THE ALIENS INVASION

Chapter 5: CATTA

Perhaps because he does not feel safe if I join the organization, he asks again:

“Do you want to join us? Because this haunts you”

He seems to be looking down on me because of that moment of weakness. This makes me feel uncomfortable.

“I guess everyone feels that way at first. Even the leaders of ARXX, including you. But if you are in regular contact, that fear will surely fade away.”

“You're right, Daisy! We always welcome you. At 2 pm this afternoon, Ell will bring you to our organization to learn more about the specific job as well as the joining profile.

“Ell? The man who judges the rounds?”

I suddenly remember the small hole that suddenly appeared behind my earlobe so I ask the man.

“This is how we can put images directly into her brain instead of sound. If anything changes, we will contact you later. Now, I need to get back to the organization. Be careful when you go home!"

Saying that the man disappears as quickly as before. Everything is still vague. When I return home, my mother scolds me for taking so long, I use the excuse that Mrs. Luna was away and I had to wait to deliver the item in person.

“Then why is the item still in your hand?” – My mother glances at me with fearful eyes, her eyes as cold as ice. Even though I've lived with her for more than 17 years, I still can't get used to the horror – “Are you lying to me? Or are you too ignorant to knock on the next door to ask for a favor?"

My mother's voice grows harsher, and she widens her eyes, so much so that I can see the veins inside those eyes. I don’t have time to explain, she grabs my collar and lifts me, my feet are currently about 1-2 cm off the ground. Her angry face presses against mine, she grits her teeth and scolds:

“It's all because of you. Why did I give birth to a black sheep like you? You always make people angry. You are a comet. Bastard! Damned…"

She scolds me until her voice is hoarse, then throws me down, covers her face, and cries. My mother is weird, that's all I can say about her. I haven't even cried yet, why is she crying? Besides, if there is no original comet, how can a comet be created? Most children feel worried and heartbroken every time they see their mother crying like that. But I am different. Maybe this is also the personality I inherited from my mother – A heartless and selfish woman.

"If it weren't for you, he wouldn't have left me but left with that bitch..."

My mom says this and I just find out that maybe my dad or my dad's new wife just called to provoke my mom. They just do crazy things. Adults are always so unreasonable.

I hate crying, it gives me a headache so I go back to my room, completely ignoring her. Lying in bed, I feel the world is tired. Why are we all human but we don't let go of each other? Or between me and them, is there someone who is not human? I think back to the monster I just met now, feeling both creepy and interesting at the same time. I am a person who lives with no dreams, no ambitions, and no purpose in life. What it would be like when people looked at me with eyes of admiration and respect? From the bottom of my mind, I also hope to be like that one day. A useless person who only knows how to use the imagination of a good future to cover the incompetence...

Near 2 pm, I make up an excuse to get out of the house. Rules are sometimes meant to be broken, I guess! Saying it's an excuse, but actually, I just need to open the door and leave because since morning until now, my mother has kept locking herself in her room and doing something. I think she does not cry, because my mother is the type of person who if given a minute, will be weak for 1 second, and the remaining 59 seconds will calculate revenge. As I said before, I am also a tool of that woman.

I sit outside in the park, waiting. The bright sun makes me squint. The wide hat completely obscures my grimace. At exactly 2 pm, a man named Ell comes to see me. The way he appears mysterious, with his hair blowing in the wind, he looks like a god. He looks at me through his glasses, his face still as cold as the first time I met him.

“I thought you were at home.”

I don’t answer, just look at him and wait for what is to come. The man goes on to say:

“As you know, today I will bring you back to the headquarters to do the application. Your presence now shows that you've agreed, doesn't it?" – He says while staring at a strange device in his hand.

"It's also possible that I am hiding from you guys so I come here instead of sitting at home waiting like usual"

He pushes his glasses, looks at me for a moment, and replies:

"Then why didn't you run away when I appeared?"

“You can even infiltrate my brain, I can’t run to escape. Of course, I agree to follow you to that organization. But, isn't the way you operate based on parental permission?"

The man denies it and insists that all decisions are my right.

“Are you ready?” – The man says, extending his hand toward me.

I hold his hand, and a large light appeared, covering my vision. It is like a strong electric current running through me. Immediately, the surroundings change. I’m quite surprised because I do not expect them to be able to teleport like that.

Currently, I and the man called Ell are standing in a corridor, the surroundings deserted and somewhat gloomy. I follow the man, my eyes constantly watching the place.

“We have created a way to return to headquarters faster, it is called the path of light.”

“All members of the organization are can use it?” – I ask again.

The man walks so fast, I have to run to catch up with him.

“No, currently only me and one more leader can pave this path…”

So this is also quite inconvenient. But anyway it fits my thinking.

“This place seems to be quite large, where in this country is it located?”

“It doesn't belong in this country”

An unclear answer makes me extremely curious. So that means it's being located in another country? Then really these people are too strong because they can teleport from one country to another. Indeed, they make me have a different view of this tasteless life. Their presence makes me feel like everything is more interesting.

“So that means all the members from different countries are gathered here?”

“No, they won't be gathered at the same time. The members will have a personal instructor, and depending on their ability, they will be assigned different tasks”

After answering some of my questions, we come to a closed room, the inside is painted white and has some very modern-looking equipment.

"Sit down, please!" – The man points towards the chair and says to me – “Your mission is first and foremost to use your powers to destroy the aliens within the school grounds and in the neighborhood. But because your ability is still incomplete, she can’t accept the quest right away. You need to go through a training session to develop further”

"Will it take a long time?"

“This depends on your ability. I said before, when you come here you have to trade some things, in return, you will also receive a worthy reward”

"Like an exchange" I whisper.

He gives me quite a bit of information, then hands me a piece of paper with my picture and some basic information about myself. The man asks me to fill in the blanks.

“But… what is the code name?”

“Just like me – Ell. That's not my real name, it's simply a name for the organization!"

"Can't I take my real name?"

The man shakes his head. I think about it, then come up with the name "Catta".

It means nothing, like my life.