Chapter 23: Thoughts.

After taking a bath, I lay down on the couch and stare at the ceiling. ‘Now that I think about it, I have never go out with Leeloo…’ I sigh inwardly, ‘I wonder, what kind of nightlife she was talking about…’ I lazily close my eyes and sigh again, ‘But I can’t help but having a bad premonition… is Leeloo after all!’

I start thinking about a lot of things. When I met Leeloo thanks to teacher Durian, I thought Leeloo looked like the silent and shy type, but how wrong I was! I just didn’t have enough information about her at that time. When there was enough trust between us and I started living in her apartment, I learned the bitter truth about her prankster side.

Although far from shy, at the beginning of our friendship Leeloo was very amiable. In every tutorship I could feel peace and serenity radiating from her, from time to time she teased me, but nothing too extreme like she is now. One day when I came back from university, I found her in the couch looking at her laptop…

“Hello Leeloo, sorry, I didn’t knew you came back today.” I said after opening the door of the apartment.

“Oh… Marcus, uhm, hi.” She said, her eyes were bloodshot and swollen, there were traces of dry tears in the corner of her eyes. After noticing this I was going to ask, but as she sensed it, she closed her laptop and stood up, “I’ll not have dinner today, so don’t worry.” She walked to her room opened the door, went in, and closed the door without even looking at me once.

I thought it was weird, something must have happened to her. It was obvious she was weeping not long ago, but I didn’t dare to knock her door. The night went by and I couldn’t take out of my mind that image of Leeloo, I decided that the next day in the morning I was going to ask what happened to her. To my surprise not only she was completely recovered in the morning, she started being much more talkative with me whilst she was in the apartment and her teasing grew exponentially.

Whatever happened that day made her much friendlier towards me.

‘The actual problem is me…’ I think inwardly. To this date, not only I’m unable to ask her what happened that day, after all this time I know so little of her. Most of the interaction between us are the pranks she likes to play to me.

‘I have been an asshole, I’m so selfish.’ I place my hand on my face and close my eyes. I have been so focused in succeeding in life by myself that I forgot what the true meaning of living is. I don’t regret trying to pursue my dreams, but thinking only about me, I left behind those who I love and those who love me.

‘The encounter with Ana is the proof that my past life will never go away from me… wait, past life?’ I shake my head, ‘There’s not such a thing as past life, the past of my life it’s still my life, mother, father, sis… I wonder if they are fine.’

Submerged in deep and random thoughts, my consciousness fades away and I fall asleep.

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“Ngh…” I feel a heavy pressure in my chest and I find it a little difficult to breathe.

“Huff…” I try to diminish the pressure but it’s nearly impossible, the right side of my body doesn’t answers me as I want and feels numb. Still half asleep, I try to see what is making it so difficult to breathe with my left hand. As I raise it and try to touch my chest area, my hand feels a silky sensation. Tiny filaments of silk slip through my fingers and as I stroke those innumerable filaments of silk, my nose catches a very sweet fragrance released by them.

“Mnnn…” One by one I start regaining my senses and now I hear a moan that didn’t come from me. I try to focus all my attention. I discover that near my stomach I could feel the pressure of two big and soft balls of cotton, and that my right leg is being wraped like a snake by something smooth.

I release the silk strands and lazily rub my eyes, then I open them slowly. I recline my head with effort and then the first thing I could see is a scarlet red hair resting in my chest.

I recline my head again against my pillow and close my eyes.

I don’t have to think so much to come to a conclusion. “Ana, what the hell do you think you are doing?” I say with a hoarse morning voice.

“I told you yesterday that you are the best chair.” Ana mutters lazily and softly.

“So what? That doesn’t answer my question at all!” I answer her while trying to free my body.

“This is the best body pillow.” She just says unmoving.

I slap my face fiercely and then say with an annoyed tone, “You know… I gave you my room so you could sleep comfortably.”

“I’m comfortable...” She says very softly.

“That’s not the freaking point!” I say and struggle even more to free my right arm, however, it is proving to be very hard.

“Shut up, pillows don’t move nor talk!” She says lazily and then tightens the grip with my body. She rests her left hand in my chest, her head rests almost at my neck, and her legs entangle even more with mine.

I couldn’t help but shiver. I am no longer half sleep and I could feel that her thigh is drawing near my morning wood. I hastily use my free hand to stop her thigh to climb even more.

“Need help? Or should I leave you alone? Fufufufu.” Leeloo says with her childish laugh

I turn to look at the other side of the couch and see Leeloo staring at me, “Damn, don’t tell me that this is your doing.” I say while looking at her.

“Fufufufu, not at all, I can’t carry her while she is sleeping.” She says and laughs again.

“What?” I stretch my neck to see Ana’s face and I notice that she really is sleeping, “But she just answered me!”

Leeloo just shrugs.

