Chapter 7: The Fall of Wall Maria (1)

"Nothing can suppress a human's curiosity." 

– Grisha Jaeger

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Vincent look at this scene with neutral kind of face... He saw many things like this... Death. And, this kind of thing is natural to him, but...

Admitting that you haven't made progress despite many deaths and sacrifices had been made... even for Vincent... it was heavy and hard to swallow... burdening your back and consciousness, much less said in front of many people...

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Then... the guy left with tears streaking down on his face, as well as the rest survey corps...

With this occurrence... people tend to view this negatively... and it is as said... people judge these with negativity...

Vincent glanced at the departing back of the survey corps... he can saw the lonely and sad back of them... Shaking his head as he resumed walking to his home...

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"People tend to first judge everything on the surface, demeanor, or even the posture of a person..."

"A person that you see every day... can be a killer or just a NEET/OTAKU..."

"A person with handsome face... can be perverted or have an evil thoughts running through his mind every day or just a nice guy..."

"That's the truth and nothing but the truth..."

"And the quote " Don't judge a book by its cover" that is sh*t"

"Ultimately in the end... "Surfaced is as important as the Ground". And that's the hard facts..."

"That's why people tend protect their self... by creating different persona, shielding themselves by having a strong font, etc... different methods have different endings and effects, but it all came down to being "scared"

"Everything had different opinions... and conflicting views on this matter..."

"But no one can change the facts... that "Everyone can change, bad or good"

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Entering the house... and seeing the kids enjoying themselves as Marie cooks food... Vincent throw all the negative thoughts he had in his mind and just focus on what's in front of him...

"I'm home..."

"Ahh! Brother Vincent is back!"

"Ahh really!"

"Ye hey! Bread!"

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Seeing the 6 kids running around happily reminded him when he just started adopting kids on his previous life...

Such a cramp house... but the memories in there are unmatchable... then they grow, and he founded an orphanage... and ironically in this life... he got adopted...

"Such a twist of fate is really mysterious..."

They got into the dining table and set up the food... Vincent help Marie setting up, and he then proceeded to scoop soups and distributed them towards the 6 kids and Marie too...

They eat and of course before they eat... Marie and the kids pray to the Gods, walls, king, etc...

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They laughed... they had a great fun teasing each other... and after the food... it was time to clean the plates...

The kids helped from cleaning the plates and... no plates have been harmed...

Vincent then proceed to tell a story... and Marie started to listen too...

It was a story about a young boy... living with his family of 9 with his grandpa, 5 little brothers, 1 little and 1 big sister...

They lived happily ever after...

The End~

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After finishing telling the story... Vincent look towards the already sleepy kids...

Marie then look towards Vincent and said...

"It was us right..."

"What?"

"You're story... it was about us and Grandpa Neil, right?"

"Yeah"

"Thank you... for being here with us Vincent..."

"No! No! If is not for you Marie, we will be starved to death by now..."

"Hmm. I'm working because all of you... I just wanted to have a peaceful life with the kids... and with you also..."

"Yeah! Sister Marie..."

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"Wait! It's like you're going far away... such a cliché thing you saying you... you're just going to just accompany the kids as they sleep."

"Hehe! I'm just happy!"

"Hmm I have nothing to do... so I'm gonna walk around and maybe I might find a job..."

"Be safe then..."

Marie then took the kids to their rooms and accompany them to sleep...

Vincent have nothing better to do, so he stroll around the town...

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Strolling around the town... Vincent spotted Paul talking to someone...

"Yoo! Paul!"

"Ohh... Vincent, why are you here"

"Have nothing better to do, I'm just strolling the town..."

"Uhmm... kids at your age should play and read books!"

"Ohh! You're right... then where's the closest library?"

"There..."

Paul pointed as Vincent thank him...

"Thank you!"

"Paul who's that kid?"

"A kid with strong guts"

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Looking around the library... Vincent then began to pull books left and right... he spotted an old book with no cover in it...

He then took a seat and read the content of it...

'Huh... sea?' 

"The ocean covers around seventy percent of the planet's surface. Unlike the freshwater lakes of Paradis Island, the ocean is made up of saltwater. It contains such great quantities of salt that no merchant could ever deplete all of it in a lifetime. There are also many species of fish and other aquatic lifeforms living in the ocean that cannot be found within the Walls."

"Ignorant kind of description... as expected of Medieval Era..."

'Hmm... A mountain that filled with snow?'

Vincent quickly got immersed in the book... the book that have primitive descriptions of Sea, desserts, etc...

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"Ahhh~ I've never read this long for a long time... Such a nice experience"

Vincent stretch his arms and look outside... seeing the sun was about to set...

Then... like a huge hammer that hit the ground... an explosion took place outside the walls...

As a giant "Titan" peek inside the wall Shiganshina District...

And with a bang!

Debris and huge form of rocks flew around near the walls or gate of the Shiganshina District...

People have been crush by the impact, crush by the rocks that been flying all around the Shiganshina District...

People panicked at this sight as someone shouted...

"THE TITANS HAVE INVADED!"

