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The Darkest Abyss

Penulis: MaddDav
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December 19th, 2023, was the day a train’s brakes malfunctioned, making the train unable to slow down. A family of 4, a mother, a father, a son, and a dog, were on their way to the airport to spend the holidays at their grandparents house in America. While crossing the train tracks on their way to the airport, they failed to notice the train speeding closer to them. Fortunately for them, the train slowed down enough for them to get out of the way. Unfortunately, the reason for which the train slowed down was that an obese middle aged man fell off a railing while the train was approaching, crushing the man and in turn, causing the wheels of the train to slow down. After an investigation by the police, evidence surfaced that the man was actually pushed off railing by someone. Police believed the suspect was a high school student. Saiko just wanted a normal, bland, peaceful school life, and in his 1st year of high school, he was succeeding. He was succeeding... until... that girl talked to him. Art: https://www.google.com/url sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.reddit.com%2Fr%2FArt%2Fcomments%2Fjpmb7c%2Fpsychopath_me_digital_2020%2F&psig=AOvVaw1KETnCj6r98oKCJeMkaqeF&ust=1620738755927000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CA0QjhxqFwoTCKDXz8yXv_ACFQAAAAAdAAAAABAD

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Chapter 1Ch.1 The Idea of Normal

"Am I normal?"

It's a question asked frequently asked among children, young adults, and sometimes even full-grown men and women.

To be normal, is to be accepted into society... no.

To be normal, is to blend into society.

Many wish to be "normal", to feel like they would be accepted by anyone, in a world as cruel and cold as our own.

Some wish to deviate from normality and try to become "unique" or "special".

But no one is truly special.

You can be unique.

But never special.

I'm not special.

I'm not unique.

I'm normal.

I do normal things.

In fact, I'm doing normal things right now.

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"Sato, what year did the First Crusade take place?" Ms. Takahashi asked, seemingly looking to see if I was actually paying attention or not.

Out of the 20 students in this room, you happened to pick me? Just when I thought I could make it through class without talking.

"Umm... 1096?" I said with uncertainty. To be honest, I don't really pay attention to history class. Maybe because I got bored of it really quick, due to my short attention span. Or maybe I'm just lazy?

"... Correct." She said, glaring at me, disappointed that she couldn't catch me in her trap when I was, truthfully, not paying attention.

I somehow managed to get it right, despite not fully paying attention.

Maybe God does love me after all?

"Okay everyone, due to the test being canceled, we are instead going to do group projects. Everyone is to form groups of 2 and choose a major historical event, and make a poster, infographic, etc... Oh, and make sure to have fun!" She said, adding the whole, "have fun!" bit, thinking that's how "fun" actually works.

Maybe God doesn't actually love me after all?

A group project is just about the worst possible way for me to keep my grades afloat.

"I recommend working on it during the weekend, because you won't have any class time to work on it. So it would be best to work with a friend!" She said, explaining the best possible way to approach the project.

What is this? A personal attack or something? Does she not see how pale I am? Does she think I'm the sort of person to have "friends"?

It's okay, I can still salvage this situation.

"Oh, and you have to the same amount of work as your partner. No letting your partner your partner do all the work for you!" She said, once again adding a rule which, if broken, would result in a painful 0% on the project.

I planned on doing all the work, allowing whoever would be my partner to kick their feet back and enjoy a free grade. I mean, who doesn't like a free grade. But now that the risk of getting a 0% has been exposed, no one would be willing to go with my proposal, in fear that their GPA (Grade Point Average) would drop harder than 9/11.

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Everyone has already got out from their seats, and started socializing with other classmates, trying to secure a good partner for the project. The classroom was evenly balanced when it came to gender, 10 boys and 10 girls, so it meant you had, on paper, a 50% chance to partner up with someone of the opposite sex.

But of course, it wasn't that simple. Your partner wasn't randomly decided, you have to actually decide on who your partner was by actually talking to them. I have no problem talking to people. The problem is that I've been in High School for a little more than 4 months, and during that time...

I haven't made a single friend. It's not that I'm bad with talking with people, on the contrary, I can be a completely different person in front others when it comes to personality.

So where did I go wrong?

Long story short, I never put in any effort in talking to anyone when High School started.

In the end, it doesn't matter. Ms. Takahashi will end up pairing me up with another fellow loner who, just like me, failed to find a partner.

While I was accepting my fate, someone called out to me.

"Saiko, you don't have a partner yet? I know how you feel, all my friends had already paired up when I was in the bathroom... Ah! I know! Why don't me and you pair up? I'd be a great chance to get to know each other better! Don't you agree?" The girl said, drawing nearer to my desk by the second.

The girl in question was...

Anda Mungkin Juga Menyukai

Rise of the Disgraced Heir

They lost everything, their money, their fame, their influence, but this will not be the end. Ian Lim was born the heir to one of the nation’s richest and most powerful families, but that title was now long gone. After betrayal, illness, and sheer bad luck plagued his family, Ian lost everything. When one misfortune after another hit the Lim family the golden prince became the fallen prince, from servants attending to his every need he was now a servant himself. As the true colors of the people around him came to the surface, Ian swore revenge. One day, like a phoenix, he would have the Lim family rise back up again. And everyone that ever looked down at him, would get their just deserts. ____________________________________________________________________________ “Why are you doing this?” The imposing man in front of him asked. Ian could feel the power and authority radiating from him, he was clearly someone important. “You didn’t have to save her, and you are clearly drinking for a reason, so why help?” “Does it matter?” Ian hissed, he wasn’t in the mood to bow down to some rich man. He had enough on his plate today to care. He was surprised when the man suddenly laughed. Ian was expecting this man to have him thrown out, not to be amused by what he had just said. “I like you.” The intimidating figure finally spoke. Ian couldn’t help but look up at him in curiosity, most powerful men didn’t like being talked back to. “Marco, get his details. I see a future for this one.” For some reason Ian knew at that moment that his life would change, that he would no longer need to settle for rich kid’s scraps. Something about this man’s words seemed like a promise to help. ____________________________________________________________________________ In a world where the poor just get poorer, and the rich get richer, can Ian go against the tide and rise again? Can he fight the disgrace and shame his family faced when they were thrown out and shunned? Can the disgraced heir rise again and take back what was taken from him?

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