Chapter 1: What is happening?

What..?

Why is everything so dark?

Silence

There was pin-drop silence.

What the..

Darkness gradually fades

"Hell..?"

Hmm.. So it was just a dream..

It was a really weird dream...

I don't even have the power to shout or say anything right now...

It really was a we-

“hee!?”

What is that dark… what? wait… what is that thing?

It's a very.. Dark... substance.

Are they the reason I was seeing everything.. Dark?

Not Black, Dark.

By color it was Black but it was more appropriate to call it 'Dark' in this case rather than black.

It is like.. a black, type of matter, absorbing every speck of light that touches it.

Is this dark matter?

Maybe.. It is?

But what am I supposed to do?

Does anyone I know can see this?

Should I scream?

Maybe not.

No, more like better not.

What if no one can see this and only I can?

What if someone is secretly looking for people like me who can see this thing and plan to do something suspicious?

Huh.. I must be overthinking things...

What should I do...

What is it that I need...

What is it....

If there is 1 thing I need in this case, It would be..

Info.

But how do I go about finding info....?

Oh! I know,

I will just try to see if anyone outside notices these dark things. I am just gonna call it dark matter.

Of course, maybe I am the only one who can see this or the people who can see this care about themselves enough that they pretend not to notice.

Who knows.

But, lets try.

…

“moooOOOooom!”

Mother: “Yes?”

“I’m going to shop to buy some stuff.”

Mother: “Ok, make sure to spend wisely.”

“K.. Thanks!”

Ok, Step 1 successful.

But man, the scenery today was beautiful.

It was 9:00 AM. The Sky was Baby blue. The Sun had risen to the perfect position for you to truly say it from the heart, “This is Life.”

But there was a problem.

And that problem was..

Dark matter.

It was lurking around, hitting walls and other things.

Well I am here to find out about that.. so let’s get started with Step 2.

…

Hmm… Not this one, not him either…

not that one either…not him…

Stranger: “?”

For some reason the people I was looking at were looking at me with a questioning face.

Stranger 1: “That guy is weird… He keeps staring at people in their eyes!

Stranger 2: “I know right? Doesn’t he have any shame?”

What I didn’t know at the time was how rude I was being, staring at people I hadn’t even ever talked to. Only after I heard some passerby’s conversations did I notice what I was actually doing.

“oh…shit”

I need to find a way to observe people without getting noticed.. or looking weird.

Let’s go to the shop while we are at it.

…

“Hmm…”

“This one or this? oof… I can’t decide…”

Hmm? are you asking what I am doing?

Well I am buying food for myself to eat.

While also observing people.

You see, turns out coming to the shop was a great idea.

Now I have a good excuse as to my observing or staring.

How?

Do you somehow get some glances on people without noticing when doing your own stuff and everybody accepts it and moves on?

Yes.

I am using that tactic.

Soo… Back to the main point.

“What should I buy?…”

“Ok lets do a random song count and let it decide..”

"Tick-Tock, Thick-Bonk, Light-Gone, Ding-Dong.."

As I was mumbling whatever came to mind for my randomizing song..

“Oh this one th-“

I saw.

I saw someone noticing the dark matter and going around as if it was normal.

At a glance it would feel like he was just someone minding their own business.

But I was not only glancing.

I was observing.

Since I found someone who was similar to me and looked kind of experienced in what I was seeking answers for, I prepared myself.

And went to talk to the person in question.

—————– To Be Continued —————–