A Speck of Blood
After a second thought, sitting in the staff room wasn't boring at all. I smiled brightly as the sun shined through the window into my eyes. Although it seemed annoying, but it was better than the air conditioner hitting your face. The good news for today were that my session with my class wasn't the first, so I got a perfect chance to sit down and relax. The second good news were that I am alone in the staff room which meant I can take a nap.
I purred like a cat stretching my body on the sofa in the corner as I shut my eyes slowly. The sofa was so fluffy perhaps it was more soft than my bed. Giggling as fast shtougts came out of my mind, as fast I fell asleep.
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Smelling what seemed like grilled fish made my stomach growl in hunger, but that isn't grilled fish.... My eyes widened in shock and fear as I saw two people burning alive in front of my two eyes. My heart heated fastly as a teardrop escaped my eye lid. Why am I crying? I didn't know whether I should be shocked at the view itself or at the reason I was crying. I felt deep dejection although I didn't know why am I sad at strangers' death... My heart suddenly skipped a beat as the word 'stranger' was repeated melodicallly in my mind. Something felt not right, why am I not moving? I must help them! Trying to move, my body felt numb dragging me down. At this point, i cannot take any further steps or movement, all what I can do is to see two poeple burning to death. I didn't know the reason for this, but my mind was obsessed with helping those two people whom their faces were hidden. At least I can call for help, I took in a deep breath, "HELP!" I screamed, "FIRE! SOMEBODY HELP US HERE!"
As much as I screamed, nobody came. I tried to move my body around to have the breath to scream so that I cannot suffocate, unfortunately, I came to the truth that I couldn't hear my own voice. Hopelessly, I turned back around to look at those people before getting the shock that they were no longer human beings. There were ashs instead.
I screeched in utter devastation holding my head as my body started to shiver violently. I just couldn't believe what happened in front of my eyes... I was in the end helpless and useless. I heard those words before, yet I was currently unable to recognize where or when. Uncontrollably, tears flooded out of my eyes through my face. Soon enough, I realized that I am personally suffocating. I tired to take in my breath, but no matter how much I tried to inhale oxygen in, there was no use. My vision started blurring no matter how much I tried suppressing that from happening. Involuntarily, I fell on the ground, beginning to lose consciousness. I am probably going to follow you in heavens... I do deserve it after all...
"Midori...Midori..." I heard a familiar masculine voice calling my name, but I was in no shaper or mentality to try and thing for whom did it belong. What is the use of knowing anyways when I'm going to die? "No, you won't. Midori....Midori!"
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"MIDORI!" I shrieked in alert as I swiftly risen into a sitting position realizing that I went too deep in sleep on the staff room's sofa. Worst timing to have such dreams... The minute I realized my whereabouts, I found a face so close to mine staring at me. Dans's face. His eye brows knitted; his face was holding a sullen look as well. As much as I hated the distance between our faces, I have never seen him with such a serious expression before.
"What is that?" He spoke pointing at my cheek before realizing that tears were still flooding at my cheeks.
"You were moaning in pain during all the time you were sleeping... Are you okay?" Said Yura. To be honest, now that you mentioned it, I never though that my nightmares would take over me physically too.
"Yeah, yeah. I'm fine..." I replied in a dazzle as my mind was trying to figure out an explanation for what was happening.
"Are you seriously fine?" Said Dans raisng an eybrow, "Or are you brushing us off?" His tone didn't seem well at all. Metamorphically, his voice deepened as he started glaring at me in displeasure. I never thought soemthing as silly as that would turn his mood upside down. Don't tell me..... Was he worried about me? Or no, it's my silly imagination. I must have been reading many stories these days. "Crying in your sleep is not an indication for something good at all. That means you are in forlorn pain!" He scolded me raising his voice, "And you are carelessly speaking of it as--"
A man with lavender violet hair form the staff members interfered Dans jumping in the conversation grabbing Dans's arm tightly, "That's enough, Dans." He spoke, "She probably doesn't want to talk about it. Do not force her." He demanded looking at him in the eyes.
Dans sighed , "I guess you are right..." he said turning back to face me, " I am sorry about that, I just don't like seeing people cry in front of me, then acting as if it's nothing; it's heart-etching.
I nodded hoping this conversation would end. I tried looking away avoiding to have contact with any of the staff members before having a sight of the clock hanged on the wall in front of me. Oh my Lord! I am already late on my class for two minutes! I gasped in shock, "I must leave now!" I exclaimed grabbing my things from my desk, "I'm late on my class!" I said holding the door knob before hearing Madelin calling my name.
I turned around finding the two men in a staring contest at each other where Madelin waving at me and standing in the corner, "Midori, if you ever need to speak with us, we all are always here for you. So do not hesitate to come to us if you are not feeling well." Smiling vibrantly, she stated confidently, "And sorry about earlier too, Tehee~" she winked making for me a 'V' victory gesture with her hand. She reminded me of a certain someone. I wonder who would that person be....
