the Another face

There was a young man named Creed who left his parents’ home to attend Anvesthia University in a scenic town called Anvesthia and started a new life with his classmate Ackley in a dormitory.
He did not care much about a small tumour on his abdomen shortly after he entered the school.
Ackley noticed a tumour on his abdomen while Creed was changing clothes and asked “What happened to that tumour?”
Creed said “Before I knew it, I had that tumour, but it does not hurt or itch, so I do not care”
Ackley said “I see”
He was spending his time normally.
But a week later, Ackley noticed that the tumour on his abdomen was growing.
Ackley asked “Creed, isn’t the tumour on your abdomen bigger than it was a week ago?”
Creed said “It’s just your imagination”
Ackley said “You would better go to the hospital just in case”
Creed said “You’re exaggerating”
“It’s nothing”
He did not care about the tumour at all, but the tumour was clearly growing day by day.
About a month later, something like a human face appeared on the tumour.
He felt creepy about the something like a human face appeared on tumour and began hiding it more than ever before.
He did not care much about the face on his tumour, which seemed to resemble his childhood friend Lula.
They were very close, but about 10 years ago she was killed by a demon in front of him.
Since then, he has lived a depressed life regretting not being able to save her.
His parents, who could not bear to see him, asked a sorcerer to seal his memories with Lula.
It sealed up memories about her.
From that time on, he began to hear somebody’s voice out of nowhere.
At first glance he looked fat because the tumour had enlarged.
Ackley asked “Did you gain weight?”
He did movements to hide his abdomen with his hands.
They could hear someone say “Do not make a fuss!” out of nowhere.
Ackley looked around and looked for the place where the voice they heard, but could not find it.
Ackley asked “Did you hear that voice too?” because Creed was unmoved by that voice.
Creed rolled up his clothes and showed a tumour in his abdomen.
Ackley asked “Why did you leave it until the tumour grew so large?”
Creed “I thought it would disappear soon”
Then the face on the tumour opened its eyes.
Surprised by that, Ackley stepped backward.
Creed asked “What happened?”
Ackley said “The face of the tumour opened its eyes and looked at me”
The face on his tumour opened its mouth and said “Noisy, be quiet!”
Ackley asked “What is this?”
“Are you kidding me?”
Creed said “I did not do anything”
Ackley asked “What’s this then?”
Creed peeped into the face on his tumour and asked “Who are you?”
The face on his tumour said “I am Lula”
When he heard Lula’s name, his memories of her sealed back.
Creed said “You are supposed to be dead”
Lula said “I was sealed inside of you Lula”
Creed said “It’s like a dream to talk to you again”
Ackley said “I am sorry to kill the conversation you seem to enjoy, but I do not think this situation is good for your health”
Creed asked “What does it mean?”
Ackley said “I think she’s depriving you of your life force”
Creed said “Ackley, do not say such nonsense!”
Lula said “What he said is true”
Creed said “I do not mind as long as I can be with you”
Lula said “Cut me off from your body”
Ackley said “My father’s friend is a professor named Miliano of oncology at the medical school, so I will ask him to do the surgery””
Creed said “You might die if I took a surgery to remove you”
Lula said “I am fine, so take a surgery”
Creed said “Ok”
He took surgery by Miliano to separate Lula from him at Ackley’s arrangement.
The operation was successful and they were able to separate safely.
Separated from him, Lula looked like an infant.
He graduated from university with Ackley’s support, and when he got a job, he started living with Lula.