Hello fellas its your guy Dutch, thank you for visiting my story once more, a part two of one. Yes, I'm back again after months of the University keeping me busy But Right now I'm kinda back-ish and ready to continue our story...your support will be appreciated.
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...FRIDAY MORNING IN ARUSHA, A WOMAN SPEAKS WITH A FADING OUT VOICE ON TV...
TV: This shows the providence of social services is still an issue in different places of this country...
A woman's hand is depicted changing the channel
TV: This is Eliza on your favorite news channel, and I must say for what I am going to report today proves these problems shall never end on this nation...
The channel is changed to another news channel with a male host
TV: Thank you for joining us in Development TV and if this is the time you are turning on your television then you are in the right place as we bring you news from every corner of Tanzania. As most regions are currently struggling with development of infrastructure, the aftereffects of the radiation caused by the fall of outer space bodies years ago and supply of social services to its people, Arusha has taken a different direction and focus on the investment in science and technology for the upbringing of their economy and this...
The channel is changed to another news channel with a female host
TV: Newspool fresh reports keep coming in from all over the globe this time following the tragic event of Koranda city in North America where the mayor was seen to be under attack by an unknown threat...at least so far and later the mayor was seen taken outside. Right now, we're getting a better insight from the mayor's guard himself
JOURNALIST: Can you tell us what happened to the mayor?
SAM: The mayor's fine...He's fine it was just a slight accident
JOURNALIST: But everyone saw a fight going on inside would you care to explain
SAM: Nothing serious happened, it's something we see every time in our city, right? Every house gets blown up after couple minutes for whatever reason
A house explodes from a distance
SAM: Yes, like that. Now if you'll excuse me, I have a mayor to take care of
JOURNALIST: Wait wait we have more questions...
WOMAN: (speaks with exhaustion) Aah nothing good to watch today...Ethan! Ethan! You can come out now, you've been in there for three hours!
...THE MEDIATION ROOM...
The room was filled with lighten up candles and a soft breeze of air and a well-designed gothic look
Ethan is spotted in a leg crossing posture on the floor completing his meditation and opens his eyes after hearing a voice call from outside.
ETHAN: Huh!
He stares at the "no talking while inside" sign on the wall
ETHAN: (in his thought) what response is she expecting? (nodes his head)
He then gets up, blows the candles and leaves the room
ETHAN: Yes mom, I'm here
He does not see his mother from the sitting room. A response is then heard from the bedroom
SUZY: Good, I've prepared breakfast for you, make sure you eat up and got to school honey
He gets to the breakfast table
ETHAN: Where are you going? you seem in a hurry
SUZY: Shopping for recipes is what I need right now, and I have to get there early before the place is swarmed with those filthy people.
ETHAN: Come on! they aren't
Suzy makes a very disturbing silent moment after hearing his response. Meanwhile he gets onto his breakfast and gets to chat with a friend of his at school.
...OPENS A JENNY CHAT...
ETHAN: Hey, how's your day?
JENNY: I'm good, just arrived at school but can't find you! you coming?
ETHAN: And here I thought you were the late comer!
JENNY: lol
ETHAN: Check you soon.
...SUZY COMES TO THE SITTING ROOM...
SUZY: Ethan, I am leaving now and please don't forget to turn off the TV ooh and lock the doors on your way out as well (in her thought) ooh Lord how did I end up having such a forgetful son.
As Suzy leaves, Ethan responds with a rather very low toned voice followed by a nod as his mouth was full of cereal. After he's done eating, he does the dishes and goes to turn off the television.
WOMAN ON TV: Every person on the incident is reported to be safe and alright but Storm man is nowhere to be see. Where cou.... (The electricity goes off)
ETHAN: And there it goes
He then goes on and flips the switch, gets ready and leaves the house locking the door behind him. As he stands outside
ETHAN: (speaks to himself) I have a very quiet neighborhood
The city is very quiet indeed, especially around his home area after the devastating meteor incident. Many found shelter elsewhere while some had nowhere to go. On the far side, local businesses kept running as usual and there is where Ethan is spotted heading for school in his school bag.
