(PH:1)
Morning...
When Elior opened his eyes,the first thing he felt was,
Something was wrong with the world.!!
The light entering through the window
wasn't normal light.
It was a strange blend of faded blue
and dull grey.The sky didn't look like a sky today.
[Hostel]:
hostel was noisy,But the noise felt hollow.Students walked,Talked,Even laughed.Yet in their eyes fear lingered.
"This weather feels weird…" someone murmured.
"My head hurts…" another said.
Elior watching them.
Their minds felt equally exhausted,His chest tightened.
"Is this because of my power…?"!!!
The main college corridor,Lights weren't fully bright.Some flickered.
Tick…
Tick…
Elior walked... Then
A student stood in front of him.Pale face,Red, sleepless eyes.
"I…
I keep hearing voices…" the boy whispered, shaking.
Elior stepped closer,Pain stabbed his head.
Flash!!!!
A dark room!!!,Eyes bound shut!!!,Something drilling into the mind!!!
"Stop!!!!!"...
Elior shouted, But The student suddenly stepped back.One moment,
His feet lost the floor.
The upper level,,,,Empty air.
"NO !"...
The sound came first.A brutal sound.
The campus froze.Then Screams,,Shouts,,Running feet.
Elior stood frozen,His eyes dropped.
Blood!!!!!, A body!!!!!,
He had seen it.
He tried to save him,He failed.
Ambulance sirens,Police.,Faculty members.
"Suicide case,"someone said.
Something shattered inside Elior.
"No…"
"This wasn't suicide…"
Lyra grabbed his hand,her fingers were cold.
"You saw it, didn't you?"she asked.
he nodded.
"He was already dead…before he fell."
Lyra's eyes filled.
"They're not hiding anymore."...
[A quiet truth - why he]
Behind the library,A quiet corner.Elior sat down.His head felt like it would split.
"Why am I the only one seeing this?"
he asked.
Lyra answered softly.
"You see minds."
"What…?"
"When you look at people,you don't see faces you see their state."
"Fear,Pain,Loneliness."
"They chose you "
"Because you're someone
who can interfere."
Elior trembled....
He wasn't chosen for strength,He was chosen for compassion.
A room.....
Screens replayed today's death.Backward,Forward.
A calm voice spoke....
"He tried to save him." A laugh.
"This is his punishment."
"He will see."
"He will know."
"He will be late."
"He will break."
On the screen,the color shifted.
Blue -Red.
city was changing,,The sky leaned red.
Lights burned brighter,Drones flew lower,People walked faster.
Fear thickened the air,he stood still His hands still shook
"From now on…"
"I won't just watch."....
He knew the truth.
Next time, it would be closer.....!!!