1. Black God (Part 1)

║▌│║▌║▌█ 𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊 𓆩♡𓆪 𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊 ║▌║█║▌▌║▌

Why do you read something like fiction when I'm here for you?

The standards may arise like snow petals on a crow or a fattening volcano.

But do you ever know that my heart is beating for your untold...desires, thoughts, likings, fragrances, interests, feelings, and so on and on...

I think I'm IN LOVE with you, Dear.

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[PRESENT]

Ethan Pov:ฅ^•ﻌ•^ฅ

Hi! I'm Ethan. Have you ever come up with a situation where you are at the edge of a cliff with a panic attack? Or In the crisis to kill yourself to escape from this instant?

Ofc u were. Don't you?

I think I'm in this mentioned situation rn. If I have a chance I just want to be a turnip or maybe a mushroom. Yeah, mushroom sounds good.

∆∆ I never knew this type of time would come ahead.∆∆

Lol! I'm having a typical and indescribable humor. It neither helped me nor the others.

Ethan Brick. They call me Ethan Brick.

I'm studying Computer Science, Second Year in the HighZed University. In the same city where my abode is. No one, no one in my home thought that I could make it to any University. Even myself. I'm not a good grader. So, their dreams are now flying with my achivement. But to say, I've been an outcast. Upto tenth grade, I'm well known for my 'stand boy' personality.

And I don't know what happened after that. I've been befriended by the most well-built Bully, Ryan Sille. I, at first, felt strange and uncommon in his behavior. However, he became a friend that I could rely on, at the the worst time.

Ryan is a big Gangsta who once bullied me for no reason. Even with all of that. I accepted him because, he unknowingly turned me into the person whom I always dreamed to be.

Like how the dreams scatter if not treasured properly, he too walked away, like 'sand which lies near the beach'. Slowly drifted into the water.

I have no idea that I will be seeing the Great Black God in this University.

The one whom I wished not to see even in a nightmare, the one whom I considered as a thin air that passes through- 'whenever you walk past, in the autumn'. Yes, for me, he is like an autumn. Between Summer and Winter, the fall of the leaves on the wet road, in the early morning- even before the Sunrise, I see him.

He's an Autumn in the Frost.

Yellow, Orange, Red, and Brown that you see during autumn, are the shades that I saw in him. Mesmerising yet Mazing.

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Rn, I'm standing in our university stadium which is beside our sports ground with him.

It's Raining heavily...I sensed our clothes are already wet. Probably, drenched when we ran ourselves from the middle of the game. It's just us. Maybe others too, as we could hear crickets and cicadas buzzing. It's so pleasant until...

He spoke.

"I'm in Love..."

His sudden confession made my heart go weak. What's with this? It's like a typhoon. So sudden too. It is expected but-

I waited for him to complete.

"...With you"

He finished.

My brain went numb. My wet fingers started shaking. Sudden lump in my throat had made me impotent to speak.

My eyes widened.

I want to hear it once more. Like for real? Literally, did I even listen right? FR?

Noah LIKES ME??

"What?" That is all I could say. Yes, I know I'm such a pain in the air.

He giggles. "Why do you pretend as if you didn't listen? If you want I can tell you again. I love you, Ethan." He smiles. His eyes are shining with the light tint on his cheeks.

It's the last sentence for me. Am I even on this planet so called Earth? Or?...

"What's wrong with you? Why are you saying it to me?" Yes, yes, I could kill myself but rn my mouth is just blabbering on its own.

"Huh! Ethan. I know you are funny but not this muc~ " He pauses. Looked at his feet for a while. Kept the basketball which is in his hands aside and came towards me.

"I said it to you because the person I like is you." Said while holding my arms. Straightly, digging his chartreuse eyes into mine.

The water is dropping from his wet hair and falling on my watch. I just can't take it. This Noah is so so so imaginary from my reality.

His smile. Gosh! It's just a smile but why it is making me flutter? Wait, this feeling....is it?

•|•Reversing the time and the feeling- to cherish the things which we love the most, is audible. Our Ethan whose mind is now crawling BACK to 'THREE YEARS', feels the sound under the lump. Maybe, maybe what he saw years ago can rinse him in peace for now. In that way, maybe he can treat his opened wounds and calm his thumping Heart and also can avoid the reality in front of him. •|•

No one Pov:ฅ^•ﻌ•^ฅ (Three Years Back)

The Morning was filled with the scent of wet soil, water drops are slowly falling from the green leaves. Roses bloom, hibiscuses grew, and at a very far corner, hides a small carnation seed with all other various, different flowers.

It's the August after the summer, before July.

(Tring Tring Tring Tring Tring Tring)

"Oh god! This alarm." offs the alarm. "I should tell mom to take it off. As I'm in high schoo~~~" Ethan pauses after seeing the clock.

"Shoot! I'm late" shouting all over, he quickly ran to the bathroom.

