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2024-10-29 19:42:56“I am sure it is not what you are thinking about.” Derick said.
“You know there is no way in this world that you will go to the dance with Celia as a date.” John said. Derick was surprised that John got what he was thinking about, “I know it is not possible, but wouldn’t it be something if I actually go to the dance with her.” “Yeah, it will be something, it could even be enough for me to come to the dance. But for your own sake, don’t think too much about something like that.” John reasoned with him. “Yeah you are right” Derick agreed with him. “That is good.” The bell rang for the next period and the both of them went immediately for the next class. School was over and everyone rushed home to start preparing for the dance on Friday. Derick and john did not plan to go so there was no preparation for them. The both of them got on their bikes and started to ride home, first as usual, it was John who got home first, they said their goodbye and Derick went on to his home. He arrived home and he was tired as usual, so he just wanted to see his mother and go straight to his bed. He walked to the door and opened it and right there was his mom standing in front of him smiling. “Mom, what are you doing? He was confused. “I have a surprise or you,” she replied going into the living room. “Well I got a text from your school, it was about a school dance that is happening on Friday. Derick was so surprised she found out about it, he became even more confused and he did not know what to say. His mother grabbed something from the couch and showed it to him, “I went out today and I got this for you.” She could not stop smiling. What he was seeing was a suit, she was holding a suit and from what she said, a suit that she bought by herself. “I…don’t understand.” Derick managed to say something. One thing that went through his head at that moment was the fact that she left the house. Since his father’s death, his mother has not left the house, she only left the house for the burial but since then she did not go out again. Derick noticed that his mother’s hair was normal, and she was wearing normal cloths which meant that she actually left the house, he was only noticing now because at first he was just surprised to see his mother at the door as he came in. “You will be going to the dance so I thought of getting this for you,” his mother said. Derick could not believe how happy his mother was, he has not seen her like this for a long while. “You will be taking your girlfriend to the dance so I just had to get this on time.” She continued. Now Derick started to understand what was going on, because of he told her that he had a girlfriend, it was only reasonable to take her to the dance. But the more he understood what was going on the more he felt devastated. He had no girlfriend and he did not plan on going to the dance, he did not know what to do, he did not know the excuse he would tell his mother. He knew that any excuse even a reasonable one would break his mother and that was the last thing he wanted. “You did not have to do all this mom.” He said. “This is normally, you are going on your first dance, and you will be going with someone you care so much for. It is going to be so great. You know, me and your father went to our school dance together.” His mother said. The more his mother said the more he could not handle it. He did not know what to do. He thought of just coming out with it and telling his mother everything but he could not do that because of what it will do to her. “So tell me, do you like the suit?” She asked. He hesitated, “I do mom, a lot.” She dropped the suit gently back on the couch. Then she grabbed Derick hands and started dancing with him slowly. “I am sure you will have a great time in the dance, it will be a day you will never forget it.” She said softy. Derick began to go with the flow of his mother and started to dance with her. All his worries, everything he was thinking about stopped. He was happy his mother was happy, he was calm in her arms. He wanted to make sure he enjoyed the moment, because it was not every day that he is in his mother arms. After a while of dancing, little tears started to come out of his eyes, because of the guilt he felt and also the fact that his mother was happy. His mother gave a little cough, and Derick got himself back. “Alright mom, you will need to get some rest now.” Derick said. “But I don’t want to stop yet.” She coughed. “Yeah me too, but you have to rest.” “Okay.” She agreed, “Take the suit to your room.” She added. “I will mom.” Derick held her and led her to her room, he put her down on her bed and put a blanket on her then immediately she fell asleep. He went out of her room and went back to the living room to pick up the suit. He went to the living room, looking at the suit he swiped a little tears from his eyes and picked it up then went to his room. He did not want to think about the bad side of things, he just focus on how he mother was feeling which was all that matter. He thought of thinking about everything tomorrow and finding a solution to it. He did not want feel anything else but happy for his mother. That same night, Celia got home late as usual. She was in front her house, it was a big mansion with a big compound and multiple cars. She walked into the house through the front door. The first person she saw was her father’s driver, she wanted to walk pass him but then he said to her, “Welcome miss Celia.” The driver said. She did not look at him but she asked, “Is my father around?” “Yes he is, he is in his lab right now but he is very busy so I don’t think he can see anyone.” The driver replied. She did not say anything else to the driver, she just kept on walking. She