The Solitude of an Emperor [TO BE UNPUBLISHED]

SIDE STORY 4

Note: Just a reminder that I haven't revised or edited the side stories yet. And there'll be 6 side stories in total. 2 more left. Good luck.
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A long sigh came out from Darya’s lips upon reminiscing that she could not even see Kael’s face before her death. She wonders what would be his reaction knowing that Sally died before he knew it? Imagining the expression he would make, she could feel the pressing of her chest as her breath slowed down. Darya touched her chest and looked down to the ground. Tears are falling from her eyes. 

She is tired.

She is tired of this constant pain in every single life. 

This is why she is afraid of getting attached to a person again. It started with Esteban, the man she loved with all her soul. Second is Renald, that man who made her feel special. Third is Kael, that boy who made her feel loved and cared. Just why won't this pain stop?

Splash! A cold water was poured on Darya’s head as she woke up from her daydream. Her school uniform had gotten wet, along with her shoes. She then heard laughter from that group of friends who were the bullies of the original owner of the body she took a few days ago.

“Look at this poor girl, looking like a loser!” The one leading the group mocked her and laughed out loud because of her miserable state.

Darya bit her lips hard. She is so tired about life that she could not even feel anger towards her opponents. It started from putting a gum on her hair which made her cut her long hair short. Then it was followed by ruining her locker room by putting garbage on it. It was then followed by ruining her PE uniform, then purposely bumping on her lunch tray. Her bullies had come so far as to push her to the side road so she would be run over by a car. She was lucky at that time because the driver abruptly pushed the brake and saved her life.

Just like how she ignored how she was treated, Darya started walking away and chose to just let them be but this time, she was stopped by their following statements.

“I wonder when Zeron is coming back? You must have missed him so badly because he could not defend you anymore.”

Since she had transmigrated to this new body, she would often hear her bullies mention this boy named “Zeron”. But she is so tired of life that she doesn't even want to look into the memories of this new body. Looks like this “Zeron” is somewhat close to the original owner or whatever relationship that she had. All she knows is that the one leading her bullies has feelings with Zeron. And this person is the reason why the original owner of this body suffered in her life.

Darya ignored everything she heard and just walked to the hallway, took her bag from her seat and immediately walked home without paying attention to anyone. To help herself be relieved from numbness, she would sometimes slap her face to get a grip of reality. When she arrived home, it was empty as usual. A home that does not feel like home. A home where the wind is her company. 

Darya took days off the school to recollect her mind. She would either sleep, watch documentaries, read books, or eat less food. In that amount of days, she looked underweight because of stress and insomnia. 

Finally, she had a grip of reality. She decided to go back to school like nothing happened in the past few days. Everyone was gossiping about her but her mind was so occupied with nothingness that she could not comprehend what they were saying. When the class started, she was asked by her homeroom teacher to go with her in the teacher’s office. She was then interrogated as to why she was absent in two weeks. And what she said? The truth.

Yes, Darya told everything about her bullies and told them how they neglect their duty as teachers. She confronted all the teachers and pointed out all their weak points and all their disadvantages. She used the law and the ethics of their professions against them when they retaliated. She even confronted the school principal and what happened? She was back to her seat like nothing had happened. Since that time, some of these teachers would make all efforts to avoid her.