Chapter 11: The Days-of ‘Our’ Lives [Part 3]
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HE WALKED IN THE SHS’ Main-door on his 4th-Day Of-reincarnated in-RPL ~ to notice every-Other-person WAS giving-Him a ‘funny-Look’ on the-Thursday Morning. He ‘ignored’ them as he WAS ‘more’ in-The-head space Of-thinking his-OWN problems:
* The TimeTraveler John-See (… the ‘moderator-Of-the Intergalactic Counsil-Of-12) would-be Prosecuted soon for the-Stolen sword that ‘belonged’ to the-Vatican…
‘… why is it Called the Sword-Of-Kerubiel…!? The ‘only’ Kerubiel* I KNOW is the Humpty-Dumpty under an-Apple-tree in the Garden-Of-Eden ~ who’d TRICKED me with a-Bad Apple that made Jane preggo… serve-Him ‘right’ that he’s NOW-DEAD ‘after’ Metatron NUKED the-Garden Paradise…
‘… I Don’t know ‘any’ Other warrior-Kerubiel* WHO wielded a-Sword either…’
*[… an entity who WAS-Formally Known as Eros (Greek’s Prince-of-Love… the-Son-of Aphrodite’s consummated-VIA Immaculate-Conception]
* Who WAS Pope Sylvanus-IV? (Paul HAD Known ‘only’ the-Argentinean-born Francis I, as the-Pope in-The-Other Earths) …
‘… so, WERE there Pope(s) Sylvanus-es the-First, 2nd, and 3rd ‘before him…?
‘… so, that Pope is Gonna-LockUp the sword in-His-vault in Rome… while the-fat Cardinal is Finding-the-Maximum Punishments for-John’s Crime for the-Possession of a-Religious relic … Thank-God ~ there ‘no’ practice Like-of Middle-Eastern’s ‘public’ Beheading in-Australia…’
… the-LAST Time, Paul ‘saw’ John-See WAS @theGlassHouse à where the-OldMan collapsed with a-Stroke – and Office Smithy called for an-Ambulance…
‘… I MUST GO Visit John @Perth-Hospital – ‘later’ after-School!’
Then, a-Thought ‘came’ à he HAD a One-on-One Study-Date @the-SHS’ Library with Maggi-Wong after-School à he WAS Conflicted whether to GO hospital-Or-Library…
“YO-MESSI ~ Wait-Up…!”
Paul turned his-Head to see the senior-Student Nate-Xaviers (the-Bullmastiff team’s Midfielder) catch-Up to him…
‘… sheez! What-Does He-Want…? I’ve ‘not’ been Active in his-WhatsApp Parkour Group…’
“… Yo-Mate!” Paul responded…
The 16-year-Old WAS jovial-&-chummy as he locked Paul’s neck playfully… he noticed Nate’s pupils dilatated – as he WAS high (probably vaping Cannabis-juice product) …
“Are You snogging with Yoko…?”
“… whowat…? Who the-F is Yoko…!?”
“HaHaHa! Don’t s*** Me, Mate… I’ve drank-more Milo than-You, to-your 13-year-Old self… and, I Know-WHAT you-Know, HaHaHa… so, are You snogging-With-Yoko…?”
“… err… honestly… hey, I donno ‘what’ the-f***-you’re Talking-About…”
“HaHaHa! I Lied à now-Everybody KNOWS!”
The StonedLaughing Nate-Xavier flashed his-HuaWei screen at Paul’s face…
…the-Boy’s jaw dropped to see a-Meme-captioned as ‘Paul-&-Yoko’ (… with animated Of-streaming ‘red-hearts-&-bubbles) with BOTH hugging-In-the WestWing field’s gallery (… ‘taken’ yesterday, ‘after’ soccer-practice) …
“Good-Luck-Messi, in your-Carnal Endeavors, HaHaHa!”
Nate WAS distracted, and walked with his-Classmates ~ while Paul ‘froze’…
‘… it’s HAPPENING ‘again’ ~ the-Negative social-media Attention… like the-Sex-VDO ‘humiliation’ of Tarzan-&-Jane of-POST-TREETON on-Repeat…!?’
Paul ‘jumped’ when He-HEARD Principal Burnell’s VOICE à Coming-from-the PA-System…
‘Students! Please GATHER @theGymnasium à we Have an-Immediate Announcement TO-Make in the-NEXT 5 Minutes… Don’t-GO to the Class, but To-the-Gym…ASAP!”
… the-Boy froze… his-mind ‘went’ awry…
‘… is-It ‘about’ Me? ~ first, they Gave a-Hero’s Award to-me Yesterday… and today just-Cos’ Of-a Meme, I’m publicly ‘humiliated in-The-gym… for a Harmless meme That-is – where, we ‘were’ Only-hugging à ‘not’ Even Kissing-Nor-Snogging…
‘… what is-This ~ the-Middle-East…!!? Over there, Student WERE Segregated by Sex-&-Gender à if a-Boy ‘sexual’ touched a-Girl ~ his ‘naughty’ Hand Would-Probably-BE Maimed Shariah-OG style… yikes…!’
