Wrong Choice

Forget 

Such were the word I keep repeating over and over. To leave behind my past and fly away new

Forget Forget

I kept repeating

As the car i am on, i looked through the vast landscape. The early sun shining brightly. 

Forget Forget Forget

"Ugh" i said, feeling frustated 

"Is there something wrong?" a man voiced chiped in, it was my dad, sitting beside me driving "Is it because you have to sit in front?" 

"No, it's not it" i said "And there's no way i could sit behind—especially with our belongings clutering it" 

"Yeah, i guess you can't" he said, looking at the built-in digital clock on the dashboard "Whoa! It's morning already!?!" 

"I guess i would be late then" i said nonchalantly "Wait, you just realized!?! The sun already rised!" 

"huh" he looked at my side of the window. I could see his baggy eyes even with the glasses on

"Damn, it hurts my eye actually" he said

"Hey! Shouldn't you be looking at the road!" i said, realizing that he hadn't taken off his gaze

I took my both of my hands and forced his head to tilt to the front, but was met with resistance 

"Hey! It is a straight road!! We have been driving like this for hours!!! Cut me some slack!!!" he said, still not budging

"You know it's still dangerous!" i said, he of course still not budging. I looked at him staright in the eye. The fact that he's so stubborn made me give up all together. 

"Fine! I will drive!!" i said "Just slow the car down first!" 

"Okay, that's more like it!" he said, suddenly smilling after breaking his trance

He stopped the car, after saying that and in quick shuffle the position was now reversed.

"Jeez, what had gotten into you" i said, putting on my seatbelt "Are you like a firefly or something? The sun must be hypnotizing you" 

"Me??" he crackled menacingly, then in quick motion took out his flip phone to open, what looks like... 

"Damn you!!" i cursed, realizing that he just tricked me 

"Heh" he said "That what it takes to be a game developer!! If you fall for that petty trick, then i might reconsider giving my company to the more suited!!" 

"Huh?? What're you even saying" i said "and it's not like i want to be a game developer" 

"Oh, how ungrateful" he said, i could sense him making the most fake impression of  being disappointed "Kids nowadays, Y'know back in my da-" 

"Okay! Okay! I will be a developer like you alright!!" i said "Just stop with the cliché!!" 

"Boo, Boring" he said, unfolding the map on his pocket "Huh, An intersection??" 

"Right or Left?" i said

"No, it's supposed to be straight, at least in the map though" 

"What??" i said, glancing left and right as the intersection showed itself on the horizon "check it again, maybe you missed it" 

"Nope, ain't mistaking it" he said "Just turn right" 

"Uh" 

I turned the steering wheel to the right, a full turning, my hands from horizontal to vertical. 

"A U-turn? Odd," he said 

"We should've taken the left" i said

"I mean, we could go back" he said

"Too dangerous, who knows if there's a car behind us" i said "And that's breaking the law, it's a one-way road" 

"Booooooorrringggg" he said "It's the self-righteous MC—That everyone hates!" 

"Hey! At least i am not a self-insert"

"Self-insert or not I don't care" he said "Man, but at least fix your good boy persona" 

"Uh, it doesn't need fixing" 

"Look at that!" 

"huh?!" 

I payed extra attention ahead, but it's just a staright road, with paddy fields all over 

"Your 'uhms' and 'uh' i mean!" he said "Jeez, wait—huh? No connection?? " 

My dad, which was then at the moment of dialing someone, turned open our car radio. 

But, for some reason there were no channels available, heck even the static sound for some reason is weak. 

"Ugh, I'm so bored" he said sighing 

"How about you drive huh?" i said

"Ehh!?! Hell nah!!" he said, for some reason his attitude felt more like a kid, it's like our roles are reversed

I looked around the road i'm driving on, it's a vast green landscape, with nothing but wildlife and tress. I thought to myself, just how baron it is compared to the place we used to live. 

Honestly, I can't even describe what i am feeling right now, is it happines from leaving that damn school and everyone there or sadness since that means i will leave my friends and the girl that i like

I know that might sound bad, but if i would like to say 

Forget

I should just forget about them, but i have to admit, it's hard. Especially when i didn't even tell them anything, up until now. 

They probably thought i was sick or something, but unbeknownst to them, i had already driven far, far away, to never see them again. 

As we drove past a small wooden house, what ensued was a Billboard that said

"Welcome to Kazanagi" 

***

It was pitch black outside as we are parked at the apartment we will soon be living ourlives at. Beside us, was a car too that just got here few seconds after us. 

I turned off the engine, and both of us exited the car 

"So cold" i said, shivering

"Yeah" my dad said, somehow already had his sweater put on "I will check in alright, wait here" 

"Huh?!? But it's so cold!!" 

"Fine, i will give it to you" he said, taking off his sweater—then handed it to me, while sniffing "Ugh I might be sick, anyway i'll go now" 

He waved at me while walking opposite to me, to the receptionist area. 

I put on the jacket, feeling much better than i was before

I looked at the car beside me, just in time the car doors opened both the front door

I took a look at both of them, one was wearing a jacket that looks the same as mine—I could see her blonde hair, even though it was obscured by the darkness

The other one was a girl too, standing right below the street light. She also had blonde hair, but this time i could see her face clearly, she looks to be about my age, young and her hair perfectly long

She wore a dull black shirt, but for some reason it fitted her beautifully, the skinny physique and overall looks, made me feel tingly on my hands

She looked around for a while, before looking ahead, when our gazes met

We stood there for a while, her face looked as surpsrised as mine, she took a few turns looking at my shirt, then hair and repeated

I did the same too, looking at her shirt hen hair and repeat. Honestly i don't even know what i'm doing 

After awhile, she looked at both of her hands, and i could see it kinda shaking althought very faint, it might just be my imagination 

I took a step forward, both stopped as i heard someone screaming behind me "A man just passed out on the reception!!" the female voice said

I turned to the sound and saw my dad sleeping head first on the middle of the wooden floor

"Dad!?!" i said

Just as i was about to head to his rescue, a woman dove head first to my chest

"huh?" 

I tried to carry her as she hugged me, then i realized after looking at the woman 

It's that woman who exited on the passanger seat, and her face looked so similar to..... 

My dad!!??!