"THERE'S A MASSIVE HOLE IN THE WALLS, AS THE TITANS POURED IN"

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Vincent, an Assassin from Earth reincarnated to a world filled with mystery.

From Walls that covered the entire kingdom to Vincent surprised, since the people of this world are not that advanced for this kind of thing. To Giant-Devil eating monsters. A Titan as the people in this world called them. 

Vincent, a person tired from killing and just want PEACE, didn't bother about them since they were protected by the Walls, but a tragedy happened as the Wall had been breached and his loved ones died. 

Anger, Sadness, and 'Emptiness?'. Vincent will continue his dream and achieve, The Peace He Desires.

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Tsuki didn't know what to make of the encounter between him and Mugen.

He hasn't been able to speak to Mugen again and it's been a week. He tried to find out some of the powers that the what he calls now Rama but it was unsuccessful.

The only thing he's really gained is he can now use less chakra for the Rama and he has gained more chakra overall from the experience 

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It has been now been 2 weeks since the meeting.

Tsuki is just waking up and is getting ready for training, his father began to train him which made him happier and took his mind of the whole Mugen situation 

He woke up sore from yesterday as his fathers workout was much more than he was used to but soreness helped Tsuki know he was progressing 

He changed from his pyjamas and into his training clothes which where just a black shirt dark red on the outline that where tightly on him but in a material so that he was able to move free that was specifically used for training, and black shorts with the same and the same red on the outline.

He went outside to see his father waiting patiently 

"Good morning Otosan" said Tsuki while slightly bowing 

"Good morning. 10 laps around the training ground as a warm up."

"Hai!"

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"Huff, Huff Huff Huff..."

"Hmph, you say you want to learn kenjutsu but you are not putting enough passion into it."

Tsuki just hung his head down, he really tried. He was sparring against his father and both him and his father knew Tsuki was going to lose very very very badly but Yami didn't put a filter on and said what was on his mind 

He turned around and was walking to his house but Yami before he entered the home turned his head back to Tsuki 

"You did well today." He said that and finally entered the house

Tsuki was elated, he'd never felt a joy like this in his life. His father wasn't one to show emotion even one to give compliments and hive father giving him a compliment made him so happy and made all the training worth it 

After stretching he entered his home with a happy aura around him and his mother washed him in a hot bath.

It was still early in the day around 12am and Tsuki decided to leave his home and go out and play with the other kids 

Tsuki didn't leave the house much but that didn't mean he wasn't social he just doing stuff at home and wanted to get stronger 

He was walking down the street when he saw some older kids bullying a rather frail and skinny boy, throwing stones and sticks at him 

This made him angry as there was one thing that his mother told him often and so it was engraved into his mind so and body just seeing something that differed the goodness that this quote brought 

'Protect those who cannot protect themselves'

It was a simple quote and the fact that it was a quote made him annoyed as for that to be a quote there must be something to hurt those who cannot protect themselves and he didn't like that. He feels like everyone should be strong and bullying people because they weren't isn't nice 

That's what Tsuki thought was happening. He thought because he looked very week and short they bullied them as he looked like easy prey and so Tsuki ran his fastest and one of the bigger kids that was stepping on the boy he used lightning release: lightning shock to throw the boy quite far away but he didn't put all of his power in the punch 

The boy looked at him confused while the rest of the boys that where with the now on the floor bully rushed to the floored bully

Tsuki looked at the boy and asked 

"What's your name?"

"N-naruto"

"Cool, my names Tsuki. Why did those boys hit you?"

"I-I don't know... " this just made Naruto to cry slightly as lots of people hated him for no reason 

Him saying I don't know just made him grow a tick mark on his head as it was like a big conformation that they where bullying him because he was weak.

 "Hey You!"

The bully that was on the floor was now walking towards Tsuki with his followers behind him angry 

Tsuki just looked at him confused and this made the bully even angrier 

"Y-you Don't want to feel the wrath of me! The almighty Yowai!"

Follower 1: "Do you even know who the almighty Yowai is!"

Follower 2: "yeah do you!?"

Yowai: "He mustn't know who I am, if he did he would've already be gone by now. Kid I'm the almighty Yowai! The 3rd best in my class now if you don't want to get beaten into a pulp, skedaddle!"

This just made Tsuki even more angry, the fact that they where in the wrong and are now putting threats to his name just made him grow 50 tick marks and the angry energy that his mum released started to release out of Tsuki and they started to shiver

Oc in Naruto, I’m making this to improve my literature skills and grammatical skills so please if your reading this tell me if something is spelt wrong and if it could be done butter 

Thank you.

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Please read this story :)

When ever my grand parents come it's is so fun. But this year they are taking me to a carnival. Which I honestly only have on friend to bring. You know since on of my neighbors over herd my parents saying that I'm cursed. But you know it's okay. Because I think she is cursed with ugly voodoo doll hair. And you notice not all voodoo dolls have a lot of hair. But my only friend Kennedy she is really nice person. She doesn't believe that I'm cursed. She says that she is just jealous. Kennedy has long curly dark hair, with blues eyes, and she is  light skinned. We been friends since kindergarten. She always stood up for me. When the other kids bully. Because I'm quote on quote cures. We have been friends ever since.

