A PERFECTLY NON-NORMAL LIFE

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Almost every human being wants to experience or once experienced a high school life that is amazing and extraordinary. You get drunk, be involved in fights, smoking cigarettes and maybe the most beautiful thing is girls. Some make out with them and some has dozens of them, but sometimes it all depends on your status and looks especially your popularity. Most girls don’t even bother on looking at an ugly and not so popular guy. Just as everyone is living their high school life to the fullest, Nico is right there studying hard to give his grandparents the payment and appreciation they deserve. The bell rang and it signals the end of the day’s studying. Nico gathered all his stuff and put it in his backpack. It was another normal day for him, after studying for a day in the Oak-Safe Academy he will go down to the department store he works in and then go back home to his loving grandparents. As Nico finished putting his stuff in his backpack, a group of students wearing blood-red varsity jackets entered the room and started bullying the weak students and unfortunately, Nico is one of them. He is quite known as the weakest and most fragile among all of the students in the academy. Nico is the only one who finished a 100-meter dash in 17 seconds and he can’t even lift a 2-kilogram sack of rice. Nico flung his backpack onto his shoulders and began to walk to the back to exit there. But as he was about to get out, the bullies blocked his way with a menacing smirk in their faces. Nico looked up and saw their smirking faces which terrified him immediately. “C-Can you p-please step aside? Please?” asked a stuttering Nico. The bullied laughed at him. Nico was about to force his way through when someone grabbed both of his arms and threw him back into the room. The bullies laughed as Nico groaned in pain. He is enduring this treatment for about 3 years now and he can’t do anything about it since he is powerless to do so. He looked up with his expression still at pain and saw Gerard, the school’s best player of baseball. Gerard is widely known as the “Prodigy “because of his outstanding record in baseball as a pitcher. And another, he is the main bully inside this academy. The academy can’t move a finger since they all couldn’t afford to expel a great player like Gerard who gave nothing but pride to the academy. Nico was about to stand when Gerard kicked his chest and it knocked the air out of Nico. Gerard and his men laughed hard as they watched Nico struggling for air. “That’s what you get for disrespecting us, you inferior creature!” taunted Gerard. Nico, even though still gasping for air looked at Gerard. “Your head is too big; you need to deflate it.” says a struggling Nico, then he smirked. Gerard gritted his teeth and approached Nico with his fists balled and fumed with anger. He was about to punch Nico who was ready for it in the face when someone came rushing in the room. It was a girl with short brown hair that is tied up in a ponytail and was wearing a cheerleader outfit with pompoms still intact on her hands and she was panting. “Gerard Quinton! Get out of this room right now! Take your smelly pets with you!” yelled an infuriated girl who quickly and angrily walked towards the group. She stood in front of Gerard and rolled her eyes on him then she went on to check on Nico. Gerard grinned. “Protecting a weakling like him, eh?” mocked Gerard as the girl carefully helped Nico get up but Nico slapped her hands away from him. The girl was shocked as Nico stood up but still clutching his chest. Nico then exited the room while limping. Gerard’s men laughed. “I’m telling you this because I love you. Please, do not involve yourself with those kinds of people. You’ll just taint your image as the most beautiful cheerleader, right boys!?” asked Gerard cheerfully as his men burst into cheering. “Now, Mikey, will you choose that weakling Nico or me who is a famous athlete?” Gerard asked as he looked back at his men with a grin. The girl named Mikey smirked and looked at Gerard’s eyes. She walked towards him with a seducing walk and with her hands all laced behind her. Gerard felt flustered, his face turned red. Finally, Mikey reached Gerard. She gently stroked her hands on his neck and face. And now, Mikey is closing her face to Gerard’s, maybe going for a kiss. He closed his eyes and waited for her lips to touch his. But Mikey misdirected her face and put her lips near Gerard’s left ear. “I’d rather choose a weakling like him than you who only have muscles for brains.” whispered Mikey and she giggled. When Gerard is about to rise his head, Mikey suddenly pulled it down hard and raised her knee and it hit Gerard right in the nose. Mikey then kicked the crotch of Gerard. “Good luck on having kids, bastard.” taunted Mikey as she let out her tongue to insult them one more time as she ran out of the room. Gerard’s men gathered around him to tend to him while he laid on the floor, groaning in pain. Meanwhile, Nico is now near the department store he is working in despite the fact that he was just kicked hard on the chest earlier. He is hoping that Mikey won’t get mad at him for slapping her hands like that. He just can’t take it any more. Mikey has always been there since the start of his high school. She is the one responsible on protecting him when getting bullied. And now that he is 16-year-old now, he feels embarrassed to the fact that he still needs to be protected by a girl. Even if he doesn’t look like it, he still holds pride in himself. Nico entered the store and quickly went to the staff room where he changed into his work uniform which is just a white polo-shirt, black pants and a yellow apron that has printed writings and it says, “HELLO, WELCOME TO