The Unusual Luck

William, 18, was on his way to school on a breezy morning in the small town where they live, near the dense mountains. He prefers to walk because it is not far from where he lives. His handsomeness was remarkable to those who saw him dressed in a blue shirt, black-tattered jeans, and flat white shoes. He noticed his shoelace was loosened as he crossed the busy street in the pedestrian lane. He didn't notice the fast-approaching vehicle on the other lane as he crossed the road to fix his shoelace. It also happened that he was wearing his soundproof headphones at a high volume, which is why William didn't hear the car's warning.

He took off about two meters away from the car that hit him. A man in his mid-30s got out of the car right away to check on him. Despite the fact that the man was surprised to see that the teen had no visible wounds and only traces of shock in his eyes, the driver knelt beside him and asked, “Are you okay?”

The startled man added, “Hang in there. I will call for an ambulance. ”

When he didn't hear from William, the driver became agitated and took his cellphone from his pocket to call an ambulance. He was about to press the call button when he felt someone grab his hand.

“Don't worry, he's fine,” said a voice from an unknown handsome youth who was tightly clutching the driver's hand. The driver became perplexed, stressed, and angry all at once. “Hey kid, I drove fast, then I hit him, and he flew about two meters away! How could you say he's fine? ” he said in one breath.

“Now take your hand off of me because I'm going to make a call for Pete's sake!” the man said, glaring at the teen's eyes, full of frustration.

“I told you he's fine; did you notice a scar on him?” The young man replied, pointing to William, who was still lying down and dazed from the accident.

The driver replied, “Why would I believe a lad like you?” He looked at the teen's eyes furiously and asked, “Do you even know what broken bones and internal bleeding are?” before barely releasing the young man's grip on his hand.

The man was able to reach the emergency department of a nearby hospital. He went over everything thoroughly and quickly. He had no idea that while he was on the phone with someone, the young lad was helping William stand and pulling him away behind his back. When the driver turned around to check on William again, his face turned pale because there was no one lying down where William had been a few moments before. He clutches his hair in frustration as a result of the unusual accident he had encountered. When he turned to get back into his car, he noticed that it had been dented in the area where the young man had crashed. His mind and body couldn't take it any longer, and he passed out before he even got close to his vehicle. The ambulance arrived just in time, and he was taken aboard by rescuers.

William, the tired mess of the incident, arrived in front of the school gate. He was just standing there, stunned. He is not in the right frame of mind and has no plans to move at all. When the person next to William saw his expression, he chuckled. Except for those who noticed the two handsome young men holding hands, the students who passed by didn't seem to mind.

“I'll be waiting for you here this afternoon,” the man next to William said before letting go of his hand and entering the school. It was only then that William regained consciousness. That young man vanished in the rush of students entering the campus.

“Hey, young man! I noticed you've been standing there for a while now; do you have any plans to come in? If not, just go home; don't block the way.” The guard called William's attention. The latter only gave him a sidelong glance before taking large steps inward.

The guard sighed before whispering, “Young people today are addicted at an early age.”

William decides not to attend his first class and walks to the back of campus, where there are many trees. It also doesn't make sense for him to attend because he has been anxiously thinking about the events recently. When he saw a large tree, he went to sit on its large root and lean his back against its wide trunk. Because the tree was large and the breeze was cold, William slept soundly in its shade.

William opened his eyes late at night because of the loud howl he heard from the seemingly enormous dogs nearby. He got goosebumps and stood up to take in his surroundings. Because of the dry leaves they stepped on, there were crackles and swift footsteps of not just one, but many feet. The surroundings suddenly changed for an unknown reason. He had just been in the back part of the school; now he was in the middle of the dense forest.

When he heard footsteps again, he swiveled back to his stand. He noticed small red dots floating in the air not far from where he was standing. It was moving closer and closer to him until he realized that those floating red dots were eyes. He became terrified, and as he retreated, his surroundings changed again, and he found himself at the end of the cliff, with those red eyes still approaching and advancing. It was a dark night, so he couldn't tell what kind of creatures they were.

He became perplexed when he heard laughter around him, until he awoke with deep breaths and sweat running down his neck, realizing it had all been a dream. Those giggles came from the students, who also used the mini forest as a resting place. William checks his wristwatch, which reads 15 minutes past 12 o'clock. He got up and walked to the school cafeteria because he was hungry. When he arrived, he was greeted by a variety of food smells and noises caused by the conversation of those present inside. William stood in line to order food, then looked for a seat. He ate quickly and went to his first class this afternoon.

In all of William's classes, this afternoon, his teachers noticed that he was not listening and some of them reprimanded him. The young man just asked for forgiveness, and because he's one of the top students in the school, his teachers acknowledged his apology and did not drive him out of the class. Instead, one of his teachers asks him if he's alright and asks him to go to the faculty room to talk about it. William rejected his teacher by lying that he just hadn't gotten enough sleep the night before and that everything was fine.