Diana was never loved as a child. By her parents or any one. Only their maid Miranda lives her. They thought of her as misfortune. She had a horrible child hood. She had to get used to hit. Then she met this boy named Andre at the park when she was a little girl. They grew closer and became good friends. Then she was forced to move into a foster home and never got to see him again. Until she turned 29 and celebrated her party at this club and saw him again. They both started to get to know each other after that. But they don’t remember each other from the past. Until later in their relationship they found out they where both looking for each other. When they were separated 18 years ago. Now they are happily in love. Living their life which Diana suppository misfortune. Her family was just cured with bad luck.

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our quote on quote "protagonist"
(To be honest I suck at writing and most of the story will be inconsistent so warning you now you can drop this and don't expect me to fix anything unless it's grammer errors then you might as well fix everything. Also just to disappoint you more I won't update consistently cause I would probably be playing video games and reading actually good novels. Now for random things that are filler cause I probably won't update till next week to which is when I will probably feel like writing this shit novel. So here's something to think about if there is always a darkness that follows a light is there a light that follows the darkness or is it just a one way thing? I mean sometimes a good novel that people can relate to are those that are filled with darkness but still hold onto that little bit of light or ones that try to do good but the way they do things leave them in the dark. I'm probably speaking way out of any kind of terminology but hey it's my novel not yours so you can't actually make me give a fuck. sorry this novel is probably not suited to kids who can't take jokes either but then again some of these jokes everyone is bound to hate me for.

Hey you there if you don't like crappy writing and inconsistent storylines then go somewhere else and yeah I know I'm supposed to attract people with this book but I don't feel like it. And your probably gonna throw up for the first chapter yeah how does it feel not nice right. Also before I forget if it looks like copyright then I'm sorry it's hard to write completely original work I mean look at this all these plot things have been used before and I'm telling you. You can find a better author than me.

The next morning Edwin wakes up. 'Huh I guess wake up at the same time as I did back on earth, speaking of earth I need to gather information to where I am' Edwin looks around.

He is now in a room and around him are 4 more cribs housing 4 more babies. The room is small but from Edwins point of view it was big.

'Hmmm this must be the orphanage, What did lidia say again? The Bright Star orphanage, I wonder why it's called that' Edwin tried to get up but can't due to him being wrapped in a blanket.

'Dammit grow faster' Edwin cursed to himself. Suddenly he felt something wrong with his stomach. Realising that he just excreted Edwin became disappointed in himself.

'Aww man this is embarrassing' he then felt like crying.

'Wait, why do I feel like crying?, Oh no stop no don-' 

"Whaaaaaaaa" Baby Edwin cried which in turn woke up all the other babies and they too cried. Until someone came into the room and started picking up the babies, changing them right away.

'Well I'm not gonna say no to that I need to clean myself up'. Thus began his daily routine of being spoon fed and having his diaper changed. This continued on for five years and in that time Edwin had been Given the name Julius he was also given an education if could call it that. He learned the basic language of the country even though he could understand the language of this world he couldn't speak it which was just odd to Edwin. 

With time in his hands he was able to figure out where he was. The Kingdom he was reincarnated to which to no surprise what with the similarity to Earth's most famous civilization Rome which was located in the west have all of the climates with winter, spring summer and fall. Which became a popular Tourist spot filled with many lakes and mountains. Edwin had to praise the person who monopolized Rome's sights. Surrounded by mountains at its north and south. A sea to the west and a mountain pass that can be easily defended, Rome lived care free. Which attracted more people who wanted to escape this world's war as would most sane people.

This went on for five years and Edwin had begun to grow but like his previous world. His growth was slowed so he was the smallest of his age group. That did invite some bullying from the other kids in the orphanage but with a couple of pulled strings with a bribe here and a bribe there he was able to get the even bigger kids to pick on the little ones.

By the end of his fifth year at the orphanage he had the respect of most of the staff with his friendly smile and manipulative personality as well as fear from the other kids. He was untouchable. 'Easy going now, I'll just ride this train of no responsibilities for as long as I can.

But the ride was cut short. In the calendar year of Rome 13th Spring of 117 A.E he was visited by a potential new family.

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AT THE ROYAL PALACE

In the royal terrarium filled with exotic plants and surrounded by pane glass windows.

The Royal family is enjoying their lunch together with their daughter.

"Darling we really should try to get a butler for Maria It's been a while and she should have a servant that could attend to her needs." Victoria said.

The two Royals have watched and observed their child's growth with care and love is now watching Maria playfully play with her dolls. Maria too had grown taller than Edwin of course with blonde hair and blues eyes. A hint of freckles as well as a cute button nose. She was indeed pretty foreshadowing her future beauty. 'She will indeed have many courtiers when she gets older' Victor thought to himself admiring his daughter.

"But she already has Sebastian," Victor finally answered.

"But Sebastian is not a child, she should play with kids her age" Victoria said looking at Victor.

"Well I did try to Organize a tea party for her, But you objected saying and i quote "Those blood sucking nobles will try to use our daughter for leverage" end quote" Victor said returning Victoria's gaze.

