Moon's Eternity

Chapter 5

                                                                                 ACHILLES

God, my teeth are killing me.

I look outside the closest window, to see nothing but a cloudy sky, rain pouring down like a circus.

(flashback)

"Daddy! I got my first medal during our baseball competition today!" I come inside, happy.

"Achilles! What the hell, Achilles! It is pouring rain outside and you left all your muddy shit on the floor-hiccup." my dad yells, suddenly throwing his bottle of beer right above my head... He slams the door beside me to his workspace right in my face. That was the last time I would hear him regard me as Achilles...

I was only thirteen at the time...

...

"Alright everyone. Now it is time for me to assign you all into lab groups. Get excited!" the teacher speaks with near enthusiasm. The class moans.

"Group 1 will be..." he goes on assigning a bunch of students.

God, my whole body still aches. It's not like I got hurt or anything, so why do I feel like the one who got into a car accident? God, this is frustrating. Where as Jeans and Alex's presence when I need them the most?

"And lastly, group 5 will be Achilles, Bert, and Chloe..." My eyes shoot up.

I look over to see Bert, his face turning red.

For fucks sake, I have to work on a project with Chloe the mystery girl and Bert the one I have been pestering since last spring? Life could not get any worse than this...

"Alright everyone, you can all get into your groups for the rest of today." then the teacher leaves the classroom for a bit. 

                                                                                     BERT

Achilles. In my group. Achilles! I look down, to scared to even lay eyes on him. I can already feel his aura as he gets up from his desk to come over where I am currently sitting, all alone. This feeling.

I'm-

So scared...

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                                                                                    CHLOE           

Achilles...

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                                                                                  ACHILLES

I decide to get up, seeing that there are two other seats surrounding Berts isolated desk space. I begin to walk over, until suddenly a shooting pain races down my spine just like this morning... god damnit

...

I look over at Bert's fearful face.

"What's wrong, punk? I snap. Ah god, shouldn't have said that.

He jumps in his own seat, fiddling with his fingers. I sigh and sit at my desk in front of his. Chloe walks over, smiles, and sits next to Bert. I turn away from the desk, facing both of them. 

"So, I already got a few ideas for what we could present." I begin to say, not making official eye contact with any of them. Let's just get this project over with and then I can move on with my d-