"Ring... Ring..." It is 5 a.m, and I just stopped my alarm from ringing.
Since this is my last year of high school, I am trying to make the most of it. I think I do better academically than average, and because my parents want me to attend a reputable college, I have started focusing more on my studies.
After getting out of bed and stretching for a little while, I said to myself, "Time to start a new day," and I made my way to my room's balcony.
A strong wind made me feel a little cold when I opened the window that separated my room from my balcony.
Though the sun was trying to rise over the horizon, it was still a little dark.
"Dear Lord, please guide me and my family on the right path." I clasped my hands together and prayed.
Despite my lack of faith, I prayed to God because my parents did.
Next, following my prayers, I took the stairs to my ground-floor bathroom.
After washing my face and brushing my teeth, I headed to the restroom to freshen up.
I then went back up the stairs to my room, took my clothes out of the drawer, and went back to the bathroom to have a bath.
"Wa-wa-wa... the water's cold." I was startled when the first few droplets touched my skin.
My parents are spending a week at my uncle's house because my cousin's wedding is coming up and it's upto me to do all the houses chores, and I forgot to on the geyser.
After taking a bath and changing into my new clothes, I headed to my room to review my subjects as there were still a few hours until school started.
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"Oh, it is almost time for school," I remarked as I got ready for class.
After getting dressed in my school uniform, I rode my bike to school.
As I got closer to the school's entrance, a familiar voice called to me from behind.
"Rohit, wait for me."
"Good morning, Aman, long time no see."
"Yes, I have been busy b**ging my girlfriend for the past few days."
Unlike me, he is attractive and athletic, but because of his stupid personality, he is regarded as a class clown.
After I let him catch up to me, we both resumed our stroll in the direction of the classroom.
"You are forgetting the word imaginary. No rational girl would ever want to date you."
He moved his arm toward me and took out his pinky finger then said,"How about your her then?"
"Thank God I am the only child." I said, putting a small smile on my face.
As we made our way to the classroom, he told me about how, yesterday, a random rubber (not talking about eraser) advertisement on TV caused him to feel both excited and embarrassed in front of their parents.
Excited over an ad?
"I am not sure about the excitement, but those advertisements really change the atmosphere when your parents are around."
We entered the classroom and took our usual seats in the front row. Me and Aman sat together because the classroom benches were designed so that two students could share a single bench.
"Good morning, Aman, fatty. What are you two discussing?" said a tall but skinny guy as he approached us.
Aman tried to make fun of him by saying, "Good morning, Ritik the human bow, how are you doing?"
"Haha, dude, still better than being overweight."
"Maybe I should lose some weight. Those exercise skips are getting to me." I replied, forcing a smile on my face.
"Dude, it was only a joke. So, what are you two talking about?
"Oh, you know, yesterday..." Aman started explaining his story again.
"Man, that actress is hot. You know she also makes AVs. I recognized her from one of the DVDs that I stole from my father's collection." Ritik exclaimed, excitedly.
Due to how loud Ritik was everyone in class started staring at us.
I was a little embarrassed by the situation, but both of them were unhinged.
"Bro what! Let me borrow it for a while... ahem, you know, ahem... for research purposes."
Who are you trying to fool, dude? It is written all over your face how excited you are. Also, for what type of research purpose would you require an adult DVD?
Just as we were talking, a loud banging noise came from the classroom's front door, drawing our attention to a female student entering our class.
She appeared to have not slept for days, as I noticed when I turned to face her pale complexion and dark circles under her eyes.
I lost all sense of my surroundings and focused solely on her, as if she were drawing me in.
"What is she doing here, isn't she from class A?" inquired one of the students.
She drew the attention of the entire class because of her strange walking, as if she was drunk, while mumbling something and scratching her neck for no apparent reason.
She was scratching so hard that I saw blood run down her neck, but she still didn't stop.
I was looking towards her when all of a sudden, she looked in my direction, with her eyes wide open, which scared me a little.
Why is she staring at me?
"You need something from me?" I asked
But instead of responding, she continued to stare at me while scratching her neck, giving me the impression that something was wrong with her.
"Rohit, I think we should leave."
"What,why?"I asked, turning to face him, but he seemed scared for some reason.
"L-lets run before, gulp, before it's too late."
I regained consciousness and looked around at my classmates, who had gone silent and remained motionless while staring at the girl.
Even though I had no idea what was going on, I sensed something was not right, so I followed Aman and headed for the door so we could get out of this room.
"Parasites such as yourself can only survive if they have a host to feed on."
Her sentence stopped me at the entrance blocking the door. I felt horrible, like someone had seen the side of me that I was never really comfortable sharing.
"Run!" said Aman, pushing me out of the classroom.
"Shit, Aman, don't push me like tha..." I turned around and watched as a stream of blood severed his head. It all just happened in few miliseconds.
All of a sudden, I was sprinting towards the school's entrance. My only thought was to get out of there as quickly as possible.
That was a demon, right? There was nothing I could have done about it. I turned around to see if that demon was following me.
However, after running some distance, I began to slow down due to my massive body and lack of exercise.
Even after feeling like I can't run, I didn't stop and ran straight towards my house.
I saw that everyone in my immediate vicinity was staring toward my school while standing motionless like statues.
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I got closer to my house and noticed my parents were in their car, looking in the direction of my school.
Weren't they were at my uncle's place?
As I ran towards them, the middle-aged man in front of me exploded, with his blood and guts splattering all over my body.
"Huff... Huff..." I slowed down, my legs trembled from all the running, and I was breathing heavily.
I was drenched in the blood of a man who had exploded in front of me. On any other day, I would have been terrified to see a simple cut.
Knowing what was coming next, I tried to close my eyes to avoid the impending outcome, but they remained fixed on them.
My mind went blank, giving up on trying to process everything.
With an Explode, blood covered the car's windows in red. I started to lose vision and experienced a sharp pain in my chest before collapsing to the floor.