Goddess' venting toy

"Boom"

With half-sandwich in my mouth and the other half between me and the ground, I lay face down to the ground in the middle of nowhere.

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A few minutes earlier,

I took my bicycle and rode it as if my life depended on it. Why? It's pretty simple; I didn't want to face her wrath. Even imagining the consequences of being late sent chills through my spine. No! There is no way I can't be late; I don't have a choice. I will do whatever it takes, even if I have to surpass immeasurable hurdles, even if I have to exhaust myself to death, I won't even let the heavens stop me. I would rather face them than be late. Just how much was I terrified?

Gliding through the winds, I was riding my bicycle at top speed as if to surpass everybody. Soon enough, I became anxious, 'What if I were late?' I dispelled the thought as soon as it was created; Too dangerous. I couldn't even imagine the consequences of this question; it was just too terrifying.

I drove fast and faster, seemingly reaching my top speed. Anticipating that I could get to my destination on time, I put my hands in my pocket and took out my cell phone to check the time. What I saw nearly popped my eyes out; my body went numb, and for a second, horror seeped into me. Then, looking at the time, I realized there was no way I would make it in time.

The more I thought about it, the more chills I started to feel. No! No!! No!!! There is no way I was going to let this happen. Damn! It looks like I have to take that route. There is no way I will reach the place in time if I go through the usual course; that route is the only option left.

I was riding straight along the road when I suddenly changed my path. Very few people, almost none, took this path. This path had an eerie feeling to it. I would not have taken this path if not for my situation.

I was alone on the path; it was peculiar. I sometimes wondered if this path is haunted by ghosts or something like that as people avoided it despite its shortcut. Heck, even I would have avoided it if I were not late. I don't know how to describe the feeling, but this path has a weird vibe.

Halfway through the path, I pulled out my cell phone again. Although I was a little frightened due to being alone on this path, my joy for possibly reaching in time far surpassed it. HAHA, I knew it; even the heavens can't stop me; I am saved!

I was riding my bicycle and now eating the sandwich that I didn't have the chance to eat earlier. I was happy. For a moment, I thought maybe 'Goddess of luck wasn't that bad, well that was the last time I ever had this thought. Then, to snatch away my newfound happiness, a big rock came in front of me. I tried to take control of my bicycle, but it was too late.

I was sent into the air, just like a rocket. The only difference was that I was flying in the air instead of the rocket. Cool right? I was so shocked by the events that I only realized my situation after a few moments. Then, coming back to the present, I found myself lying on the ground with my face down.

I had only one thought, Goddess of luck, what did I do to provoke you? After all, today's whole day was unlucky for me. So I couldn't help but think; maybe… somehow I offended the divine being damn! Goddess to believe you would take revenge on this little one…, so childish.

I was furious at the Goddess; even if I did something to provoke her, she should have been a good elder and forgive me for my ignorance, aren't gods supposed to be benevolent;

but it looks like she is one of those arrogant gods. Ah! To think the one and only Goddess of Luck would have such a personality, my luck was terrible.

I tried to look at the sky, seemingly wanting to see the heavens, but I realized I couldn't. I tried getting up but wasn't able to. I wasn't even able to lift my finger. I didn't know why? But it seemed like an unknown force was holding me down. Damn! I will get late. What is happening?

Even in this situation, the consequences of reaching late troubled me more than my current situation. Was reaching late really more terrifying than anything? 100% yes, there is no doubt about that. If it weren't, I wouldn't have, no matter what, enjoyed my breakfast before leaving the house.

As a few minutes passed, I started becoming more and more scared, my situation did not improve at all, and time continued to pass.

Tick tick...

I am unfortunate. To think a day like this would come, where I, the great one- would be laying like a log in the middle of nowhere and becoming more and more terrified and frightened as each second passed. Pathetic!

I didn't know what I did to piss off the Goddess, but it shouldn't have been so bad. At least she should have pitied me. It looks like she must be of minor status in God's community and bullied by those above her, and is now venting out on me. To think I would become a venting toy for a Goddess, I didn't have words to describe the situation.

*SOB*

*SOB*

After a few minutes, I stopped becoming more scared; instead, the feeling of helplessness started arising inside me. Realizing that now there was little chance left of me in reaching in time, a sense of depression started dominating me.

*SOB*

*SOB*

I heard a crying sound of a little girl. I heard it before but chose to ignore it. After all, I had just started to fall into depression. How could I have concentrated on the sound? But now, the sound became more prominent. Even if I wanted to ignore it, I couldn't. It was loud.

I heard a few faint footsteps. I couldn't see them. After all, I was lying there with my face down. But hearing the sounds, I could make out there were two people among whom one was the crying little girl. I could sense them approaching me.

"Don't cry. I will fix it up, I promise."

*SOB*

"…!"

The more they approached, the more their sounds became more apparent. I could hear the girl crying loudly now and even able to listen to a husky voice containing helplessness trying to console her, most likely her grandpa.

I wanted to get up and bash the head of this girl. Shouldn't she think about others before crying? What if someone went deaf because of her? But, unfortunately, I couldn't even lift my finger. To even think of standing up in this situation was just foolishness.

Suddenly the footsteps seemed to have stopped, looks like they had noticed me. Finally, I thought I could now escape my weird situation and ask for help.

"You can't fix it! Don't try deceiving me. *SOB*."

"I am not deceiving you. I promise I will."

"…!"

I thought they had stopped since they had noticed me, but I realized I was wrong. Both of them hadn't even seen me yet!!! Hey, IDIOTS, open your eyes. A man is lying in the middle of the road in front of you. Do you even have eyes? I wanted to scream on top of my lungs at the two morons standing in front of me. But, unfortunately, my pathetic situation didn't allow me to do that.

I could only helplessly lay there like a good log and hear these two idiots unwillingly. One is crying, and one is trying to console her. I now stopped paying attention to what was going on. I thought maybe living like a god log wasn't bad after all. You can just lay all day around. Also, you can sleep and lay again even after waking up again. What was more that you get the ability to float too, so excellent!!. I thought I had found true happiness.

But never is my happiness long-lived. It has been like this ever since I became the venting toy of that damn Goddess [only since today].

The strange duo noticed me as if they wanted to snatch my happiness and disturb my life as a good log.

"Nyx, don't you think someone is eavesdropping on us for long!"

"Hmm..., someone eavesdropping on Nyx. Who is it? Show yourself!!!."

The girl named Nyx immediately stopped crying after hearing the old man. What's more, she immediately started blaming me for eavesdropping on her. But, unfortunately, that old man was also up to no good as I heard him blaming me.

I am laying like a good log here. First of all, you both don't pretend to notice me, then start making noises over my head to disturb me. Then, if that couldn't satisfy you both, you go ahead accuse me. You have no humanity!

"You will have to pay the price of the crime you committed"

"Wait-"

"…!"

The old man spoke in a deep voice. The voice sent a chill through my body. I have never been so frightened by something before, if not for a girl speaking back, I don't know what would have happened to me…

TO BE CONTINUED…

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