Novels by Salingpusa

The laughters that filled the classroom delighted Aiko. She’s done with most of her exams and now she aced her presentation. She went back to her seat while the professor was dismissing them. “Good job, Aiko.” Aiko smiled at the professor. “Thank you, Sir. Thank you everyone.” She gathered her things and went to the cafeteria. She kept biting her lower lip. “What? Does your tummy hurt?” Miya worriedly glanced at her stomach. Aiko nodded. “Have you eaten breakfast?” Goo, the one sitting next to her, bowed down to check her facial grimace and snapped a photo. She didn’t notice it. “I had.” “Hmmm… it’s the exam week. You just had a presentation. Your anxiety level must be high.” Goo posted the photo on social media with a caption #justconstipated. “By the way, are you still seeing your therapist?”

Four months before the Ghost Festival. Start of the semester. Her watch says 10:12. It’s nice how some people can be so late but still not have the heart to at least text the time they plan to arrive. Sarcasm. That’s the only thing she’s good at. She took out her phone to check her messages but when she did not see any notification, she clicked on a moba game instead. She was stunned and being attacked when she heard a panting voice. “Hi, do you know where the Arts Building is?” “Arrrgggghhh!” She almost had the chance to escape but she missed to click the Sprint. Split second. How can a split second change our fate? Well, because she was disturbed. “There, the red building behind the trees.” she said flatly, not even looking at the guy. “Thank you.” The guy hurriedly turned around. “Go, attack the turret.” She chuckled as s

Aiko seemed absent-minded. She gazed outside the window but there was nothing. She had scribbles on her notes but the words were nonsense. Then she received a text message. Mika: Can’t go to school today, still not feeling well. Aiko: You sure you don’t want to go to the clinic? Mika: No need. I just need rest. Aiko: Alright. I’ll drop by after last period. Before she can even put her phone back, someone slumped beside her. It was Goo. “Don’t you have classes?” “I feel sick. I already took Tylenol this morning.” Aiko placed her palm to feel his forehead. “You’re hot.” “I know.” He sniffed. “Literally hot.” “And figuratively.” She wasn’t able to get back to him. Her phone rung. It was Rina. She threw a quick glan

The flame started to illuminate the paper. Aiko is always fascinated with anything luminous, especially the ones that stand out in the dark. She carefully placed her lantern down to make it float in the water. “She was the one who pursued me.” She heard Goo continued. He was almost out of breath as he was talking while blowing into his cupped hands. Aiko smirked at the guy next to her then watched her lantern move towards the others. The lanterns floating in the water is beautiful beyond words. She put her hands together and bowed. “May our wishes be granted.” “When I finally realized that I am starting to feel the same way, she dumped me like a hot potato. She doesn’t even respond to my calls now.” Aiko stood up and faced the guy. “She’s been crushing on you since the start of the school year. You brushed me off when I told you she wanted to date.” “Let us call this ka

She felt her calf stiffen as soon as her sole touched the damp floor. Few inches away from the door, she halted to watch the soft trickle of water flowing through the gap between the door frame and the vinyls. She turned the knob and was greeted by the gush of chilled air coming from the other side. She knew it was dangerous to heed to the call of the voice in her head, but it has been nights. The dark circles around her eyes made it obvious that she barely slept. To say she’s a mess is an understatement, say she has lost sanity, for that is true. She gasped when she saw that behind the door, where the bathroom should be, was a vast body of water. A calm, dark sea, and deafening silence. She started to tremble, her legs wobbled so she bent her knees, held on to the wall, and sat at the edge. The ripple of the water kept on entering her room. She stayed in her position for few minutes before she dipped her foot onto the water. Once she got used to it, s