DAYMARE 18: Friendly Fiend part 3

The three of us stopped at a street where I would be separated from the two of them.

"Ba-bye," I said goodbye to them.

I turned around and walked away with someone tapping my left shoulder, Lorean.

From her serious face, she smiled wryly. "You're not hiding anything from us, are you?"

Lorean just stared at me while waiting for my answer.

"Ah, no…"

“You’ve been silent after our lunch. Something is bothering you, and you’re hiding it from us.” Vance commented.

I scratched my head. “Just some family problems. Don’t sweat it.” I forced a smile.

They were worried about me, after all.

“Whatever you’re going through, you can tell everything to us, Lewin,” Lorean assured me.

I can see her hair sweeping her sweet face.

She released her grip on my shoulder and approached Vance.

Vance smiled at me and said, "See you tomorrow, Lewin."

I smiled at them. I then remembered Jethro's warning to me. Impossible. Lorean and Vance are good friends. Jethro was just imagining whatever he had told me earlier.

They both waved at me before I turned around, and I waved too.

"Don't hide from us because we know all the secrets you keep." Lorean ended.

The two continued walking. I just stared at their backs until they disappeared from my sight.

She must be referring to how they would instantly know if I’m lying to them, saying I’m okay, but I’m actually not.

I genuinely smiled at the thought of it. Their words of encouragement have lifted my spirit.

Last Monday night, due to extreme stress, I just read CURIOSITY KILLS again. The mystery of this story is still the same as its writer, who doesn't even have a description.

Still, I’m the only one reading this because the views don’t increase with other readers viewing it.

I dreamed of Hestral killing Lorean and Vance siblings, Nicole and Lloyd. I saw the female ghost weeping while being vengeful. But what surprised me even more was that the website bookfiend.com, appeared in my dream.

It’s Tuesday. I just woke up. I think I'm going crazy. I thought the girl showing up in my nightmares was Hestral. Why would she show up to me?

I had already prepared my stuff for school and left the house. My family is still on vacation, that’s why I’m alone in our house. I'm the only one walking on the road.

I left at 5:45 AM to catch a breath of fresh air. It’s still a bit dark and foggy. I stopped walking because I heard something strange. I observed the surroundings, but it’s just me who’s walking in this area. There were sounds of cricket and insects, but this one…

It's like a girl is whispering to me.

"Lewiiin…"

I could feel the girl’s hot breath tickle my right ear. I froze. Her hair is rubbing against my right cheek. I know my hair is not that long to reach my cheeks so it confirms that it wasn’t my hair, but other’s.

"Ahhh!" I shrieked.

Someone’s calling me but no other human in sight.

I sprinted down the foggy path.

I just keep running until-

"Oh, be careful," said an old man.

I couldn’t see his face because it was foggy, but I knew it was an old man because of his voice.

“I’m so sorry,” I apologized.

I supported him in standing up from bumping him. I held his right hand.

"Are you ok-ahhh!" I shouted and ran away!

His arm has a large scar and a dry wound.

I'm terrified!

I was sweating coldly entering the classroom. I stayed in one corner until the others arrived.

“Lewin…. Lewin!”

Someone called me.

“Someone is looking for you,” said one of my classmates.

I went out of the room and saw the old man-

"Ahhh!"

“Hey, what’s wrong with you, Lewin? Why are you here?” the old man asked me.

"S-Sir Remy?"

“Yes! I don’t know what’s going on with you, but it looks like you saw a ghost earlier when you saw me.”

Huh? Earlier?

“You were the old man a while ago?”

“I’m not that old, young man, haha! Here’s your wallet. You dropped it.” He handed me my wallet.

“Thank you, Sir Remy. I'm sorry about what happened earlier.”

"That's nothing. Maybe you were scared of my arm. It has been a scar for a long time, and this wound was a recent injured when I started managing the eatery.” He laughed for a moment because I was so scared of him.

“Why are you here?”

“I have early errands in your neighborhood. Then I’ll head to the wet market to buy ingredients for the eatery while my wife will manage the breakfast menu today.”

“I see. Take care, Sir Remy.”

“You too.”

I ran so I could go to school early and escape ghosts again.

I can’t believe that my hallucinations are getting worse. I even mistook Sir Remy for a ghost.

This time, it’s for real that I went inside the classroom.

Surprisingly, the two of them didn't talk to me. They also avoid looking at me. I didn't bother them at first. I plan to talk to them later.

Class ended.

“Guys, do you still have a problem with me? I've noticed you were avoiding glances at me.”

I confronted the two after we left school. They were packing their stuff, ready to leave.

“Ah, no, Lewin. Lorean is feeling sick.” - Vance. He is lying.

“What’s your problem with us? What's the secret you were keeping from us?”

I was shocked because Lorean asked something I didn’t expect.

“Why are you teaming with Jethro? And how did you work with those police?” she asked angrily.

H-How did they know about that?

“You’re still keeping it a secret after we’ve found out? Vance saw you yesterday at the back of the school. You were talking with Jethro. And we’ve seen you meeting with the cops.”

T-This is bad. They know something they shouldn’t.

"Lorean, let it go," Vance mumbled.

The friendship we restored is shattered again, but this time, I gave them reasons not to trust me because I’m hiding something from them, and that is, I’m spying on them.