(Note that this is a work of fiction, any names and events are all fictitious. Happy reading)
I woke up early in the morning. It was 7:00 in the morning. I prepared my things, notebooks and pens, I have them put inside my bag.
Shit, look at this bag it's so worn out. But still usable though.
'If I go out of my room now, I might come across the tiny evil. Yes, tiny evil, that's what I decided to call her'
But I need to have my breakfast, or else. Let's just wait for her to go out first and leave after that.
I look at a mirror I have. My hair sure is messy. I combed it a little and leave it again like at what I always look.
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8:30 in the morning. Tiny evil should be at school by now. I should quickly eat breakfast and ran all the way to school. I can't be late when It's my first day, second actually.
"Oh Seth-kun, you're still here. You'll be late, eat breakfast and go"
'She's like Mom'
I ate half of what was on my plate and made haste.
"I wonder if he has money for lunch"
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8:57, three minutes before the bell rang and it'll be time for class.
I went directly to Sakaguchi-sensei. I'll have him introduce me first.
"Kaneko-kun! I thought you'll be late. Let's go introduce you to your classmates"
He leave the teachers' office and we walked at the quiet corridor of the building.
"Nothing personal, but why are you wearing a mask and an eye-glasses, Kaneko-kun? Are you sick or so you have a bad eyesight?"
'Oh right. I wasn't wearing one yesterday'
"I was wearing contact lenses yesterday" which is a lie. "And this mask is, it's a precautionary measure"
Sensei seems to understood me as he nods his head.
"We're here"
He slide the door open and there they are, my new classmates. They were talking to each other, the normal scene when there's no teacher inside the classroom.
I stood at the door, I need to wait until Sakaguchi-sensei call me inside to introduce myself.
"Rise!" And they all stood from their seat. "Bow!" And they all bowed their head and sat down as Sakaguchi-sensei said so.
"Uh, class. I've already told you that we will be having a new student. Come inside Kaneko-kun"
I entered as soon as I heard my name, surname. Class 3-F, why lowest of the section?
I stood there, in front of everyone. Sakaguchi-sensei continued.
"Introduce yourself Kaneko-kun"
I inhaled some courage to speak louder. They might not hear me because of the face mask I'm wearing.
Chatters soon began.
"I'm Kaneko Seth, 18 years of age. I came from Shizuoka and I'm living now with my Auntie"
That was one hell of an introduction. They'll be move to tears, I'll bet.
"Sob, sob, that's one lame introduction. Wahahahaha!"
He burst into laughter, the others laughed with him and the others stayed silent.
"Hush! Take your seat now Kaneko-kun"
Ah shit, here we go again. My seat's near the window, second to the last row. This is where every main character sit. So, I'm the main character in this story huh? Don't worry, everyone's a protagonist of their own life.
But, I think I'm the antagonist of my own life and the protagonist is my soul. Why? It's a pain to explain.
And after sitting, there should be a lively girl behind me or a bad boy with a loud voice.
Someone tapped my shoulder from behind. I looked back and saw that it was a girl.
"Nice to meet you, I'm Tachibana Arisu, Kaneko-kun"
She extended her hand for a shake. I know I can't ignore this so I took her hands and shook it.
"It's a pleasure"
"Uh, your first period subject teacher is here. Be quiet"
Our first subject is history. I've read.a lot of books about the world war, the nuclear bombing here in Japan and other countries' history.
Sakaguchi-sensei leaved the room and our history teacher went in.
"Okay, quiet. We'll have a mock test"
'A mock test. It would be better to score low here. An average will be fine, I guess'
Sensei, handed out the prints row by row. Only our pen and eraser were at the top of our desk aside from the test paper.
After he finished giving us the prints, Sensei gave us the go signal to start.
For some reason, the others were somewhat fired up. I don't exactly know the reason but, this mock test must have something to do with their actions.
