The cat disappeared into the night after the rainfall.
You're not sure what you were expecting, it was most likely a lost cat of someone, whom by now probably returned to its owner after staying in your place for the night. You wake up drowsily on your bed, knocked out on the bed sheets. Maybe rain last night soothed your ever-curious soul, You didn't manage to find the cat anywhere inside your room, just like how Alice looked around, expecting to find the Cheshire cat, who had disappeared without a trace.
You didn't want to get up just yet, your limbs were tired and stuck to the bed like glue, and it was like someone swapped your spine with an old grandma’s spine. Yet, because of capitalism, (not really). You had to wake up.
Expecting to hear 127 cracks in your bones, you got up with the strength of a sloth and pushed back the door. As always, your mother was working late. She had a rare, happy expression on her face, not that one expression people always do when they win the lottery. Its the more ‘The sun is shining, the birds are singing and I am happy!’ expression. Your not quite sure what had happened to her after one day, but good for her.
You just sat on the chair, absentmindedly. The TV, which you swore was from 2 decades away was highlighting today’s sponsor, NordVPN- Ahem, sorry.
Was highlighting the cool temperature left behind by the sudden rainfall and the sunny day that ensued after. The cerulean sky was lit up by the sun, clear with no traces of clouds lingering by. The clock read 7:25 A.M.
You're not sure why the clock used American time as if the rest of the world hadn't been using the 24-hour clock time, isn't this Japan anyway?? Is this a souvenir bought by one of your relatives? Though you had a feeling this wasn't why your mother was brightened up.
The full plate was brought down on the table. It was one of those mornings when both of you woke up early, and your mother had already prepared breakfast. The dish wasnt your favourite, but it wasnt like you despised it with the rage of a thousand suns, you just ate it. She said your name.
“I’ve enrolled you in a school!”
You probably spat out your food in a shocked state. How did you get in? You didn't do the entrance exam for any school? How did she enroll you? Also, what school enrolls students in the middle of the semester? You were peacefully living your life as a home-schooled student and background character without any friends, only to break that five-year streak? Middle school was horrible for you; you were never noticed, and people always overlooked you during attendance. Most friendships with other people did not last long, because you had an inkling that they didn't care much about you.
You were always alone from birth.
So middle school was middle school, but you don't know whether high school will be worse or better. With everything that has happened in your life, change has always been a scary thing for you. You always saw it as a negative thing. You were no stranger to change, but living without for so long made you feel immune to life’s random things, which used to happen. When everything changed that fateful day. For such a random thing to happen in your life was unknown and scary.
And that led you to seek dangerous methods outside of your comfort zone. You would constantly go to random groups on the internet as well, safe to say you did encounter a couple of questionable cults and whatnot.
Everything was black and white to you, with hues of grey.
And perhaps you will dream of seeing the kaleidoscope of colours that embrace your life when you have a human connection. Romantic or platonic, but unfiltered, raw feelings and emotions that course through your veins. You may feel afraid of change, but perhaps within you, you have yearned for it all along, a connection that makes you feel alive, that yes, you were never ignored after all.
To be never be noticed.. Was something you felt and were used to all your life.
So you pray and hope that everything will remain the same as before.
Change is not something you can attempt easily in your life. Even if you are social or not, you will always remain a bystander in your own life. Never something special to showcase, just an ordinary teenager.
It's fine, high school is only for education anyway. I don't need to bother about other things.
If it makes my mother happy, then I'll do it for her.
Your mother was ecstatic, taking your silence as a yes.
On the other hand, Saiki was dealing with not-so-favourable circumstances. With one student (who unfortunately knew of his psychic situation), Aka the perverted student who was obsessed with girls’ panty colours for some reason, the infamous Toritsuka. After getting a new student in the middle of the semester. Another transfer student decided to join. New whispers and chaos, and rumors were circulating about this student.
Multiple speech bubbles appeared in his head and around him.
“I hope they don't end up being like that other transfer creep.. ”
“Are they hot?” Mr. Fish Lips said, Nobody ever liked him, just clarifying…
“I heard they were quite plain actually”...
“Another transfer student? Right! I hope they'll be one of us as friends!” said Teruhashi upon being asked about a topic. Typically, Teruhashi, in her mind, was more like “just another lame student.” One could say she was judging too early, although she was accurately correct in her description of you.
If something such as ‘new’ happens, there will be vultures that prey upon it.
“Heh… another person in the dark reunion’s schemes..”
Kaidou mumbled near Saiki, a dramatic scene ensues wherever this kid with eighth-grade syndrome goes. And Nendou, as usual, was empty-headed.
As plot armour goes, you ended up being inside the classroom where the main characters reside, it would’ve been more accurate if you were in the classroom where side characters are, or perhaps on another floor entirely. But the Universe hates you.
To say you were nervous was an understatement of the year, having not much social interaction outside of the cashier in your local market, nor the random old neighbour of yours that would ask how you were. So this was a big change in your life, and you hated it. The anxiety that bubbled in your stomach was not pleasant at all. Changes always meant unpredictable results, and you never liked it when something never went the way you wanted it to. Whether you got a lower score in your tests than intended or suddenly grew distant from your friendships, change never went well for you.
Quite a few students were roaming the halls. You switched out your shoes at the shoe cubicles and looked around, It's not like you knew the directions to your class, and you had to ask someone. Oh, the woes of unwanted social interaction, although it was necessary.
It's not that you can find someone approachable. Either someone looks average and you chicken out, or they're some protagonist that scared you off. Just like the brightly coloured redhead (quite literally) exercising in the halls. You can feel the heat radiating off him literally.
Or the fact you somehow opened the doors to a literal cult, (you were sure it was a cult! Or some sort of dedicated club). Dark room with the tables around to form a rectangular shape around the statue of a beautiful girl. The wall on the other hand was filled with pictures that resembled the statue, And a big sign called…
Nope, you hadn't bothered to stay any longer.
You had sworn you were no longer going to be around questionable groups like that any more, much less of an innocent poor girl.
Shutting the door closed, you turn around to face a person in front of you.