STREET PLUMBER: Yoh Ethan! how are you? I see you passing by without saying anything
ETHAN: (speaks to himself) huh! my favorite plumber I don't usually notice him though (scratching his head) Ooh yeah, didn't see you there. I was kind of in a hurry but I'm alright, how about you mister?
STREET PLUMBER: I'm okay just fixing...stuff as usual
ETHAN: Oukay, you keep doing what you're doing
He turns to the next corner and sees a crowd having an esport competition
AN ESPORT HOST: (shouts) AND THERE'S OUR CHAMPION...
ETHAN: (speaks to himself) What a waste
...HE ARRIVES AT SCHOOL...
The school today was rather too quiet as very few students could be seen walking around and that's when Jenny notices Ethan.
JENNY: Hello Ethan, walking all alone as usual, you better start making friends you know
ETHAN: What I have is enough besides I like flying solo
JENNY: Cool, have you eaten this morning? You could keep me company at the cafeteria.
ETHAN: Actually yeah, for once
JENNY: Your mom must be loving you so much
Ethan gets lost in his own thoughts as he remembers the day he saw the true colors of his mother, during his first meditation room experience.
ETHAN: What is this room and why is it spooky?
SUZY: It's your comfort room, questions later...go in there and start your lessons
Other day
SUZY: How many times should I tell you not to make any phone calls in here and no talking. You need to focus E
ETHAN: Mom, I've been in here for hours and I'm sick and tired of been in this place, this room
SUZY: This place will grow you spiritually, you don't even know how cruel your future could be and I'm doing you a favor...you need to stay under control
ETHAN: (angrily speaking) Control! Control from what exactly? You have been telling me the same thing for a long time now, Why should I care so much about the future I am not anything special I am just like everybody else in the neighborhood, if I don't understand then make me and why do you care so much of my future? (seconds of silence) ...for someone who knows so much about me and still doesn't know where my father is
She quickly slaps him and grabs a knife and puts it to his throat...Ethan freezes with a face full of fear.
SUZY: You feel that...that felling (sighs) you just don't know how much I care for you, your father and I have tried so hard to make you stay under control with ways that could even cost our lives until we came up with this solution (points at the room) the QIHRAF...(she starts sobbing) I hope the day doesn't come when I'll actually have to use this. (lets him go and drops the knife)
Ethan comes back to his senses
ETHAN: Yeah, I guess.
ETHAN: You know what I'm not busy for now, so I'll give you company to the cafeteria
JENNY: You don't have to coz we're already here...
...AT THE SCHOOL CAFETERIA...
They both pick their dishes and sit at a table
JENNY: (laughs) You, your chicken and your nuggets, cute!
ETHAN: Do you have to separate them?
JENNY: What! Does it annoy you?
ETHAN: Nah I'm used to it
JENNY: You should coz there are not so many people who get to annoy you here given I'm probably your only friend...by the way, do you remember the first day I saved you from the gate guard on your first day it was hilarious (laughs) you came in here with a pair of shorts and a shirt that looks like it was ordered straight from a guy spending his vacation in Miami or something
ETHAN: Hahaha very funny (sarcastic face)
JENNY: No really did you think it was beach day?
ETHAN: The funny thing is I got lost and looking for this school was a nightmare as I don't go out often.
JENNY: Get lost! how? Where do you even live? This school is massive you couldn't miss it from a mile away...(depicting with her hands) ARUSHAVILLE HIGH SCHOOL OF THE GIFTED, one of the greatest international school of its time so they say aah (feeling of satisfaction), Everyone's got something special here either be intelligence or creativity and got picked to join...huh! How did you even get picked? I wonder, it's been three years since I've known you and still, I just don't understand...What makes you special?
Ethan stays rather quiet
JENNY: You still thinking about that day? come on, forget it...you were probably just nervous or afraid of something on your way to school.
ETHAN: (speaks to himself in a low tone) Fear..fear isn't what makes me.
JENNY: What's that?
ETHAN: Nothing...anyway, thanks to you I got rescued, my knight and shining armor am I right?
Both laugh it out
JENNY: It was nothing really, the guard should have let you in anyway, you had your ID with you. I didn't have to talk it out with him.
Ethan stayed busy trying to pull the chicken strings with his teeth. The people around them quickly got up and rushed into class
ETHAN: (speaks in surprise with the mouth full) What's happening?
