2 Hello Gideon   [D.E.S. 1]

Walking down the railway is a tall boy with black hair, his height of 5'7 inches makes him stand out amongst the crowd.

He is putting on a blue and white school uniform, with a golden necklace hanging around his chest.

He looks pale and walks funnily, and of course, he is handsome.

From a closer view, his long eyelashes coupled with his ocean-blue eyes made him look alluring and beautiful.

Just staring into them can bring one peace of

mind.

He was walking through the train station to get to his school.

And guess who this kid is.

That's me, and yes, right now I'm currently walking down the railway.

And you can equalize my walking step to that of a zombie from "Walking Dead"

What?

You don't expect me to walk all cool and confidently when I'm freaking tired.

I haven't been able to have a peaceful sleep these past few days.

I spend most of my nights doing research.

But it seems like the nighttime is so short.

If I fall asleep, I feel like it doesn't reach up to twenty minutes before my alarm rings.

That's why I like Sundays, it's the best day to sleep.

What a beautiful morning, hope today won't end up being a drag like other days.

I could have simply taken a train to school, but it's more refreshing walking to school in the morning.

I know my description might have made you think I'm some sort of nerd, but no, I'm not.

I research to distract my thoughts, no seriously, my thoughts are messed up, if my thoughts could be read, I would imprisoned for life by now.

There's one thing I like about myself though.

I'm lazy, I admit it, I don't like stressing myself physically, and I cherish my comfort more than anything else.

In short, I go with the flow.

No matter how strange the situation is, I always find something to improvise and make the best use of what I have in other to stay comfortable.

So, there you go, welcome to my world.

I think it'll be easier for me to overcome the fear of death since I don't have anything bonding me to Earth.

Now, how do I explain this in layman's terms?

No...no, I'm not saying you're dumb or anything, it's just so you'll understand, hehe.

Ehem.

Ok, let's put it this way

You know when someone's about to die, they have this thing they don't wanna leave behind.

Oh,

Of course you don't, it's not like you've died before.

But for some dead people, there are things they didn't want to leave behind.

It could be loved ones or just something they enjoyed doing they don't want ever stop doing.

Games, movies, parties, families, friends, and the rest.

None of this seems to catch my interest, well maybe I don't have some of them e.g. friends or family but you know...

The party I've attended just drags the day, making it longer and more boring.

But there's a thought that always seems to keep me busy

I have this weird interest in the mysteries of the afterlife.

"What happens when we die?"

"Where do we go after death?"

Almost, if not everyone has asked themselves the question above.

I find myself more eager to know and understand it.

Does heaven or hell exist?

And if they do, what of people who reincarnate?

I have a gazillion questions and hypotheses related to this issue.

"What causes reincarnation?"

Although it might seem funny and dumb, there's the probability that what I think is true.

You wanna know what I think?

I think that if an individual has lived a so much messed up life and ends up being rejected by both heaven and hell, that person is offered a second chance at life, with no memory of his past life.

Thus leading to reincarnation.

Come to think of it, it kind of makes sense, doesn't it?

Uh...No it doesn't?

Why do you have to be such a buzz kill?

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But what if the answer is none of the above?

What if there's a simple answer to all these things we're thinking so much about?

It could be a simple backstage repeat cycle, where a person can play different characters.

A person may die and would be reborn as another individual, erasing his old memory and creating a new memory.

But who knows right?

The truth might be right in front of us but none of us see it.

Lies are now cloaked with the Truth.

Anyway, that's an example of the kind of things going through my head.

In case you get involved in my madness, don't say I didn't warn you.

These things I've been thinking of too much lately make me not focus in class and at home well... I just fall to the bed and sleep off.

Look, in summary, I've been doing badly at school I'm at rock bottom in my class's written test ranking.

Quit embarrassing for a researcher like me.

But it was supposed to be intentional.

I planned on having an average student grade so as not to attract attention, but I think

I might have relaxed a little too much.

And now I'm negatively getting the attention.

I'm not surprised, my plan goes awry almost all the time.

Maybe I should try attending night class...

"Ack!"

While being lost in thought, I bumped into a pretty muscular man and I was pushed into the rail track, I somehow managed to not lose balance though.

"Watch where you going kid," The man said angrily, in a thick voice.

His voice carried some kind of hatred and it was all directed towards me.

I don't even know him.

And why do I feel a sting in my lap, is he that strong?

That aside, I should better hurry up, before I'm late for class..

.

~Pooooo!~

Looking forward, I saw a train coming towards me and blowing its horn loudly.

It was only a few meters from me and it would take approximately 13 seconds to reach me

I looked at the incoming train, and I couldn't quite get a grasp of the situation.

"Oh my gosh! Get out of there kid"

"Hey kid are you even listening? She said you should get the hell out of the way if you don't wanna die"

"Wait seriously? He isn't moving, does he wanna commit suicide or something?"

"Oh gosh, I can't watch this"

~Triiiiing~

My ear starts ringing, and the voices of the crowd warning me to move begin to turn mute as the ringing of my ear overshadows their voice.

~Triiiiing~

What's going on?

Why does it feel like time is slowing down and my death is nearing?

Is not as if I don't want to move out of the way, it's just that...I can't move.

My whole body is suddenly paralyzed.

Really?

Am I this pathetic?

Am I going to die like this?

I could have died while saving a princess or being the hero of a scene, but I'm dying as a character who hugs a train.

And what's this?

I thought I'd overcome the fear of death, I'm not supposed to feel even a shred of fear at this moment.

I don't even have anyone who's going to miss me or anything bonding me to earth.

But still, yet, why do I feel like I'm not ready to go yet?

Why do I feel like I've not achieved something I'm supposed to?

Why do I feel regret?

What am I regretting?

This feeling is not built with the memory of my two years of life, I think it must have something to do with my lost memory.

Maybe there's a promise I made to someone I still have to fulfill.

I don't feel satisfied and ready yet.

I know, that I'm curious about the mysteries of the afterlife, but, I don't think I'm ready for the vast knowledge ahead.

But what can I do?

It doesn't seem like I have much choice, do I?

Whoever it is and whatever this feeling is, it's my first time feeling like this and it's also my first time feeling alive.

But seriously, isn't my life supposed to flash before my eyes at this kind of moment?

Well, maybe it's because I don't have any memories to reminisce

Heh

And here I was thinking I was all-powerful, thinking I had overcome the fear of death.

What a funny joke, I guess I'm still far from overcoming that fear, I'll do better in my next life.

~Smirks~

Goodbye world, you're about to lose a genius...!!

~Bam!~

"Kuh!"

The next thing, I felt a sharp pain rushing to my head through my jaw, following that was my body flying across the train station dodging the incoming train by a hair's breadth.

~Thud~

"Urgh!"

I groan in pain, my whole body feels like it's on fire.

Wh–What What just happened?

"Hello Gideon"

Hearing the voice I looked at the direction it came from.

"Y–You"

I stammered as I looked at the person who was standing before me with surprise.