Episodes 116. Falling
Why did this happen?
I thought I was in a safe position... But why?
Why did this suddenly happen to me?
When I saw the class ranking in this school exam, I was shocked and tried to hold onto my trembling phone.
"Why did this happen? Who is behind this?"
I kept standing silently, but my body couldn't lie—I was panicking.
My hands and feet were shaking, and I began to step back until...
Bang!
I fell onto my luxurious bed, surrounded by ornate decorations.
As I stared at the ceiling of my bed, I started to hallucinate.
The carved wooden face of a woman suddenly changed into her face.
The faces of two people, one of whom must be responsible.
I was sure, one of them had to be involved right now.
"Was it you, Tyas? Or was it you, Widya?"
Two names instantly popped into my head.
Both of them, who should have been by my side, were now my enemies.
Not only because I dumped Tyas for Widya, but also because I broke my promise to Widya.
"Xander..." I rubbed the space between my eyes. "What should you do now? Aren't you the most reliable one among them?"
I tried to come up with some ideas.
But... the results were empty.
What could I do in a situation like this?
"Gyaghhh!"
*crash!
I threw my phone against the wall of my room, hoping my anger would dissipate, but it seemed futile.
My anger only increased, and now my phone was shattered.
"GYAGHHH, WHY DID THIS HAPPEN?!"
This can't be, can it?
Last place?!
What will happen to me?!
Not only to me, but also to my students. They will definitely be in big trouble now.
Tch, to hell with their fate; what matters now is how I can save myself from destruction.
"This is bad, this is bad!"
I could get fired if I end up in this position twice.
BANG!
My door was forcefully opened by someone, and as they stood at the door, they looked at me with wide eyes, breathing heavily. Their glasses nearly fell off, but they quickly adjusted them when they saw my current state.
It was my younger brother, whom I didn't know whether to consider useful or not, but with them barging in like this, I considered them useless.
"Big bro, what happened to you?!" He asked sharply, his eyes trembling as if afraid of losing me.
For some reason... For some reason... I really wanted to hit someone today.
My hands clenched into fists, and I tried to rise from my bed and walk towards my sibling.
"Big bro?! What are you going to do?!" They asked about my strange behavior.
As a sibling, he should have known my intentions, but he pretended to be clueless and kept asking the same question over and over.
I raised my fist, ready to strike. "To teach you a lesson, dear brother."
With a cold and destructive tone, I swung my fist at my own brother.
The terrified look on his face was disgusting before I struck and disciplined him.
.......
Point of View: Rasyid Londerik
Beep beep beep...
The sound of the alarm from my phone woke me up as usual; it never failed to disrupt someone's sweet dreams.
"Sunday?"
I wondered aloud to the dust in my room.
I had slightly lost track of the days, or maybe I just didn't care?
I don't know, maybe I'm just paranoid.
I got out of bed and started my day as usual.
Shower, take clothes, then eat...
The repetitive routine never changed, except...
"What is this?" I wondered about the tightly taped package.
It stood tall on the dining table and looked very large.
"Maybe this belongs to Rizki..." I tried to see the sender and receiver names.
But all that was shattered and turned into disappointment.
Sender: Madu Haran
Receiver: Rasyid Londerik
"Wh-why did she send me such a large package?"
"Did my brother see this too?"
As I said that, I looked towards his room and the kitchen where he usually cooked, but there was no sign of him.
"That means he saw it and didn't care about its contents..."
Yes, that was the most likely scenario.
He should have been a bit shocked or surprised to see Madu Haran's name on the sender label.
*Incoming message
My phone rang, showing a strange message.
"She really is a mind reader..." I got more scared every time I thought about her.
She suddenly sent a message just as I was looking at and wondering about the package.
[Yo, my cute junior, I didn't expect the experiment to progress so quickly, too quickly even... The half-budget experiment went well and succeeded.]
[Now it's just the trial phase, so, as an honorable mention, I'm letting you try these hover shoes first (>_<)]
[Enjoy, gyaughhh (tiger sound if you don't know)]
She was very different in the virtual world, and I couldn't believe that the person who just sent me a message and the person with red eyes yesterday was the same.
[Thank you for your kindness, Sis Haran (•°_°•)]
[I will try it immediately; hopefully, it won't kill me (T-T)]
*send
I tried to joke a bit with that woman; somehow, it felt good to joke with her, and I felt comfortable around her.
*incoming message
[Don't worry, even if it explodes and makes you fall from 30 km above sea level, it still won't kill you! Ahahahaha (^_^)]
This is too terrifying if it really happens.
***
Slowly and carefully, I opened the package, not wanting to accidentally damage the newly gifted item.
Moreover, this thing was still a prototype.
"Careful... A slight mistake, and I will be in trouble..." I took a deep breath and steadied myself.
Once I felt ready, I swung my right hand upwards as if wielding a sword.
Slash!
With a sharp wind cut, I successfully split the package in two.
"Yes, truly a great act of caution..."
Praising myself isn't a form of arrogance, right?
The package, split in two, lay sideways like a sandwich standing upright.
Inside the package was a pair of shoes, identical to what I saw yesterday, and on the other side was a large jacket resembling those worn by firefighters.
So these are the items that will bring surprises this decade?
Looking at it, what Erika said last night was indeed valid; these two items looked like children's toys if stared at too long.
Wait, are these the same items Erika brought yesterday?
Hopefully not...
She told me to try them, so at her request, I will gladly do so.