章節 10: Chapter 8
Clive dreams
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I wake up. I find myself in a weird place. This is my bed in my parents's house.
Weird! I should be in my house. Anyway, rather than moping about it, I get up. I look at the clock.
6 in the morning. I have to report to the mine at 7:30. I have time.
I go downstairs. No one is up yet.
My parents work till late at night. So they get up late.
I wash my face and get ready to jog.
I jog everyday for about an hour.
I cover most of the city. So I think I run more than 10 kilometers.
I have continued this schedule since middle school. Even in high school, I do this.
Today is Saturday. School is closed. So I can go to work.
After the jog, I get back home. I take a shower and prepare my breakfast.
My parents are still sleeping. I have thought about it. Maybe it's about time I get my own apartment.
It's uncomfortable being with my parents. Also, the work is going well.
I can pay for my necessities with my own money.
Let's talk about it later.
I go to the mines.
It really is close from my parents's place.
I report to them and get in my gears.
A heavy lead jacket and radiation proof suit.
The mine I work in deals with radioactive metals.
So I have to wear those. Because of the radiation, most workers quit.
So only a few regulars are working with me which led to the increase in pay.
Pay is decent, work is physically challenging but I enjoy it.
In this day and age, it should be done by robots. But due to the radiation, robots don't function well.
A few accidents have occurred and after that, they stopped using robots.
The working hour is 6 hours. I will be free before 2.
What will I do today? Let's house hunt.
I need to look for a decent house.
I look for a house. I walk around the town and look.
But no one is willing to let me rent it.
I am infamous. Because of that one incident.
I feel like I went overboard that time but I am not guilty.
Still, fear is something that holds you hostage.
You cannot break free.
So their fear is justified. I haven't given up hope yet. I will find my home.
And after searching for a long time, I found it.
My dream home. It's a newly built apartment building.
Searching for tenants. I contact the owner and he said ok.
That easily. Apparently a construction company has opened this. So they don't care about the tenants.
The rent is reasonable and the place is nice.
A little far from the mines but I don't mind.
I completed the paperwork for the room.
I get back home. During dinner I ask my parents.
"I will move out. I have found a room. So be my guarantor." I ask them.
"Moving huh? Well no problems here." My dad tried to sound indifferent but I know.
I imagined him making the guts pose in his mind.
He signed papers and with that I am good to go.
I move out the next day.
My first step towards freedom. I was free from the beginning but somehow I felt restricted.
With this, I won't have to face my parents. I can work and pay for myself.
I can cook for myself. My grades are average and my reputation is bad.
But living like this for the past seven years, I got used to it.
The kids in my class still give me dubious looks.
But no one messes with me. Was that thing really this terrible?
I just keep mining while thinking all this stuff.
When I stopped to look at my clock, it was already late. My shift has ended more than an hour ago.
I put down my pickaxe and leave the mine.
But what was there was something I had not expected.
A burning land. Destruction everywhere. That shook me a bit. But I was surprisingly calm.
So calm that a part of me even said,
'Are you even human?'
I could hear that in my mind. So I laughed.
And with this the dream ended.
I woke up. That was a dream? It felt vivid and really real.
I could see Hazel beside me, sleeping. It's morning. Light is entering the room through the curtains.
I haven't seen a dream for all this time. And that dream was different from my life. I never went to school after elementary school.
But being here is probably the reason why I saw one.
I get up and look at the clock.
It's 6 in the morning. I take a look at my phone.
It is connected to the main data center and sends me information.
I see that one satellite is picking up a signal.
Something is approaching this planet.
So I guess, the invaders are finally coming back.
Now the real fun begins. But I have to be careful.
I don't know if they know about me. What'll they do is another matter I need to be careful of.
But I won't die. I want to see them first and if possible, go to their home or planet or whatever.
Call me a madman or freak, I am doing this. So let's get ready to welcome the guests.
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