Chima's Apartment - Afternoon
The living room of Chima's apartment was buzzing with nervous energy. Naila lay asleep on the couch, wrapped in a blanket. Matteo sat beside her, looking anxious. Fatimah, Chima, Wony, and Alice sat around, watching him suspiciously.
Matteo fidgeted nervously. "Friends... I have something to say."
Chima narrowed her eyes. "What now, Matteo?"
Matteo looked down, ashamed. "I... I just learned hypnosis."
Everyone shouted in unison. "WHAT?!"
Matteo spoke quickly. "I want Naila to love me. So I learned hypnosis from YouTube!"
Alice's eyes sparkled. "HYPNOSIS?! COOL!"
Wony raised her eyebrow. "YouTube? You learned hypnosis from YouTube?"
Matteo nodded eagerly. "Yes! The video was called 'How to Hypnotize Your Crush to Love You Forever'!"
Fatimah covered her face. "Matteo... that's unethical."
Chima was furious. "MATTEO! YOU WERE GOING TO HYPNOTIZE NAILA WITHOUT HER PERMISSION?!"
Matteo winced. "I... I just wanted her to like me..."
Naila stirred in her sleep, mumbling. "Matteo..."
Matteo smiled. "See! She's calling my name!"
***
A few minutes later, Matteo took a deep breath. "Okay... I'm going to hypnotize Naila now. Please don't interrupt."
He waved his finger in front of Naila's sleeping face.
"Naila... listen to me... you will wake up... and you will love the first person you see..."
Naila mumbled in her sleep. "Hmm..."
"You will love them with all your heart... you will be clingy... you will kiss them... and you will say 'I love you' every hour..."
Chima couldn't believe it. "This is insane."
Wony pulled out a tissue. "I'm ready for anything."
Fatimah sighed. "This will not end well."85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQIcPjKPF4z
Matteo waved his finger one more time.
"Naila... wake up... now..."
Naila's eyes fluttered open slowly. Her gaze was still sleepy.
"Hmm... where am I..."
She looked around. Her eyes stopped on Chima, who was crossing her arms with a fierce expression.
Something shifted in Naila's eyes. She smiled wide, incredibly wide.
"CHIMA!"
Naila suddenly sat up and threw her arms around Chima, hugging her tightly.
Chima was shocked. "NAILA?! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!"
Naila's voice was clingy. "Chima... I missed you..."
"We just saw each other earlier!"
"But I missed you!" Naila kissed Chima's cheek.
Everyone froze.
Matteo was horrified. "NAILA?! I'M THE FIRST PERSON YOU SHOULD SEE?!"
Naila ignored Matteo completely, still hugging Chima. "Chima... you're pretty... you're fierce... but I like you..."
Chima panicked. "NAILA! LET GO! WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU?!"
Naila pouted. "I don't want to! I love you!"
Alice burst out laughing. "HAHAHAHA! NAILA LOVES CHIMA NOW!"
Wony laughed elegantly. "This... is unexpected."
Matteo slumped to the floor. "No... this can't be... I hypnotized her to love me..."
Naila hugged Chima tighter. "Chima... I love you..." She kissed her cheek again.
Chima's face turned bright red. "NAILA! STOP!"
***
30 minutes later. Naila was still attached to Chima. She was sitting on Chima's lap, something she never did because she was too lazy.
Naila was clingy. "Chima... I'm thirsty..."
Chima spoke with forced patience. "Naila... get off first. I'll get you a drink."
Naila shook her head. "No! I want you to get it! But I'm coming with you!"
"NAILA! YOU CAN WALK BY YOURSELF!"
"But I want to be with you!"
Naila kissed Chima's cheek again.
Chima shouted. "THAT'S THE 5TH TIME IN 30 MINUTES!"
"Because I love you!" Another kiss.
Matteo was crying in the corner. "This... this isn't what I wanted..."
