Chapter 19 (1/2)
”Favourite band?”
”Hmm… Lifehouse.”
”Eeiii… How sentimental[1] of you.”
”Eleh. You?”
”I have no favourite band, bit I like Evanescence.”
”Heh, want to be a rock chick?”
Fara sprayed water at Gibbs as retribution for his teasing. Gibbs just let her and simply adjusted his hair that was wet with water.
”You… bringing me to the river, but you're pretending to be cool, sitting on the rock. This is so boring,” Fara complained.
Gibbs smiled. This was what he liked about Fara. Unlike other girls, Fara just critiqued other people without mincing her words. He felt challenged, felt fun.
Gibbs jumped into the water. He heard Fara scream happily. He copied the action from Jaws and tried grabbing Fara's legs while diving. He could still hear Fara's cheerful laugh underwater. Gibbs resurfaced and started chasing - and this time successfully hugging her from behind.
”Isn't this fun? Skipping prep. Playing in the river with your boyfriend,” said Gibbs while kissing Fara's cheek. Fara turned. This time they're face-to-face, bodies clinging to each other.
”It's you… the one teaching me nonsense,” replied Fara while pretending to pull her face.
”You Nerd Queen Throne is in jeopardy now,” Gibbs teased again.
”Eleh. It's only you that knows. Other people thinks I'm a good girl.”
”Oo… so you're saying that I can blackmail you with this?”
”Try it if you dare!” challenged Fara, her eyes s.h.i.+ning brightly.
G.o.d, I love her!
”What? If I did, what'd you do to me?” Gibbs questioned. Both Fara's hands were pulled backward, making her body closer to him. Fara tried escaping but to no avail. Regardless, she still smiled. Her eyes still s.h.i.+ning.
”I'll call all my ghost friends. They'll make your life a living h.e.l.l,” Fara mock-threatened him.
”Eleh. I have the talisman.” Replied Gibbs.
”Oh, shoot. That's right,” Fara just remembered.
Gibbs laughed and let go of Fara's hands. He showed the talisman that was still tied to his left wrist while raising his brows.
”My girlfriend gave me. Doesn't she love me?” said Gibbs.
”Hmm… but it's a pity. There's no more thrill of seeing ghosts,” replied Fara.
”It's like I see it before…”
”Really? Not even one? At school? In the dormitory?” asked Fara.
”Nope. Never. Why? Are there a lot?”
”Hmm… there's quite a few actually.” Replied Fara casually.
Gibbs felt the chills hearing that. He didn't really like this kind of thing, but because of love, he simply accepted it.
”Where are they?” Now, why the h.e.l.l are you even asking, Gibbs!
”There's one in the auditorium. Hasn't Raymond told you anything?”
”Nope. Maybe Ray has his own talisman,” Gibbs made a guess.
”Hey, the talisman I gave you, I'm the only one who has it!”
”So it's special?”
Fara nodded childishly, and Gibbs who had been holding himself back since earlier jumped at Fara, kissing her.
Troll entered Gibbs' room and only saw KJ on his back while watching an SNSD video on his phone.
”Where's Gibbs?” asked Troll while landing on the bed. His hand searched under the pillow, hoping that there's something good to read.
”Dunno. He went out since prep and hasn't come back yet,” replied KJ indifferently.
”Did you realise that Gibbs has been going out without us lately?”
KJ paused the video of his K-Pop girls. ”Yeah. Why? You're suspecting him 'eating' alone?”
Troll seemed perplexed for a bit but shook his head. ”Gibbs doesn't do that. He's the one who made the Musketeer Code, it can't be that he's the one breaking it?”
”You sure back things up when it comes to Gibbs. If it's me, I bet your suspicion would already be at its max,” KJ teased.
”You can't be trusted. h.o.r.n.y-face, likes to eat alone,” replied Troll while he continued reading a magazine he found under Gibbs' pillow. KJ originally wanted to continue watching the SNSD video, but the topic that Troll brought up was quite interesting.
”Eh, but… don't you want to spy on him?”
”Spy on who? Gibbs?”
”Yeah. Aren't you curious where he's going? Who knows that maybe he's having a forbidden affair… Ha! Maybe he has something with Ray,” KJ started making theories.
”Can you speak something more reasonable?” Troll sounded. He felt his body softening thinking about Gibbs and Ray.
”In this world, anything goes,” said KJ. ”Want me to tap his phone?” suggested KJ.
”Can you?”
”Well, no tapping like how the CIA does it. Just, later this night, I'll take his phone - and make it so that he accepts my service provider request on locating his signal,” explained KJ.