OAKSHOPPING” then his name “NICO RICHARDS ‘STORE STOCKER’ “ And there he went on and started his work as usual. Nico roamed through sections and aisles, restocking the products on the shelves. He was now at the food aisle where he is stacking cans of sardines when loud voices came and was approaching him quickly. He looked behind him and saw someone running with a woman chasing him. The man bumped into Nico which caused Nico to fall on the stacks of sardine cans. It was a painful landing. Nico looked at the man, he was holding a purse. Nico then looked at the direction where the man came from and saw a lady running and screaming. “Thief!” yelled the lady. With one look at the man, Nico quickly grabbed the man’s hood. And as expected, Nico can’t hold on very long since the man is too strong for him, but he has to hold on. The man stood up with Nico in tow and ran even though Nico is still clinging on to his hoodie. As they turned right, Nico slammed into a shelf that made dozens of jars fall and shatter. It was complete chaos, but Nico does not have any intention on letting go as this may be the only thing he can do, be dragged by the man to slow him down. He is not a battle smart guy so stopping this man is impossible, but for some reason he came up with something. The man continued to run as fast as he can, and no one dared to stop him. Nico then initiated the idea he come up with, he planted his feet on the ground and it stopped the thief, Nico then pulled the hood and it made the man lean backwards. And as the man leaned backwards, Nico grabbed the man’s face and quickly dragged it to the ground, pinning the man down. Nico then sat on the man’s chest while panting and clutching parts of his body that hurts. Being slammed into shelves and floor and being kicked on the chest earlier is too much for Nico to handle with his weak body. Then finally, the store security has arrived, even though they’re late, Nico appreciated it. He stood up and immediately fell back on his knees due to exhaustion. Some staffs carried Nico up and flung his shoulders onto their necks and went their way to the staff room. The lady who was the victim of the thief stood in front of Nico. “Thank you, brave boy.” thanked the lady and suddenly rubbed the head of Nico. Nico felt great, being complimented as a brave one even though he’s weak makes hum want to cry. But crying comes later as his consciousness suddenly fades. With cold thing dripping on his forehead, Nico opened his eyes, his vision is blurry. He slowly sat up and looked around. He was now in his home and his grandmother is on his right cleaning up the materials she used on cleaning Nico as he was knocked out cold. Nico stood up, he tried to walked but he is wobbling then in just seconds he dropped back down on his knees. His head feels like being spun hundreds of times; Nico never felt this kind of dizziness before. “How are you feeling, Coco?” asked his grandmother. Nico smiled and seemed like all the pain on his body just disappeared. Coco. The nickname his grandmother gave him since she always thought that Nico is boring name even though she is the one who named him that. “Yep, I’m fine and I think I can take down 2 more thieves.” boasted Nico. When someone suddenly hit the top of his head with a fist. He scratched his head and looked up, it was his grandfather. “Don’t get too cocky, i***t. Just because you brought down a low-class criminal doesn’t mean you get to be arrogant and full of yourself.” scolded his grandfather and hit Nico’s head once more. His grandfather sat down and turned on the TV. That’s when Nico noticed that he was in the living room. His grandmother must’ve told his workmates to just lie him there on the sofa since Nico’s room is not a typical room for guest to come in. Nico’s grandfather turned the volume of the TV up, the sound of the incoming breaking news tune rang loud that it made Nico’s head practically burst. “Hey old gramps! Turn down the volume a little, please.” begged Nico but his grandfather just smirked. When his grandfather does not seem to listen. Nico stood up, still wobbling and headed to his room. And when he was about to enter his room, he heard the news anchor’s report. “Mike, I am here today at another crime scene. Just like every murder case in the past few weeks, the victim cannot be distinguished since the only ones that are left are his or her bones….” The disturbing news went on. Nico just went inside trying not to think about those hideous murders. Who would leave a skeleton where only strands of flesh are left on the bones and with blood in its surroundings? That kind of mystery is up to the police and investigators and it is none of his business, that’s what Nico thought. He opened the door of his room and flipped the switch. It revealed a messy and smelly room. With socks, clothes and papers all over the floor. Nico admitted to himself that he didn’t clean his room in 3 months. He is a slob, that’s what his grandmother thinks. He closed the door and lied down on his bed. Every part of his body is aching. His grandmother suddenly knocked on the door asking him to eat but Nico declined it and said he doesn’t have the appetite to eat in his condition right now so he will just sleep. And there, Nico slept. In his dreams, he was running on the streets and was constantly looking back. His long red hair is being blown by the cold breeze. He is slowly running out of breath; he feels nothing but fear. He doesn’t even feel exhausted or about to die, he is just afraid of something. He ran through alleyways and eventually stopped because of a dead end. He looked behind him and saw a black entity slowly walking towards him. Nico threw every thing he could find near him. And once he threw his last pipe, Nico started to retreat but was blocked by the