Chapter 20
"What's up with you?" Lucas asked Doll who's already standing by Moon's side.
Doll withdrew her eyes from the map she's holding and turned to him. "It's the last day of the month."
"So?"
"Our Day-off."
Lucas froze at what she said. Day-off. It's the day when the students of White Day can visit their hometown.
But there's only one thing, one person, that came into Doll's mind. Sher Heart. She could see her childhood friend; she could talk to her today.
But Doll don't know why.. but other than excitement, she's nervous too.
"DOLL!!"
Doll woke from musing when she felt Moon nudging her on her side. She furrowed her brows and turned to him.
"What—" she couldn't continue when she saw all the students looking at her. "Um— I was thinking about visiting my hometown."
"Ah okay," Moon answered with a shrug.
Doll slowly turned around to Lucas. She noticed he has the same reaction as Moon, who has apathetic expression. But somehow, she saw something flashed on his eyes. Was Lucas amused?
Lucas looked up. He relieved a silent sigh. "You should have known, that aside from yourself, not from us knew where you really come from."
Doll almost overlooked that one simple fact; she's not one of them before. If they are friends, Doll considered herself as the counterfeit.
The three a.s.sembled in front of the school. Leading before them is Princ.i.p.al Lyns. They walked along a wide way out of the school. It's more s.p.a.cious than Lucas remembered. It's almost like a deserted way. They got out of White Day High after a few seconds of walking.
Nearly an hour later, they got out of the city and the town was then revealed to them. Doll's heartbeat picked up its pace when she saw the familiar environment; the smell, the noise, the old houses, the place itself. She almost felt weak on her knees. This is home for her!
She noticed Lucas looking in her direction when they
"Stay with me as much as possible." Moon stated.
Moon faced Doll and leaned in her direction. Doll can't help but step back when his forehead almost touched Doll's. What is his problem?
"What display of such—," Lucas enviously uttered.
When Moon withdrew, Doll immediately noticed the people looking at their direction.
But, the real town is still further inside. This place is far different from where they are. She need to walk at least a few minutes before she get where Sher was. Just a little bit more and she can see her again.
She looked at the two with her. Few minutes had already pa.s.sed but they're still on the same getup.
"Doll Nova—"
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She froze. Her ears almost went deaf because of what she heard. The voice was like that it recognize her. She lifted her eyes to the people around them. She saw confusion on their faces when they heard the voice called her.
Doll saw a familiar looking man. He was a bit dirty, wearing tattered clothes like the rest of the people living in the town.
"Yes, you are right. That's my name." Doll told politely.
The man smiled and looked into her eyes. "I heard your name from them." He looked at Lucas and Moon that was not too far away.
"Thank you."
She don't know why but she feel much worse then. She realized that he knows her. She saw in his eyes that he recognized her even before she got near him.
He knew Doll was that child he used to entertain with his spooky stories about spirits from before. He knew it was her, but he chose not to admit and even covered up for her. Why? Did he have an idea about Doll's current situation?
Doll wanted to hug him. She wanted to tell him that it's her, the Doll Nova from this dirty and noisy town.
Lucas and Moon were just staring. Doll was surely being nostalgic. It was her hometown, though.
Doll wanted to talk more to this old man before her; let him know. But she couldn't and she shouldn't. She understand that it will be a big trouble if she insist on what she wanted.
Instead, Doll just nodded. "It's nothing. Maybe you should do what you are doing from before. We are sure have wasted your time..."
Lucas and Moon handed him his fallen suitcase. It maybe fell when he became ecstatic after seeing Doll.
"You're still the same as before." he whispered when he reached his suitcase. This time no one heard him.
"Just like your previous childhood friend from before."
Doll's hands went cold at what he said. "Do you know where Sher Heart is?" she asked in a cautious voice. From the corner of her eyes, she saw Lucas and Moon approaching them.
The old man noticed the urgency in Doll's voice so he answered me directly, "Girl, she's not in this town anymore," he stated, and continued, "She studied at Aspho High as Sherry Heartly."