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Chapter 2 - Chapter 1: Waking up in an unfamiliar place

"I'm literally about to die again..."

I said weakly as my vision fades.

--FLASHBACK--

*Bell rings*

"Okay Class Dismissed"

The teacher declared after hearing the bell.

Everyone started to pack up to exit after the teacher left the classroom.

"Hey brother Victor! Are you goin home already? Don't tell me you're gonna hole up in your room again by just readin those mental illness-inducing e-books?"

Nate asked me.

I then looked at him with a twitching eye and forced a smile.

"Nahh i got nothing to read right now, im gonna go for a spin around town, because unlike you i still have a life"

I answered with sarcasm

"Oh and you sound like a fuckin boomer by calling them 'e-books', they're called webnovels for your geriatric ass' info"

I further added.

"Ayeeee if thats just it, then why dont you come with us? We got this rooftop rented and Mike already got the drinks and foods there ready"

He ignored my mock and proceeded to invite me.

(I got nothing to do anyways, the semester is already ending, my parents already permitted me to do everything i want for the semester end since i already got them the grade they want, Tori is at grandma's... so i guess taking a breather isn't bad)

I thought to myself for a few seconds.

"Hmm.. Okay! I'm in!"

I accepted with enthusiasm.

"Ayee that's my bro! Oh and Ashley and Samantha's also with us so yeah.."

He added.

"Hah? why is she there? I remember Sam telling me that she needs to go to her doctor's appointment...."

I asked surprised.

He looked at me surprised for a quick second but he then immediately changed his expression to that of a fake smile.

"Uhh.. she told me that she cancelled it when she heard me that i was gon invite you.."

He answered with a little quiver.

"Hmm... Okay.. Oh right! Who's car are we gonna use to get there?"

I was a little suspicious but I then ignored it and changed the topic.

"Oh! mine obviously!"

Mike suddenly butted in.

We both looked at him surprised for popping out of nowhere.

"Oh oka- wait isn't that broken?-"

My question was cut short.

"Guys!!! Can you like leave the classroom already?! Everyone's gone!"

Our class leader shouted at us for staying and chatting in the classroom for too long.

"Sorry!!"

All three of us apologized by shouting.

We then proceeded to exit the school building and headed for the parking lot.

As we walked towards the parking lot, Mike was bickering about how he is finally going to ask Ashley out, for like the 50th time.

I was getting fed up so i just stopped walking and looked towards Mike with a crumpled forehead expression.

"Mike how many times are you going to get turned down? Till the number of times corresponds to your grandma's age?"

--FLASHBACK END--

"Ugh..."

I began to wake up, and then as i opened my eyes, light flooded my vision and the chirping of birds accompanied my groans.

Its blurry at first but as time went by my vision cleared up, revealing a room that seems to be in a sort of cabin.

"Where am i?..."

I asked myself as i look around the room.

It is a quaint cabin room, with several farm paintings on the wall, some plant pottery in the corner, and a bedside window.

The window showed me the outside, an outside that seems to be the plains. A plain so flat that i couldn't even see the end of it. On the plains are some trees here and there, and even some farm animals.

The wind breezed in and entered my nose, and it was one of the freshest air that i could inhale for a long while now. The smell of wet grass accompanied by the smell of petrichor, it was the air of a countryside, but i know myself that even the countrysides no longer have any fresh air either.

(Where on earth is this place?)

I thought to myself amazed at how clean the air in this place is.

But there are still some countries out there with some parts of them left untouched by human activities. So maybe i am in one of those countries right now.

But knowing exactly what country? I have no idea.

"Whatever... trying to find out with barely any information will take me nowhere"

I then discarded my overthinking and put my eyes back inside the room.

Seeing as there were no longer anything of interest around the room, i then looked down at my body.

I'm currently laying on a bed, a surprisingly very comfy bed, white sheet, white pillows, a wooden bed head, very classic.

But that is not what i am focusing on right now, its my body.

"Its hella skinny"

I said to myself as i touch my pale but nearly skeletal body. I then touched my wrist and i could even grip it with my thumb over my pointing finger.

I am currently completely naked right now with a blanket covering my lower body, while my upper body is exposed.

"But i am still slender maybe i could work that out.."

I told myself and then realized something.

"Wait.. I was never skinny and slender!!"

I'm known as the glowed up kid because back in my middle school days, i was overweight and i was frequently bullied for that.

Though i wasn't really a victimized bullied student, because i still fought back using my strength from my weight. But despite that, i was still hurt by what they said, so i worked for it.

I then started my work out regime right after the end of middle school and for months on end, i was either in the gym or on the park running. I also restricted my diet with anti-saturated fat foods.

I worked my ass off until one day i have chiseled my body to near-perfection and i then came back for highschool and showed everyone my new form.

I quickly became popular, but i didn't really care about that, the only thing i care about was them literally interfering with my studies back then.

I haven't even accounted my life at my house back when i was being bullied. I distanced myself from my parents greatly, and my relationship with them soured. They tried to reconnect back to me but when they tried to do that, i was already focusing on my work out regime, so i could barely even focus on them.

But still i had good memories with them.

(But yeah i was never a skinny and slender person, i was more of like the tall but macho type)

i thought to myself until i felt something amiss.

"Wait... i feel like i'm missing something.."

It took a while for me to find my thoughts.

"OH!! I DIED!! I REMEMBER NOW!!!"

i shouted with all my might, which might've alerted the owner of this house.