JENNY: Ooh shoot! Get up
ETHAN: I am not done eating!
JENNY: Everyone's rushing for the math test, it's right now!
ETHAN: TEST! I totally forgot about that why didn't you tell me earlier
JENNY: Let's go then.
...IN CLASS FOR THE MATH TEST...
Ethan and Jenny get the last seats in class as they got in late, and everyone gets their paper and starts solving. Everyone solved the paper rather quickly, it's as if it were a race to see who gets out of the class first but Jenny was exceptionally fast and finished earlier.
Some students finished and called out to the teacher raising his hand. As the teacher approached the student, he went right past him only to go behind him and take Jenny's paper instead and then the other student's.
JENNY: (speaks to the student) Too slow oouf! (gives him a mocking face)
STUDENT: Pfft!
As Jenny was leaving the class, she stood at the door for a couple seconds looking at Ethan, still in class, with a sorry face and left. While everyone starts to leave, Ethan was still there looking left and right shaking his head wondering how he can do this last question
ETHAN: (Speaks to himself) Why is math hard (rubs his face)
He did what he believes it must be right
ETHAN: (Speaks to himself) Done!
As he turned his head up to call out to the teacher, he was all alone, even the teacher left!
ETHAN: Hello...anyone...someone come get my paper
As the teacher wasn't there, he decided to collect it himself at the front desk where all the other papers were piled up.
ETHAN: There's no way my paper goes on top.
He starts checking for spaces in between other papers to insert his paper and reaches to a paper that he was rather familiar with
ETHAN: (speaks to himself) Its Allen Alright, he nails every math paper. I'll put mine right below his
But before inserting his paper, he sees the last question's answer doesn't align with Allen's and he thought of possibility of changing his.
ETHAN: (sighs) I know I'm right...I know I'm...right and HE'S WRONG!
He just puts his paper. On his way out he bumps into the teacher
TEACHER: Ooh my! I went for a coffee break thinking I would find you in there still, and here you are...my bad
ETHAN: (goes around him and turns with a smile) It's alright(leaves)
The teacher was left there standing and... wondering
TEACHER: He never actually cares, what got into him today mmh! (turns and leaves)
...AT THE SCHOOL HALLWAY...
As Ethan walked the hallway, every student busy laughing out or joking with one another, he finds Sasha struggling with huge bag trying to shove it inside the locker
ETHAN: Hey, I'll get that.
SASHA: Ooh such a mature high school kiddo helping out a lady, what's gotten into you?
ETHAN: Nothing, just helping out a friend
SASHA: And here I thought I was your best friend, it's been three years now since we've known each other
Ethan while still struggling with the locker
ETHAN: I know but...but (speaks in a low tone) get in already...there we go
The bag finally fits after a strong push
ETHAN: It takes more than that to fly out there with me, but I'll fly you out eventually
SASHA: By flying you don't mean it literally, right? coz I'm not friendly with heights
ETHAN: Maybe, maybe not
They both laugh it out. A girl in her ponytail around the corner takes a picture of the two.
SASHA: So, what do you want to do now?
ETHAN: mmh! Not sure, probably just head home and...
A sudden loud noise is heard from a distance and every student rushes there and everyone starts murmuring. It was some guy beating up some girl, pushing her around then towards the door, opening it and falling outside. Ethan gets closer to see what is happening and everyone gave space and were left behind as they were scared of him.
THE GUY: You think you're going to get away with harassing my sister. I'm going to kill you
The guy beat her up aggressively, one of the students did not like what was happening and went up to call the principal. While beating her she somehow manages to grab his hand and looked him in the face with some blood dripping from her mouth twisted his arm and he suddenly gets this burning sensation on his arm, he starts screaming. As he turned his eyes down, he sees her arm's internal muscles and veins glowing some form of cyan, silver white-ish energy color and the glow flowing towards the palm of her hand burning him severely, her eyes then start deepening into darkness and that is when Ethan gets closer and shouts "stop it" and the fight stops and everyone calms down.
ETHAN: Don't you guys have anything better to do, Aah it's you Steve I should've known, you do have nothing better to do actually
Steve stands up and faces Ethan while holding his right hand in pain and shaking.
