Every Story Has a Beginning

Part 3 - To Start An Adventure, Be Oblivious!

Chapter 1 - Let's Get Back

Jay

So, alongside my new friends, Matilda, and Dave, and my old friend Alfred, we began to make our way to the train station. Turns out, we all took the train to and from school. So we began our walk down the road. Alfred was talking to Matilda. For some reason, I couldn't help but notice him blushing every time Matilda complimented him, or when they shared a joke. They seemed to be having a good time. Dave, however, seemed a bit more ecstatic and was looking around the place. He looked left and right and left again... He just couldn't walk straight. And neither could I, it turned out, as I smashed straight into a lamppost. I mean, I can't do much, so I shouldn't have been hopeful that I could actually see where I was going.

"Jay are you alright?" Matilda asked, giggling a little.

"I-I'm alright..." I replied.

Matilda helped me up, just like this morning, and we continued.

I tried to make sure that I didn't do that again, so I kept my head high. I guess I could focus if I just tried. Speaking of trying, I tried to eavesdrop on Matilda and Alfred's conversation, but it was nothing of my interest, so I decided to leave them to it. I then decided to continue watching Dave. He seemed very happy. Or maybe the right word is excited. I honestly didn't see what was so exciting around here. Just a regular road, with regular buildings, with regular shops and regular trees. He continued looking around frantically.

"What are you trying to look at Dave? Some sort of plane going round in circles?" I asked.

The Germans have come to drop their bombs all over the city! Not really.

"Thanks for asking, but no. I'm just taking in my surroundings!" he declared, a broad smile on his face.

I didn't think that was "taking in his surroundings", if anything it was probably what you call, "skimming and scanning." And I really hate English.

Like seriously, English is a joke. For example, if the sentence says "Martha had cereal for breakfast," apparently it has a bigger meaning. Like, the cereal symbolises the suffering of the people who went to war, or something. English is absolutely ridiculous. And then essays about this whole "bigger meaning" to add insult to injury... Like, who even does this as a job? Anyways, I have enough of English, so let's get back to it.

I looked over to Dave once more, and again, his head was shaking rapidly in all directions, to the extent that he looked very peculiar. I had no idea how he could "take in his surroundings" doing this. I went over to Matilda, who was still in her conversation with Alfred about books, and inquired, "Is he - I mean Dave - always like this?"

"Yes," she replied.

"Is he ok?" I asked, utterly concerned.

"It's best to think he is, but he isn't..." Matilda said.

She then got back to her conversation with Alfred and by this time, we had gotten to the station. I began to go through the gate, but turns out Dave had other ideas. As I casually walked in, he interrupted me and ran through the gate, and my backpack got stuck in it.... Thing was, Matilda and Alfred were already on the other side, and Alfred thought that it was a good idea to take a recording of this moment, as 3 random schoolkids came over and heaved me out. I can't even get through the gate of the damn train station without help. Well, this is definitely for the record books. First guy to get stuck in the gates of the train station! There goes my dignity... I pleaded with Alfred not to share it anywhere on social media, and he reassured me that he wouldn't. After my utter humiliation, we waited for the train to arrive. One by one we got on. Luckily, there were free seats on the train, but unluckily, there weren't enough for Alfred to have a seat. I insisted that he take my seat, after all, no chair deserves to be wasted on me. But, even so, Alfred politely turned down my offer, despite my constant persistence. In the end, I gave up and so, Alfred stood. And eventually, I managed to fall asleep. (Good thing Alfred made me sit down...!)