Marvy
On a living room, a pale yellow haired boy is slouching on his couch while listening to a broadcast on a flat screen television by a news reporter
He stretches his legs to place his achilles on top of a low level table
His feet unintentionally kicked a remote out of the table making it fall and slides off in a barreling spin manner
The remote hits a table where the television is placed
The television shakes for a little
The table where the television is placed has clusters of dvd's---mostly games, movies, and audio books. It is encased in a mildly translucent glass pane
He witnessed the whole scene as his eyes follows the remote's movement
The remote suddenly stopped from its tracks and his vision became stationary due to the hit
His view elevates just to find his dull reflection on the glass pane---light blue eyes and a plain expression
He meditates briefly and exhales. He looks up to comfort his neck from an obvious stress using the soft pillow casing of the couch's back rest
He stretches his left arm on the side of the couch to reach a single piece from a bowl of cheese puffs
He slowly brings the snack towards his ever so open mouth
His mouth also slowly widens as his eyes were locked in
As he was about to eat the piece, his face was covered with a white cloth
He panicked as he is suffocating
He struggled to remove the cloth using both his hands
He stopped his startled breathing midway and lowered his hands that were trying to break free from the binding
He sighs deep and calms himself down
"What do you think you're doing?" He asked after averting his gaze on what's behind him while inside the white cover
"That's supposed to be my line" A girl replied
The bind was loosen
The older looking girl has similar pale hair and eyes to the boy. She leaves the cloth in his head hanging and looked at him in a very bad mood
The boy removes the cloth and said, "I was only watching television"
"It's already past 3 am and you're still awake! Say, you have an upcoming exam soon correct" The girl said
"I was already done with my study. And besides, I need to watch a certain news segment for my school report due next week" He replied nervously as his eyes looks towards the other direction dodging eye contact
"Oh really..." The girl said with doubtness on her tone and speculative expression. She then looks on the television to tune in
The news was immediately cut off and was transitioned to a live breaking news
A reporter was in front of a street as she addresses, "Here I am in front of a local museum where a report of a stolen display that costs nearly millions of yen if auctioned internationally. It is said that the crime happened around 8:00 to 8:30 pm. A witness passing by saw a figure leap above the musuem's rooftop, seconds later she heard mild splashes of what it was heard to be glass windows. Which are installed above. She then later saw the figure escape from the scene. She called a nearby patrolling hero to report the incident. The musuem and the local police still can't confirm details of the crime and what were stolen. As of now, the nearby ongoing festival is onhold and everyone in the vicinity is being interrogated for any suspicions. And as always stay vigilant and safe, we can't afford to have another big time heist that terrored the city long ago-"
"Crimes are getting out of hand lately. Could be a good time for a phenominal hero to shine don't you think?" The girl said
"I'll get there soon, just don't rush things like you're my parent, it doesn't suit you" He replied
"I didn't said it was you though" She said
He was flustered by her response and stayed meek
"Well then as your big sister I command you to clean Inu's waste, it reeks of smell" His sister commanded
"What sme- oh that" He stumbled as he realized the descriptions
"That cat always litter anywhere but her designated box. She must have some kind of birth defect" He said
"Now don't go complaining on me! You are the one responsible for the cleanliness of this house. I don't have all the time to fix and cater your mess always" She said
"Fine, but you'll have to go find a new shovel I use for the litter tomorrow, its getting dull and brittle lately" He said as he stretches after standing up
"I just bought that shovel about 5 months ago" She said
"Its metal head must be substandard" He replied
"I'll go ahead and sleep, if tomorrow night I smell another unwanted objects when I come home after my shift, I'm not paying for the next internet bills" She said and headed upstairs
She looks tired and sleepy after leaving a wide yawn
A brief moment passes and the boy find his way infront of the refrigirator where he carefully opens it--- minding the eerie voice it's door makes
There, he grabs one from two identical red metal bottles and gulps in cold water
After closing the door he went outside through the two way glass sliding doors
He felt the cold breeze of the night and immediately went back to grab his jacket and a light
From his backyard lawn, he went to the storage house located near the northeast corner of the house's rectangular fence
There infront, he stumbled upon the door with a coded padlock
clink
The lock opens and he turns on the flashlight
He walks past; a lawn mower, grass cutter, seven flower pots layered on top of each other, water hose, another but older and unrecognizeable lawn mower, and a sickle
Finally he found the shabby and dusty shovel placed on the ground and leaning on the wall
He grabs the shovel and thought, "I should clean this place as well when I have free time" as he ponders his light around the room
He walks out and locks back the door
The wind became more colder as he brisk walks towards the house
Before entering, he saw Inu (the cat) staring and waiting for him beyond the glass doors
He slowly opens slide the door. With his foot, he stops the cat from going outside and said, "You're not bringing another cat in this house. And you're not convincing me for a pee either"
The cat tried to escape with force
He pushes the cat and mildly hurles it back
He closes the door and the cold wind stops breezing---the glass door can still feel the pressure of air outside swinging back and forth
He walks near a table with his own picture frame placed on top. He grabs a small bucket filled with sand placed beside a small porcelain jar
He accidentally toppled the picture framed and spill small amount of sand
He wipes it clean and placed it back to it's place
Neito Monoma, UA highschool student, is written