THE MY GREAT PAINTER SYSTEM
Almost Known

In front of Sean, a large painting seemed to distract him. 

The painting is different from other paintings that Sean had encountered because of its abstract shape, but with the existence of lines of geometry more similar is referred to as cubism painting.

“It's really ‘Mind Hole’!” Hardly could Sean believe that the painting he was looking for was in plain sight.

In this mission, Sean had no trouble finding the painting that the mission requested, the painting appeared before his eyes and a letter on the end of the canvas that read ‘Mind Hole’ confirmed the truth of the painting.

“True the painting was named ‘Mind Hole’,” sahut Edian Ellison from behind. The woman walked up and stood up to line Sean with the cup of tea he was carrying. As the young man turned to stare, Edian's pink lips smiled amiably as he handed the cup to him. “Actually I gave that name because I don't remember the real name of this painting before.”

With hesitation, Sean received the cup, but did not directly taste it either. Edian Ellison's words just seemed to bother him. It was reflected by Sean's questionable expression and his forehead line seemed to wrinkle clearly. “Can't remember? How can you forget the name of the painting you painted yourself?”

Without giving an explanation, Edian Ellison again forced his smile. That was the limit where Sean could not ask any deeper. In Edian Ellison's eyes, Sean was just a man he had just met on an accidental turn of events and it was completely understandable to Sean. He had to delay the curiosity about ‘Mind Hole’ and switch on another talk.

“Before, I had to apologize for not having time to thank you. I should have thanked you for lending me the shirt,” Edian said suddenly.

The incident at the cafe made Sean could not help but ask. “Why were you scared? your body trembled violently and your expression at that time seemed unkind.”

Edian looked giggled with a warm face, this was clearly different on his expression that was like ice cubes when in the cafe earlier. 

“You don't need to think about it, I just have trauma with water. So the moment your girl friend spilled her drinking water, my body reacted with fear. I thought I was just surprised for a moment. I'm sorry.”

Sean's eyes glanced in displeasure. “Trauma? You have a phobia? So ... You mean that you're a water phobia, right?”

“Not like that.” Edian's head shook his head to give a denial. “When the water splashed right in my eyes, I remembered a terrible incident. However, you don't have to worry because I can handle my own fears.”

Edian Ellson's remarks about dealing with his own fears won't make Sean believe.

How can a woman who can cope with her phobia still come to a psychiatric clinic? Apparently the place was related to Edian Ellison's fear.

The one point that Edian Ellison had a trauma was not big information for Sean. That won't affect the painting Sean was looking for. There would be no connection between the traumatic events of Edian Ellian and ‘Mind Hole’, that's what Sean thought before.

The conversation moved on to something else. While drinking tea, Edian Ellison recounted his daily life working as a odd employee in a wood factory to be able to meet daily needs. From here Sean starts to smell something is not right.

While quietly paying attention back to the ‘Mind Hole’ hanging on the wall behind him, the young man clearly felt a distant inequality between Edian Ellison's types of work.

Painting with a high value is not possible to make the painter live mediocre. Should Edian be able to produce more work and sell it, it will be quite large than his current salary.

Realizing that Edian Ellison was a reclusive woman who did not carelessly tell him the problem, Sean gave up and took his leave. In the middle of Edian's journey leading Sean to the door, the young man turned around and looked at him, as if there were a few sentences still stuck to his throat.

“Your place of residence indicates that you only live alone in this unit?” Sean's guess was right, what else with a little restless Edian Ellison nodded slowly. As a man who lives a kara, Edian should focus on him. “Shouldn't you bring someone else into your residence, there's no guarantee that you won't experience criminal acts from them.”

Sean's advice could not be denied Edian anymore, only he was back evasive with his intuition. “Yes, because I know that Sean is a good man.”

Somehow the light words from him made Sean's heart overgrown with blossoming flowers. Despite that, the young man did not want to look haphazard in front of women so he could only hide his blushing face.

***

The next day was Sean's busiest day. His class schedule was already full, even the last material had already made him nauseous. An unexpected thing happened in class.

During a lecturer's lesson, the door was knocked and a student came in late, but obviously the lecturer was careful in acting even he did not want to reprimand her.

Who would dare to rebuke that student? The name Ellinden Frans brought was indeed a big impact. He escaped his delay and immediately looked for a seat.

Of the empty seats in the class, Frans somehow prefers the empty seat next to Sean.

It was a nightmare for Sean, but he could do nothing and could only sit down while preventing his gaze from staring at Frans.

“I who have healthy legs why can be late compared to you who one of his legs limp?” Frans suddenly uttered his words.

Sean really does not know the direction of Frans' words to him. However, he knew very well that every single word from the young man's mouth was a bad thing.

“I saw you walking normally,” Frans' light that made Sean's eyes wide open.

The deg!

As if a meteor had hit Sean's head, his mind went dark. This time he'll get into trouble from Frans.

In the middle of his empty mind, Sean tries to fill it with remnants of memory and correct where the carelessness that made his secret revealed by Frans. 

There is no way Frans knows, Sean is always careful with his steps when in the university or dormitory. Even if Sean's cover is exposed, Frans must have accidentally seen Sean walking freely while outside.

Those erratic possibilities made Sean's legs shake. Not wanting Frans to hear the voice, Sean tried to hold it in. Unbeknownst to Frans, Sean let out a long sigh and returned to quiet mode.

“Really?” Boldly Sean turned to stare and slightly raised one corner of his lips, as if he wanted to challenge Frans with nonsense that did not prove true. “Hei, France. If you'd seen me walk normally, you would have broken both my legs for daring to trick you. I won't do anything stupid even if I have to.”

Frans' serious face loosened for a moment. “You're right, I'll break your legs in two if you're proven to be lying.”

From Frans' words, proving that his words just now were just an assumption. The young man just set a trap. If only from the beginning Sean did not dodge it, it was certainly himself who would enter from Frans' trap.

“I still need time to recover my legs,” said Sean was full of dishonesty, even so Frans who was beside him could not guess if Sean's speech just now was just a joke.

Frans looked back at Sean sharply. “Better quickly do that, if not … I'm going to undo my intention to send you back to Felix's room on the 4th floor because I also have a room on the first floor that can make it easier for a limp guy like you."

This was the worst thing Sean had forgotten. One of the residents of the lower room is Frans, but so far he does not want to share his room with anyone, even Felix who is his closest person. However, no one can guess Frans' mind because he is the one who does as he pleases.

The tension from Frans' words really sounded pressing and managed to make Sean shudder sinisterly. However, in the middle of it, Sean's phone vibrated and Edian Ellison was the name of the sender of the message. He has confirmed that he will return Sean's shirt which he already borrowed.