was walking through the hallways, which was big. She got to her room and was about it enter, but then she looked at the hallway leading to her father’s lab. She thought for something, then she left her room and started to head to her father’s lab. She knew what the driver said about her father being busy but she just wanted to take the chance. She got to the lab, and the lab door was open so she just entered little but stayed close to the door. She could see her father working on something and he was really into it. She hesitated, “Hey dad, I am back from school.” He did not look at her, “Oh, welcome Celia. How are you? How was school today?” “Well school was…,” “Yes! He screamed out of excitement. “I am really busy now Celia, I am almost finished with my life’s work, why don’t you get some rest, when I am done with this I will come to you.” “Alright dad.” A little tears came out of her eyes as she left the lab. She went strength to her room, open her door, fell on her bed and started to cry. Celia mother died when she was younger and it has only been just her and her father ever since. But after her mother’s death, her father went deep into his work, he got engrossed in it as a method to heal himself. And because of his work he started to neglect Celia and that kept on breaking her. And this night, she cried herself to sleep which was a usual thing. It was morning and a day before the school dance which made the day Thursday. Derick just woke up and for some reason he felt good, he felt positive. After the moment he had with his mother, he could not shake the feeling, he was happy that his mother is not getting better mentally and he wanted to keep it that way. He got off his bed and went to the shower, he took his time in the shower, and when he finished with that he brushed his teeth. He got out of the shower and went on to the wear his clothes. He grabbed his clean clothes but he saw the suit his mother got for him where he hanged it.
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After he finished everything, he went downstairs to check up on his mother. He went straight to her room. When he got there he noticed that her door was open and the lights were on. He looked into the room and saw his mother sitting in front of a mirror applying little makeup.He was surprised with what he saw, “Good morning mom.” He walked into the room.His mother turned back, “Oh, good morning Derick, hope you slept well?” She asked.“I did,” he replied. “Are you going out anywhere?” He asked.“Not really, I was just trying see how I would look with some make up on, it has been a while.” She replied.He smiled, “Alright mom. I will be heading to school.”“Have you had breakfast?” She asked before he could leave the room.“I will get something to eat at school, I should be going to school now.”“Where are you rushing to, I am sure school today won’t be too serious because of the dance tomorrow.” She said.“Well you can never be too sure.” He said. “See you when I get back mom.” He s
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At that moment, everything was going well for Derick and he could not believe it. He was not bothered about his mother’s tears because he knew that they were tears of joy. “Thanks mom, for the suit and also the tie.” He said still looking at himself in the mirror. “There is no need to thank me for anything, I am just doing what I am meant to do.” She said. “And the girl, she is not coming over. I thought she would come and you guys would go from here.” She continued. “No mom, I already talked to her about it. We will meet at the dance.” He said. “But I really wanted to meet her.” “You will meet her eventually mom but not now.” He assured her. “Alright, if you say so. I want you to do something for me.” “What is it mom?” He asked curiously. “Make sure you enjoy every moment today at the dance.” She said. “I will mom.” He assured her. “Great.” “Alright, its time, I will be going now. I don’t want to keep her waiting.” He said. “Yes you are right, y
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He walked slowly to exit as the laugher continued. He left the hall and now he was outside the school soaked and cold. He walked straight to his bike. When he got to his bike, he saw it on the floor and it was all crushed to pieces. He knew who did it and it got him even angrier. He kicked a piece of the bike out of angry and yelled out with tears still in his eyes. He realized that he had no choice but to walk home. It was going to be a long walk but that was the least of his problem at the moment. So many things went through his mind as he began to walk. He had already left the school surroundings and was now walking along the road. He wondered what he would tell his mother when he got home, the thought of that broke him. He could not think of any excuse this time, his mind could not let him think of anything. And then there was Celia, he thought of what John has been telling him about her and how he felt that going to the dance with her was a bad idea. But Derick still
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He stood up and that was when it hit him, he realized that he has not been home. He was scared because of his mother, he wondered how worried his mother must be feeling knowing that he did not come home last night. He quickly got himself and started to head home. So many thoughts were on his mind. The thought of what happened last night at the dance, the strange man that spilled some kind of liquid on him that made him pass out and especially his mother being worried sick about him. He did not think of any excuse he would give this time, all he wanted to do was get home so that his mother will know that he was okay. Because of the thoughts that was going through head, he did not know when he reached his house. He was right there in front of the door. He looked at the side where he normally parked his bike and it reminded him that he was no longer with his bike. He looked back at the door and he hesitated to open it. He did not know how to face his mother, he did not know
