《Green Life》The voice in my head - chapter 14
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The 1st period was over and now, everyone was gathering around the new classmates.
My childhood friend Hanna and Raiden.
As I expected they both are popular with girls and boys.
Hanna seems to be a bit more popular with boys but the other girls are keeping them away from her and saying stuff like "You guys are gross" " We will protect our Hanna from the evil indecent guys".
Stuff like that.
Wait when did Hanna become yours in the first place?
On the other hand, was Raiden.
[ your stats are so high!! ]
[ How did you get so strong? ]
[ That's a secret! ] ( Raiden )
Raiden answered to the girls while shutting one eye.
Geh!
That bastard.
It's just the first day and he is already so popular.
But I also was curious to know, how did he manage to get so strong.
While I was waiting for the class period to start one of the girls that were with Hanna asked.
[ You seem to know that Mixer. How do you know him? ]
No...
This isn't good!
This is the moment I never wanted to happen!
Cold sweat ran down my face as I was holding back from running out of the class.
[ Mixer? What's that? I heard this before, everyone is calling Hatsuko that name. ] ( Hanna)
Hanna said confused.
[ So you didn't know that "He" is the weakest at this school. A "loser!"? ]
One of the girls replied surprised.
[ He has a failure ability! I still wonder why they accept students like him ]
[ Trash!! ]
The girl next to her said that like it was something normal to say.
No, I don't want to hear any more than this!
I can't stand this anymore.
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I'm sure Hanna will start ignoring me as well.
While still trembling I got up and ran out of the class while blocking my ears with my hands.
I don't want to listen to anything anymore.
While still running towards the rooftop, my mind started going wild.
Scenes where Hanna with a disgusted look on her face says to me.
" I can't believe that I'm your childhood friend, the fact of thinking that makes me vomit!! "
No, stop it!
" Why are you still alive? "
No Hanna don't do this to me as well!
While Hanna turned her back to me the room turns dark.
" " " " " " "HAHAHAHAHHA" " " " " "
Now what was left was the laughter of everyone else and Hanna going away from me.
HANNA WAIT!!!
While running I reached out my hand to grab her.
But I couldn't reach her.
I pointlessly kept chasing Hanna until she disappeared in the depths of the darkness.
Before I realized, my mind came back to reality.
Huh?
I'm already on the rooftop...
That was just my mind playing tricks...
That's what I feared.
Being left all alone.
Until a while ago I didn't mind being alone.
But now why does it bother me this much?
The fact that Hanna might ignore me, hate me!
WHY?
Why am I like this?
If I were stronger, would things be the same as now?
If I were more handsome, would everyone admire me?
If I had the courage to defend myself would Hanna want to be with me?
If...
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All I can say is if.
I can never be as strong as everyone else.
I never had that kind of chance.
This is my fate.
It always has been.
[ If I could change my fate... ] ( Hatsuko )
I said while looking up at the endless sky.
This is so pointless...
I hate myself...
[ Do you really want to change your fate? ] ( ??? )
Huh?
Behind me was a sudden voice with an unnatural tone.
His voice made me tremble with fear. My body was paralyzed!
Cold sweat ran down my whole body.
I couldn't move an inch.
W who is that?
[ Even if it meant devouring others, WOULD YOU? ] ( ??? )
His words echoed around the rooftop.
What the hell is going on?
I really wanted to look behind me but at the same time, I didn't want to.
I finally turned my head behind and what I found was...
Nothing...
No one was behind me?
My legs lost its energy, making me fall down.
What was that?
Was I hearing things?
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