A Fallen Starr

Chapter 2: Tale of Lies

Life. What is life?

Some people say that life is just but a mere dream. Is it really a dream though?

If it is, then why people worked so hard like it would stay forever everlastingly?

It is a dream. Someday, you would wake up an realized that death, is the bitter truth.

A dream. It was a beautiful lie, filled with the hasty fabrication that was used to comfort the poor human soul from the trenchant sorrow.

Reality hurts, the truth hurts. Everything hurts.

People talked about pain all the time. In stories, books, movies; yet most of them didn't fully understand the meaning of pain. For behind it, there's sweetness lies in it. Veiled, unseen by most people.

Most people just deceived pain by using lies and made-up fantasies.

But at last, we all know very well, life's but a walking shadow; a poor player. That struts and fret his hour upon the stage and then there was silence.

Death took life's hands and pulled him into indefinite darkness. Ending the story, cut short; yet meaningful.

It is a tale. Told by an idiotic mind that was full of sound and fury, signifying...

Nothing.

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A pound on the door wakes me from my insignificant daydream as I stride towards the awfully loud banging wooden door.

"What?"Annoyingly but purposefully ask as I open the door to reveal the one and only.

"Dude, you would not believe it. I'm the new secretary for the Representative Council!" He literally screaming through my eardrums.

I then laugh with him, grabbing both of his shoulders.

"Dude, that's amazing. I'm totally happy for you," I glance him in the eyes. Giving him a gentle genuine smile.

"What about you? New president, I see?" he smirked.

But then life was just but a mere dream.

I avert my gaze from him and land it on the floor.

"Unfortunately no Adam. I didn't get it-" I rub the nape of my neck, a habit that I picked up when I was little.

"Gosh, sorry." he apologizes softly.

"But, guess who'll be your new vice-president?" I nudge him in the rib with a grin that I can't contain.

"What?No way, NO WAY!!!" He minimizes the distance between us and gives me a bear hug, completely lifting my body off the ground with ease.

He laughs,
I laugh,
The people got annoyed.
We stop.
And then, of course, he snorts.
We laugh like crazy hyenas again.

"So, should we celebrate? What are we gonna do tonight?"Adam asks tentatively.

"Um-I was thinking maybe we could go to Sam's? She always throws parties on weekends right?"I suggest.

"Yeah, that sounds great. Sam's parties are the best."

"Then it settles. I'll meet you at the parking lot at eight?"

"Its a date," he clicks his tongue and leaves shortly.

To be honest, deep down I already know that this ain't gonna be an easy job. One, I'm already a physical science student which is crazy hard if you think about it. Two, I'm in the football team hence how I got to know Adam and we became friends shortly after. Our friendship is bonded by the fact that we always meet each other in practice and also he major as same as me. Not to mention he's the one I would talk to, we basically had the same mind. We understand each other and he always had my back, in the field and also in life.