I’m Not Crazy; Just Hungry

Ethan woke up inside a room with a metal bars door.

Im locked up again, huh?

He thought right after seeing the metal bars.

” Young master, you finally woke up! ” A lady stood up from sitting on a ladderback chair and head towards the metal bars.

”. . .Fathers assistant? ” He asked, doesn remember who she is.

” Yes, please just call me Lynn, would you like to have some water? ” She asked politely as she ready a glass of water.

Ethan stood up and came closer to the metal bars to get the water shes offering. He glanced at the lock.

” Thank you. ” He gave the cup back to her after finishing. ” How long was I asleep? ” He asked.

” Young master is asleep for three days and a half. . . ” She answered.

” Can I leave? ” He asked, Lynn only shook his head.

” Please go get me a change of clothes. ”

She left to get Ethan a change of clothes, little did she know, theres a wardrobe inside the room hes in. And with that, Ethan had the chance to escape. He stuffed a small foils in the lock and turn it with a knife hidden inside his clothes, the giant padlock was unlocked and he exited naturally. Opening the door, he saw two muscular guys are guarding the door to the exit.

He wants me to play the escape game again… Ethan sighed then smirked.

He closed the door behind him and the two guards faced him. Two knives appeared in his hands, throwing them at the two men real fast.

The fast movement of the knives in the air made a sharp sound, the knives stood after being thrown, half of their blades are buried in the tiled flooring.

” Young mast- ” The two guards(AKA Thunder walls) weren able to finish their nagging for they felt their trousers loosening and falling to the floor. They hastily put it back up to chase after their running young master, but the waist belt and belt itself are sliced clean that they cannot be put on unless its sewed back. They ended up running after Ethan while holding their trousers which slows them down.

Meanwhile, another door blocked Ethans way.

This is a little exciting. . . Ethan thought as he open the door with a bang by kicking it. The abrupt opening of the door caused the four heads of the guards behind it to be bashed and bled. With that, he got out without problem(except for a few(about 70+) guards chasing after him).

He took a few turns and bends before he finally lose them all. He went straight to school to get his forgotten bag. After opening the classroom door, he closed it again then open it once more.

He sighed and walks right in.

” And here I thought I have already lost them all, what are you doing here with them, father? ”

Harold who dropped his airgun from the sight of Ethan was dumbfounded.

” That should be my line! I made sure you
e guarded with the greatest wall! How did you even get in here?! ” Harold asked.

” Well, your ”wall ” guards need a new pair of trousers, I walked(halfway) here. Now, my turn to ask: why are they frozen? ”

All Harold could do is sigh, knowing Ethan can always escape from his grasp is truly an awful truth and awful feeling.

” If a black flower ate enough humans to make the flower tattoo on their chest bloom, theyll have the capability to have the power beyond science can explain. In my case, I can make them lose the ability to move. ” Harold explained hopelessly. ”. . .Why are you here? ”

”. . . I forgot my bag. ”

” What?! Thats it?! Son, for goddamn sake! You
e. . . ” Harold couldn continue, his mouth can bear to utter the next words.

” Im. . . Pfft, let me guess ” Hes weak as Fuck ” right ? ” Ethan said, mimicking the last words he heard from Harold before darkness completely devour him. (Ears always dies last if a person is dying or collapsing)

”. . . ”

Silence.

Ethan head to his seat and grabbed his bag, ignoring his frozen classmates and frozen father. He walked towards the door next to the exit where the restroom is located, he changed his pajama to a dress shirt over their school uniform and a charcoal coat over his shoulder for the top and the matching trousers for the bottom( those clothes were inside his bag). He finished and went out.

” Ill be going then, ” he said and was about to leave.

” Where are you going with that kind of outfit?! ” Harold asked. This was the first time Ethan wear something formal. ” So when I was in jail for ten years, you found yourself a girlfrie- ”

” The small company I managed to raise is being pulled down by my only business partner, all the stock was confiscated, and my employees were sent to jail, do you expect me to go watch it all fall down? ” Ethan said firmly, cutting his fathers nonsense. His first love killed herself because shes tired of dealing with this unjustified world! Her father who raped her repeatedly for six years was sent to jail but got back home right after a day! She sacrificed herself for nothing!. Now, his fathers talking about a girlfriend. . .

” Now thats unfortunate, (he took out his phone) Ill call Lloyd to be you
e bodyg- ”

” No. I don need him nor anyone to guard me. I will prove myself to you that I— I. AM. NOT. WEAK. ” his cold words that cut his fathers words were a challenge. A challenge of patience—patience of how long will Harold be able to let him go on his own, at the same time as Ethan proving his worth. ” Im leaving ” he added and left.

Harold grabbed his face and a smug leer formed, looking back where he last saw Ethans small back going farther and farther away from him.

” You hear that, right? Hes not the kid you bullied! His existence is a lie that youve only been enlightened of on the last day of school! ” Harold said proudly with a joyous tone, talking to the whole class that he—himself searched and collected for the last two days to punish for treating his son like shit.

” HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! ” He laughed maniacally then stopped and frown when he looked at the frozen students that are stuck in place.

” A Hendrix is a Hendrix(shrugging). He dared cut me off twice! What bravery! ” He claimed proudly with his hands clapping. He stopped being stupid as seriousness covered his face.

” Hey, you
e the same age as my son, how will you feel if your first love was raped by her father until she made up her mind to commit suicide, then her father was only sent to jail for a day? ” Harold asked and removed the energy thats stopping the student from moving.

A guy raised his hand bravely while the others tremble and cry from fear and a few think about his question thoroughly.

” Stand, ” Harold said, coldly staring at the only person who bravely dare to raise his hands.

” I- ”

⟨ You don have to answer him ⟩

The speaker of the classroom was turned on, Ethans voice echoed in the room they
e in.

” . . .You were listening? ” Harold asked, even though he knew now that Ethan spoke.

⟨ I advise you to leave them before they get traumatized ⟩

” Why should a killer like me be scared of traumatizing bad kids? ” Harold asked smugly.

⟨ Hearing you call others ”bad ” seems so wrong. Before one of them get traumatized, you better leave or Ill be the one to traumatize you, traumatizing you is easy for me anyways ⟩ Ethan threatened.

” Why are you siding with the kids who bullied you? Thats a lot more amiss than me calling someone bad! ” Harold said, starting to get more mad. It sure is hard to be a doting father to his child who wants to be free.

⟨ Father, Im not siding with anyone. . . . . . Well, Im in your side, but still. . . Anyway, that is my business, stay out of it ⟩

” See, will you believe that?! Im just being a good father who avenge his son from the bullies but he kept on pushing me away! ” Harold whined to Ethans classmate.

”. . . ” Everyone was quiet, their feelings are conflicted. They now realized that they
e humans too. Although they are frozen, they can hear everything the two talked about.

⟨ . . . Just leave. 113th drone, release the knives ⟩

*Beep*

” !. . . What the! ”

If Harold didn dodge, the knives wouldve rained on his head. The table was filled with sharp and shiny knives penetrating it.

⟨ Awww, why did you dodge? ⟩

” What?! Where are you?! Nevermind, just you wait!! ” Harold said as he walk outside in a rush, leaving Ethans classmates, neglected.

⟨ I just got in the meeting. . . Just go sleep ⟩

” Im the father! ”

⟨ The staff here said Im wearing a face of disbelief ⟩