Antithetic's Tale

Chapter 23

"Where have you been?" I was holding my chest when I heard Ion's voice behind me. I was about to open the door of our house but he suddenly spoke.

"Why are you there?" When I asked him again, what was he doing behind my back? Why does he seem tired and sweaty?

"Answer my question." He said seriously. I forgot that we were fighting. Wait? Are we going to be enemies?

"I'm jogging." I'm sorry, they also invited me to chicken and chatter to jog but I did not agree. I can also use those two.

"You?" I asked him afterward. He looked at me and went straight into the house. He was angry.

I just bent down and went inside the house to take a bath. It's six o'clock, as far as I know, it's seven o'clock now. I was just right. I took a shower and left as well. Ion left earlier than I did. He didn't even look at me or say goodbye.

When I arrived at the school, the faces of chickens and chatter immediately appeared on me.

"ATHENA!" I closed my eyes in annoyance. These two are really really attention seekers. They are very fond of shouting and they do not listen to those who hear them.

"Damn you." I was kind to both of them.

"Good morning too!" They said at the same time. Should I bring the two of them in Mreine? To somehow infect them with seriousness. It's as if I can remove their tongue from Willows.

"Athena I'm thrilled! Let's go to the room!" They overtook me suddenly. I was still tired because I ran this morning. I hate them.

I stopped in front of our door. What's this?

Dwight is singing and strumming his guitar?

"Awful! My Dwight's voice is thrilling!" I heard the chicken say. Daldalita hit him.

"That's mine!" He says here. I don't get them. When 'brother' Ion was first they fantasized, secondly Zephyr and now Dwight?

"He suddenly took the guitar from one of our classmates and then he sang. Seriously!" Said the chicken. What is the function of this Dwight? Nothing is special with his voice, maybe there is, but I am not captivated with it. They are both the same who know how to sing.

"The coldness of his voice. I'm going to faint." Oa na sabi ni daldalita.

Dire I went straight into our room. I don't care about anything so I didn't even look at Dwight. He is singing for no one and I don't have any business there.

I sat in the chair I always sat on, next to the window. I just looked out the window because it was more reasonable

rather than mess with my two noisy friends. Yes, my friend.

Dwight suddenly stopped singing because I could no longer hear his voice. I didn't know anything so I didn't look back, I just went to my desk and slept.

"Clarke!" I can hear our teacher shouting but I don't know. I just want to close my eyes all day. They definitely think I'm sleeping.

"Hey, Athena." I was shaken by someone. The voice is daldalita.

I decided to raise my head and look badly at our professor I did not know.

"Why are you sleeping here in my class, Athena Clarke?" He reciprocated the evil I thought.

I stood up and approached him. I just stared at it.

"Answer my question, Ms. Clarke." I still did not speak and just looked at him.

"Athena." He threatened.

"Don't you think that sleeping is more reasonable than listening to you?" I asked him which surprised him.

"What are you saying?" He asked me. It's a good thing he doesn't shout because I'm really going to leave him.

"I haven't slept yet, you'd already taught us those lessons. Now tell me, is it reasonable listening things you've already heard than sleeping because you haven't slept yet? Will those you teach prolong my life? Can it help? Is that in the world? " I have a serious question.

"I'm just helping you." He was right.

"Will I be happy there? Will my life be long?" I asked him again.

"Uhm, no but-." He replied. I smiled at him fake.

"Now, let me sleep." I told him and went back to my seat to close my eyes. I can't sleep but I can relax by just closing my eyes.

He continued teaching and just let me sleep.

I also closed my eyes for a few hours. When I heard the voice of prof. Antonette, I raised my head and a bad look greeted her. I don't know why he wrote those words in my notebook. Who's she? I don't have any idea.

"Class, since this is your last sem and probably your last year in college, we will be having a retreat. The whole architecture department." Prof. Antonette. All my classmates except Dwight and I shouted. I don't even know what a retreat is. I turned to Dwight to see his reaction.

He is just facing the window with no expression. He is always like this but he is more expression less this time.

"Athena." Two loud noises whispered to me. Daldalita is next to me so she shakes me.

"What the?" He smiled and let go of my arm.

"Seriously! I have a lot of food to eat. Dad has a job again!" Daldalita said happily.

