.

Silla patted her head, " It means you truly love him. Don't worry he will never hate you if he truly love you. See you can't hate him even when he forced things on you"

" Do you think so ?"

" Yeah, give him some time. Things will work out. Don't worry" Silla tried to calm her as she was on the verge of crying, " By the way I would like to see him. I want to see how angels look like"

" Stop teasing me" Mila smiled punching Silla thigh.

Shal was standing in front of his garden. It was night but it was as bright as day . He was holding onto a cup of coffee.

" Is Mila innocent type? Why would she propose to go out after all what happened? Still it's true that she asked me out of guilt. I don't want her to come into my life and go away. I wouldn't be able to let her go. What if I hurt her without knowing." A lot of thoughts wrapped Shal head.

" But am I really interested in her. Isn't that just physical attraction. She is always being seductive in my illusions. Maybe I just want her" he was still in those thoughts.

The plants shoots sprouted rapidly , reaching out to him at alarming speed. The coffee cup fell down from his hand and he walked backward quickly. The shoots were about to wrap him he bent down and hid his face in his arms. He was breathing heavily.

Nothing touched him but he could hear noise of some storm . He fell unconscious.

The next morning he was lying on the floor when he woke up. He got up and walked to his room. He took two pills and sat down on the bed for a while. He was having a severe headache.

Regardless of this he had to head to school as it was being reported to his father. To his father his reputation was important. For that he strictly monitored Slal's grades.

Shal felt dizzy and nauseous all the time going to school. He sat down on his seat. Mila looked at him, " was he really interested in me?" she thought. " But why is his face looking so pale?"

She got up from his seat. She was still in the middle and Shal fell down from his chair. She ran toward him. The students tried to wake him up but he didn't respond. Some male students put him on back and headed out to the ambulance on teacher instruction.

Mila couldn't hold her tears," Sir! Can I go with him" she asked the teacher crying.

To calm her teacher allowed her to go .

Shal was lying on the hospital bed and Mila was still sitting beside him.

The nurse approached her," Are you his guardian?"

" Yes"

" He have malnutrition. But more than that his blood pressure seems to have an irregular pattern. Patient history shows that he's been in an accident before. If there are issues at home. Please resolve them . It's effecting his health. Please take good care of him" The nurse advised.

Mila took the reports and sat down beside him glancing over them. " Issues at home! Oh right he told me his family treated him badly on funeral. Seeing how they never came even when he got into accident, they must be so cruel to him" She thought and looked at his pale face.

" Shal you deserve a better family. Why are they making you suffer. I wish I could comfort you. I would do anything to comfort you" She whispered to him.