Long live Nyitad!

I was desperately willing to go to the library. It is funny how for the last three months, I wished I would be banned from the library but now after I was banned from the library, I was wishing that I would be allowed to enter back to the library, not because I was interested in those nonsense science books. I finally got a way to enter and I know that I would be safe at least till I complete my mission. I said to Ander, "Hey! Ander. I have an Idea", He asked," For what?" "To enter back to the library," I said. He looked at me annoyed and confused, "What are you talking about?" I quickly responded before he could speak a word. " Look I know for months since I met you I was wishing that I would be banned from the library but now I want to go back…", "But why?", He interrupted " Can you fucking shut up for a moment", I was annoyed for interrupting. " OK, I will scold you for this later, say what you have to say", He said.

"I want to see what you saw in that book, I knew something was fishy in this alphabet since I learned about this…" "Wait! Didn't you create the alphabet?" he again interrupted. I inhaled in anger. "Oops! Sorry," he apologized. " Leave it the library class will get over very soon just follow me and agree on what I say and don't get socked and stare at me there, OK?", I said. "OK, as long as I will be alive," He said.

Both of us went to the library with the pot. " May we come in ma'am?" I said. "No, you may not for a month", she said like a cold woman. "But we are asked to stay in the library by the father ma'am ", I snarled. She was silent for a moment perhaps she was thinking of a word to fight back, she then said, "You are not asked to come inside the library. You are scolded to come to the library… anyway, come inside if it is true" "With pleasure", I smiled and went to her deck and continued, "Here is your pot, ma'am" and I kept the pot on the desk.

Hopefully, the book was on the same desk where I left the book, both of us sat and I asked Ander to show me where he saw the alphabet. He started to turn the page and he finally reach the page but it the torn part was not there. His face then turn pale, and he stammered, "My dear best friends please don't get mad about what I am going to speak now", "What?" I asked. He put his hand in his pocket and took out the torn paper. I was both feeling relieved and furious at the same moment, "Are you fucking kidding me?"I barked because I lost the banned ticket. I snapped the paper and started to read it was only a sentence, " Turyarye nyitad rengam ", I didn't understand what it was written, I just got some clue that it was talking about Nyitad, the strange alphabet that my parents taught me when I was 6 years old. I was asked not to teach this to anyone, why? I have no idea because they died the next day then my sister taught me. Even she died after a year. I just know how to read without knowing the meaning. They couldn't teach me the language. As I was forbidden to learn the language until I turn 18 but I was allowed to learn the alphabet after my 6th birthday.

The bell rang I was still in shock, I thought it was just my family who knew this alphabet. "Hey what is it written?", Ander asked. I was speechless. I stammered, "I don't know. This is not Nyitad script", "Why are behaving strangely", He asked. "Stop the nonsense and let go to the canteen I am starving," I said and I left. He followed me. " I don't have any money", He said. "Neither do I," I said. "How are we going to get food then… with your cute puppy eye?"He laughed. I was feeling awkward, not knowing how to react, I went inside the classroom. After a few seconds, he came inside too. He sat beside me and asked me, "You all right? What happen you are acting like an alien after reading your strange alphabet" "No, it is not about that", I said although the reason was because of the alphabet.

The school was over and we started to walk to our home. We are living together for one month; it was a rented house just nearby my school about a mile away. I slowly started to get back to normal. We were talking nonsense. Finally, we reached home. I took off my uniform and went upstairs to the roof to take some fresh air as usual. But I saw him without a cigarette, every day he uses to smoke after school. I laughed, "Someone forgot to smoke" "You happy?"He asked. "Not gonna lie but yeah I am happy I will not need to pay for your funeral soon" We laughed. There was silence between us I was missing my family after what I read about my family's language. I was crying from inside, my throat was getting tight. "Hey, Are you free this Saturday?" I asked. "Yeah, Why?", he asked. "Shall we go to 'La Goga''" I said. But it is nearly 80 miles what will we do there?" He asked. "I want to visit my parents' house," I said. "But your parents died 11 years ago right?" he said. Tears came out from my eye, I don't know why but I was missing them badly. He hugged me, " Hey, I am sorry", " Can we go tonight?" I sobbed. "Tonight? … OK", he said. He was still hugging me. " Let's have lunch. I am starving