The egg is the same size as an ostrich's egg. But upon a closer look it doesn't. The egg maybe big and it does have a quite strange pattern of gold- like a maze. It seems amazing to look at. Then I smile. I extended my arms to grab the egg but was suddenly stop halfway. The voice sounded again.
'Take care of it, my Zhing'
It is the same voice from my dream. The voice of a man, but this time, it didn't sound sadness. It is calm and pure. Too different from the first time I heard it.
But infact something is bothering me. Who is this my Zhing?. He keeps on calling that name. Is it him? Or his brother? cousin? or.... lover?
At first, I thought that the voice is just part of my dream. A dream where anything is possible. Even the weirdest and unbelievable things all gathered in the Dreamland. But right now, I am awake. Fully awake. I didn't almost blink an eye but still I can hear his voice- clearly. It is not a dream or imagination.
Why would I hear a voice out of nowhere? Am I being hunted? Possessed or hexed? I don't know.
All I know is that the voice is rather nice to hear.
I turn around for a second then fixed my eyes into the egg. It is glowing slightly.
I open my bag, pour out everything inside and then grab the egg. It is a bit warm and comfy. The shell is so smooth that it almost slipped into my hands. I tried to put it in my bag but God knows it won't fit. But I still stubbornly force to insert it until I hear a sound of a ripped. I look at my bag and saw a very huge tear.
"Oh luck"
I speak in sarcasm. I might be called genius but sometimes I am stupid. People, I'm still a human. Even if my brain functions more that regulars, my actions are different. And even if I am an athlete, I am also careless- rarely though. So don't blame me. I didn't hold my luck in my palm.
So I closed my eyes and silently prayed for my dead bag. Rest in peace, buddy. I will never forget you.
Part of my personality is that I am a sentimental person. I value things that was given to me- even the smallest and useless one. Like the one Lilith gave me (one of my classmates and a daughter of a famous celebrity) a pink princess pencil case. Frankly, I didn't used it. I only put it in the dorm as one of my decorations. Though I am grateful, I still think pink doesn't suit me. I'd rather receive a bottle of water than a princess design. I'm not gay ( ah.. bluffing myself).
And that bag whom just sacrifices itself is one of the donation from my sponsor. I used it for 4 years until earlier. I take good care of it. It's not everyday that someone will give you things that you need. Or like the heavens will sent an angel to provided you all the expenses in the world. If so, why would I need them to help me. Even if I didn't pay any of the school fees because of my scholarship, it doesn't mean that I need to be lazy enough to do nothing.
I do part time job as a tutor. Only for weekends or the days I don't have classes. The payment is more than enough to cover up my necessities and allowance. And for the extra money- I send it right away to my family. Hard and tiring but that's how life works.
So I gently put the egg into the ground. Then I pick up my things one by one and put it back inside the bag.
"You poor thing. How can I be so stupid"
I grieve for my bag. We have a lot of memories together.
When everything is settled and the bag is already hanging in my back, I carry on with my main job. And that is 'How to carry an egg without being notice'.
"Should I crack it open and then put the load in my bag then ran away?"
"No, no definitely not. It'll be a troublesome if the egg white leaks"
There are atleast 5 night watchers every night and they only patrol until 11pm. Some of them do not include patrolling in the dorm. Maybe laziness or they just don't want to.
And without a choice, I carried the egg back to my dorm. But before that, I still need to make sure that no one else besides myself witness what happened tonight. Some night watchers are hard to deal with. Most of them needed to be bribed just to let you off.
And to solve this dilemma, I need to used my trump card- the one and only. The thing that's more useful than that pink princess pencil case. And the thing that I thought only appears on movies. The legendary and mighty of all.....
..THE DOG HOLE..
Yes, my savior and my life changer.
You see, even if my dorm is under the school premises but it is located a bit far from the main school building. It separates through a wall. A wall that's made of concrete and solid materials that even a strong earthquake can't shake it off ( I hope).
So think. I cannot walk pass the main gate while having this huge egg with me unnoticed. But thankfully, I have it.
Ah! my dearest dog hole. A gate more deserving than that of heavens. That hole is the only witness of my scapes.
Case solved... The end..
Kidding.
Wanna know a secret? They say in every problem there's always a way. And when there's a way, there's another problem. And even if my problem is solve, there's still one incoming. And that is
"How can this egg fit into the dog hole? I even barely manage to fit, what's more with this gigantic asteroid egg"
"Should I really crack it open?"
I slammed my butt into the ground.
" Ah! this is terrible. I'm hungry. My stomach is crumbling and it's almost 9pm"
I feel defeated. This is the first time I surrender. Usually, I say to never give up but this time is different. It makes me feel like the world is now going to collapse sooner. Whhhyyy??
I look at the egg. It didn't glow anymore but the warm feeling still remains.
"You see, eggy. I can solve a math problem within a minute but this, I can't solve this. I am clueless. Aish, what did myself bring me into"
I gently put my head into the egg, thinking of million ways to solve this problem.