Chapter 33 EXO-K - Into Your World [Angel]     I woke up long before my alarm the following day. I didn't know what was happening with me, but it felt like every cell in my body was sizzling when I slid the sheets off my figure. Looking towards my window, I realized that the sun still hasn't risen fully, and a cerulean sky was all I could see up above. Many houses were still dimmed with darkness, and I truthfully believed that it was only I who was awake at this time of the morning.   Probably, those alien friends of mine were still asleep.   As soon as the faces of EXO-K appeared in my mind, a nagging tug in my heart made me frown. I flinched involuntarily as I remembered how cold they were in front of me yesterday, but be warm when I'm not around. I might not say it out loud, but I know that I was still feeling guilty for being so adamant about not telling my birthday yesterday.   Correction, very very guilty.   The chilly looks that EXO-K gave me last night were enough to make me go berserk in regret. How insensitive can I actually get, being all harsh to them. To think that they really aren't earthlings, they don't deserve being snapped at. They have actually brought a lot of good things to me, but I was only wasting it by being cold to them. Darn it.   I couldn't help it, though. I mean, what birthday will I tell them if I myself have no clue about it?   Yes, I never had a birthday.   Technically, I have no birthday because no legal guardian nor parent was present for me during the time of my birth, and I even had no official papers like birth certificates. No date would be able to prove how old I actually am, or the exact date that marks my aging. However, I was found by Kyujin Abeonim on a rainy day of September 10 more than a decade ago, according to him. So, upon his decision, that became my birthday ever since.   I didn't want to celebrate my birthday, though. When I was first taken in by Abeonim, he made me have small parties when that day rolled around. But as I grew older, I stopped celebrating it, mainly because I had no friends to celebrate it with. And besides, Yuhee-sshi would kill me if I even dare wish to have a birthday party, not in front of Kyujin Abeonim though.   Now sitting on top of the bed, I let myself stand up and go to my desk, where my eyes widened upon seeing a box covered in shiny pink birthday wrapper. A note was on top of it, and I read it out of curiosity.   Happy birthday, my child. You're already another year older. I want to give you a hug now but I must be at the archaeo-dig again. I wouldn't be able to celebrate with you, though I want to. This is my gift to you, child. Continue to do what you love. Drawing. I love you, Shirin-ah. - Your Kyujin Appa   I couldn't believe it.   I quickly turned to my calendar and looked at today's date, my eyes widening in surprise as I realized what day it was.   I couldn't believe I almost forgot my own "birthday".   = = =   I decided to go to school earlier than usual, not waiting for Kai-yah to show up inside my room anymore. I don't think he'd come up there after what I did to them yesterday, anyways.    The sky was only beginning to lighten up when I found myself walking down the cement road enclosed by the schoolgates, clad in my uniform and sighing as I saw that I was still the only student around. It felt nice to walk alone in the early morning without the criticizing stares of the people or the glares I'd get from the females, for a change. It seemed like, without all the students picking on me because I'm always with EXO-K, I was actually a normal human somehow.   Looking at the wall clock hung above the blackboard as I stayed in the classroom, I huffed a sigh of hopelessness as I was slapped in the face with the idea that there was still an hour and a half before class starts. Not knowing what else to do, I just bowed my head and leaned it against my folded arms, wishing for sleep to come to me.   After some time, students began to enter. Many were surprised to see me already inside and alone, but I brushed it off. I don't think they'd care any