Antithetic's Tale

Chapter 17

Dwight's POV

"Are you insane ?!" I just watched Kriziah as she spun around in my chair.

"What did you think and did you help Athena ?! Look at your wounds!" He says.

"Stop over reacting." I told him. Only my hand is injured.

"Dwight naman. Why are you helping her?" He gently asked me.

"I just want to." I answer him.

"But it is not written in the book, Dwight. It's against her fate." He explained to me. I know.

"I know that what I am doing can change the content of the book but I know that the end of the book I wrote can not be changed ---" He could not continue because he spoke immediately.

"Yes, I'm sorry. I know, that won't change but please, take care of yourself.

"Go home Kriziah, I'll take care of myself." I told him. He sniffed and left my room.

     Kriziah is my, err friend?

      I looked at the wound on my hand. She's really powerful. I thought that it is impossible for her to give me wounds because of her attack, but I'm wrong.

[Athena's POV]

"Why didn't you come in for 2 days ?!" I covered my ears. Here we go again.

"Yes indeed! Lian and I are worried about you!" I just continued my walk.

"Huwaa, did you know I had nothing to copy on Friday ?! Huhuhu." Annoying chicken says.

"Yes! Is Dwight the one next to me then! It's scary to copy!" Daldalita moaned. I had little interest when I heard Dwight's name.

"That's really scary isn't it? The pogi pogi is still there." Said the chicken.

"Kyaaa! Yes indeed! I was crushed that way, it looks like mumu is scary!" Said daldalita.

"Hahahaha." They laughed together as we entered the room.

     Dwight's gaze met me. I don't care actually but there is something unusual with his stare.

"Settle down." I sat down and Sir Arthur went to the front to discuss. I don't care so I just looked out the window. I find the view more senseful that his lectures.

      I was only looking out the window for two hours, I could also feel someone staring at me. Maybe it's Dwight.

    When sir Arthur left the front to go to his other class, I also got up and went in Dwight's direction.

"Something to say?" I asked him. I could feel the critical gaze of our classmates.

"Nothing." He replied. I raised an eyebrow at him.

"What's with the stare?" I will ask.

"Nothing." He replied again, he is being senseless so I left.

"Wow. Are you close?" Daldalita inquired as soon as I got back to my seat. The chicken is on the whiteboard while drawing what a map.

"No." I answer while looking out the window.

"Seriously, you're still fine. Aren't you afraid to talk to him?" He asked again.

"Aren't you afraid of me?" I will ask. He put his index finger on his senses and pretended to think.

"Maybe if you didn't save me I would be afraid of you, but I know you are kind." He said with a smile. There is something with my heart. Something that I can't explain. Happiness is torturing my body because of what she said.

"Ayiiie, he's thrilled." He teased me. I just smiled at him.

"Yun oh! I smiled at you." He said happily so our classmates turned their attention to us. I immediately removed the smile from my lips.

"Oh, shut up." I said once looking out the window again. She's insane.

"Hey I have ichichika with you two." Chicken said while fiddling with his cellphone.

"Do you know Zephyr Crawford?" I was surprised by what the chicken asked.

"Hey! That pogi!" These two are really different, they are too blinded by a person's external characteristics. Tsk.

"This oh! Look at this picture! It's scattered on the school's website. He has a girl with him and he's still from there." I snatched the chicken's cellphone from the chatter. Work ?!

      My eyes widened when I saw Zephyr coming from me. Who captured this?

"Who is that woman? Huhu" the chicken asked.

"Who took this photo?" I asked them.

"Wow, do you know Zephyr?" Chicken asked me in amazement.

"Answer my query first." I command.

"Me of course! I'm that stalker. Hihi." He said with a shudder. Insane.

     Are people really like this? Infatuation makes their world catastrophic.

"Facts about humanity." Suddenly I said. They turned their attention to me.

"Oh what?" They asked the same question.

"They are all stupid." They frowned at me.

"You can be stupid. You are also human." Laughing said daldalita.

"I am not ---" I wondered what I would answer.

"---like you." I just said. I am not a human nor anything. I don't know 'what' I am. "

"All right, how did you say that person is stupid?" Daldalita asked me in surprise.

"Your thoughts, it is full of stupidity. Full of wrongs and lies. Full of things that will never help you live. Full of nonsense people." My answer. They both sucked.

"You know Athena, people are not stupid, they are just confused with whom and where they will believe and listen." Chicken's reasoning.

"And that's why you're stupid." I said. They frowned.

"Why don't you just think of yourself alone? Stupidity starts when you listen to others opinion rather than your thoughts. Happiness starts when you stop giving your concern to others." I said. They nodded.

"Because we can't help but listen to others." Daldalita said.

"Yes, you can't avoid that but that doesn't mean that those things will bring you confusion. Listen only to yourself." I said. Honestly, to myself it must be said. Without their words, I wouldn't be confused right now. I am listening to them thats why I am thinking and thinking, solving and solving.

     I'm not listening to my self alone, I am considering other's thoughts.

