The day is unbelievably extra beautiful today. The sky is clear and there’s no chance of rain, unlike from last night, when it was gloomy. I was currently in the middle of the alley, appreciating the beauty of the sunlight and playing with its rays using my fingers. What a nice day, indeed! Aside from having a nightmare last night, I didn’t have any significant events that could contribute to my getting back my memories. I know it’s kind of subtle, and I don’t have any idea of how long this can be. Surprisingly, I don't hold any grudges towards Jacques and Taddeio because I tried to put myself in their shoes and I understand why they were acting that way. I can't blame them. After all, I was just a man whose memories are incomplete. I have reached the conclusion that I should finish the semester here before going back to my previous town to dig into what really happened to me. With my hands in my pocket, I started ambling slowly in the middle of the alley. It's safe because there are
I was surrounded by some unknown people in my life, but because they told me about the dean, I have a vague idea of who they are. I had somewhat heard about them because of my blockmates who are always talking about the issue here at the university. In other words, they are the source of the issues circulating here. My head throbbed when some girl used a stick to smack my head off. Wow. What a nice hit. I can feel the blood rushing in my face, but my sight is still clear. I didn’t see any remorse on their faces, but instead they looked joyous when they saw that I was hurt by their doings. A random guy spit on my face, and it made me laugh. I played with my tongue inside of my mouth while looking at that guy. I slowly smiled and teased him more. I want to know how far their anger can go so that I will know when it is the right time to escape. I don’t know, but I feel like I’m starting to change. I was not like the “afraid Merchaiass” when I was in grade school up until my first days in
“I was forced, too.”My eyes went up to her, displaying a confused look on my face. She was one of my abductors, and here she said that she was forced by that group, too. I mean, how? She doesn’t look like it. And why is she telling me about this? Do I look like someone who can help her escape this hell? I don’t think so. Even for myself, I don’t know if I can come up with this“What do you mean?” I asked.“They have my mom. They’re threatening me to work for them. I was not a student here before, but I’ve transferred because of it. I-I don’t know why I am telling you this, but you give off some vibe where I can be comfortable sharing my problems. I don’t even know you that much.” She couldn’t understand what was happening to her. How much am I right? I saw her shaking her head and inhaling the smoke from her cigarette. Or was she? I don’t know how smoking works, but it seemed like they were inhaling it.“What happened?”“What do you mean?” She answered.“I mean, how did it happen? Wh
I’m torn between thinking that Lethius was saying the truth or that it was all lies. I can’t read him because he’s good at hiding his true emotions. This was the first time I felt that his feelings were valid and pure when he said that he was doing this for his friend. Maybe he liked the girl and wanted to play the superhero role in her life. I never had the slightest idea that this guy would be serious when talking about someone’s life. I suppose the girl is important in his life.“Okay.” I mumbled and stood up from where I was sitting. I picked up my notebook and pen to use for jotting down the plan.“Don’t you have any questions left?” He looked confused when he saw me sat in front of him. I shook my head and told him that we should start planning.“Merch, I know that you have too much on your plate, but I need you for this to work.”I raised my left eyebrow because he seemed to know more. I waited for him to talk again, but after a minute he did not.We started talking about the p
The long night is over and the sun is out. I looked at the guy to my left, peacefully lying on my bed. I got up and decided to take a walk first. It’s still early, and I wanted to talk with Lethius first before going to school. I was quivering when the touch of the wind tapped my skin. I forgot to bring a jacket with me. Despite the coldness of the morning, I still go on my walk. Left foot then right foot, I was walking like a 2 year old child. Well, I enjoyed doing it, and no one was here, so I was free to do what I wanted to do. When I was in the fifteenth hop, my ears caught a chuckle. Somebody’s here. I stopped myself from doing the next one and turned my back around to see if a person was behind me. But what was strange was that no one was here except me.“Ahh!!” When I turned to face my front and saw a human leaning towards me, I literally yelled. She has this confused expression on her face, and I don’t know how to put this, but she’s checking me out. When she tried to touch my
As soon as I stopped my feet in front of my room, Lethius’ face was the first thing that I saw. It’s actually okay because he slept here, but his expression that seemed to be teasing was itching my anger to blow out. Instead of having a fight with him and killing him using my eyes, I went inside of my room and rummaged through my things. On second thought, I think I needed to let my frustrations out, and so I marched back to Lethius’ place and punched him in the nose. It feels better to do it right than to let it out on my things. I overheard him say something, but I ignored it and went to fix my things for school. I saw a pen above my desk. It’s not familiar with me because I know all my things are here in my room. This is new. I picked it up and was on the cusp of pressing the button placed on top of the pen when Lethius suddenly mumbled, “Be careful with that. It’s not just an ordinary pen because it can help you defend yourself.” My forehead creased at what he’d said, and without
I couldn’t stand how they punished the guy. Without waiting for the blood to come to my place, I immediately went outside and slammed the door. I don’t want to smell the iron-y odor of the blood. I was on my fifth step of running from that place when Dos called my name.“That was just normal, Merchaiass. If you don’t know how to control and hide your real emotions, then think twice if you really belong here. I can talk with Raphael about this one if you want. You just need to keep quiet and let me do the talking. I promise you that you will achieve your freedom and be away from the gang activities.” She said this after she lighted the cigarette in her fingers.“You will do that? Why?” I asked curiously. I looked at her intently to see if she was joking, but I couldn’t see any of it in her face. She must really know how to hide her emotions. Instead of answering, she only nodded and turned to me. I don’t know what’s gotten on her, but she seemed shocked when her eyes landed in my direc
Lunch time has ended, and I still have a 3-hour class this afternoon, but it will start at 2 pm, so I will leisure myself here in the cafeteria. It’s actually pretty comfortable here, and the food is great. I was at the corner, near the exit of the cafeteria. I chose to sit here because no one can disturb you with their noises and such. The number of people here has subsided and a maximum of 20 are here. The distance between the occupied tables is far, and I couldn't hear what they were talking about. This is nice in this way so that I can focus on thinking about what to do later. I am meeting the most feared boss of the gang, Leon. I remember what Lethius told me. Leon picks the nastiest ways of punishing people and has a short temper when it comes to people he's conversing with. I sipped on my juice while I was still drowning in my thoughts. If Leon was the nastiest, Raphael is the one who should be feared. He uses his mind to think about the possible scenario and not his fist when d