STEVE: Very funny, wait until I make you feel sorry... (threatens him with his right fist)
Ethan doesn't fringe but notices the hand that was almost cooked from the inside out with very little energy glow left and fading from it. They kept staring at each other for a while. When Ethan looked around to find the one on the receiving end...it was nobody other than Jenny. He then rushes to her.
ETHAN: You okay?
JENNY: Do I look okay?
ETHAN: (looks at Steve) Hey, what did she do to deserve this...you're one heartless monster.
He stood up confronting Steve and that is when the principal arrived wearing her tight clothes and rather very loud high heels.
PRINCIPAL: Okay what is happening here? No answer, I was expecting that okay both of you come with me
Everyone dispersed and Sasha passing close to Jenny
SASHA: You deserved it
...AT THE PRINCIPAL'S OFFICE...
PRINCIPAL: The only reason I called you both here is just to disperse the crowd, but I know who the culprit is, and I don't need any of your comments. There will be no detention today but Steve you'll help the janitor out cleaning the toilets alright and you (looks at Ethan) ...off you go
Steve stayed quiet with a very traumatized face while heading for his punishment.
...AT THE SUPERMARKET...
Suzy finally arrived at the store did and completed his shopping ready for a checkout. She had to deal with a line, but she was lucky enough and got a place among the first
SUZY: This way I'll get out in no time
A woman comes from behind, grabs Suzy by her side and overtakes her.
SUZY: Hey, what are you doing?
THE WOMAN: What does it look like I'm doing
SUZY: Hey...
As Suzy tried grabbing her forcefully...the woman turns with a very scary look on her face, she decides to let go. As soon as she did that, most came and overtook her as well
SUZY: This day just got worse
Reaching at the checkout point was the woman that threatened Suzy earlier and when asked to pay she realized she didn't have enough money, and she was asked to step aside by security. Suzy saw, broke the line and came rushing
SUZY: Here, she forgot her pulse at home, forgive her.
She then pays for both the woman and her and both walk outside
THE WOMAN: Why do that? Do I know you?
SUZY: I was simply helping you and also wanted to get off the line quickly soo...
The woman felt bad for what she did to her
THE WOMAN: Sorry for what happened earlier, you see I have two annoying kids at home, and I was rushing out
SUZY: It's alright
THE WOMAN: I'm Christina by the way, nice to meet you and thank you for helping me out don't worry I'll pay you
SUZY: Just don't, you go home to your children.
CHRISTINA: Alright, see you then (smiles)
The woman then leaves
SUZY: Alright that wasn't so bad, now I wonder how my single child is doing (she heads back home).
...AT SCHOOL...
The time has gone now, and school time was running out, everyone started packing and heading home
COACH: Okay everyone, practice shall continue tomorrow. Come back fresh with a fit body and mind for even harder practice and NO excuses I'm looking at you Sasha.
SASHA: Come on coach, you know I'm your best student around here, I can beat every single opponent team myself and I won't need anyone's help. Dribbling, passing, slum dunks pfft! basketball is in my DNA, and I just demonstrated today against that lousy team (pointing a finger at the tired opponent team)
TEAM CAPTAIN: Don't point a finger at us, Ngoro will get you next time am I right boys?
TEAMMATES: YEAH!
SASHA: You see, they always say that
COACH: Look, all I'm saying is...you need team work to win matches it doesn't matter how good you are or how flawless you are coz there is always someone like you out there with exceptional skills just like you, so what you going to do once you two collide? one has to show how different they are when it comes to working with their team mates...
SASHA'S TEAMMATE: We're counting on you Sasha let's gooo...
SASHA: See they're all counting on me, do you think I'll let them down coach?
COACH: You won't and that's good coz everyone needs someone to count on in their time of need. This conversation will continue at a late time, go get yourself washed.
SASHA: Alright.
Sasha gets prepared and heads for her bag ready to leave and once she got there, she starts speaking to herself while spinning her locker's security mechanism
SASHA: (speaks to herself) Aah well, I guess today is just me alone on the road to home, some intelligent and yet lousy person just got punished, what a mess (sighs)
As Jenny came down the hallway finds Sasha and hid behind a wall stalking her
SASHA: (speaks to herself with disappointment) Now who's going to show me that new fancy store that opened in our street ooh
The locker opens
SASHA: (speaks to herself) There we go.