"Well it's true Unless we have another child which is a boy then i would feel even more safe" Victoria said leaning into Victor.

"Fine well look for one Tommorow, Should we bring Maria?" Victor asked.

"Oh that would be a good idea" Victoria beamed.

"So do you want an orphan boy or girl or just a normal commoner?"

"Hmmm… An orphan would be nice, but he has to be able to take care of himself and would need my approval" Victoria said getting up joining Maria in her game of dolls.

"Alrighty then," Victor said Joining them.

(Just a quick note i have dropped my other novel. i have just got bored and lazy with the writing lol)

The Story is about a young University Professor named Edwin who reincarnates into a fantasy like world but in Ancient Rome just with magic and dragons. After dying to a car "Accident". 
Waking up in Horrible fashion Edwin is thrust into the harsh reality of society in ancient Rome but with magic.

If you liked the Novel please leave a review or a suggestion it would certainly help.

(Haha i have a plan this time with a plot that i have more or less planned clearly)

We don't realize many important things untill we loose them.
It sounds like a quote and it truly is a quote that I have been listening and reading in many novels and daily life or movies etc. 
But do you realize many things have already been lost and we are going to loose many more.
Like many other 'Normal' thing we see everyday slowly disappear...like the clear blue sky we see above whenever we lift our heads(if you are outside or on terrace or standing by the window).
Now see it as the days pass and as it is covered in SMOG (SMOKE + FOG).
The place you are now in may not be covered in Smog but look at the surrounding...like me who is in a place surrounded by mountains and sea on one side.
A few miles or Km away i would be seeing Mountains all the time...but they are now covered and not visible now due to smog.
During lockdown we might have noticed fresh air and clear sky...but now again all are covered by smog.
Some said they could see Mt. Everest when they were small kids(as they grew up it also became invisible due to smog) and after lockdown they were able to see it again...but now it too is being again covered in smog as time passes.
Look around and see how much distance and distant objects could you see and compare it with that during Lockdown...You will know the difference.

Shifted to MY CHANCE IN THE APOCALYPTIC WORLD.
Do visit it.
A young man on Earth had the hobby of reading novels...he wished for the world to turn into the same as one of those magical worlds with magical creatures, mages that can fly, mountains that float, waterfalls from the sky...One day thoughts come true...Will he able to face the challenge that awaits him...Will he be able to get past the Apocalypse cause by humans with their activities that destroyed the natural balance of this Planet Earth...Will he be able to survive the Post Apocalyptic world after it....or the challenges he will face after it....
Hi
Due to various reasons I shifted this novel to different name 'MY CHANCE IN THE APOCALYPTIC WORLD' THE was added to the title.
The contents of each chapter is more concise and Grammatical mistakes are corrected.
Thank you for your support.

Regards
KIRAN

Because of the importance and potential length of the next 2 Chapters I'm not gonna post them until Friday or Saturday, and because of that I decided to give you guys a sneak peek, also what I mean to say in relation to the previous chapters is that I'm gonna edit the grammer and style of the chapters to better fit my current skill set, the only chapter that will probably have actual change is chapter 4 as I kinda f up heavily on that one, otherwise all have to say is stay tuned and get hype...

Ps, I have been trying to portray that the Mc is quote on quote evil, but still has his own limits and set of.. you could say guidelines, let me know if I'm doing that correctly.
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I'm currently in a boat, chains holding my hands together, tightly I might add. After the thug put the gun in my face they beat me, hoping to force me into submission, I of course did submit.. for now.

They then had me placed on a cargo ship, going were, I don't know. The only conclusion I had was that they were participants in human trafficking, me being there latest catch, and the crying.. well Im pretty sure we can assume what that was with the present information.

I have done terrible things, but even I had limits, kids were one of them, people like them are completely sick, and when I get out of here I'm gonna make sure to wipe this sickness from the world, I don't care enough to go out of my way saving people even children, however the second they captured me.. well let's just say they're entire business is gonna be falling apart real soon.

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As I was laying down trying to ignore the pain in my wrists, I hear a jingle of keys, and a clicking of a lock, followed by foot steps.

I looked up to see the bastard that got me in this mess, he just looked at me, called over who I assume is a guard given he was holding on to the standard step-dads shotgun in his hands.

He proceeds to bend down and unlock the chains of my wrists. Before leaving he whispered to me in a mocking tone.

"Nothing personal, just business, try to get some sleep, it's gonna be a long couple of days". He then walks off laughing, locking the cage behind him. The guard disappears out of site soon after.

I.. am.. going to kill him, no question.

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It has been two days since I've been at sea stuck as a prisoner, no food, only a sip of water in the morning and then again in the evening.

I was greatly curious, what we're there intentions with these people, these kids.

It doesn't really matter, I'll have my opportunity soon.. real soon.

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Another day has passed. I have been attempting to further exercise my use of the Lumos spell, however their hasn't been much progress, it doesn't help that I have to be constantly vigilant in case someone comes around my cell.

Not much has really happened. I have however finally found out were we are headed, thanks to a small opportunity, I had the chance to talk to the other prisoners aboard the ship, the talk was quite fruitful.

