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You open your eyes from a dream of yours to the ceiling of your house.
The ceiling was a familiar sight, with its smooth, white surface stretching overhead like a blank canvas. It was the first thing you saw each morning when you woke up, and the last thing you looked at each night before drifting off to sleep.
Though it was unremarkable in its simplicity, it had become a comforting presence, a constant in a world that was always changing.
After differentiating your dream from reality, you begin walking downstairs.
You spot your father cooking while the rest of the family is sitting down on the couch doing their own things.
Your mother is doing her work, she is a teacher at your school. Your sister that you don't like because she keeps messing up is playing her games on her tablet and your younger brother is watching a video online, you don't know what show that is but it sounds childish.
You did not greet your parents "Good Morning" because your family is used to not greeting each other when you can see them everyday.
You begin eating your breakfast while reading a novel, it's one of your hobbies you do with your phone. You thought to yourself that maybe you should write one and began sharing this idea to your friends at school. Messaging them online talking about it
Your friends are very supportive of this idea and will read it once you have created it, but instead you changed your mind saying that you still have a lot of assignments needed to be done at school.
You laze around your house alone, since you are assigned to an afternoon class. Nothing else to do but play games on your phone.
School is only a few hours away and you still have tasks needed to be done, but decided to do them two hours before school. You waste your time on games and novels that you only had wasted thirty minutes of your allotted time for assignments.
One hour is needed to prepare your stuff for school so you only have 30 minutes, which is not enough for you to finish all of your assignments. So you only did the ones that are important and proceeded to go to your school.
It's a school you went to because you failed the entrance exam for a prestigious school because you are talented in math and science. You didn't pass because you trusted in your talents and saw that the test is like nothing that you've been taught before in your elementary school.
Your mother recommended her own school so that she can know what happens to you instantly since she has been in that school for 20 years so she has a few connections to hear news of you.
Outside of the school there is a line for the entry of school. Checking if you are students of this school since a couple of strangers went in and stole some items that belonged to students and teachers.
You waited in that line, it only takes 5 minutes to enter so you began thinking of what to do with your unfinished assignments…eventually you decided to do them during break period, you are uncertain if you can finish them all but you try nonetheless.
With your emotionless face, you entered your school and proceed to head to your classroom, inside you can spot a few of your friends here and there chatting about various stuff and you can see your crush.
She is someone whom you liked for 2 years since she helped you through your darkest time. You two began to talk about assignments since you promised to print out her assignment since she doesn't have a printer at home. You don't expect much payment from her but she is nice to be friends with and hopefully your girlfriend one day.
Class is starting and naturally you don't listen. You listen to other things like the sound of the wind, the conversation of your classmates and you begin to enjoy the cool breeze while not paying attention in class.
The second subject is starting and you are excited since this is where you sit next to your crush in the seating arrangements. The quiz is starting and your crush asks you for answers, you then give her what she wants and is grateful for your help.
The third subject begins, you and your crush are still next to each other. Mostly because you may have pulled some strings here and there while not revealing that you have a crush on her. She then again asks for answers because the third subject is math, something you are talented in. You got perfect in almost all of the activities so you are a trustworthy person to ask for.
It's now breaktime. you begin doing your unfinished assignments, while your crush on the other hand is eating chicken, something she is allergic to. You ask her if she has the medicine ready for her to eat chicken and respond with a yes. You then focus on your assignments while taking small glances at your crush eating.
You did not finish all of your assignments, more specifically you only finished one. Which disappoints you but you don't show any emotion on the outside.
After finishing all of your subjects, you are glad that you got out of the problem by lying that you forgot that you forgot at your house but will still get a deduction. it's better than nothing. Hence its time to go home
Everytime you go home, you accompany your crush to a public vehicle. You two talk about what happened today. You don't show any emotions but inside you are happy that you are together with your crush every time you go home.
You arrive at your home, texting to your crush if she arrived safely at her house, you ate dinner and are currently making the decision to either play and read or do assignments. You ultimately chose to play instead of doing your assigned task by your teacher. After chatting with your friends and crush, it's time to go to sleep
As you lie down on your bed, you close your eyes to a ceiling that you are used to see every time you go to sleep…resting for a while and eventually…you sleep.
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You were invited by your friends to watch a movie together.
You arrived but you did not see your friends.
Tired of waiting, you tried to message them.
No reply.
Since it is boring to watch alone, you began to head home.
You notice that you saw no people or cars around.
You questioned it for a while but decided not to think about it.
You are still walking towards the train station but you see no train station in sight.
You keep walking and walking and it eventually becomes night.
There is no electricity anywhere so the street lights are turned off
It feels like someone is following you.
Feeling paranoid, you begin to walk hastily.
It still feels like it's following so you keep running…until you tripped.
Knocking you unconscious.
You woke up and you don't know how many minutes or hours it has been but one thing's for certain, that it is still night.
You don't feel that thing following you anymore so you begin to keep walking.
You aren't sure if you are even going the right way but you keep walking.
You hear a sound from your stomach, it seems that you are hungry.
Unlike the other closed houses in the vicinity, you see an open house.
Its a store filled with food, you don't see anyone around so you eat the food without their permission.
Feeling guilty, you left a reasonable amount of money at the desk.
You continue on walking…
You keep on walking…
No end in sight but you are still walking…
You feel tired and see a house with electricity on.
It's a small house with a single room with a bed.
You lay down on the bed resting for a while.
You begin to ask a question.
[When will this everlasting night end?]
No response.
You eventually went to sleep hoping that this nightmare would end…
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You open your eyes to a familiar ceiling, one that you are used to seeing every time you wake up.
CHAPTER 1 END
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