He WAS uncomfortable By-the students staring at him, and looked down – as he Followed the long-Throng of students walking-Towards the-Gym @theWestWing. But ‘when’ they-Came to-the Foyer ~ Paul ‘wanted’ to-Slip-away from the-zombie-Like students (‘summoned’ by the-Loud-sounding Announcement in-The-PA System) à as he intended to HIDE-In the-BoysRoom…
“… All-Students, Please BE-IN the Gymnasium in-the-NEXT 3 Minutes… your Attendance is Compulsory…”
Paul shouldered the-BoysRoom door, while turning the-Knob à to-Hurriedly Enter the-Washroom… and WAS astounded By-the ‘presence’ Of-The-Janitor Mr. Quigley mopping the-Floor…
‘S***! I Cannot HIDE-Here…’
His mind-scrambled… in-Panic ~ and, in-Spontaneous à he greeted…
“… g-G’ Day, Mr. q-Quigley…”
The OldMan ‘ignored’ Him (… the Animosity with Messi, ‘still’ resided in-Mr. Quigley). Paul noticed the Man was ‘wearing’ medical-Darkglasses (… like ‘after’ a Cataract-surgery). The-Boy went to the-Urinal, and peed ‘hot’ piss at-The-porcelain à (it WAS ‘end-Of-the road) … he HAD to Go-To the-Gym (and, ‘face’ Whatever-music thrown at him) …
While peeing, His mind-WAS exhausted of GETAWAY-options of-Exit-plans To-Hide ~ then he Remembered a movie-Scene-of ‘There’s Something About Mary,’ where Ben-Stiller HAD an-Accident while-after Peeing… getting his-penis ‘caught’ his pants’ Zippers…
‘… should I use THAT tactic ~ an-Accident to-My Foreskin à and RUN to Infirmary to Nurse-Nancy for-Medical attention à so-That, I DON’T Have-To GO To-the-Gym…!!!’
On 2nd-Thought… it was ‘horrible’ idea…
‘… it Would-Be ‘humiliating’ to-Messi – let-Alone the Yoko-meme… and-Ouch… it Would-BE Painful TOO…’
At the-Urinal, Paul man-up (… ‘decided’ NOT hide, and go to-The-gym) – he zipped-Up his pant Carefully… and Walked-up to the wash-basin – and, heard voices of-The-students outside. He used delay-Tactics of drying his wet-hands in the Hot-blow dryer. The-Boy looked at the-janitor’s reflection Mopping the-Floor on the-Mirror…
… recalling the-Nightmare ‘where’ the-Exorcist-esque Simone, crawled on the ceiling-Of the-BoysRoom… and he used the janitor’s mop-stick to ‘get’ the demonic-girl down à then, the ‘dead’ Eyeballs-less Mr. Quigley Zombie ‘attacked’ Paul-from-Behind…
He took a-Few deep meditative-TM breath à and, decided to ‘make-peace’ with the janitor ~ and Walked-up to the-OldMan mopping by-The-door. He extended his-Hand, kowtowed… and, Apologized…
“… err… Mr.-Q, err… sorry ‘about’ the incident a-Fortnight ‘ago’ @theWestWing Boys’ Locker… err-Where I ‘pushed’ you… and you ‘fell’… I Donno WHAT ‘got’ into-Me that Morning… but I ‘regret my-horrible Actions… and the pain you suffered from-The-fall as-A-senior Citizen…
‘… they’ve ‘punished’ Me… I’m going for my-Anger Management one-On-ones, err… but my-Conscious says, ‘that’s ‘not’ enough’ – so, I Came-Today as-A-Christian, I ASK for-your-Forgiveness… I’m Deeply sorry, Sir…”
The Big-sized janitor ‘hesitated’ At-First à before He-SHOOK the Boy’s Hand ~ Paul ‘was’ Relived that he ‘took’ the-Initiative to Seek-Forgiveness (… scratching-OFF the Apology item in his-RPL’s TO-DO-List to UN-DO Messi’s Wrongdoings) …
Mr. Quigley-then said…
“… okay-Run along ~ they’re STARTING the-Memorial any-Time-now…”
The-Boy ‘was’ stunted…
‘… huh… what ‘memorial’…!? Who-Died…???’
-O-
OUTSIDE, Paul Once-Again joined the foot-traffic to the-Gym. When he reached the WestWing, the scene WAS gloom-&-melancholy … Paul SAW 2-girls from-The-junior class – Crying at the North Entrance-Door to-The-gym (… he ‘realized’ a junior-Grade student HAD passed-Away ~ but, he Doesn’t KNOW ‘who’) …
He entered the ¾ filled auditorium that WAS filling-Up à it was Free-Sitting on the-Breaches (… the-Late-Comers were to ‘sit’ on-The-floor of-The-basketball court). Everyone WAS Quiet as they sat … Paul TOO found a 3rd-Row breaches (… away-From the Principal’s podium, and sat with ‘strangers,’ and people-Watching…
… he Looked for Maggi in the-Crowd… and, she WASN’T hard-To-find – as the Chinese-girl ‘stuck-Out’ in the-Crowd being the ‘only’ one-Wearing her-Ai darkglasses. She WAS on-The-bleachers across the Basketball-court of-Where Paul ‘was’ seated. Maggi WAS with friends, from her Music-class…
‘OMG!!! The Yoko-Meme! Does she KNOW!?
