15 YEARS LATER"What a freak, I bet his dad is an alien, that must be the reason why he looks that way," a student said behind me. I ate my pancakes without saying a word. This isn't the first time I have been bullied in school. In fact, it has gotten used to me. A boy like me will never be accepted by my peers.Suddenly, I felt a sharp knock on my head which sent a painful shiver down my spine. "Ouch! I winced and quickly took my gaze up. To my greatest shock, it was Tiger. He peered down at me and smiled wickedly. "Oops! Sorry, next time you should disappear when you see me coming," he said, and his minions with him suddenly busted into laughter. I wished I could cry, but that would be a let down. I'm fifteen now and should get used to this ill treatment by now. If I complain, I'm scared I will be transferred again. I cannot afford to transfer schools again. It was bad enough that I was already being called weird in my neighborhood all because I kept transferring schools. "What
I sneaked into my room and quickly changed my uniforms so my mom wouldn't see that my uniform was a mess. But I wasn't lucky enough to pull off my shirt when she suddenly walked into my room. The first thing she saw was my rib. I quickly covered my side with my uniform, but the look on her face made me realize that I was too late. "What is that?" She asked, wide-eyed. "Nothing mom, could you please give me some privacy please?""Huh? Since when did you start asking for privacy, August?" "Well, now," I replied. "Oh you are so wrong if you think you can fool me! I saw it, you can't hide it if that's what you are trying to do!"Oh no, that's exactly what I was trying to avoid. She began walking towards me. I moved backwards while trying to put on my shirt quickly so she wouldn't be able to see my injury, but I guess when it came to Miss Carmela, hiding from her was like hiding from your shadow. "Take your shirt off your side," she commanded with her hands on her side in akimbo. "M
**********I lay in my bed, but couldn't sleep a wink. I kept thinking about what I discussed with my mom earlier. So many things don't add up and didn't make sense either. Starting from my eyes and some mysterious happenings which I was too scared to mention even to mom. I don't know how she might see things. I know just how scared she can get most times. The last thing I ever want to do is to get her scared about things happening around me. I thought of my mysterious father whom I'd never met. What was he like? Does he have anything to do with what's happening to me? I heard a child always possesses the qualities of his parents. As far as I know, my mom is okay, but I can't say the same for my father because I've never met him before. I wish someone could explain to me why I'm having some mysterious encounters, why am I having some weird and scary dreams. Who am I really?I kept asking myself these questions in my thoughts until sleep took over me. The next day....It was yet a
Getting to class, I quickly took out my new notes and asked my seat mate, Reuben, to help me with his. Reuben, though, was wary of me, but he didn't have the heart to bully anyone. He's the only one who was nice to me. He lend me his notes and so I took down everything I had lost since my books were torn. While I was copying my notes, Tiger came into the class. I shut my eyes and prayed in the silence of my heart for him not to find me wanting. Why I was able to survive Tiger some days was because he doesn't pick on one person every day. He goes around picking on anyone he pleases, and so, I pray he doesn't find me wanting. Just as I thought, I heard someone sobbing behind me. I had waited to turn around to see who had possibly bought the wrath of Tiger, but I dared not, for fear of not wanting to become Tiger's target on two straight days. "Pick it up, but I want you to do it with your lips," Toget instructed. "Woo!!" I heard Tiger's Minion scream at the god-forsaken order whic
**********A month Later......."August, come on, we will be late!"Arrrgh... Going out with my mom could be stressful most times. It was the weekend and we had a party to attend. Since my mom was a good singer, she was invited to this birthday party by a friend's mom who was celebrating her 60th birthday. I had no business attending such parties. I would prefer to be locked up in my room and immerse myself in my own world where I draw whatever comes to my mind. "August..." My mom stressed my name, which made me roll my eyes to the back of my head. "I'm coming, Ma," I replied, walking out of the house with my mini bag containing my drawing materials. "Don't tell me you're taking that with you?" My mom said with a crinkled nose. "Come on ma, you don't expect me to just sit somewhere and do nothing," I said with open arms. "Who said you would be doing nothing? You will be helping my friend's daughter serve the guests!"I went wide in shock at what my mom said. "What? I'm going t
Jedai and I served as many guests that came to the party. It was fun doing that. At first I thought I would be attending a boring party, but in the long run, it turned out to be fun. Though I couldn't tell if serving the guests was fun or because Jedai was beside me. Jedai could be a pain in the ass sometimes and at the same time, she could be very funny. We spent the evening serving drinks and Jedai making fun of guests who either looked overly dressed up or under dressed. Sometimes it was the makeup and hair of the ladies. I don't know how she did it, but she's able to point out the flaws in the outfits of most guests. And she could tell they didn't have a sense of fashion. Seeing her say things like that made me wonder if Jedai was actually thinking about going into entertainment after school. When we finally had a little break from serving the guests, my mom suddenly came on stage. I could hear the cheers and applauds they gave her. She smiled brightly at the crowd and greeted
I heaved a long sigh watching as Jedai left with the old lady. Goodness! Since when did I take up the position of an errand boy? I shrugged and quickly went up the stairs as I was told to. I searched for the third room as I was told to, but I found no one there. I began to wonder if I was the one who didn't hear Jedai right. Though she said the third room on the left. Whe. I arrived at the place described but I found no one inside. I looked around the room, and found traces of makeup brushes. I know about all of those since my mom was a fan of makeup, so I know one when I see it. This means Jedai wasn't wrong about the room, and neither was I, but what I didn't understand was why the room was empty. Or maybe they had gone to another room. Who knows? I rushed out of the room, and began searching for other rooms, since the guests are waiting for the celebrant, then it was paramount that I find her as soon as possible so she wouldn't keep the guests waiting for her. "I began sea
*********(Immortal realm)It's been fifteen years now, and this is the first time my father has sent for me. I don't know if I should be happy about this or not, but one thing is certain, and that is the fact that I have never changed my mind about ruling the world. This has always been my goal. It is fifteen years now, and I'm certain my seed should be a man by now. If only I can get the opportunity to show up in the mortal world again, I would find Carmela and my seed which I asked her to nurture for me. "Father, you sent for me," I said as soon as I appeared in front of my father, who was seated on the throne. "Black, I summoned you here for something very important. I believe you've changed your ways and are ready to perform your duties again?" My father asked. I quickly knelt before my father, with my head in a bow. "Yes father, I know my faults and I assure you that I've learned my lessons. I promise it won't happen again. "Good, for the past years now, I've left your br