Chapter 6: Help from a Stranger
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GICCA'S POV
"Mom, do we have medicine here for, for something, something, that helps the brain?" I can not calm myself while saying this.
We just finished eating our dinner, and I think this is the perfect time to take medicine. I still can't get out of my mind what happened to me earlier before we started the experiment. I'm afraid I might lose my mind completely. Oh God, please no.
Dad frowned in astonishment, "Why? What happened to you? Do you feel sick?" he asked.
We only spend time with dad every night. He works from six in the morning until six in the evening and I do not know what his job is. We are not very close and we do not talk much like I do to Mom. And it's also scary to talk to my Dad, he is a metal-headed man with no heart nor feelings, so I just prefer not to ask. All that matters is that he has a job and he comes home to us. I still have a dad somehow.
I gulped and said, "My head just hurts a bit," and I touched my head to support my lying.
If I tell him about the hallucination sh*t, he would think I am stressing myself at school and for sure it will make him mad. I really hate when he's mad. Nothing good happens when he is mad. Everything is sh*t.
Fortunately, he is STILL not informed about my bad dream the other day. He will definitely throw his anger on me and maybe even throw away my beloved books.
He is the Hulk of this family, but not the incredible one.
Honestly, I don't really stress myself into studying, like I don't bother myself even a little bit. I just don't know why these things are happening to me.
Maybe it's normal or maybe I am going crazy.
"I heard you and your friends are up to an experiment," he said as he took the remote control over the table and then turned on the television.
I scratched my neck, "Uhmm, yes. We are up to an elixir that can revive a dying tree." I said.
He froze for a seconds and slowly put his eyesight on me, "An experiment that can revive?" Astounded he asked.
I know he will be surprised because this is an unusual experiment and he also loves science and experiments and such so he knows how difficult this experiment is.
Mom suddenly intervened with us and placed cookies on the table in front of dad, "Yes, you heard it right, Arnando. It's amazing! what do you think?" she answered the question that was supposed to be mine. "And by the way, she has a new friend today named Eliote. He is also involved in the experiment." she added.
I told mom yesterday about Eliote's participation in the experiment, I don't want her to be surprised why we have a new face with us because she used to see only the four of us together.
It seems that dad's astoundedness disappeared immediately when mom spoke, "Take a rest, Gicca. That is the medicine. You are just tired." he said and looked at the television again.
That's it? Will he not even show how proud he is like what mom did? Because HELLOOO! even he alone could not make that experiment possible.
I just went into my room and mumbled. I wasn't even
able to get a medicine.
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A cold thin air encompassed me. Where am I?
I strolled my gaze around this dark surroundings and realized I am in a very familiar place.
A single street light gave me the hint, but, I do not know where this place is. I do not know how to get in here and I have no idea how I got here... but I am sure that this place is familiar to me.
Have I been here before?
I'm... not sure.
"What happened to them?" An echoing voice of a child alerted me.
I turned to see where that voice came from but I seemed to be the only creature in this area.
"Who was it?" I asked loudly but nobody answered.
My body begins to tremble because of the disquietness inside of me. I don't know why but I think... I think something bad will happen to me... again...
Again?
How come?... I, I mean, why? Why do I think this way? Why do I think rubbish? NEVER IN MY LIFE I'VE EXPERIENCED SOMETHING BAD AS WHAT I'M THINKING.
Self! Please stop!
My head suddenly hurt and it caused me to sat on the side of the street light. "Arrrgh!" I cried as I touch my aching head.
I'm really damaging my brain...
Bunch of crazy things are already happening to me...
I noticed a sticky liquid on my abdomen area. Even though my head hurts I was still able to look at it and was shocked to see it bleeding!
And I slowly felt the pain on my side and I became even weaker.
What the heck is going on?!
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"I don't know, m-mom! It was... it was horrible! I, I felt like dying!" I stated everything I could although I am running out of breath. My tears are flowing.
Mom just saved me again from that killer dream of mine. Everything is too much already! I can't take another sh*ts anymore! It's too much! It's killing me!
"Did you pray before going to bed?" she asked and handed me a glass of water.
"I prayed!" I shouted. I can't take my emotions anymore, my tears, my heartbeat, and all. Everything is killing me.
"M-Mom, I, I think I have a m-mental problem." I added while my tears are still eating me.
"Calm down, Gicca. We will find a way for you to be well." Mom said as she started to become teary. I know how worried she is and I am worried about it too.
She will definitely be broken if something bad happens to me, and I don't wanna see her crying because of me. I wanna fix this, I wanna fix myself for my mom.
My dream seemed real, I felt the pain and nervousness, I am hallucinating craps. I AM LITERALLY BEING TORTURED BY THE SITUATION. And it also hurts my mom.
I must find a way to stop this b*llsh*ts illness.
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Today is another school day. I have already calmed myself but I know my illness would attack me any moment now. I just have to be prepared to avoid embarrassment.
Hallucination awareness, I must say.
And I have made a plan today for a cure to this unknown illness or disorder or what you call it. And I will make sure that this b*llsh*t happening to me will be over soon.
"Okay, class dismissed." the last professor dismissed us.
It's lunch time and this is the perfect time for my plan.
"We can't continue our elixir 'cause we are loaded this week," Lance coldy said as he grabbed his bag and stood up in his seat.
"Then we must free ourselves next week because we cannot stop the due date of the competition. We cannot extend it." Rique said.
"That's probably the right thing to do," Ali agreed and stood up as well.
"I agree. Don't worry, our unfinished work is safe with me." I said.
"When's the due date?" Eliote suddenly entered. Oh, I forgot we are seatmates.
"Two weeks from now," Rique answered and gave Eliote a thumbs up for no reason.
I noticed Rique and Eliote understand each other a bit, and Rique looks comfortable with Eliote. I guess he just found a perfect buddy with the same vibe as his. Maybe he won't doubt Eliote anymore, but Ali and Lance still treat him the same.
And anyway, the four of us are okay now after what I did last day.
After our talk, we already walked to the cafeteria to have lunch. Eliote was left in the room, I know he wanted to have lunch with us because he has no friend in this university to have lunch with, he was just really shy to approach us.
And I don't wanna be his hero, although I am hospitable. I just don't want Ali and Lance to sulk with me again. I know they are not yet comfortable with Eliote and they hate him.
We were in the middle of walking when I remembered my plan.
HOLY SHOOT!
"Guys wait, I forgot something. Go and grab your lunch without me." I said as I stopped walking.
Lance frowned, "What did you forget?" he asked.
"Something," I said.
"What is that something?" he asked again.
"Nothing important," I said.
He rolled his eyes and it's cute, "Then just go back to it after our lunch," he then grabbed my hand and pulled me to walk with him.
I heard Rique and Ali giggled to what they witnessed and I blushed a lot because of what Lance did. But wait, wait, wait, I should not be tempted. I promised myself I will make my plan now.
"Lance, wait." I stopped and took off my hand from him, "Please, have lunch without me." I seriously said.
He still forced me to have lunch with them but in the end my decision was followed. I really want to be with them but my plan is more important.
Urgh, Lance is rarely sweet and then I wasted it. Never mind, I'll just grab the opportunity next time, hopefully it will happen again.
I ran towards our classroom and gasped as I approached Eliote. He is just sitting on the corner while on his cellphone, looking like he has no intention of taking his lunch.
"Eliote," I called his name.
He looked at me and, "Hmm, I thought you—" he was speaking but I cut his words.
"I need your help." I said.
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