Considering I now know we are headed.. to Britain.

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#Plot based Fic, with some Wish-Fulfillment included#

_Harry Potter Crossover with Wizards of Waverly Place, Twilight, Shadowhunters, Miss Peregrine's home for Peculiar Children, and Game of Thrones._

Note: It is imperative that you read the, -Author POV-, Chapter before continuing, as it will allow you to decide whether or not this is the story for you. Also note that the Gore tag is not for laughs and giggles, at times it will get uncomfortably descriptive. This is unfortunately necessary to bring out the full scope of the Fic, so best believe if your uncomfortable, just think for a second what I'm feeling writing this ****.

Synopsis: 

Disclaimer, this is a fan-fic, so credit goes to original authors. And this is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events and incidents are either the products of the author's imagination or used in a fictional manner. Any resemblance to actual people, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. I don't claim ownership over the Cover Photo.
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There will be plot holes and other grammatical issues, as I'm not a Pro-Writer, but I will try my best to address and fix such issues as soon as I can. No promises, but my goal after a certain point is to be able to write at least 3 Chapters a week.

Halos limang minuto na ang nagdaan pagkagising, pero nakatingin na naman ako sa kisame ng kwarto ko; iniisip ang mga kung anu-anong bagay na palaging bumabagabag sakin tulad ng ano nga ba ang 'kulay' ng mga kulay? Ga'no kaya ka pula ang pula? Na, pag tungtong ko ng highschool, do'n ko lang pala malalaman na 'di limitado sa green ang kulay ng mga dahon, nakakatawa sa iba, oo, pero sa kalagayan ko, imposible talaga 'to para maging isang 'common knowledge'.  Paano, ang common kasi sa mga paningin ko ay parang kung ano ang tawag ng mga 'normal' sa mga makalumang pelikula – Black and White.
      
      Natatawa ako sa sarili ko everytime na ang mga tao, agad-agad ang description sa isang black and white na palabas, ay 'for oldies'-makaluma.     

      Basta black and white, malamang, para sa kanila, makaluma na. Yun ang trip nila e. Hayaan na lang. Kalimutan na lang. Pero 'di ko inaasahang ipapaalala sa'kin 'to ulit nang may pina-panood akong pelikula sa mga estudyante kong mga bata kahapon. 'Di naman ako naba-bother, sadyang napapaisip lang ako kung may mag-iiba ba sa akin, sa buhay ko, kung matino ang mga mata ko? Kaya ba matured akong kumilos at mag-isip ay dahil 'for-oldies' ang paningin ko? For oldies na paningin equals for-oldies na ugali. In other words, Oo, naba-bother ako. Sobra. Mahirap kasi ang maging iba sa paningin ng iba. Lalo naman sigurong mas mahirap na iba ang panigin mo kaysa sa paningin ng iba. Teka ang gulo.
      
     Pangalawang taon ko na ring nagtuturo ngayon sa isang private elementary school kasama ang best friend ko, na kapwa ko teacher. Naisip ko kasi, bilang activity sa mga bago kong hahawakang students, ipapanood ko sa kanila ang isa sa mga bumuo sa childhood ko: The Wizard of Oz, y'ung 1939 version na pinagbidahan ni Judy Garland.  Wala pa rin kasing tatalo sa original version, alam mo 'yon?

     "Kids, we will watch an old movie today. And for your activity later, you will pass a drawing of your favorite scene of the movie. You know, this movie taught me a lot of things when I was your age. I hope this goes the same with you." sabi ko na may tonong handang makipaglaro at ma-engganyo.
 
      "Okay teacher!" sagot nila na mukha namang excited sa mga mangyayari. 
       Sabay kong nanonood ang mga estudyante ko at para bang bumalik din ako sa sariling kong kabataan. Pasulyap sulyap din ako minsan at tinitignan ang mga inosenteng reaksiyon ng mga batang 'to. Nakakatuwa.
     Maya maya, sa isang eksena kung saan si Dorothy, y'ung bidang character sa pelikula, ay nakarating na sa Oz; biglang nagtaas ng kamay ang isang student ko na parang may gustong ipalinaw sa mga nakikita niya at nalilito. Naalala ko, no'ng una ko namang napanood 'to, 'di naman ako nahirapan intindihin kung ano ang nangyayari sa pelikula. Specifically, sa parte na y'un. Malinaw pa sa tubig ulan, lumabas si Dorothy sa farmhouse nila, at nakita niya na siya ay napadpad na sa ibang lugar. Klaro. Pero mabuti na rin siguro 'yan, at least may curiousity ang batang 'to.
  
      "Yes Ethan?"

      "Teacher, I thought we're watching an old movie?" 

      "Oh, yes we are. This movie was released way back, even before I was born. Why did you ask?" 
 
      "Because teacher, it's now in colors." sagot naman ng isa ko pang studyante. 
 
      "What do you mean, Annie?" tanong ko muli.

      "A while ago po kasi teacher, it's for oldies, pero now po it's colorful like my crayons po." sabay taas ng crayon box niya.
 
      "For oldies? "bulong ko sa sarili ko. Mukhang ako ang may kailangang linawin.
 