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He did not understand what he just did and he could not control his anger. He looked around and saw how scared and surprised everyone in the cafeteria was. He also looked at John and saw how scared he was, he immediately ran out of the cafeteria and went into the boy’s rest room. He went to the sink and turned on the tap, then used his hand to carry the water and splashed it on his face. He slowly looked at the mirror In front of him. He saw a figure in the mirror, it was not his reflection. It looked like a beast with bright red eyes looking back at him. Out of fear, he fell on the floor and all his anger went out of him, he became scared. He did not understand what was happening, he did not know what he just saw. He stood up slowly and went back to the mirror and this time he saw his reflection. He was confused but also relieved, he grabbed water again and splashed on his face and told himself that what he saw was all in his head. Now his angry was gone and he start
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Derick got off his bed and slowly went to the shower. He took his time in the shower because he was up early. When he finished taking a shower, he went on to brush his teeth and after that he wore some clean cloths. He finished preparing and was ready for school, but as he was about to leave his room he felt an urge not to leave, he felt like something bad was going to happened today. But the felling left because he knew that he had to leave his room and go to school to try and figure out what to do next. He unlocked his door and left his room. He went downstairs and that was when he remembered about his mother. His room was locked throughout the night and he did not come out because he was asleep so he hoped his mother was not worried. David got to the living room and saw that it was bright, the light bulbs where all fixed and the house was very clean. He did not understand what was going on, it has been a while since he have seen his house like this. Then his mother cam
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Dr. Edward walked into the lab and looked around but there was no one in the lab. Ben ran into the lab and stood at the entrance, he looked around and there was no sign of Celia, Derick or john. Ben was relieved and at the same time confused, he wondered where they must have gone to. “I am not surprised, your lab is really impressive.” Dr. Edward said as he continued to walk around the lab. Ben relaxed so that he would not seem suspicious, “So why did you want to see my lab anyway.” “Well you can say as a scientist I like to admire labs and yours is fine.” Dr. Edward answered. Dr. Edwards walked around the lab slowly and Ben wondered what he was up to, there was no sign of Celia and the others but he was not okay with the way Dr. Edward was moving around the lab. “So what now, do you have everything you need?” Ben said. “Seems like you really want me to leave your lab quickly.” “Yeah, like I said, my lab is very private and the plants here are very sensitive.”
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Dr. Edward entered the house with the police and Ben closed the door. “So tell me, what brings you here?” Ben asked while they were in the living room. “You are smart enough to know why I am here so let us not play the ignorant card.” Dr. Edwards said. “I know about Daniel and the chemical he created.” Ben said. “And you should know that he is in hiding now, he is a fugitive.” “Well it is hard not to know from the news.” Ben said. “Going straight to the point, Daniel is not here if you think he is.” Dr. Edward started to walk around the living room, “I know he is not here.” “So why are here then if you know that.” “You two were close, I know the relationship you have with him. And I looked into the chemical that he created and found out that you helped him with it at some point.” Dr. Edward said. “Yes we started the chemical together. Since you have done your research, you should know the reason why we started the chemical. I stopped helping with the chemi
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“You started to feel this way when you first saw Celia this morning.” Ben said. “Yeah so what does that mean?” Derick asked. Ben went over to another corner of the lab, “The chemical is still getting used to your body and is using your anger as a pathway to thrive.” Ben put some drop of blood in a small glass and place it under a microscope then looked through the lens of the microscope. “Wow, would you look at.” Ben said while looking through the microscope. “The chemical is more unstable than I thought, it doesn’t only want to thrive, it’s fighting to take full control.” Ben continued. “What do you mean?” Celia asked. “I mean, if not you were not good at controlling your anger, the chemical would have taken control of your body. It would turned you into a monster filled with rage, you will have no other emotions.” Ben replied. “All that is scary and all but you haven’t told us about the weakness you figured out.” Derick said. “Oh.” Ben removed his eyes fro