Jensen's life is very far from Lian's life. Lian and I live in the same village and their house is beautiful. But Jensen's life is very hard to handle. He told me about his life. She is not the usual girl who studies in a private university. He is a scholar and he can only be proud of his intellect. He also said that his father would lose his job. Sometimes they stop eating because they have no money to buy. They endure everything. They also do not have electricity in their house. They only have a water line. He also does not bury money when his father is unemployed. He just walks even though their house is far from the school. I salute them for that, they can survive even without money. That's what I want to happen all over the world. I want them to experience Lian's life.

"Oh? What's his job?" The chicken asked him.

Lian's life is not that wealthy, they still experience ups and downs. But they still manage to buy dresses and clothes every weekend. Unlike Jensen who only sleeps hungry on weekends.

"He's a janitor in a company. Seriously! The pogi seemed to be the one who gave him the job. I told him he would take me. Hahahaha." I heard daldalita say. Is it possible that his father is Mang Agoy?

"What is your parents' name?" I asked him.

"Augustus and Ailyn. Agoy and Ai ai are their nicknames." He says. That means his father is probably Mang Agoy.

"P1000 is enough. We will be there for 3 days, we will also have a field trip at the same time. That is one of the school owner's property that's why it's free. You just have to pay for your foods." Explained by prof Antonette. Napairap ako, given the fact that we are actually paying for our tuition. Does it still have to be paid? A piece of plain paper is controlling this world huh.

He said many more things just like what should be brought and what should not be. She wants us to bond. I also found out that there are only 36 students in the architecture department. 14 from us and 22 from the other side. I suddenly remembered what Thyra said that architecture was also her course. I did not mind to check who the people in the other class were because I did not know them.

My whole day ended with nonsense. It's twelve o'clock in the morning so I'm starting to get ready for Dwight and I's training. I haven't slept yet because I even made a floor plan of a 3 storey building. I have been sleepless for two days annoying.

I was waiting for someone to jump on my veranda but it was 30 minutes ago but still nothing. So I jumped on my veranda and walked into the forest. I walk fast because we should have talked first. Surprisingly, I am not sleepy right now. Even though I have not slept for 24 hours.

I feel something suspicious so I turned around behind me while walking. I was close to the forest but only now did I feel it. There was no suspicion there so I walked again.

I turned my back again as I was in front of the forest. I finally went in there and went to the middle of the forest.

Far away, I saw Dwight and Kriziah talking. I was only a few meters away from them when they looked at me. Kriziah smiled at me and Dwight averted her eyes.

"Why didn't you fetch me?" I asked Dwight. He stared and stared. What is his problem?

"Hey, answer me." I told him again as he passed me and walked to a tree and climbed there.

"Dwight?" I was a little annoyed when I called his name.

"What does it feel to be ignored?" I was surprised when he suddenly spoke. I could not see his face because it was covered with leaf shadows and because it was night. But I could feel the annoyance in his voice.

"What do you mean?" I asked him in surprise.

"Athena, let us start." Kriziah suddenly interrupted our conversation. I nodded at him and left Dwight's seat. I do not understand him but he will take care of it.

"Beat your score." He told me as he set up his timer.

We walked again to the edge of the forest, Dwight just quietly following us.

"START!" I accelerated my pace. I need to beat that score so I can prove something to them.

As I ran, I thought. Why am I not going through any potholes or traps? This is a forest and it is impossible without it. I just run flat and I feel when I hit a tree, it avoids. Who does this?

I just kept running, I could see Kriziah on my side and running too. But where is Dwight? I rolled my eyes as I ran and searched for that ice.

"She's not coming!" Kriziah shouted as she ran. I bowed while running, now what is really his problem with me?

I have seen the farthest center of the forest. The lake where I used to drink. There is a large leaf that blocks and serves as its gate.

After the sweaty run. I lay on the ground breathlessly. Kriziah gave me a bottle of water.

I drank it and looked for Dwight. Why does that person's mood suddenly change.

"1 hour, 7 minutes, 45 seconds and 4 milliseconds." Said Kriziah. He approached me and showed me the screen of his cellphone.

"Beat this time again, tomorrow." He told me. I just nodded at him. I also notice that I was more tired yesterday than today.

He leaned against a tree so I got up and went to Dwight.

"What's your problem?" I asked him. He stared at me.

"You really don't know how to appreciate things, huh?" He told me. What the hell is he talking about?

"What do you mean?" I frowned at him. He looked in the other direction.

"The was the first time." He says. Why doesn't he just correct what he says?

"What is it?"

"That was my first time singing and even playing guitar." He says. What is his problem there.

"And then?" I raised an eyebrow at him.

"That was for you for pete's sake and you just ignored that!"