"Edi wow." They both laughed at the same time.

"You know there is only one truth in the world ---" said the chicken while looking at me seriously. I waited for him to say something.

"I'm beautiful. That's all" daldalita slapped him with his hand.

"You bwiset! I thought what!" Daldalita still beats him.

     Why did I have a friend like this?

     Wait? What did I say? Friend? When else did I have a friend ?!

"Why? I'm really beautiful!" Chicken defense.

"Dream on." I said softly.

"It's bad!" Nakangusong he said. Disgusting.

"Good morning class." They arranged to sit when prof. Antonette.

"Die." My classmates were shocked by what he said.

"Ma'am ?!" One of my classmates said something shocking.

"I want you all dead." He said scary. Well, I am not afraid.

"What are you saying ?!" Chicken asked angrily.

"Nothing, I am just reading someone's thoughts." He said once looking at me.

     The hell is her problem? That isn't my thoughts nor my wish.

"Not literally." He said with a smile. My classmates took refuge. Who the hell is Antonette?

"Since you are two days absent, Athena, go infront." He says. I followed him because I wanted to and I was in the mood.

"Do you face the adversities of the world?" He asked. This is my favorite class actually, because it doesn't talk about architecture. It's more on, people and reality.

"I accept chaos, I'm not sure whether it accepts me." I smiled in response. I am not afraid of things.

"Why? Isn't it hard to accept the tribulations, Athena?"

"I would rather live in a world where my life is surrounded by mystery than live in a world so small that my mind could comprehend it. So, I do accept tribulations without any hesitation, prof." My answer. I know everytime I speak, I impress her.

"Do you want to change your answer?"

"Only idiots refuse to change their minds. So, yeah, I changed my mind." I smiled again answer.

     I saw Dwight look sharp at me. He's weird, I've already asked him if he wants to say anything but he says nothing. Now, he is looking at me like he wants to tell me something through his eyes.

"Why would I face it if it is not for me? I am not stupid. I am not a hero to solve the world's mysteries, dilemma and catastrophe. I am merely a nobody. I literally nothing." I answer slowly.

"What if you are the cause of this adversities? What if it is your fate to solve it?" He asked. Why is she questioning me? It's more like she knows something that I don't know.

"Then, I'll change my own fate. I will write my own book." I answered while staring at Dwight. The emotion in his eyes changed and was immediately replaced by anger. I know the ending of the book of my fate, it is too obvious. But I am not dumb, I am not stupid not to change it. It is my fate, and my fate cannot be written in any form of writing.

"I am too lazy to solve the world's dilemma. Besides, there's a lot of people who can and who will do that for me." I smiled and said again. The whole classroom was quiet and only the two of us, prof. Antonette speaks.

"And what if you are the cause of the chaos?" He raised an eyebrow at me.

"I've told you, I am nothing. And 'nothing' can't cause anything. Whatever happen, happens. I don't care. It's the world's decision if something catastrophic happen." I was still staring at Dwight.

"Okay, another question, probably the last question. And uh, we did this last Thursday and Friday that's why I am asking you now." Explanation by prof. Antonette. I was suddenly curious what Dwight could answer. I will not be surprised by the answers of Daldalita and Manok, they are stupid and they are not interesting nor senseful.

"People with their lives, what is your perception about that?" He asked seriously.

"Ever more people today have the means to live, but no meaning to live for." My answer.

"This world is a freakin 'survival game. You have to withstand all the trials. And the greatest prize is happiness." I said while looking at prof. Antonette.

"To be happy, we must not be too concerned with others, meaning, when you are at the game of life, you should be selfish. Mind yourself alone." I said seriously looking at Dwight.

"Selfish? Why?"

"Answer your own darn questions. I am not studying to answer all of your question." I said in disgust. I'm too lazy to talk and I'm already singing.

"Relax" he said laughing.

"People think I'm a miserable sod but it's only because I get asked such bloody miserable questions, prof. Antonette." I said while sitting in my chair. I have too much to say.

"Hugot!" Chicken and chatter said to me at the same time when I sat down. Here we go again.

"Cut it off, morons." I told them. They giggled and at the same time covered their mouths.

"Okay, you know Dwight's perspectives about earth right?" Prof. Antonette they all nodded.

"I recorded it." Prof. Antonette once took out her cellphone. He turned it around for a moment and the speaker stabbed him.

"I can't help thinking that there are only one or two ways of being brought into this world, but there are so many f****d-up ways of leaving it." I heard Dwight's voice on the speaker saying these words.

"Oh, Dwight. Don't dare to escape. I'll be sad." My classmates laughed because of what Prof. Antonette. They are all idiots. Dwight insulted prof. Antonette looks. I know that there is something with what she said to Dwight. The three of us looked at each other. They both smirked at me.

     Prof. approached me. Antonette and took my notebook.

     He dropped it when he finished writing and left immediately.

      I picked up my notebook and looked at what he had written.

"The trust of the innocent is the liar's most useful tool, Athena.”