5 minutes after----

"Ma! Ma! Ma!" Ethan came down from his room, searching for his beloved mom after dressing up. But little did he know he isn't wearing the right paired socks.

"What's it, honey? Don't shout at home" his mother who is already dressed up warned while settling her bag.

"What? Are you already going? Where is my Breakfast? Why didn't you wake me up? I'm late for the first da~~~" cut off by her mother who just kept a loaf of bread in his mouth, giving death glares.

"Sorry" quickly ran to his plate to finish his breakfast.

"Honey! I'm leaving. Don't forget to lock the door while leaving and...." is all that Ethan could hear from his 'running late' mother.

After 10 minutes---

Ethan Pov:ฅ^•ﻌ•^ฅ

God! This is heck. How could I ever oversleep?

That too occasionally on the first day of high school.

Guess! I'm done today.

After using my Ben 10's XLR8 wheels, I was at the entrance of my school.

What is it? Isn't it 10:00 already? Why gates are open?

I curiously went inside.

Walking in, I realized many students are still outside, roaming around. Is school timings changed? What? With no information? Well, I'm not informed yet about it.

It's good. Walking in the middle of the whole crowd to enter into the building, I got this sensation-

Why I'm getting that protagonist lights? Yes, why? It's like a drum roll is playing in bg.

Then, Let me quickly introduce myself to you.

Hi! I'm Ethan. Ethan Brick. I'm seventeen. Well, from today, I'm a Senior high school student. As you see my MBTI is (fake coughs) let's keep it secret between us. So don't tell to anyone.

It's INFPT. But I'll voice out as I'm ENSP.

There are so many people who aren't interested because of my MBTI.

I'm a bit lacking in these things. Like making friends. Hhahhha. Cope up with me.

"Hey, you" I heard someone calling, me?

Ryan Sille, a bully from my past school. He is even in my Elementary. Why is he even here?

He's 180 feet tall, blonde haired, light freckles on his face. His brows always stays low in frown. He has well built muscles too. I say, he can just lift a 70kg male with his one hand.

But first, why he is calling me? Please don't pick me for your silly fights. Please, please, God. It's my first day.

While holding for my dear life. I am now in front of him. I slowly lifted my head for a glance. I was frightened like a chick when he pulled up his hand abruptly. I closed my eyes and kept my hands firmly ahead, to stop a punch. But~

"Boi. You are from our class. Stand here. So that the gang could be seen bold" he instead patted my head softly.

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Wait! What?

What the hell? I thought I'm going to get beat up. But, Ryan kept me beside him, just to show that his gang is overnumbered and strong.

Oh god! Show some mercy. It's unexpected.

"Your name... Ethania? What is Your name?" asked me while keeping his hands on my shoulder.

Ethania? Huh! When did you even have the guts to change my name into that, you Ryan?

"Oii, Ethania? Or wh~~"

"It's just Ethan." I said before he can complete.

"Whom we are going to have fun with?" Said Merina while coming with Heria to join us with their folded hands.

"JUNIORS" Lian shouted freaking loudly.

My ears. It's my ears who is beside his damn mouth.

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"Hey, boi" Finally after a long time, the one who Ryan wants to pick has been seen.

Thank God we could go afterwards quickly.

"Come here" ordered Ryan harshly.

I was in wonder, looking at the mentioned boy who was captured by our Gangleader after waiting and seeing the 'n' number of students passing.

The boy was wearing all black.

Black shoes with white laces, black trousers, black long-sleeved shirt. God! Is he a black God?

Not wearing a uniform on the very first day?

"What's your name?" Asked Heria while coming in front.

One second passed

Two seconds passed

Three seconds passed

Four seconds passed

Five seconds passed

Oho no! He is going to be beaten up.

Six seconds pass~~~

"Noah. I'm Noah Mathew" he said. His voice sounded a bit cold. But soft at the same time.

Still not lifting his head.

"Lift your damn head" shouted Lian.

I don't know for some reason he checked his watch before following the order.

Suspicious Black God.

"Yes." His sharp eyes stared at Lian's. He isn't frowning or exclaiming. "What can I do?" is all he did say.

"Go and have 20 laps. The School ground" Lian ordered.

Twenty freaking laps? Are they going to have fun by seeing a boy suffer?

"I..." Shut the crap, Ethan! Why are you involving? I closed my mouth before anyone can notice.

"Leave him" said Ryan cutting off my words.

"But..."

"He is Christian" whispered back to Lian.

So! Now they are going to bully based on religion?

Caste discrimination?

Thank God I'm a senior with them but...

"Isn't it 10, already? Why are you..." I invested.

"What? Ethan right? Yeah Ethan, don't joke in the early morning. It's only 8:20" Merina scoffed with her crazy laugh.

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AM I FOOLED AGAIN? BY MY DAD?

PAPAÀAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA. (Internally shouting with a Poker face)