EternalVerse Saga

Morning Monday

Alex opened his eyes and woke up in shock. He found himself back in his room. There were no more people who looked like him or that mysterious place. There was only the ceiling of the room and the morning sun shining through the window. He sat up and examined his body to see if it was normal. No traces of stabbing. It was the worst and most confusing dream he had ever dreamed of. He probably couldn't say that it was a nightmare.

"What kind of heck dream did I have last night?!"

He scratched his head in suspicion and did not understand what he saw in the dream. There were so many questions in his mind that he couldn't sort them out and ponder each one at this time. What Ivan in the dream said remains a mystery. Everything happened so fast. On the other hand, he remembered every detail deeply. He thought that maybe he was watching a movie or playing a game too much.

Alex Dawson is a slender man. Tanned, muscular, and square-faced with dark brown eyes typical of the handsome man of any girl's dreams. He was someone everyone could trust and depend on. No matter what, he can fix anything. But the problem is that he's not very serious and playful sometimes.

He is an MMA fighter for the college fighter club. The last time he was able to defeat the reigning champion of the Wolves team. The victory belongs to the Lions team. He's proud to be the club's vice president and he's going to become the club's leader next year. Time has passed quickly. Next year, he's already a senior. He still misses his freshman time. It was the funniest period in his life.

When his sanity returned. He reached out to grab the mobile phone that was on the bedside table.

"Hmm... did I turn it off?"

He turned on his cell phone. As soon as it was working, the incoming message sound rang loudly. His inbox was filled with messages from friends who tried to send texts to him. He didn't have time to read who sent what message. What caused him to panic was the clock telling him that it was now nine o'clock. It was time for him to attend the morning class.

"SHIT! I'm late!"

He hurriedly jumped out of bed. It took him less than five minutes to wash his face and brush his teeth. He thought that the shower wouldn't be right in time. He chooses to spray perfume until the scent is in the air. The disheveled hair still hasn't been combed. No matter how disheveled he looks. But it can't reduce his handsome looks.

He hurriedly picked up the clothes he saw first and put them on without choosing. But when he put that shirt on, he found that it was the one he had worn yesterday.

"God Dammit!"

He quickly took off his musty-smelling shirt. He picked up another shirt and jeans the newest ones in the wardrobe.

When everything was ready, he picked up the notebook and pen on his desk before he ran out of the room. But he suddenly remembered that he had forgotten his mobile phone.

"oh my God! What the hell is this day?!"

He ran back into his room again. He saw it lying on the bed. He rushed in to pick it up into his jeans pocket. When everything is complete as he wants. This time he ran down the stairs in a hurry. His head today was filled with the chaos and the punishment of Mr. Kim. If he was too late, he would have made more historical reports today.

Alex ran out of the dorm with a panicked expression. At that moment, a call came from someone. He tried to take his phone out of his jeans pocket while his feet were running forward and his arms held a notebook. No longer he took out his mobile phone. The screen shows Ivan's incoming call.

"Hello, Stud! Where are you? Why didn't you answer my call this morning?" Ivan asked in a serious tone through the phone's speaker.

At first, when he heard his best friend's voice, he was stunned for a moment. The feelings of the dream and the horrifying event still lingered in his mind. He quickly regained his composure returned to the real world and answered.

"I'm sorry, man. I didn't realize I had turned off my phone." Alex replied while he running and took a heavy breath.

"Come quickly, bro!" After that, Ivan hung up.

The obstacle is not over yet. When he arrived at the campus, he saw many people wandering around. Since today is Monday, the campus area is quite bustling with young people. Those people were blocking his way. He struggled to get through the crowd.

The University of San Vallojse is located in the city center, on an area of ​​over fifty acres, adjacent to a major road with traffic flowing all day long. All the academic buildings are Renaissance style but do not look old, this place was founded in the eighteenth century. Surrounded by a village of people with buildings of no more than five stories. The people who come to study here are mostly locals. 

"Ah fuck!" He swears in his mind.

He was trying to find a gap that would allow him to break through the crowd. But those people continued to walk without stopping. In the end, he decided that he wouldn't care about any gaps at all. He will push himself through.