‘Damn…’ I curse inwardly. I make a final effort and finally I free my right arm. Then I slip my body from Ana’s grip and get up from the couch. I look at Leeloo and she just smiles coquettishly. I scratch my head lazily and then carry Ana to my room. I put a blanket in her body, she really is in deep sleep. Glancing one last time at the sleeping Ana, I leave the room, closing the door behind me.

I look at the clock on the wall. ‘Only 5:00 a.m.? What the hell happened? Did she walk sleeping or something?’ I think inwardly scratching my head. I notice Leeloo sitting on the couch eating some tangerines. I go to the fridge, pour a glass of water, then I go to the couch, and sit next to her.

She waits until I’m sipping the water and then asks, “Was it a good night?”

“*Gulp* *Cough, cough*” The tone of her question startles me and makes me swallow more water than I should. I cough once more and then look at her. “The hell are you talking about?”

Leeloo just smiles and looks at me coquettishly. I look back at her. My eyes unintentionally falls in her chest and then I notice that she is wearing very thin clothes, I could see all her upper body clearly. My faces reddens and then I turn to look towards the TV.

“Fufufufu, Marcus, you are so funny, it’s not the first time I wear this in the house, but suddenly you feel uncomfortable.” Leeloo says and eats another slice of tangerine. “Is it because of Ana is here? Or… Did you fall for me?” She asks while crouching in the couch and coming near me.

I remain speechless for some time, “I…” I mutter slowly and nervously.

Leeloo approaches me crawling and soon she is too close to me. I freeze not knowing what to do.

*Beep, beep, beep.*

“Woopsie, the call I was waiting for.” She stands up and then goes to her room.

I sigh and calm my heartbeat. Shaking my head I go to the bathroom and take a cold shower.

Time went by and soon it is noon. I didn’t ask Ana directly but it seems that she really was sleeping this morning, because after waking up she behaved as if nothing happened. After the call Leeloo locked up in her room and came out just in time to have lunch.

After having lunch Leeloo invites Ana to go shopping for some clothes. Ana looks at me but I pass, I have to study and finish a project. After trying to convince me a couple more of times, Leeloo has to drag Ana in order to go out. I just shake my head seeing Ana’s stubbornness.

After being alone, I try to use my time wisely. I spent two days playing and now I have to make up for it. Without wasting a second I bring out my tools and start assembling the pieces of the project, I’m building a RC car controlled by brain waves. Although is a pretty common project, I’m using a code made by me that transmits faster the signals and has a higher tolerance with contradictories orders.

‘With this, the first phase is finished, after getting it evaluated I can move to the next phase.’ After 5 hours I stand there proudly, wiping away the perspiration of my forehead. I put on a crown-type helmet and test the remote control. As I think in a command, the RC car immediately follows it.

I store the RC car and the crown in a box. As I am doing it, the door opens and Ana and Leeloo enter chatting happily. ‘Women…’ I think inwardly as I roll my eyes. If there is something that unites all women in the world is going shopping.

“Hello honey.” Leeloo says and throws me half of a chocolate bar.

I stare at it and say, “Half hello.”

Leeloo just laughs.

“Hi Marcus.” Ana says shyly.

“Hi?” I say staring blankly. ‘Why Ana is being so shy?’ I think to myself and then I stare at Leeloo.

Leeloo pulls Ana and as she goes to her room she turns and says, “Just go to your room and you are not allowed to come out until we come out.” She winks at me and closes the door of her room.

“What the hell?” I say loudly, “What am I supposed to wear to your invitation tonight?” I ask in the same tone.

“Just wait and decide after you see us.” She yells behind the door.

I scratch my head. ‘What a headache.’

I go to my room and lay lazily in the bed. I could hear Leeloo and Ana talking about random things and opening and closing the doors. Since I have nothing else to do I decide to take a quick nap, I’m an expert at that.

Fifteen minutes later I hear some soft knocks on my door. I stand up with great effort and after rubbing my eyes I go towards the door. I do a quick check to the clock of my phone before leaving the door and I calculate that my nap lasted for 40 minutes. After stretching my body I open the door.

As I see the two figures in front of me, my jaw drops. First of all, Ana is wearing a black wig with a length similar to Leeloo’s hair, and both of them has some purple locks here and there. Leeloo is wearing a black leather ragged jeans very close-fitting and that shows a lot of skin, a sleeveless white tie waist shirt, and a pair of pitch black tall heel boots. Ana is wearing the same but the leather jeans are white and the tie waist shirt is black.

They are wearing little make up but it seems that they put a lot of effort in the unbound hair, even if Ana is just wearing a wig. There are just three words to describe the pair of ladies in front of me: Too damn hot.

END OF CHAPTER 23.

I'm having a head ache with a virus (dns unlocker) that doesn't let me paste the things properly on any browser... hence why I updated the chapter so late. Hopefully I get rid of that thing soon.