As it went down my heart started beating rapidly. The first person you meet once you get out of elevator is your admirer. The thought made me more tensed as it went down. Finally the elevator stopped and the doors opens. Then I saw all seven of them standing in front of me.

"Hey Padlom" said Liftoil "Where are you going?". Now all of them were looking towards me. I just blushed.
"Come with us" said Neo running towards me. Then suddenly all of them entered the elevator and the door closed.

I can't breathe. I fell like I'm going to faint right here. I just can't able to figure out what is going inside me.

"Padlom What's the matter? You look tense" said Gent. "Don't be. Your tits are already big. You might be overweight" said Id. "Are you not able to breathe? I can carry you." said Pok bending down. "No, I'm fine" I said.

"Did someone just fart?" said Liftoil from behind. "Stop with your bad jokes." said Id.

"Guys, let's take a selfie" said Neo. "1..2... Padlom smile....3". Then he clicked it. This time I just got too annoyed.

"We're lucky. The elevator can hold exactly eight persons" said Alan. "Hey" said Liftoil. "What's up shorty?" asked Pok. "We forget to push the button". "Not yet. Let me out." I said pushing the button and just rushed out of the elevator.

I quickly went to the washroom breathing out heavily. Will history repeat itself? If that teddy bear doesn't come from Spoil who might that be. Not again! I thought looking towards the mirror.

As I went to the club room, I opened my locker and saw the teddy. Spoil I remember. I just looked around saw everyone was normal. So I started putting my stuffs keeping aside the teddy. Then suddenly a song started to play from the teddy.

🎼 I'm just. I'm just. I'm just...... I'm just. I'm just a guy who wants to take care of you..
I'm just. I'm just. I'm just. I'm just.
I'm just a guy who wants to take care of you... 🎼

I turned around and saw all the seven of them singing the song. I just got startled as I saw them singing it for me.
🎼I'm just. I'm just. I'm just...... I'm just. I'm just a guy who wants to take care of you..
I'm just. I'm just. I'm just. I'm just.
I'm just a guy who wants to take care of you...
All I need is someone who care for me..
Nothing more.....
Nothing more.....🎼

"Hey pick up the phone. Pick up the phone!" screamed Id. "Yeah....." I said out of shock. O gosh I was just hallucinating.

As I realized I just got annoyed as it was not stopping. "Come on" said Id. "I know". I took the teddy and went out of the room embarrassed.

I was tapping the button and hearing the song engaging myself in a big thought. "Padlom, what are you doing?" called Spoil as she walked towards me. "Nothing". "Oww! This is a romantic bear. Not an average dumb bear." she said in a sheepish tone.

"Who cares about the bear?". "Play it again. We may hear the voice of your admirer". "This is Peter Corp Dyrendal. I remember his voice".
"Shit Peter Corp Dyrendal likes you. You will now become a celebrity". "Spoil".  "I think you need to look into this and find out who likes you".

"Getting a teddy bear doesn't means someone likes you" I said.  "Fine let's investigate who gives you the teddy. Don't you want to know if he likes you or play a prank on you? But with this song, it can't be a prank".

We went back to the room. I took out the cassette of the following song and started playing it.  "You don't have to worry" said Spoil looking around.

We looked around to find any suspicion behavior of any of them, but they all acted normal. I saw it was not working out. So, I turned the volume up.

"Hey, keep it down" shouted Id. We just noded.   "No one is acting suspiciously" I whispered.   "We haven't spooked him yet. I have an idea" she said.   "What".

"The image is so clear. This will definitely help me catch a person who took shit in my club." said Spoil to the guard. We were in the camera room since we thought to catch the culprit through CCTV footage (Spoil's idea).
"Shit?" said guard.  "Yeah Shit" I said.

"Which period do you want to see".
"Yesterday morning". He started searching for the footage and played it.

"This is it" said Spoil "White shirt. He's coming closer to the camera, a little bit more".  "Shit!" we shouted in regret as we were unable to see his face.

We when back to our room and saw the fitted camera.  "The lizard" she said . "The damn lizard I said.  "Now I don't know who it was".   "Let it go. That must be the place where he lives" she said pointing the lizard.

"At least we know it's someone from the club. And we have more clues".
"Just a shoulder" I said.

"Not just a shoulder. Your shoulder and mine are different. Let's see whose shoulder is this". Then we saw the pic on mobile which we brought as evidence.

"Not Liftoil. We're related" I said. "Down to 6" she said.  "5. Leave Pok. He already has a girlfriend. Down to 4, not Play. He's seeing many girls. Actually 3, not Id. He's been horrible to me since we were kid" I said while thinking.

"Okay we have 3. Gent, Alan and Neo" she said sheepishly.   "Can't be Neo. He's too young to know the song. Next, Alan doesn't seem like someone who would do this shot of things. He spends his time reading Wikipedia."

"Then it's Gent" she said "I don't think it's Gent either".  "Padlom, we have no one left".  "Forget it I don't care anymore. It's just a prank. If he's so invested in giving me a hard time, let him be". I just went back to home.

I sat on the stairs with the teddy on my lap looking up at the stars.

Let's all this end together with the battery on the bear. Someone says that if you're being pranked, don't be agitated. Let the prankster continue until they are bored. I murmured to myself.

"Gotcha" said mom from downstairs. "You're talking to yourself. Don't you have a friend to talk to? Talk to me instead".  "I was just talking to myself" I said in annoyance.   "I know. I was just kidding. I've been your mom for almost 20 years. Of course I know."

"Mom! What did you hear?".  "Nothing but I saw".   "Saw what?"
"A teddy. Who gave it to you? A boy? Why didn't you tell me? You keep it to yourself again. I'm so bummed. You never say anything to me".

She went back inside in disappointment.  "Mom!" I said out of concern. She didn't replied. Then I thought about her statement and smiled.

Next day I sat alone at the corridor thinking hard about the matter. "Tongue and teeth do not get along. Is this 90's music?" said Liftoil looking to me.  "Yes" I said.   "Yes! Good job! I have earned five points". He went back. My only focus was on his shoulder as he went. It was not the same.

I decided to keep aside my thoughts and therefore went to the club room. As I entered the room, I saw three of them sitting so I again started to focus there shoulders to find out the culprit.

"You're here hon." said Play.  "Who's your hon?" I said.  "You". Then he passed me. I stood there looking at his back focus on his shoulder.

"Shocked, eh." Id said "He calls the maid hon. You think you're beautiful, don't you?".   "Why don't you clean the Shit of your mouth" I shouted at anger.

"Take it easy Padlom. Don't take him seriously" said Gent. He stood infront of me in concern.  "I got used to his bad mouth since we were kid" . I stood there my focus went to his shoulder busy in matching it with the pic.

"Is my shirt wrinkle?" he asked looking at my gaze.  "Your shirt looks nice." I said smiling.  "This white shirt".   "Yes". Then I just turned in embarrassed bumping into hard chest.

I looked above and saw Pok.  "Your shoulder is so hard" I said.   "Not just the shoulder that is hard......". I ran out in embarrassemt without waiting for him to complete his sentence.

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