      "Opo teacher, kaya it's confusing po" sagot ni Annie
 
      "Kids, just continue watching and I'll just clarify something outside." dagdag ko.
 
      "Yes teacher!"

        Dali-dali akong tumakbo palabas ng klase ko para hanapin si Paulo, best friend at co-teacher ko. Sinuwerte naman ako, at padaan rin siya sa hallway kung saan nakapwesto ang homeroom ko. May kagat pang siopao sa bunganga ang hayop.
 
       "Teacher Paulo! Tulong nga dito." sigaw ko na mukhang kakatapos lang mag-almusal.
       "O, napano ka 'tol? May batang nanghipo sa'yo? Ganito 'yan i-demanda mo yung parents. Siopao gusto mo?" 
       "Gago, hindi p'wede 'yun, ako pa-madedemanda diyan. Ilayo mo sa aking yan. Teka! About dun sa Wizard of Oz, may tanong kasi 'yung mga bata."
 "O ano nga?" pangungulit nito.
 
      "Dun kasi sa part na lumabas na ng farmhouse si Dorothy, yung nasa Oz na siya, nalito daw yung mga bata, nung una daw 'for oldies', tapos maya maya parang 'di naman daw." pagka sabi ko n'on, mukhang alam na ni Paulo kung ano ang tinutukoy ko. 
 
     "'Di ko ma-gets ano gustong i-point ng mga bata e." pagkukunwari kong tanong sa kanya.
     "Ahh, ganito kasi 'yan 'tol, sa umpisa kasi, grayscale 'yung mga eksena sa movie; medyo mukhang black and white, parang makaluma, pero sa part na tinukoy mo, nagka-kulay na siya, tulad ng sinabi nila. E alam mo naman –bata, pag black and white pang matanda para sa kanila. Weird nila no? Hahaha!" paliwanag niya na tunog kaawa-awa ang sitwasyon ko at binawi sa isang corny na joke.
      
     "Gago."

      Bata pa lang kami, alam na ni Paulo ang kondisyon kong 'to. Iilang beses na akong napahamak, napahiya at nalungkot dahil dito. At andun siya palagi para ibaling lahat ng yun sa ngiti. Kaso puro kalokohan naman alam nun. Sakit lang ng ulo inaabot ko.  

     "Ba't ka nag-sosorry? Wala yun 'tol. Ayos lang sa'kin. Halika nga dito ikaw mag-explain sa mga bata." pakiusap ko.
 
     "I'm on it chief." sabat ni Paulo na naka salute pa.
 
      Sa tinagal tagal na ng pinagsamahan namin ni Paulo, nasanay na rin ako sa mga maka-outer space at corny niyang mga hirit. Magkapatid na nga turingan namin sa isa't isa. Since, nu'ng araw na lumipat sila ng bahay na tapat s'amin, nag-click kami instantly, seryoso ako, clown siya. Tama nga, kailangan may isang kurimaw sa mag-kakaibigan. Halata namang 'di ako yun.

      Sabagay, 'di naman kasalanan ng mga bata na wala akong ideya ano ang mga kulay. Kung meron man, pamilya lang ng puti at itim ang nakikita ko. Bulag ako, pero 'di gaano. Bulag ako sa kulay, aside from that, maayos at wasto naman ang katawan ko. 

     Ata? Ewan.
  
     Sa kondisyong ito, limitado lang ang kayang makita ng mga mata ko. 'Di ko na – enjoy simula bata ako: ang mga ulap sa isang maliwanag na panahon; Ang mga parol na kislap at kutitap lang ang nagbibigay katangian sa kanila, ang naninilaw raw na pustiso ng lola ko, ang kulay ng medyo maduming kanal, kulay ng sipon ni Paulo, at kung ano pa. 'Di ko naman hinayaang malimitihan din nito ang potensyal ko bilang tao, bilang ako, 'diba? 'Di ako nagpadala sa bigat ng kawalan ng kulay sa buhay. Literal na kulay: asul, berde, pula, lahat. 

     At least sure ako, na itim ang blackboard. 
 
     Kaya, sa tuwing na-papaisip ako kung anong…

     *Toot…Toot…Toot…Toot…*

      Unti-unti kong narealize na kanina pa pala ako nag de-daydream, nag-iisip, at 'di ko namalayan na late na pala ako.

      "Ano'ng oras na?" Tumingin ako sa phone ko na nag-alarm.
      "7:30 a.m."
      "Ugh. Oras na. Kailangan mo nang tumayo. May pasok ka pa Ren." pagpipilit ko sa sarili.

      Agad na akong tumayo at humarap sa salamin, na nasa likod ng nakasarado ko pang pinto, at tinignan ang poster na nakasabit dito, na araw-araw ko nang nakagawiang gawin. Daily ritual kumbaga. Well, 'di naman talaga daily. 
      
      Ito ay kasing laki lang ng isang long bond paper pero matibay na karton 'to. Para siyang kalendaryo pero instead na mga araw o dates, e, mga life quotes ang nakadikit.  Nakasulat sa instruction nito sa bandang itaas ng poster, simple lang naman; Ipi-pikit ko lang ang mata ko, sabay turo ng hintuturo sa kung anumang parte ng poster na'yon. Kung ano ang maturo o madikit sa hintuturo ko, 'yon ang magiging life quote ko sa araw na 'yon.