wall. He tried to struggle, but it was too late. The black is now above him and spreading like crazy. Nico screamed at the top of his lungs as the black entity swallowed him whole. That’s when he woke up, cold sweat dripping all over his body and he was panting and gasping for air. Nico stood up and wiped the sweat out of his face when a loud bang suddenly burst out and Nico jumped backwards as he was startled. “Coco! How long do you plan on sleeping! It is already 7:30 in the morning!” yelled his angry grandmother. Nico let out a sigh of relief. “Yes. Coming.” answered Nico. He quickly washed his face and changed into his uniform. His body still hurts but not as much like last night. Since he is already late, he just grabbed a toast from the plate on the table and went outside. He ran until he reached the academy. Fortunately, he made it in time. The time went on as usual and the bell rang. Nico was about to head to his work when he was approached by Mikey. Due to his embarrassment, he took off without talking to her. And as Nico turned to his left, he bumped into a rather hard wall. He stumbled down and groaned. When he was about to look up, he was knocked out of conscious. An hour or maybe a day has passed, Nico lost track of time as he opened his eyes just to see only in his left eye. In just a minute, he felt the excruciating pain throughout his body. Nico immediately realized that he was tied up by chains and he was inside a abandoned warehouse. He looked in front of him and heard dozens of footsteps and a laugh that is familiar. The moonlight shone on the face of the laughing guy and it revealed someone and Nico is somehow not surprised. It was Gerard and his men. They kidnapped Nico, brought him into a abandoned warehouse where they are currently torturing him. “What do you think you’re doing!? Don’t you know the consequences of this?!” screamed Nico and Gerard just laughed. Gerard is now in front of Nico and he squeezed the swollen face of Nico. The grip is proof that he is a national-class pitcher. “Listen here weakling. I don’t care about the consequences since no one will ever know. All I want is you to disappear and Mikey will be finally mine, get it? “ says a angry Gerard and he spat on Nico’s face then punched him in the stomach. Nico groaned in pain. And then Gerard noticed that Nico is trying to whisper something, maybe his last words. He grinned. “You don’t deserve her, bitch.” whispered Nico. Gerard gritted his teeth and his anger skyrocketed. With all the frustration and hatred, he is feeling he punched Nico repeatedly. “And…. You’re…. Saying…... That…. You… Are the one, huh?! “ bellowed a furious Gerard. Gerard then ordered his men to beat Nico to death, none hesitated and all of them launched at Nico. They were enjoying themselves when the doors of the warehouse suddenly closed. They stopped the beating and looked around. Nico in the other hand was breathing heavily and is barely able to breathe. As Gerard and the others are finding their way out, a voice suddenly spoke to Nico. “Do you want to be strong? Do you want to get your revenge? Answer. “ says the low and growling voice. It was a surprise that Gerard wasn’t able to hear this growling voice, but Nico said whatever. “I can offer you strength. I can offer you power. I can offer you almost anything, just lend me your strength.” says the growling voice again. Nico giggled silently even though every inhale he takes, his body is painfully reacting to it. Nico then thought to himself. “I can’t die here. It’s too early. I haven’t accomplished my promise yet. Even if this offer is from a demon, I wouldn’t hesitate to accept it for my own survival. “ “Alright, I’ll accept the offer. We’ll discuss the conditions tomorrow, let’s teach these guys a lesson first. But don’t kill them.” says Nico. Gerard and his men looked at him and thought he was going insane, but then Gerard picked up a pipe with a sharp tip and launched an attack on Nico, this time he is going for the kill. The growling voice which whom Nico is talking to earlier giggled. “Hey, look up.” says the voice. Nico looked up and saw a black object falling towards his face. And as the black object landed on his face, Gerard has now successfully stabbed through Nico with the pipe. Gerard laughed. “Mikey is officially mine now, see you loser.” taunted Gerard. The object that fell on Nico’s face suddenly wrapped around half of his face and covering his mouth except for his eyes and head. The black object continued to crawl down Nico’s body like the one he read. And in just seconds, the black thing is now wrapped all over his body. Nico somehow felt strong and powerful. It was like the power itself is coursing through his veins, and another weird thing, he is growling like a monster. Nico then pulled his arms until the chains comes off and landed on the floor with loud clanging sounds. Gerard and his men looked at it and saw a monster-like figure standing in front of Gerard. It was still as tall as Nico. Nico can see them cowering and he can hear them, but what’s weird is that his body is moving on its own. In normal situations, Nico will absolutely feel remorse to these guys. But they went too far, he maybe made a deal with a devil but it is for him to teach these bullies a lesson. The black thing suddenly spread its arms wide and sharp claws suddenly emerged from each fingertip of the monster. As the black monster approached Gerard, he slowly retreated. And then, the monster suddenly let out a loud roar that knocked Gerard off his feet and he stared at the black monster as it was looking down on him. The monster showed its razor-sharp fangs and Gerard can see the anger in Nico’s eyes. “Now, let’s eat.” says the monster with a loud growling voice.
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