"You can begin now"
All of my classmates began answering their test papers. For some reason, I could not relax and feeling restless. That was because Sensei was looking at me. He should be thinking why I am not picking up my pen and looking at my test papers. I stared back and looked around. They are all serious about this, why though? There's one way to know, see through this.
I picked up my pen and began answering too. The questions, and the answers, it is always like this, they are always on my mind. With this, I could easily have a perfect score. A fifty items test, this will be easy.
I decided to take the test seriously, even if it is a mock test. After I am finished answering all of the questions, I flipped it. Can not afford remembering useless memories.
It was a fifteen minutes mock test, after that, Sensei collected our test sheets and checked it himself. It took him about 20 minutes to check all of the test papers.
We were all quiet, waiting for him to finish. And when he was finished, he announced the results of the mock test.
"You know the rules, right?"
They all nodded. Wait, I have not read the rules and regulations of this school. Something must be written there that I know nothing of right now.
"Okay, the highest score is... 50, a perfect score"
Surprised, that is what was written all over their faces, some are somewhat in doubt of that.
I guess it is hard to have a perfect score in a mock test. What's written there, is the lessons we will tackle this for a whole semester. So some should have, little knowledge of that or they have a total knowledge of those topics. They may be a bookworm, geeks who spent their lives reading and remembering what was written.
"Unfortunately, it has no name. No name written means zero. Too bad, a perfect score on a mock test will be a heck lot of money"
Money? What does he mean money? Is it real money? Wait, I forgot to wrote my name? Did I, really? Me, of all people. Haha, hahaha.
"Wow, that's sad. So he scored fifty and forgot to wrote his/her name? Was it the transfer student Kaneko-kun? Or is it somebody else?"
Should I answer them truthfully? Or should I just ignore them and look through this beautiful scenery I'm seeing?
"Was it you, Kaneko-kun?"
Tachibana Arisu, the girl from behind me, tapped my shoulder again and asked.
I should just answer it already and asked later. I want this to end.
"I don't know, can I have a look at the test paper, Sensei?"
"Sure you can"
He gave it, for me to see if it was mine and with just a single glanced to it, I knew right away that it was mine.
"This is mine"
Some are still doubting this. But I don't give a damn about it. Believe it or not, I don't care a damn about this.
I'll ask Tachibana-san after this, about that money that should have been mine?
"Hai, our top score was down to zero. Second to the top is 39 and the 3rd is 36. You guys been here for two years, you know how to claim it right?"
"Yes, Sensei"
He gave back their test papers, but not mine and call it a day. He gave us the remaining time as a free time. We have 15 minutes left before the other subject teacher come.
And this is when they...
"Nee, nee, Kaneko-kun, you're amazing. Having a perfect score at a mock test"
"Yes, yes, and how are you so tan? Did you do sunbathing before coming to school? And why are you wearing a mask?"
"Yeah, yeah, are you hiding your face 'cause you are ugly or what?"
"Hey that's rude now, Chiaki-chan"
What's that? Who do sunbathing before going to school? Ugh... they are swarming me.
There came a one particular girl, wearing an eye glasses like mine. Let me guess, class president.
"Minna! Go back to your seats! You guys are bothering him"
And they all went back to their seats but they were muttering some things.
"Hai, hai, what a bossy bitch"
I heard that and...
"Here comes our class president, to the rescue. I bet, she's raring to ask him to"
And he wasn't wrong.
She stood in front of me and looked me in the eye after I looked at her.
"I heard that, there is a transfer student who is given a scholarship by the school. And I'm guessing that is you"
There could be others too.
"What's your point?"
Of course I know what she meant.
"I'm saying that you are really smart. And we need someone like you"
Need me huh? Participating is the least I wanted to do. I'll just enjoy this remaining days of mine. I don't care about my debt anymore, I'll be soon dead, why should I care. But, there is the risk of having Auntie and her daughter becoming their target.