     Life quote, in terms na p'wedeng d'un umikot ang buhay o 'yung pilosopiya mo pansamantala. At pagka-napili na ang life quote na 'yon, dapat itong tanggalin, at i-peel, kasi sticker lang naman siyang nakadikit sa poster, and life goes on.
 
     Nakita ko lang ito sa isang bookstore n'ung minsang bumibili ako ng materials para sa mga teaching materials ko. Halagang 22 pesos lang naman kaya binili ko na rin, wala namang mawawala.
 
     Ngayon, halos dalawa't kalahating buwan ko na itong ginagamit, kahit nakalaan lang siya para sa isang buwan. Trentang life quotes; isa para sa bawat araw ng isang tipikal na buwan. Napasobra sa dalawang buwan kasi, medyo… medyo tinatamad akong gumamit minsan. Kesyo late na ako. Kesyo 'di ko lang ramdam. At kung ano pang katamaran ko. 
 
     Nung unang beses nga, pagkadilat ko, wala na pala sa poster 'yung daliri ko kaya kung anong pinaka malapit na quote , e 'yun ang ginamit ko. Wala namang nakakakita e. 
 
     'The only constant thing in life, is change.'
       - Chinese Philosopher
 
    Ito lang ang nag-iisang quote na natatandaan ko sa lahat ng mga ginawa kong pag pikit-pili, sa mga lumipas na pagkakataon. Maliban d'un, wala na. Ni 'di ko nga rin matandaan kung may effect nga ba y'ung quote na 'yon sa buhay ko nung araw na 'yon. Nakalimutan ko. Nag-sayang lang ba ako ng 22 pesos? Pambili rin ng overpriced na siomai sa school canteen 'yun.  Masarap pa naman.
 
 Maliban din dun 'di ko na matandaan masyado ang mga napili kong life quotes. Maybe I just didn't give much care? Pero this time,'di na ako magdadalawang isip sa araw na'to. Last quote na rin naman ng poster na'to. Tatamarin pa ba ako? Naisipan ko na rin na h'wag pumikit dahil wala na rin sense kung pipikit pa. Sino ba niloloko ko. 
 
 'Be a rainbow, in someone else's cloud.' 
    - Maya Angelou
 
 Wow. Deep. As usual, hayahay lang nararamdaman ko sa nabunot ko. Siguro dapat 'yung siomai na lang binili ko. Pero kahit papano, nakaramdam naman ako ng sense of accomplishment. Achievement na rin, ata. Pero sa wakas, natapos din ang isang poster nato. Wala ng obligasyon para dito. Kung uulitin ko 'to, 'di ako sigurado. Para kasing nag-aksaya lang naman akong ng oras at pera dito e. Pero ito ang sigurado- malalate na ako.

Hindi magsisimula ang kuwento ko sa isang "noong nakita ko siya", dahil sa totoo lang, nagsimula ito noong nakakita na ako ng kulay.