She grabs the bag handle pulling it out and ready to leave. As soon as she did that and made a step away, she got tugged backward.
SASHA: (speaks to herself) Is this thing stuck?
She tries to pull harder, but nothing happens
SASHA: This bag won't...just...budge what...the...f Ethaaaa....
The bag suddenly came out with a loud sound throwing her down alongside it. She starts laughing on the floor and finally releases a sigh of relief.
SASHA: I did it, I did it!
But as she stared at the locker from her angle when she was on the floor, she noticed that her locker is wider than usual she stands up to check only to see the insides of her metal locker deformed outward
SASHA: Someone just ruined my locker, ooh my gosh! I swear I'll find this culprit in the coming panel...hopefully.
She grabs her stuff, leaves her locker open and walks home meanwhile Jenny comes from behind and looks at the locker with astonishment on her face.
JENNY: How's this even possible?
She quickly moved and kept following Sasha.
...OUTSIDE THE SCHOOL...
When Sasha got outside, she got to the point of a left and right road.
SASHA: mmh!
She starts walking...
As Jenny got outside, she quickly went to the left only to see no sign of Sasha
JENNY: huh!
She then turns around and starts looking around. People on the sidewalk kept blocking her view but she eventually saw her on the far end of the roadside. She quickly moves and catches up to her and gets closer after a couple of left and right turns. Sasha got suspicious as someone was definitely following her. Jenny followed her around until Sasha took a turn in an alley and she kept following her only to get to a corner and get a surprise pin to a wall.
SASHA: Why are you following me? is the beating that you got earlier not enough? If I catch you again, you will be sorry.
She leaves her there and heads for a nearby wall and parkours to the other side
JENNY: (speaks to herself) Jenny do this, Jenny don't do that pfft!
Suddenly her phone started ringing...
JENNY: Not now...
Turns her phone off and kept following her
...INSIDE THE SCHOOL...
ETHAN: (speaks to himself) huh! I can't believe she hung up on me.
Ethan returns his phone in the pocket and decides to head home. As soon as he starts getting around the school corners, he gets ambushed by two students, gets beaten up and one more student arrives, it was none other than Steve.
STEVE: And here I thought you were the hero, come on get up
ETHAN: I don't want any trouble
STEVE: You will be getting a lot of that this year
They kept on beating him up
STEVE: This will teach you not to interfere, I mean do you even know what she did to my sister...look at you, you act as if you know her well enough, she is something else man she is scary, she could hurt you in ways you cannot imagine, I bet she's not human probably a product of some lab experiment or something, do you believe in that stuff? No, of course, you don't but I do, the look in her eyes was just...not human. My advice...you better be careful with those around you, Ethan! She could destroy you before you even realize it.
Ethan used that as an opportunity to escape and got up quickly
STEVE: Where do you think you're going? I'm not done with you. Hey, bring him back here I didn't hire you for nothing.
The two students go after him.
Ethan grabs and pushes the first student by grabbing his hand and another one got kicked by his leg, and both fell away, as Steve tried grabbing him, he takes off his hand and throws a punch to his face that only scratched him as he missed. As Steve goes trembling backwards, he gets angry and tells the other two to get up and beat him. While one tried to stand up, he couldn't and started screaming as the pain got to him right now. He realized he's got a broken knee and cannot move, and the one started screaming as well as he could not feel his whole hand, holding out on his shoulder. Ethan became speechless
ETHAN: I'm sorry I didn't mean to...it was just a push I swear I'm really sorry.
STEVE: You! You think you're so tough? I don't need them, I can...
Steve suddenly starts coughing blood not knowing what happened, his hands get covered in blood he became scared as he never bled that much before.
ETHAN: I'm sorry.
With fear and shock, he slowly moved backwards and ran away leaving two students down with a broken arm and leg while another having a mouth bleed.
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Yes I am trying to change and improve my style of writing and storytelling, I'm getting better this I promise you just stick with me. I'll appreciate any of your feedback...thanks again.