Black Section

Chapter 20

Lunox's Point of View

"All my life I've pretended that I'm okay. When people asked me 'how are you?', I'll give them my sweetest smile and told them that I'm very much fine. I don't know what's the point of living. If brother were to be killed that day, maybe I'm dead by now, alive outside but dead inside. Life's like a bubble. First, you blew it and a bubble was formed, but it won't last long and it will pop and disappear," I said and hugged my knees.

"That's the story of my life. We were once a bubble, free to move around and go wherever we wanted to. Like a bubble, it was temporary. On a spur of moment, all of them disappeared. We were left behind, I and my brother. When I transferred here, I thought I have found someone who can understand me because we're somewhat similar, same situation we've been through. This is the result. Ironic isn't it? Hence, not all the time, we get the result we wanted to. Sometimes we fail and sometimes we succeed," I said. Gusion pinched my cheeks. I yelped in pain. I pouted.

"Accept your fate. Face it. I've been hurt and betrayed many times but I didn't run away, rather I accepted the pain and suffering—Aw!" I punched him.

"Don't copy my words!" I exclaimed. "It's your advice and this is the same advice I want to tell you. You said you need someone who can understand you and whose situation is similar. Let me be that someone!" He said. All of a sudden, the wind got stronger. The surroundings froze. The time stopped ticking. All I can see is him. My eyes were locked on his face. Why is my heart beating so fast? What did he do?

Then, it started to rain. I heard him cussed. He removed his jacket again. "What are you doing? Stand up. Let's get the hell out of here!" He said and shed me with his jacket. "Let's run!" He screamed.

While we're running under the rain, I observed his face. For the second time, I saw his real smile. He turned his head and smiled wider. "You look vulnerable today, Lu," said Gusion. "You're like a lost cat." He added. I looked away. "I-I'm a tigress, not a cat!" I talked back. He just laughed.

We're inside the building. He held my hand. "You don't want to go back in class, right? I have another place we can stay. Follow me," said Gusion. He keeps on dragging me everywhere and I let myself be dragged.

"What's this?" I asked. We're in front of a locked room. "My room. Every president of Black Section has its own room. Even though I'm not the president anymore, they gave this to me. Technically, I owned this room. It's mine now." He encoded the password and it opened. "Lucky us. I tend to forget the password," he whispered. We entered the room. He opened the lights. My jaw dropped.

"Pretty neat, isn't it?" He asked. "No! This is amazing! It's more magnificent than Sir Franco's room. It's like a suite!" I said. I roamed around. There's one bedroom and a bathroom. A kitchen. Soft and comfy pillows! Even the beds and the couch are soft. I want to live here. This is better than ours.

"Go sit somewhere. I'll prepare foods to eat," he said. I get the remote and turn-on the television. He prepared toasted breads with star margarine. I took one and ate it. Yummy! It's crunchy.

"I'll be frank. You're related to Mask Man. That's a statement, not a question. Three years ago, you're the student who went to a shop to get his mask." I said. He drank the juice. "Yeah. What about it?"

I gritted my teeth. I'm right, he is the one. I stood up. "I'm leaving. Thank you for accompanying me today. I'll repay you back." He stood up also and grabbed my arm. "The old man... it's him whom you're looking for. Correct me if I'm wrong."

My eyes widened. I turned around and tried to punch him but he stopped my punch with his hand. "It seems I was correct. The first time I saw you, your eyes are as cold as an ice. I remembered myself seeing you. I was like looking at my reflection. I lived in an orphanage. He adopted me. I'm used to be a bubbly person but because of him. I changed. He let me do things that is against my will. At the age of 8, I killed my nanny. When I turned 10, he ordered me to do some errands. I accompany one of his men. I won't forget what I saw that day. They tortured a group of people. They shot them. After they died, they slashed their body parts. While the women, they tortured them to death. They molested and raped them in front of me. I was fvcking young that time, a ten-year-old kid personally saw that scene in my own two eyes. It traumatized me. I didn't go out of my room for one whole month. I turned 12, I became a rebel. I always come home late. I didn't take school seriously. Yet, I'm still the old me. I smiled and laughed like there's no tomorrow. Then, I met some good people. Remember the master of the sniper who tried to kill me? She's my first crush. She's strong and independent woman. She can handle her own. She's pretty and smart. She was my ideal woman. I became close to them. I wished it will stay like that forever. One of the happiest moments of my life. I didn't regret that I met them. But, that old man! Fvck him and his ideals! He wanted to create a world where he rules. He's a crazy old bvstard. 1st year high school, he wanted me to become the president of Black Section. I don't know that there's a special section in Pedelton High School. I have the same face when you transferred here. I'm confused. I didn't ask questions and followed his request." He suddenly clenched his fist. "I shouldn't have agreed. When you're the president of Black Section. You have authority and power to command people. It was a big responsibility. He planned it all since the beginning. He wanted to take control of the school by using my power as the president. He made me the president to pursue his plan. I have no choice but to act like I know nothing. I did my job as a president while he continued his plan. He became worse every day. We argued. I told him that I can't stand it anymore. I resigned being the president and gave it to the rightful man which is Leomord. His plan is still on-going. I promised to myself, I'll stop him. I'll be the one to end him."

"Well, your old man killed my parents." I mentioned. He looked at me and was about to open his mouth. "Don't apologize for his behalf. It doesn't have to do with you. You're also a victim."

I slapped myself. "I'm okay now! I know what to do. As an ally, I will help you. My mission is to kill him with my bare hands. I want to avenge the death of my parents." I bowed. "I apologized in advance. I might be the one to end him, not you." He touched my head and squeezed it. "Nah. I'll be the one to finish him. May the best killer wins." He said. I looked at him and smiled. "Yes. May the best killer wins, Gus." We shook our hands.

"Lu." He called my name. "Yeah?" I asked. "You said that you need someone who can understand you and whose situation is similar."

"What about it?" I asked back.

"Remember what I told you earlier? Let me be that someone. I'm serious about it," he said. "I won't leave you. I'll stay by your side. I'll be the bubble that can't be pop," he added. 

"Jerk!" I threw a pillow at him and looked away. I smiled secretly.