"Sorry! I'm sorry! I need the way, Please!" he said, asking everyone to leave for pass the way.

By the time he came out of the crowd, it took him almost five minutes to attend the class. The longer he let time go, the more his fate hung in the line.

Finally, he arrived at the school building. He ran in haste to enter the classroom. When he opened the door, twenty people's eyes were fixed on him. At that moment, he didn't act right. Ivan, Josh, and Ryan blinked their eyes at him as if to say that you were dead. That still wasn't as bad as Mr. Kim looked at him with displeasure.

"Alex! You're late for my class!" Mr. Kim spoke in a displeased tone.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Kim! My alarm clock is not working." He replied lying with a gasp of breath.

"Don't make any excuses! Hurry up and sit! There's a space over there." Mr. Kim pointed to an empty seat.

When he looked up at the empty seat, he was surprised at the same time. Penelope was sitting there too. When she saw him, she frowned at him from afar.

"OH! SHIT!" He swears in his mind.

"What are you waiting for, Alex?! Go sit! Otherwise, I'll give you extra homework." Mr. Kim threatened.

"Sorry, sir. I'm going to sit now." He spoke with a reluctant expression.

"Hey, man. Look who our friend is sitting with." Ivan urged Josh and Ryan to turn to look at Alex behind them.

"Wow! That guy's rival." Josh teased.

"Hehe. Looks like our friend hit the jackpot," Ryan said.

As soon as he sat down on an empty seat. Penelope greeted casually.

"Hello, Perv," She says.

Penelope Anderson is the daughter of the first husband of Alex's current stepmother Julia. Even though they were step-siblings, they never got along. Especially Alex, who wanted to run away as far as he could when he saw her face because every time they met, they always fought. She's a fascinating normal-skinned girl with seductive silver eyes. Long black hair and charming dimple on a square face shape. She's usually a person who doesn't talk much with anyone. She likes to be alone and hang out alone. Some people consider her an introvert, which is what annoys him, the solemn and unwelcoming attitude of the guests. But still, she is one of the interested girls with many men coming to flirt with her.

"Uh-huh." He replied with an awkward expression.

They are the same age. Although they grew up under the care of Julia. But they didn't get along since they were in the sixth grade. She always spoke sarcastic words at him. As for him, he did not allow her to act on one side.

In one incident he was assigned by Julia to order Penelope's birthday cake in summer in their tenth grade. He ordered the bakery to write a blessing: Happy Birthday Bitch! That caused a huge headache for Julia. She tried hard to make her daughter and her ex-husband's son each other friends. But it's too hard for her.

The reason she called him a pervert is because in the past she saw him sitting in the room reading an adult magazine. That humiliated him to this day.

"Why don't you answer my messages? I texted until the system warned me I was spam!"

"I forgot to turn on my cell phone. I don't even know when to turn it off."

"You are remiss! You're an adult now. Learn to take some responsibility."

"Thanks for worrying. But I can take care of myself."

"Don't be fooled by yourself. I don't want my mom complaining about not taking care of you. Tft! Such an infantile!" She rolls her eyes. On the other hand, she said it out of sincere concern.

"oh! Thank you, nanny. I appreciate it." He spoke sarcastically.

"Whatever you say, dumb!"

The study continued tediously. He yawns every time Mr. Kim speaks, presenting stories of history around the world. All students are willing to write down important material in their notebooks. Except Alex was hand to cheek in boredom.

"Boring..." He mumbled like a lifeless person.

Penelope overheard him complaining, so she spoke sarcastically. "Studying wouldn't be as interesting as flirting with a girl, right?"

"Shut up, Pe."

"Where did I say wrong?"

"Don't bother me, please."

"Yep! If I were a Charlotte. You'd probably say it's okay, honey. Even if I stay here all day, if I have you, right?" Her tone sounded more jealous than sarcastic.

"..."

Alex doesn't want to have a problem with her. So he chose to remain silent.

He swore to himself that he would never like or date a girl like her. He admitted that her face was beautiful like her mother's. But her habits were the opposite. If he compares him with the girl he's been in a relationship with. Penelope is considered a failure since she hasn't even started getting to know each other in his opinion.