I smiled back at her and then left out of the staff room dashing to my class. I was honestly grateful that none of the students were present at the corridor or else, they could have seen how crazily I was running; it seemed as if I've broken out of an asylum. Holding my class's doorknob, I entered.
Oh? Oh? Oh? And yes, I am repeating my thought thrice. Chris was literally standing on the desk on a single leg, raising the other to his head with his eyes shut. It seems he was making soem sort of Yoga, but that was in the wrong place I guess. I sweatdropped, clearing my thought fakingly just to grab their attention. Within a moment, all the students took their seats, but as for Chris, he got out of his posture, but remain standing on the desk. He finally turned around realizing my presence, "Oh, hey there Mrs. Midori. Good Afternoon!" He beamed at me waving. Too early to say that. Note the sarcasm.
I moved my head downwards hopelessly, well, I'm always hopeless,so what's the difference? The class seemed having an extra spice of irksome today. "Okay, I will act as if I haven't seen anything right here, so may you please sit on the chair-" like proper human beings, I thought, "before I move my head up." Completing my sentence with a lower voice. I seriously wasn't in a good mood for that.
Thankfully, Taynis was sitting with a poker face staring at my direction, or rather staring blankly at the 'wall' in my direction. Turning to the board, I held my marker and began writing today's lesson objectives. Rotating back, I saw the whole class literally putting their heads on the desk, even Taynis. Planning for a nap, huh? I went to the chair raising it from the ground, then throwing it from my hands on the ground as it hit with a loud thud, loud enough to startle them up. "Please focus with me. Literature is no fun."
Opening my book, having them doing the same, I asked Thomas to start reading for us as I followed up with him from my own book. Glancing up from my book for a moment to check their attentiveness, they all seemed following up too, but Taynis....
Ahh, I sighed moving slowly closer to him. His face was on the desk; he was surely sleeping. Although I wanted to raise his spirits, but it was my duty to make him track higher records too.
I leaned closer to him taking in a deep breath getting ready for teaching him a good lesson not to sleep during my class. "TAYNIS--"
Unexpectedly, I was interrupted by a thunderous bang before the second I started feeling a sharp pain near my left shoulder. I haven't felt this feeling before. It was stinging and throbbing, more importantly, it was bleeding. Looking back at him, I saw a pistol that was still being pointed at at me by him. Taynis? H-how come? I couldn't believe my own eyes for that I never expected such a thing to be even present with him.....
"AH!!" I winced in pain. I could do nothing as my legs have failed me, falling on my knees, and followed by a piercing scream from the class's students. And yes, it was all like that dream.... my eyes started blurring as my thoughts faded away.... Am I really going to survive this suffering of an endless pain? Blood started dropping increasingly as well as I couldn't hold my consciousness any longer; I couldn't endure that aching pain either...
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TAYNIS'S POV:
I never thought I would be using that pistol. More shockingly, using it against my teacher. I have always held it for the means of security... at least for nothing as bad as 'that' to happen to me again. I was bewildered as my heartbeats could have been heard. Seeing all the students evacuating and screaming around the school saying that I am a terrorist. They must have gotten the false impression, but as it is happening now, they are right. Yes, I seemed like a terrorist. Mrs. Midori woke me up from my sleep in the worst way. I didn't realize that I was sleeping at school. I have picked up my pistol firing it on her thinking of her as a terrorist. Into he end, I am the actual one. My hands started shaking unable to maintain my posture. I didn't know whether is should run away and to be considered as a murderer or to face the consequences and explain.. but who will believe me? Surely no one will. I froze dazzled in my place looking at Mrs. Midori's body-to-be-corpse in front of me. As soon as the class was empty, Mr. Dans and Mrs. Madelin entered the class running at her with distress.
Mr. Dans crouched down on his knees beside her body checking out her pulse, then looking back at Mrs. Madelin, "Luckily, there is a pulse," he stated in a deep, what seemed like a mad tone, "Go and call an ambulance and the school nurse as well." Mrs. Madeline nodded back at him, rushing out of the class.
Mr. Dans didn't move an inch from his posture and kept his gaze on Mrs. Midori. "So you think I haven't noticed your presence?" I was immediately creeped and froze on the chair unable to take out any words. He flashed me a glare from the corner of his eyes sinister enough to bring down a mountain by itself. That wasn't a normal glare though; the look in his eyes were almost a raging beast who just came out of a cage. Getting goosebumps, I stuttered. They came in for a whole minute and never gave me any look, but with Mr. Dans expression, that was enough for all. "Hand me that beautiful pistol of yours!" He shouted at me furiously giving out his hand to me.
I placed the pistol in his grip wondering what will the next step be. If the police would ever come to investigate, they wouldn't be able to know my fingerprints. Thanks for Mr. Dans, but did he really consider that factor before ask me for the pistol?
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