I'm curious about how to be the main character in the story. I've been reading many kinds of books, fantasy, romance, drama, action, sci fi. after reading them all...
I feel...
lonely... disappointed... why reality is not like the story of a picture book, why the world is not like the novel I read every night, why my life... is not as beautiful as the protagonist in my favorite story.
Do I hate it?
No, I don't.
Do I... love my life?
I don't know, probably?
Every day I wake up from my dream, go to school, study a subject I don't like, go to the bookstore, look for my favorite book, go home, do my homework, and then go to sleep. it keeps happening, I don't even know how much time has passed. a day feels like a minute, a month feels like an hour, a year feels like a day. time really does fly by.
Do I hate it?
No.
Do I... enjoy doing that?
I have no idea, maybe?
I don't know, what to do, I don't know. everything feels... natural, my life is like a cog in a wheel, spinning between complex machines. doing the same routine every minute, everything feels natural...
A talentless girl... a skillless girl... I... want to be in something...
I...
"Ding dong ding dong, hello students at school, it's now 5 p.m.,"
"For those who don't have any activities, please head home immediately, thank you~" ohhh.... the school bell has come
"Huh... I guess it's evening already...,"
"Yawn..."
"I think I'm the only one left in the classroom now," How long have I been asleep, an hour? Two? When I think about it, Mapple was with me earlier, where did she go?
"Hmmm?"
A piece of paper... I think Mapple left it on my desk.
'Hey Lemon, you were sleeping so soundly in class, I didn't want to wake you hehe. You haven't joined any club yet, have you? At least pick one; all first-year students must join a club. Contact me if you need anything, okay? ~Mapple.'
A club, huh... It's already been a month since I joined this school... People seem excited about clubs too. Yeah... I should probably join one, but... what club suits me?
"Can't I just not join any club?"
Now that I think about it, what do I like enough to join a club for?
"Ugh, just thinking about it is making my head hurt...," This school feels creepy when it's quiet. I should leave before it gets dark.
(Tap)
(Tap)
(Tap)
The school hallways don't feel this gloomy during the day. Is it because I'm the only one here?
"Brrr, why does it suddenly feel so cold?"
"It's still May, right?..."
Come to think of it... this feels like a novel I once read, where the protagonist suddenly gets transported to another dimension...
"Pfft."
"The novel's description and the real world... they seem so similar. The lights flickering, the classrooms all closed up, the chilly atmosphere...,"
What am I even thinking? There's no way a novel could become reality, right...?
"..."
"ARGGHHHHHHH..."
"..."
"What? What was that sound? That sounded like Mapple, but she should've already gone home, right?"
Oh, damn you, Mapple, why did you leave me here?
Calm down, Lemon... stay calm... I think I must've misheard... yeah, I definitely misheard.
"Hehe... there's no way something weird is happening at this school, right..."
"I guess I've been reading too many novels..."
"maybe... I should try reading a different genre..., maybe romance? "
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"ARGHHHHHH... KILL ME... PLEASE KILL ME...,"
.
Oh damn it...., this school is creepy...
"ARGHHHH... MAPPLE... WHAT KIND OF FRIEND ARE YOU... DON'T LEAVE ME HERE...,"
...
...
"Hey, Mapple, I think someone's calling you?"
.
"Oh really? But I didn't hear anything... hehe, maybe you misheard. Anyway, let's continue with our drama rehearsal. I'm glad I joined the drama club,"
"Wait, Lemon, I'm going to move you with my acting kekeke,"
.
"Hey, Nach, where did you pick up that new kid from...,"
"He seems... not normal."
.
"I met him earlier this evening, I think. But hey, isn't his acting really good...? People are definitely going to be moved by his performance...,"
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"Kekeke... Lemon... I'll make you emotional... kekeke."
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"Well done, Nach... you brought another weirdo into this club...,"
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"Yeah... but a new member is still a new member, coach...,"
"The more, the merrier, right...,"
.
"whatever... i hope there no issue....,"
...
...
"Oh, damn it, damn it, this school is haunted, the novel is real, the novel is real, damn it."
Oh, that... "is that school janitor.... THE SCHOOL IS HAUNTED... SIR!"
Oh god, I almost lost my voice because of that ghost.
"SIR... PLEASE... LISTEN TO ME..."
"~Hmmm~, what a quiet evening... I hope nothing ruins my day."
"I think this job suits me, kekeke," being a school janitor seems like fate for me, hehehe.
(BAM)
"Ouch... that hurt...,"
"Oi... what are you doing... stop running in the lobby."
"A ghost..."
"Hmmm? What are you talking about?"
"are you okay?,"
"THERE'S A GHOST IN THE SCHOOL HUAAAAAAHAAA..." damn, I'm so scared, I'm about to cry.
"I HEARD IT MYSELF, THERE'S A GHOST, THERE'S A GHOST OVER THERE."
"A g-ghost?"
"You're saying there's a ghost?"
"You mean a real ghost?"
Damn it, no one told me there were ghosts when I applied for this job.
"Y-you probably just misheard...,"
"There are no ghosts in this school."
"But it was real... please believe me...,"
"L-look, you probably just misheard... stop talking nonsense, you should just head home."
"But... the ghost...,"
"Listen, kid, there are no ghosts in this world...,"
"Well... maybe.... there.... are some ghosts but not this school okay... there no ghost in this school"
Come to think of it, was I just hallucinating because I just woke up?, but that sound fells so real... it can't be just my hallucination right? hah... whatever...
"Alright, sir,"
"I think I'll head home now...," now that I think about it, my story does sound a bit ridiculous, argggghhh, Lemon you bookworm... you shouldnt read that damn horror book...
"Be careful on your way home,"
"These kids these days, always up to something,"
"There are no ghosts here... right?"
"ARGHHHHHHH, IT HURTS... IT HURTS SO MUCH...,"
"Oh damn, what was that sound?"
Damn it ,damn it, the ghost is real, the ghost is real.
"HEY KID, DON'T LEAVE ME ALONE IN THIS CURSED SCHOOL!!!"
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"Hey, Mapple... did you hear something?"
"Hear what, senior Nach? Did you hear something?"
"No, no, just keep going with your practice."