At that moment, he seemed to realize what she was thinking. "Is she jealous of me? Come on, Alex. Not this crazy bitch!" he speaks in his mind.

He let his thoughts wander. He only misses holidays, parties, fight clubs, and his sexiest ex-girlfriend Charlotte. He still misses her all the time. They've been broken up for months since she asked to leave on her own. Alex is obsessed with boxing. Plus he's about to become the president of the university's fighters club so he can step into a professional boxer in the future. Charlotte wanted to study hard and prepare to become the president of the cheerleader club.

The reason for both of them is that they don't have time for each other. But for one reason he doesn't understand why she's dating that bastard Gary. That matter caused him great frustration.

But there wasn't just one thing that was bothering him, the dream from last night. He felt something strange, more like it was an omen than a normal dream. He couldn't explain it in words, everything in the dream felt so real as if he had been there. After thinking that, his face tensed and he held his stomach. The feeling of being stabbed still made him want to vomit.

"Hey, perv. What are you thinking?" Penelope asked when she saw the mourning look on his face.

"Ah! Come on, Pe. Don't bother me." Alex said.

"I just want to know what you think. Did you miss Charlotte, right?"

Her curious and irritating attitude made him feel like mad. If he told her about his dream last night. She probably thought he was delusional. Or go crazy.

"..." He didn't answer.

"Oh...I am right." She smiles deviously.

"Please, Pe. Stop bothering me, Please!" His face was tired.

"I didn't bother you one bit. I just felt annoyed." She pouted.

"WHAT do you want with me?" He began to lose patience.

"Stop acting like a loser and I will enjoy it very much."

"That's not your damn business."

"Is it not my business? Why not. I don't like you acting pathetic like this. Plus, you're still in the same family as me. I don't like losers in my house."

"Am I pathetic or not? That's not your business anyway."

"Tft! Such a..."

She hadn't finished speaking yet. Alex knew what she was going to say. He hurried to speak first.

"Such a loser, Huh? Say it in one word, Bitch?!" He's running out of patience. He won't let her insult him any longer.

"HUH! You call me bitch?!" She's mad.

"Haven't you heard? Are you deaf?" He made a sneer.

"Alright! Do you want to start a war with me?"

"I think I fucking want it!" His face and tone were serious. He was ready to fight with her at any time.

They often argue with each other. When they were still in high school, the house almost caught fire. Julia sees the two of them quarreling over nonsense. Sometimes Penelope starts first. Sometimes Alex starts first too. Until now they have grown up and have attended college. It seems that their controversy is still going on.

When they were still freshmen. in economics class, Alex had to go out and give a presentation in front of the class. Penelope took advantage of this moment to pretend to ask so many questions that he was unable to answer. Alex could only stand there dumbfounded in front of the class with such a confused face.

Alex's revenge begins soon after. in web design class He edited a website banner using her image in a bikini along with the headline caption: I'm happy to be your bitch. Please contact me now. Fortunately, he did not accidentally press send to the professor. Otherwise, he would have been punished. He chose to send the picture to her and threatened her that if she did not make peace with him, He would post this image on a social app that college students use. Finally, she had to accept the offer. But that was only the beginning.

Their revenge caused many of his friends to tease each other like a couple. Especially Josh, who has always been cheering for both of them to be together. But after Alex was dating Charlotte. They started arguing less and less. until they lost contact for a while. Maybe it's because the school hours don't match and they go their way. Recently, they returned to normal when Alex was single again.

Penelope raised her hand. "Mr. Kim. Alex didn't understand what you were teaching, sir."

"WHAT THE FUCK?!" Alex cursed at her in shock.

"Huh? What don't you understand, Alex?" Mr. Kim asked.

"Uh...No! I understand clearly, sir." He hurriedly said.

"If you understand. So please come out and present the history of Rome to your classmates." Mr. Kim said.

"WHAT? Uhm...I" He was stunned.

"Come out now, Please."

"But I..."

"If you haven't come out yet. I will assign you a homework report on the history of Rome at least three pages."

"Okay, sir! I'm coming."

He turned to look at Penelope with vengeful eyes. "I will get back to you, Bitch!"

She sticks her tongue at him. "I'll wait, perv."