Alice was recording everything. "THIS IS EPIC! NAILA FELL IN LOVE WITH CHIMA!"
Wony handed Matteo a tissue. "Matteo... here's a tissue. For your tears."
Matteo sobbed. "I just wanted her to love me!"
Fatimah looked at Matteo. "Matteo... you have to undo the hypnosis."
Matteo froze. "I... I don't know how!"
Everyone shouted. "WHAT?!"
Matteo panicked. "The video only taught how to hypnotize! There's no way to undo it!"
Chima yelled. "MATTEO! YOU'RE AN IDIOT!"
Naila kissed Chima's cheek again. "Chima... don't be mad... I love you..."
Chima covered her face. "I... I give up..."
***
Exactly one hour after Naila woke up.
Naila gazed at Chima with sparkling eyes. "Chima... I love you."
Chima sighed. "That's the 4th time!"
"Because I love you!" Another kiss.
Alice was counting. "That's the 'I love you every hour' promise! Matteo succeeded!"
Matteo was still crying. "BUT NOT FOR ME!"
Wony smiled. "This is beautiful irony."
Fatimah was thinking. "We need to find a way to undo the hypnosis."
Chima had Naila on her lap. "HURRY! I CAN'T TAKE MUCH MORE!"
Naila was still clingy. "Chima... you're fierce... but I like it..."
"NAILA! I'M NOT YOUR GIRLFRIEND!"
"But I love you!"85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡumQSMw2Wz7
Fatimah had an idea. "Matteo, try hypnotizing Naila again. Tell her to love Matteo."
Matteo took a deep breath. "Okay... I'll try..."
He waved his finger in front of Naila.
"Naila... look at me... you will love Matteo..."
Naila looked at Matteo, then turned back to Chima. "Chima... I love you..." She kissed Chima's cheek.
Matteo collapsed. "IT'S NOT WORKING!"
Alice was thinking. "Maybe we need reverse hypnosis! Alice can try!"
Wony was skeptical. "You know how to hypnotize?"
Alice shrugged. "No! But I can try!"
Chima shouted. "NO! YOU'LL MAKE IT WORSE!"
Naila hugged Chima. "Chima... don't be mad... I love you..."
Chima gave up. "Naila... please... I need air..."85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxcx8pMkAyT
Naila kept clinging to Chima. Chima tried to escape, but Naila was strong because of love.
Naila was sweet. "Chima... do you want chocolate? I'll share."
Chima was resistant. "I don't want chocolate!"
"But it's delicious!" Naila put chocolate in Chima's mouth.
Chima was forced to eat. "This... is good..."
Naila smiled. "I knew it! I love you!"
Alice laughed. "CHIMA ATE CHOCOLATE FROM NAILA!"
Matteo was crying in the corner. "This... is a nightmare..."
Fatimah patted Matteo's shoulder. "Matteo... we'll find a solution. But for now... just accept it."
Matteo cried harder. "I... I don't want to..."
***
Exactly two hours after Naila woke up.
Naila gazed at Chima. "Chima... I love you."
Chima was already resigned. "Yes, Naila. I know."
"You're not saying 'I love you too'?"
Chima sighed. "I... I love you too, Naila. As a friend."
Naila smiled. "Good enough!" She kissed Chima's cheek.
Alice whispered to Wony. "This is like a Korean drama."
Wony nodded. "But more chaotic."
Fatimah had an idea. "Matteo, try calling Naila softly. Maybe she'll remember."
Matteo approached Naila. "Naila... darling... I'm Matteo..."
Naila looked at Matteo. "Matteo?" She thought for a moment. "You're the one who brought the flying kiss that time?"
Matteo perked up. "Yes!"
Naila nodded. "Oh." She turned back to Chima. "Chima... I love you."
Matteo collapsed. "NO!"
Chima stared at Matteo. "Matteo, this is your fault. You hypnotized her."
Matteo was apologetic. "I... I'm sorry..."85Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh7SIpMsPQE
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