Chapter 27: A Reason To Live
(Via's POV)
(/// There are really extremely kind people alive here on earth.
The ones who help others without any exchange. Because the happiness they gain from seeing the people they help becomes better is what satisfies them the most or so they say.
Zash is that kind of person. I don't know when, but since she started talking to me, I started observing her actions.
When a classmate got no lunch, she shared hers even money sometimes.
When one don't have homework, instead of let them to just copy hers, she taught them
I don't even know how many new set of pad paper she brought per week. Since one or three didn't seem to last to my classmates who have money to used to hang out in any places but don't have any money to buy they own pad paper or even pen sometimes -_-||.
I really wondered if this girl is aiming to be a saint candidate? She is very kind to the point people is abusing her now.
So whenever I got the chance I glared to those who tried to take advantage of her. That's why when I'm with this girl no one dared to approached her.
I don't want to be mean. But I really hate it when my friend where taken advantage of.
Wait, did I just thought of her as a friend? Since when did I consider this girl one?
But I guess that's not too bad either.
To have someone you could call a friend.
By the way we are now fourth years and I say that I got to enjoy my boring junior high school days because of her.
And then there comes the 'suddenlys'
Yes, the suddenly, happens when it's already halfway of the school year.
I really feel something is off with Zash this past months but whenever I look at her she always have the same smile plastered on her face. And since the moving up becomes nearer, our studies becomes hectic too. I thought that maybe this is also why Zash look tired despite her smiles because of the load works we got.
"Hmm. You should sleep in time, your eye bags are already visible now." I said one time when we are eating lunch.
"Huh? What? My bags are already that obvious. Oh no! I would not look cute anymore." She panics as she brought out from her bag a mirror and concealer.
'Yep. She just look fine maybe it is really just the workloads we got."
But I really regret not pursuing the matter more.
It was during some day. I have to attend a national book fare convention with my literacy club. So I was not at school.
We arrived back just almost at the same time the classes were dismissed.
Ms. Cordelia, our Literacy club facilitator asked me to put some files on her desk at the faculty. I respectfully complied with her.
The teacher's faculty is on third floor of the school building. But I don't mind since I'm gonna check on a certain someone.
{Via: I'll arrive already at school.
Zash: Cool! Just in time.Let's go home together}
I reread the text message from Zash which is just a few minutes ago. That girl, I wonder if she would be happy with the book I bought for her from the book fare. It even has the signature of the author which I need to wait in line to get for almost half an hour.
And as I was turning around a corner towards the stairs, I heard a loud screamed of a woman.
"You whore! Stop seducing my boyfriend!"
The next thing I knew, my feet was running towards a certain woman who have been pushed down the long stairs.
I drop all the things I carried.
"Zash!" I shouted with fright as pool of blood is starting to form around the white marble floor gushing out from her head.
"Ahh!" Some student who also just arrived here shouted at the scene.
"Quickly called help!" I shouted at the student who seems to have her senses come back and nods her head then run to call for help.
I look above. And glared at the other girl who is just staring blankly at the scene. As if something hit her, her eyes widen then ran away. I remembered every detail of her face in my mind.
Then the student from before arrived with guards and some teachers along with the school nurse who tend immediately at Zash.
Moments later...
Sirens from an ambulance could be heard. Zash were now carried in a stretcher.
We are supposed to go home together and chat. Then give her this book and see how she will react. My hands, no my whole body is terribly shaking at this sudden turn of events.
Please Lord. No more. I don't want to lose someone again. Please. Please. Please.
Tears are started to form in my eyes.
I then felt someone's hand in my back.
"Don't worry Vialyn, we will do everything for Zash. So be strong for her." It is Ms. Cordelia.
I look down as I hug the thick book tightly.
"I will mi-Miss." I manage to squeeze some words out of my shaking voice.
Yes. That's what they always told me. Be strong for them. But in the end no matter how much strong I make myself to be, they still just left me in the end.
There are no hemorrhage in Zash's head. But I found out from the doctors that she has a weak heart.
The shock from the fall caused some problems to her heart that she needs to be operated. She need to stay at the hospital for almost year.