"Does it matter?" Fang Fang felt uneasy and she switched the topic.
In the past, Fang Fang was not so persistent in taking science subjects. In fact, when she was a child, she was most fearful of mathematics. Thereafter, as she had been greatly affected by this gamble, Fang Fang was completely at odds with mathematics. She was bent on beating the subject. Even as she was selecting subjects in high school, she would insist on science subjects and not think of anything else.
First, Fang Fang wanted to prove herself to this person. Second, she had relied on this quote to persist until today. She was full of confidence.
Fang Fang thought about it this way. Hence, she also wanted to inspire Qiao Nan with this quote so that Qiao Nan would not waste her talent.
Qiao Nan swept her fringe with her hands. "Fang Fang, there's something that I don't know if I should tell you. If I don't, I'm afraid you'll constantly be brainwashed and misrepresent a noble person's original quote. If I do tell, I'm afraid of affecting you negatively. I'm in a fix."
Fang Fang was dumbfounded. "What do you want to tell me? Is it so serious?" Would she be affected just by a few words? She did not believe it!
She thought of the many things that that stinky man said to affect her, including what he said about the selection of subjects on this occasion. That man persuaded her for a long time and insisted that she select humanities instead of science. She snorted and refused to listen. She would definitely do well!
"Yes, what is it?" Tang Mengran ran over to Qiao Nan's side and pulled Qiao Nan's sleeve.
"Tell us. Tell us so that all of us will know."
"The original quote from the noble person?" Zheng Lingling's eyes lit up. "Are you referring to what Albert Einstein said? There is nothing wrong with this quote. I've seen this since primary school."
Qiao Nan pulled her hair and said helplessly, "Have you heard about misinterpretation out of context and generalization?"
"Yes, what about it?" He Yun's curiosity was aroused by Qiao Nan.
Qiao Nan let out a long sigh. "If I didn't remember wrongly, actually, the full quote says, 'Success is ninety-nine percent hard work and one percent genius. Nevertheless, usually, the one percent genius is more important than the ninety-nine percent hard work.'"
Although computers were only prevalent after the 2000s and every household had one, the behavior of 'screenshot' already existed from way before.
She did not know who, in order to encourage students, took a screenshot by directly snapping and posting only half of what Albert Einstein said. It might be done to encourage all the students in the world, but it also bluffed silly kids such as Fang Fang to make them happy.
"Is… is there really such a matter?"
When they heard that the full version of the noble person's famous quote that they had firmly believed in for so many years was, in fact, like this, everyone in the dormitory except for Qiao Nan was dumbfounded, not to mention Fang Fang.
The first half of the quote encouraged people to put in great effort to learn and improve, but the second half was demoralizing. Although only one percent genius was mentioned, it was also talking about congenital talent. Moreover, the famous quote expressed that talent was indeed more important than working hard.
Fang Fang looked like she had been dealt with a big blow. She lost her usual calm composure as tears welled up in her eyes. She looked as if she was about to cry. Qiao Nan had a fright. "Fang Fang, don't panic. You should look at this quote from another perspective. If you wish to become a scientist, you must have that one percent talent. Of course, if you just wish to be a science class student and perform well in your studies, it's actually enough to rely on that ninety-nine percent hard work. The extent of work is different, so the expectations are certainly different."
"Yes, yes, yes! Nan Nan is right. Nan Nan is a very good example. Didn't Nan Nan say that she's actually not talented? She succeeded because of hard work. That's why her results are so good. Fang Fang, we don't need to be sad. Don't cry." Zheng Lingling hugged Fang Fang's shoulders and patted her back. Similar to Qiao Nan, she felt that Fang Fang was going to cry.
He Yun had a face full of heartache. "I feel so gloomy. I'm so furious. I was such a naive and pure child. I can't believe the school has been bluffing us for so many years. I'm so hurt."
"Don't talk about it anymore. I feel disappointed at the mention of this." Tao Zhenqin held her chest. If Nan Nan did not mention it, she would never know the original quote.
"…" Qiao Nan, who accidentally revealed the truth of the matter, did not know what to say at the sight of the situation. What she said not only affected Fang Fang but also the rest of the dormitory residents after all.
"I… I need to calm down alone." Fang Fang, who felt the most hurt, was dumbfounded. She refused to let anyone accompany her during that evening's self-study time. She ran out, found a quiet place, and was prepared to calm down by herself.
As per her previous practice, Qiao Nan continued to revise her studies in the classroom.
Unexpectedly, the senior that was 'rejected' by Qiao Nan last week with a question came looking for her again. "Hi, Qiao Nan. I hope you still remember your senior from the third year."
When she heard the voice, Qiao Nan lifted her head and raised her eyes. "Senior, have you solved that problem?"
The male student hesitated for a while. He then said as a matter of fact. "I didn't solve it." Nevertheless, he already knew the answer.
Initially, the male student intended to bluff Qiao Nan that the problem was solved by him. But at the thought that Qiao Nan's results were so good and she was able to give him such a difficult problem, she might do it again.
He was able to 'solve' it on this occasion. However, if he could not do it again, wouldn't that be too embarrassing?
The male student was most worried that Qiao Nan would immediately throw him another problem after he had just 'resolved' the current one. He could not possibly leave with Qiao Nan's question every time and pass the answer to Qiao Nan a week later, could he?
Hence, the male student thought of another way. "Then, Qiao Nan, a few days have passed. Have you found the answer?"
If Qiao Nan had not been able to resolve it, then he could discuss and examine it together with Qiao Nan. From no solution to having a solution. Wasn't that a good excuse?
Qiao Nan knocked the tip of her pen on the table a few times. She completely ignored those in and out of the classroom who wished to watch the fun. "Senior, judging from the look on your face, you seem to have gained something."
"Yes, I've consulted someone. At the very least, I've managed to find the solution. I've also understood the whole solution. Do you want to go to the library together to decipher this question?"
"Since senior already has the answer, that's good enough." Qiao Nan smiled. Immediately after, she tore a paper. "This question is too difficult. It's not easy to try to solve it. After getting this question, I solved it on the very same day and found its answer. However, as it's too difficult, I'm not confident of my answer. Since senior has already found the correct answer, do you want to read what I wrote first to see if my final answer is the same as what you have? That way, I'll know if I've done it correctly."
"Poof… Cough, cough…" Tang Mengran, who was having some water, directly choked on it. She was coughing non-stop.


Qiao Nan: Crap! I am your biological daughter, yet I am treated as if I was picked up from the streets. In fact, you treat me worse than that!

Mother Qiao: Qiao Nan, you are not as pretty or smart as your elder sister. You are not as blessed as her. You have no right to study, marry, or to have your happiness!

Qiao Nan: Why am I not allowed to study, marry, or to seek my happiness? I will find a man right now and marry him!

Qiao Nan is dumbstruck upon discovering that the man right beside her is a powerful figure in the quad—the person who has the most promising prospects to be the future Chief.

Qiao Nan stares at the well-built man in front of her. He has firm abs and cold, chilling eyes. She swallows the lump in her throat as she says her greetings, "Good Morning, Chief!"

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