Chapter 8. Stay Away. (III)

"Everyone! Sit down! Class is starting! Good morning! Good morning!" Veta exclaimed cheerfully.

Lin sat down and Loy, who was frozen in place, snapped back and moved to his desk as well. Now, he looked sad and dejected.

In a black space that lasted forever, a smiling mouth opened. His lips were made of a set of green flames that erupted and detached from his face every single moment. The figure sat on the black earth floor that stretched to the horizon and beyond. In front of him, stood the figure of Loy.

"Pretty much when I assumed it would happen. You had one day of fun, but it's over. Shira already warned her. Very soon, she'll find out and distance herself from you. Just like everyone else. Your foolish hope of trying to hide your past and somehow, in some miraculously way she won't find out, is just plain stupid. You know that yourself." Stated the character with a sharp look.

"She'll know, and she'll run away from you in fear, just like the rest.” The voice stated with a nasty laugh.

"Enough with that." Loy interrupted his laughter seriously as he closed his eyes irritated.

"What? What happened?! Did I hurt your feelings?! Oh my! Just not that!" he said as he rolled back on his butt. "Do me a favor! You're a joke! You're acting pathetically and you know it!" shouted the voice.

"Shut up." Loy demanded angrily with his eyes are still closed, squeezing them with his fingertips. "If I wanted your opinion, I'd ask for it. You think I don't know what you're thinking?!" He yelled as he opened his eyes angrily. "I don't need to hear it over and over again! I'm aware of it enough myself!" he shouted annoyed.

"Aware?!" The being went crazy in response as the flames on his body burst violently and flew everywhere. He put his hand covered in green flames on his head which was also covered in green flames, just like the rest of his body.

"Aware?!" he repeated. "Are you kidding me?! You think I can't feel it?! Deep down, you're clinging to the slim, impossible chance it could be otherwise! That somehow, she won't leave like everyone else! It's not! You're a monster! A monster! Start acting like one! If this is how everyone has seen you all your life, there must be some truth in that! You know it yourself! That's why you choose to hide it from her! Lie to her! So that maybe someday even you can believe this lie! I'm sick of it! Enough of this already! Put it well in your head and accept reality as it is!!!" The entity screamed at him as it swung its hand aggressively while exploding green flames that passed Loy's figure on the void.

Loy grabbed his head and squeezed it tightly with his hands. He was furious with anger. "Enough of this already!!! Don't you know how to listen?! Stay out of it already! Disappear!!!" he screamed back at him aggressively.

But, the other figure laughed. A long, rolling laugh.

"No way! No matter what you'll say or do! You can't get rid of me! You can't do anything to me!" he laughed with eerie glee.

"You are powerless in front of me. I will always be here. Whether you want it or not. And you will have to deal with it. Deal with everything I say. With everything I do. Forever." The figure smiled a big smile that revealed her white teeth.

Loy looked at him with serious, furious look.

"To hell with him... when did that happen? When did he get inside?" he asked himself. He kept silent. Thunderous silence.

"I'll be in your face all your life, reminding you how miserable and poor you are. Until you accept it. You're a monster. All your life you've been raised as a monster. A monster should act like a monster." The voice explained in a childish tone, "But, you don't have any balls. They probably took those from you as well." He said in mockery.

"What else do you have left? Self-respect? A trash can has more respect than you. At least he can be proud of himself that he plays a purpose. what is your purpose? Watch time pass by until you drop dead and rot away? Is your purpose is faking you're still a regular high schooler? Look where you dragged us back! Are you serious?! I gave you what you asked for. I gave you time. And what did you do with it? Wandering around? All you did was letting others step on you like a piece of trash. You are ridiculous!" The voice laughed to himself.

Loy grabbed his head irritated as smoke billowed from it.

"I said, enough!!!" cried Loy angrily as he knocked with force on his table in the classroom. The loud noise echoing around the room caused Vette, the teacher, to pause her words. Everyone looked at Loy, wondering what was going on in fear. Lin also looked at him with a confused look. Loy, startled by all the surprised looks, quickly apologized.

"What happened monster?! Another one of your weird spasms?!" Dot shouted at him with a vicious smile.

Loy cramped in his seat. He didn't respond back. Veta continued the lesson and the rest of the students turned back to the blackboard. Loy looked in Lin's direction, who had her back to him, concentrating on the lesson. In despair, he placed his forehead on his desk.

The lesson was over. While the rest of the students were getting ready for recess, Loy had already managed to quickly disappear from the classroom. Lin saw him leaving quickly as his gaze fixed on the floor. She felt the harsh feeling in his heart, just from his cold and lonely look. She wanted to run after him. But, when she got up to leave the classroom, one of the students caught her by the hand and called her to stop.