As for her assailant, nothing happened at her first. Since her family is a large donor of the school, the principal where too afraid to lose such donors and just give her a suspension.
Then I found out too, from my classmates that this girl is also started bullying Zash around four months now. Through cyber bullying and downward harassment when I'm not around.
I'm really speechless and wanted to hit myself for not noticing these things. For not asking for more and looking out for her. How could I even claim that I'm her friend when I let her got hurt.
I remember clearly the face of the girl that pushed Zash down. I started doing my investigation.
I found out that she is one of the nerds who Zash always shared her lunch back then.
This year she changed her appearance and style and got a boyfriend. But this boyfriend of hers just talk like two or three times with Zash in the library. She then presumes that Zash is seducing her boy friend and becomes extremely jealous and agitated then started the harassment.
How do I know this events, because even if I'm a loner but that doesn't mean I don't have any abilities.
Since you cared so much for money, principal then I just have to donate a much higher amount. But in exchange you will be fired with your job. As for the girl, Kaizy Mayleen, I'll make sure you regret crossing your line. You mess with the wrong person.
After two weeks of accident, news of Empower High's principal embezzlement and accepting bribes has rolled over the net. This cause the Department of Education to conduct an investigation and the principal were sentenced to jail just after a few trials. Second, the Mayleen family's company's shareholders are one by one started to leave them. This 'cause a lot of their business projects to decline and soon after a month they went completely bankrupt.
"Ms. Giselle, I have done everything as you said." My family attorney, Mr. Johannes said as he handed me the files.
"Thank you Johannes." I said.
'All of you should have been grateful instead of being scumbags.' I look at the paper with all the report that happened to the Mayleen's and the principal in my hands and throw it in the fireplace.
But even with all of this, Zash still left me in the end. Once again I'm alone in this huge mansion, this world and my world started to get dull again.
Dad, mom, my unborn sibling and Zash.
Why did you even tell me to live strong if all of you just left me in the end?
Just who am I need to live for now?
Who am I need to be strong for?
Just where will this aimless and bland life of mine would lead me?
I guess maybe that's also one of the reason why you wrote the <Journey of End> Zash so I would still have a reason to live. Your dead but still you prove how kind you are especially to someone like me who doesn't deserve that.///)
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I slowly open my eyes when I heard some incomprehensible words spoken towards me.
"Where?!" My vision started to adapted at the current place I'm in. And now all I could see where darkness.
"I'm alive?" I said but then I felt that my face is wet. Then I touch it, it seems it is caused by tears.
But why did I cried? I must really having a bad dream.
[Ding!]
[System has detected that the host life is in extremely danger.
Deus ex machina had been forcefully triggered.
Deus ex machina: 🔥
Warning: Don't let this skill reach up to to the fourth time.]
[Astral body time before used has fast forwarded.]
[Astral body has been activated.]
I stared dumbly at the system screen in front of me.
"Then does it mean I'm still alive?"
As I said those words a blinding light engulfed me. And the next thing I knew, I am now in a room that is all just white.
Frea's group, Rey's, his comrades, Argaux and the lizard are all here.
I immediately run to Frea to smack her for attacking me back then but my hands just passed through her.
Ah. That's right I'm in my Astral body right now.
[Astral Time: 00:43:54]
So I just listened with all their talks and now finally with the complete scepter, the key to end this quest. We will finally go to the real tower.
I smiled. That's right from before these people here are all just characters I read from before well except for Frea, Paul and Dina. Though we don't know each other but since I kinda read them I felt some sort of attachment to them already.
Maybe it is because you already read how there lives will unfold that you just can't help but sympathize and want to help them. You will feel absolute responsibility for their future.
This must what Rey felt with Dead Fairy Tale and Kim Dokja from ORV.
Then Zash, I would go through with this. This time I will live to see how this story would proceed and reach it's end.
I will find out the truth of your story if everything was really a coincidence or there is something more. Or perhaps you are still alive and just somewhere out there?
"Beep." Memory of the time the heart monitor of Zash going flat flashed through mind.
What am I even thinking? Her, alive? When I saw how she died and got buried.
But perhaps she might be still alive.
I would find it out. A reason to live? Then this will be perhaps my reason.
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