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The three of them followed Ben. When they got to a door, Ben turned back, “Well I don’t like too many people in my lab so why don’t only Derick follow me in, you two can wait here.” Ben said to them. “You really don’t expect that to happen.” John said. “I mean, Derick is the most wanted person now. Dr. Edward, the government and Dr. Colvert wants him. And you want us to allow you to be alone with him while he is venerable.” “I don’t expect you to trust me, and yes I am fascinated with him and I need to do some research and hopefully I will find out what is wrong with him? Ben said. “Yeah we have no other choice john and Celia said that we can trust him so I guess it’s cool.” Derick said. “The only one who is willing and can possibly help us is him so why don’t you let him do that.” Celia added. “Well since you all would not listen then go ahead, if anything goes wrong remember and warned you.” John went to a chair and sat down. “Enter my lab but before you do wear thi
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“I need you help uncle ben, it is really important.” Celia said “Come in quickly.” Ben said. Ben opened the door fully and Celia, John and Derick entered the house. They were now in the house, and the interior was even more impressive. There were few furnitures, almost everything in the house was white including the walls. The house was spotless, there was no sign of dirt anyway. Ben went to a corner and started removing his masks and goggles. “Remove your shoes there and washed your hands there at that sink.” Ben said to them. Derick saw the sink when he came in but he did not know why the sink was right there close to the front door. Celia went on to the sink, she washed her hands and clean it with the towel next to the sink. When she finished, Derick and John went on to wash their own hands. “I know you already know what is happening right now with my father, about the chemical he created.” Celia went to ben. “Of course I know, I am private not a caveman.” B
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Celia finished her food and dropped her plate on the table in front of her. John and Derick were surprised with how fast she finished the food, they understood that she was really hungry. “While we wait for my father I think I know someone that we can go to, he could try to help us figure out what is wrong with you.” Celia said. “Who is he? And why are you only telling us now?” John asked. “He is a scientist, my godfather.” Celia replied. “So another scientist now, how many scientist will get involved? And who knows if he will be like your father or Dr. Edward.” “No, he is not like that. He is different. His goal is find cures for most human diseases. He is not driven by the any ambition or anything like that, if is genuinely good. He was my father’s student before, but now he works on his own privately.” Celia said. “So this scientist, you are sure he can help us?” Derick asked. “To be honest I am not fully sure, but he is a scientist with a brilliant mind so
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As the water from the shower went down her body, the dirts on her body washed off. She felt calm and relaxed but she did not know why. She thought about what John said about her when she left the living room but the thought went away because she did not care about it. But she did not blame them for not trusting her, she understood why. She now understand everything that was going on, why her father is on the run and also about the chemical. But she still wanted to see her father, she wanted to talk to him so he can stop all these before things gets out of control or before he ends up killing someone. She knew that if she stay with Derick, eventually her father will come for him and she will meet him, because after all Derick is with his chemical. She finished with the shower, she saw a towel in the bathroom and used it to cover her body. She left the bathroom and went to get her clothes. Luckily for her, her clothes were not dirty because she was wearing th
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Derick stood up from his chair, “Where is your kitchen?” He asked John. John did not understand why Derick asked where the kitchen was but he just replied, “It is right there.” John pointed at the kitchen. “Thanks.” Derick went to the kitchen leaving Celia and John alone in the living room. John and Celia looked at each other as they wondered why Derick went to the kitchen but as their eyes met they immediately removed their face from facing each other. Celia could tell that John did not like her but she did not care about that, she had never cared about what other people thought about her and definitely not now that she was going through a crises. And John did not like her because he never liked her behavior in school and with the prank she played on Derick confirmed it for him that she was not a good person. He still does not understand what Derick sees in her. They were still wondering why Derick went to the kitchen and then Derick came back to the living room holding a
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“Well how do I put this, I bumped into Celia, I think she stole something from a store. I chased after her and protected her from some men trying to hurt her.” “That still doesn’t explain anything, what about your mother? Have you gone to the police?” John asked. “Sorry to interrupt.” Celia cut in. “You know the only reason I came here because you told me that you know something about my father.” She turned to Derick. “Seems like someone is really impatient here.” John said. “Why won’t I be, I have been on the run from the police for days now.” Celia replied. “All this won’t have happened if your father did not create the chemical in the first place.” John said. “You guys should relax.” Derick said. “I know we might be a little frustrated with everything that has been happening but we need to calm down.” Celia turned to David, “What does he mean by my father creating a chemical?” “Yeah, your father created a chemical that enhances the human abilities. Unfo
