Baldy finished his lesson on history, the son of a bitch didn't even take 30 minutes to discuss the topic, and what's more is that he suddenly gave us a surprise quiz.... we were indeed VERY surprised by him.
"Hope you'll enjoy your lunch just as much as I'll enjoy grading you all." He said, his face barely holding back a smile.
Evil, this Baldy is just pure evil. I'll keep praying for his eventual downfall in the future... no scratch that! make it present!
John stood up from his chair and said "let's head to the rooftop, I'll spill the tea there."
***
"So me and Billy went to a party a few days ago, four days ago to be exact. Well to be honest, it's not just us that came to the party." John said.
"You came with someone else?"
"Yeah, we came with some of our dear classmates. You've noticed the gloomy vibe around the room right?" He asked inquisitively.
I shrugged and spoke "Of course, who do you think I am?"
"Stop delaying it and just tell me what happened will you?" I was slowly growing irritated.
"ooohh shiver me timbers! I'm scared." He jokingly said with exaggeration and continued "Anyway, you gotta take it easy since it won't really affect you. But us? yeah, we're pretty screwed."
"I'll start by saying this first, we have absolutely nothing to do with Billy's disappearance. We came with him, but he was the first one to leave the party. Who knew he would suddenly disappear? and now his parents are filing complaints after complaints which I know nothing about unfortunately."
Why are they even going to parties when we're only thirteen to fourteen years old? sounds like parental negligence if you ask me.
"Why even go to parties? all of you are underaged." I asked.
"Well, why not? I mean sure, most of us sneaked out of our house. But that's the fun part and it's very thrilling to do something forbidden." He answered proudly.
"okay then, have fun and I'm out." I was about to head down the rooftop but he suddenly grabbed my arm.
"Please help us." He pleaded. "We're doing the best we can to try and find Billy, and it's already been a few days since he went missing." He continued. "Ple-"
"and? that's got nothing to do with me twin. Sorry, but you said it yourself, it was fun right? and thrilling? so even if I do try to help you, there's a chance that you guys might just repeat this again." I grabbed his hand, forcefully removing it from my arm.
"You should try to reflect on your actions a bit more, don't you agree? we're almost fourteen and I'm positive you'll awaken soon unlike me." I opened the door and slammed it shut. I went down stairs thinking if I should attend the following classes or head straight home.
I was slightly envious of John, he had a family of awakened so he was going to awaken soon. While I was destined to remain being a mundane until the day I die.
How unfair, he was a rascal. While I did my best to keep up with my peers even though I was a mundane. If I had not been adopted by the Tate family, I would probably end up alone.
I was aware that everyone was friendly with me only because I was adopted by the Tate family. John was no exception to that, since he also occasionally bullied some mundane along with his ragtag team including Billy.
Even though this kind of thought process is wrong, I'll still say good riddance if something actually happened to Billy. Unlike John who only bullied occasionally, that guy Billy is very relentless and I'm sure I could've been one of his victims.
The case is closed and never meant to be thought of again.
***
After school ended, I went home without saying anything to John.
I know very well just how harsh I was with him, but it was a necessary decision that I am willing to make again given the chances provided to me.
Out of the corner of my eyes, I saw a very familiar face on the other end of the street. He was running from something.... from nothing? there's no one chasing him but he still looked very panicked.
It was none other than Billy, in the flesh and from the looks of it, he has lost his mind.
I contemplated for a moment, but eventually decided to follow him. He was extremely fast, very much so that I almost lost track of him.
Even with his swift movements, I eventually caught up to him and grabbed his arm. He turned around and looked, fear evident in his eyes. It didn't take long before he recognized me and cooled himself down.
"What's wrong with you? everyone's been worried sick because you suddenly vanished." I asked him in a tired tone, with a bit of mildly exasperation because of the sweat dripping down my body.
"Justine... please kindly fuck off!" he shook my hand away from his arm and ran. He didn't even bother hiding his condescending look from his face.
Here I thought I might actually be of help to them, turns out I'm not able to extend a hand to anyone at all.
***
I arrived at our humble house, it is a decently sized modern white house, five bedrooms, a kitchen, a pool, a living room, and a dining room. Father and Mother hated overly luxurious mansions with tons of spaces.
Standing at the front of the house, I opened the door and went inside. 'They're still not home' it was normal for me to be the first one to arrive home, Regina and Rosalyn are both attending their academies while father and mother were currently working.
Father was an independent world ranker while Mother was also a ranker who owns a group of her own. Why don't they work together? I don't know, that's not my problem. However, Rosalyn once said that they don't work well with each other, the reason? beats me.
It's time for another boring day tomorrow with nothing major going on once again. I'm going to end up repeating this kind of habit until the day I graduate from college and get a job. I would like to enroll in any of the academies, unfortunately they do not accept mundanes. that's why going to college is mandatory for me, it's literally my only hope to getting a decent career. My adoptive family already did so much just for me, I can't afford to get greedy and I want to be pay them back as soon as possible.
***
It was now seven o'clock pm and no one has yet to arrive, they're really taking their time huh? well not that I mind of course.
***
nine o'clock pm and I'm starting to worry, they usually arrived at six. But now it's currently nine, what's happening? I'd understand if it were only Mother and Father being late, but Regina and Rosalyn? no, there's something shady going on here.
I went downstairs fast and as I was about to head outside, I felt something wrong. Before opening the front door of the house the solid floor became softer, it made me stumble and almost fall on my back.
"hehehe." a creepy chuckle, I could've sworn I heard a creepy chuckle.
This is creepy as fuck! I need to get out of here! I struggled to get up on my feet, I grabbed the doorknob but I fell down again. Looking down, I felt the floor was rapidly changing its texture.
The solid floor is slowly turning into a liquid of some kind and I was slowly being swallowed by fear and despair. There was no hope for me, and it looks like this is the end for me. The thick liquid continued to consume me as if I was merely its nourishment.