Itching again.
Luke's fingers itched again. Not as great as before, but Luke would reflexively scratch every one minute. It's just that, the itchiness that is now not only felt in the finger area, but spreads to other areas of the body such as behind the ears, under the nose, upper arms, calves and head.
Talking about the head, while taking a shower this morning, Luke found a few strands of gray hair that clearly weren't his. The color is gray with different concentrations of color, a bit coarse, and the average size per strand is the length of the index finger. To give an idea, Luke's own hair is as black as the night sky, quite straight, and shoulder length. So it's definitely not his hair stuck between his fingers.
Luke didn't want to speculate about ghosts or anything but this was the bathroom and he was the only one in here. Without thinking, Luke turned off the shower faucet, grabbed a towel and came out. Ran into the room.
Boy, damn. What was that, anyway? she thought. Why did his house suddenly become a horror like this? But, want to know what's more astonishing? Here he is; When Luke looked in the mirror to get undressed, he still saw a strand of gray hair stuck to the side of his ear. Just one strand. But, it's very obvious. Oh, don't tell me Luke has gray hair. She was only sixteen and had only kissed him once.
Luke really didn't want to bother. Whether this is the work of a ghost or not, he pulled out a strand of hair and combed his hair then put on a hat. He only hopes that in the future, horns will not grow on his forehead or hanging roots in his armpits.
So, back to the itch, Luke remembered the powder the girl in the black jacket had given him. Luke remembered the last time he'd left it in the laundry room. Thankfully it's still there. It's tucked under a short dresser and has reduced a lot. As he was about to pick it up, Luke was pensive for a moment, thinking about what Gerald had said the other day. But because the itchiness was unbearable, it had started to create blisters every time Luke scratched it, so he didn't want to discuss whether this powder was really itching powder or was it a forbidden drug. After all, no one knows. The police don't know. The FBI wouldn't know either. So, Luke thought it would be safe to use it a second time.
Luke did the same as when he first used this powder, namely mixing it in water and briefly soaking his hands in it. He felt a little relieved because the itchiness was slowly disappearing and fifteen minutes later the skin on his fingers was smooth again. Oh, what a miracle.
Now Luke seemed to have two perceptions in looking at the girl in the black coat. On the one hand, he gave a very potent medicine. But, on the other hand, the girl is really a terrible stalker. Even so, Luke still hopes not to see him again. Because the latter is the most terrible experience.
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Yeah, Luke hopes to never see the girl in black again; But why is it that he meets again is that crazy woman, anyway?!
Luke and Rei were walking through the school gates when they were followed by the woman, Olivia, from behind.
"Good morning, Bright," he greeted suddenly, making Luke's steps stop immediately. surprised.
Suddenly, the woman became a spectacle for students crossing the school grounds. Yeah, after all, who wouldn't turn their head when suddenly there was a woman with high, coiled bangs, super big bandana, super flashy make-up with super bright colors , thick eyelashes , sleeveless dress with floral pattern , high-heeled shoes covered in contrasting socks and an artificial mole on the corner of the nose. The main thing is; She's so tacky. Far more tacky than when Luke first met last night. Of course some students giggled and some made fun of her openly because of her dressing style, like this for example;
“Hey, Miss. Nice tunnel hair!”
"I think your lipstick is not red enough, Miss. Would you like to smear some tomato sauce? Ha ha ha…"
“Wow! Your eyelashes are thicker than my dog's, Miss!”
And others. But, it looks like Olivia the crazy woman doesn't really care. He just smiled while sniffing amused breath.
"What are you doing here? In my school?!" asked Luke in an unfriendly tone. Gives a dispelling glance. To be honest, Luke was very embarrassed to be around someone with a super tacky appearance like him.
“ Calm down, dude . I just wanted to greet you because, as I recall, last time we didn't speak properly and it also seems like you didn't listen to my warning…”
Her sentence suddenly hung as her eyes shifted to Rei who was standing next to Luke. Rei's body was small enough that a minute ago she could hide next to Luke and when Olivia started squeaking, Rei poked her body a little.
Luke observed that Olivia looked Rei up and down, then looked at him, then back at Rei and back at Luke again. Faintly, her brows furrowed uncomfortably though it didn't leave a smile on her face. She took two or three steps back. Continuing the conversation.
“So you've considered what I talked about yesterday, huh? good."
Luke's eye reflex narrowed and shook his head, “You want to know what's good? I have absolutely no idea what you're talking about! Now get out of my way!”
Luke took long steps to get away from her. But the blink of an eye, again he remembered one thing and turned his body to Olivia.
"Oh, and there's something I wanted to ask you," he said quietly.
She smiled. "What?"
"Tell me how did you hack my headset during the exam yesterday."
“ I did ?” She asked back with an awkward smile. "When did I do it?"
"No need to pretend. I know it's your doing. It's your voice."
Olivia the crazy woman is still smiling. Occasionally, her eyes drifted towards Rei who was waiting behind there. Then because she still didn't admit what she did, Luke asked her to stop bothering. Luke had no idea who or what she wanted and he didn't want to know either.
“...and if you bother me one more time, I won't hesitate to destroy your tacky bangs of yours. Understand?"
Again, Olivia gave no answer other than a grin.
"Who is she, Luke?" asked Rei as Luke was back at her side.
"Who knows. Madman I guess."
"She's still looking over here, Luke. Are you sure that you didn't know her?"
"No. Completely unknown. Never mind. In fact, the last few weeks I have been visited by strange people.”
Then, these two students entered the school building and when Luke observed the woman again from the classroom window on the third floor, Rei was right, the woman was still there and stared at him. So creepy.
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