"I'm afraid I am not what you think I am. I racked my brain, I didn't sleep for days just to enter this school and luckily I was given a scholarship. Anyway, I want to enjoy this new school and have my own way here"
And one of my classmates seemed to have agreed to me.
"Don't force the newcomer, that score might be a fluke or he really likes history that much. Look at him and his belongings, he looks like he's from 1900's"
I expected them to criticize me. He's not 100 percent wrong. Seeing them burst into laughter like that, slapping me the truth that I am a poor guy, I want to be alone, I don't want anything to do with them.
"Yeah, I like history, that's why. And you"
I pointed him out.
"You're not wrong"
I wanted to mouth him bad too, but I guess that is just the way I am.
"Okay guys, stop it now. Our next teacher is here"
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I have learned of the fact that, all of our subject teacher and homeroom teacher had already given the mock test. But why did he just have us take it today when he has class here yesterday?
After that mock test, all the other teacher just teach fine and normal. And I have learnt of the fact that we have a class president and an assistant.
'I have no money. I can't eat, I'll just go to the rooftop'
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The rooftop isn't lock or forbids anyone coming up here. Also, I have a company.
"How about you come out now?"
It was Tachibana-san. She was following me all this time, carrying her bento.
"You know? Ahh.. I guess I am bad at tailing people"
I went to the rooftop and she followed me. Why? Does she know that I don't have money and will share her bento with me?
I'm sorry but I can not get involved with anyone anymore. I want to be alone.
'Argh! Cons'
"Dee, why are you following me, Tachibana-san?"
There's a bench at the rooftop. I sat there and she did too.
"Aren't you going to eat, Kaneko-kun?"
"I can't, I don't have teeth. That's why I'm wearing a face mask"
She was surprised, however, she thinks I am lying.
"Really!? Then can I see it?"
'She's insensitive'
"You know that's rude right? When one said that, you're not suppose to ask to see it yourself"
"I'm just kidding, hehe"
She scratched the back of her head as she said.
"I was kidding too. I have teeth, do you really want to see?"
'Eh, I knew it he's lying'
"Haha, I knew it. Okay, let me see"
Oh no, my rascal side is acting up, again.
"Okay, here"
I was gonna put it down when I stopped and asked her.
"Can I have a kiss on the lips if I take it off?"
I caught her off guard. She wasn't expecting that kind of request.
'Huh, eh, uh... I guess it's fine if he's you know'
"I'm not good-looking"
'Ehh, did he read my mind'
"Then it's a no"
"Right"
Saw it coming. I didn't continue taking it off.
"Will you be eating here?"
She was opening her bento. She must be a glutton, having that big bento of her.
"Yes, would you like some?"
Thanks for the offer but, I know that your food is not enough for you.
"Excuse me"
I draw near her and pinched her waistline. It was fatty, even her belly. She was surprised when I did that and was blushing.
"Y-you know that's rude of you now, Kaneko-kun"
"You want to share your lunch to me when it isn't enough for you"
"Are you saying I'm fat?"
"You're the one who said that"
I can see her nose steaming in anger from embarassment.
"Don't worry, chubby is the new sexy. Let's not do body-shaming here. I'll be going now"
I walked towards the door and left.
"He's weird but..."
But I forgot, again, I am forgetting things. I forgot to ask her about this school, so went back and what I saw was terrifying.
"What a traumatic scene"
She stopped what she was doing. She thought I left, so she began eating her lunch. But it wasn't anything like any normal eating, it's more like she's having a feast and eating like there's no tomorrow.
"You... you're still here? You tricked me, so you could see me eating!?"
"No, actually, I was gonna ask you about some things and saw what you were doing..."
She wiped her mouth with a napkin and closed the bento.
"So, what is it you're gonna ask?"
"Umm, how many calories do you eat everyday?"
No, that wasn't suppose to be the questions. This rascal syndrome is putting me on a tight spot.
'Oh no, she looks angry'
"I, uh, ask you later"
I made haste, leaving the rooftop and went to the toilet.
"Come back here!"
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