‘… I ‘guess’ right-After school, I go-SEE John @theHospital… maybe Maggi Wouldn’t want to see me @theLibrary later TOO… it’s Best-for-the BOTH of-Us TO-BE ‘not’ Seen-Together ‘before’ it gets into scandalous Tell-Tale-Mode in TikTok…
‘… don’t wanna ‘tarnish’ her-family Asian Values…
‘… I GOT Slapped ‘once’ for ‘Kissing’ her-SISTER… ouch…’
-O-
10-Minutes passed à and the stage-podium was-EMPTY ~ with NO Principal Burnell addressing ‘her’ announcement (… it WAS a-Last Minute-News for the school TOO ‘when’ informed by the-Police – of the-death of one-Of-SHS’ student. Half-Of-Those gathered weren’t-Aware of-IT TOO (… cos’ it WASN’T on social-media YET) …
Other than Quigley ‘told’ to him of-The-memorial ~ Paul didn’t KNOW-WHO Died… neither he wanted TO-BE a busybody – with the-cursor arrow ‘pointing’ on-His-head for a-Yoko meme – so, he sat mum with strangers (… and waited for Principal Burnell) …
The auditorium roared in chatters-&-laughter of the-Gathered students. Then babbles reduced ‘when’ everyone SAW the-Admin staff carrying bouquet of-Flowers, and Couple-of wreaths … the-peon Muthoo-Ganesan carried a-large portrait cutout of the deceased student Yearbook PHOTO…
… everyone’s mummering-Whispers turned to gasps à as the-Portrait of a Familiar student…
‘Billy Iddo…’
… AKA-The Bullmastiff Fanatic-Fan who incited the FanWars on Monday – ‘during’ the SHS’ Award-giving Ceremony … where he-Led his-Hooligan mates and attacked the-Tennis Fans, in an All-Junior students Brawl in the-Basketball court…
Paul WAS Aghast – Horrorstruck that he met Billy 2 days-Ago, at the waiting bench outside the counselor’s office… he felt sorrowful of the-Tragic demise…
The VP, Mrs. Sally Wickerman micromanaged her-Staff on flower-Arrangement on-The-stage. Paul noticed the Latecomers ‘were’ sitting on-The-Court among-Others. He noticed a-Hipster Japanese-student (who’s SHS’ badminton champion) walking to the-Court ~ and, someone sitting in front-Of-Paul Called-Aloud…
“Hey-TOSHIBA! Over Here!”
Paul SAW that it WAS A-junior Chinese kid, call him over in the crowded gym… turning heads to embarrass the Japanese boy by loudly shouting-out his nickname… he walked over the breachers, while Ticking-off the Chinese-boy…
“Oii, for the last-time, my name is Tony-Chiba, not Toshiba!”
“Ok Chibai… whatever…”
Paul saw the Chinese-boy pulling Tony-Chiba’s hand to sit beside him, and interrogated… Paul eavesdropped…
“Hey-Chiba, you’re in-Billy’s class – HOW Did-he DIE…!?”
“… err, I donno much… hmm… his GF said that he Committed Suicide – slashed-His-wrists… and Died…”
Paul recalled seeing a-Couple of girls crying outside-The-gym moments-Ago ~ and presumed that One-girl TO-BE Billy’s GF (… and felt woeful for her-Loss). Then Paul ‘felt’ guilty-&-miserable that he ‘treated’ the-deceased’ poorly OUTSIDE the Counselor’s office when he got chummy (… while Paul ‘was’ in his defensive-Messi-mode à WhereElse Billy was friendly (…looking-up to his bullmastiff idol) …
…in-solemn, he was saying an-RIP Mental prayer for the-departed soul of Billy Iddo*…
*[… Billy the Rebel boy ‘was’ a product of a broken family ~ his parents divorced, and his mom left him in the care of the grandparents – TO GO TO Melbourne, BOTH remarried-&-never returned for-Billy. His aunt supported his education by enrolling him in SHS…
[…without a Proper father figure… his life was awry in his adolescence [… his old grandparents couldn’t control him – HE HUNG-OUT with older Neighborhood boys and became notorious…
[.. after the Monday’s Fanboys fight, he instilled @theGym – his Grandparents GROUNDED him… but Billy WANTED to meet his-GF AFTER-DARK on-Tuesday evening – so, he drugged the apple-juice which his grandparents drank for dinner with the prescription Quaaludes […But Billy made a big Mistake as He used too many pills, so that his grandparents would Turn-in early to bed – while he snuck-out for sex…
[…that pot-roast Tuesday dinner ‘was’ a-disaster… when it OD-ed the grandparents – Billy watching terrified of BOTH his Gramps-&-Nana CONVULSING ON the floor&-died in front of his eyes…
[… Billy didn’t want to call 999… and report the familicide Deaths […nor, he doesn’t want to GO TO prison – so he locked himself IN THE-BATHROOM, and slashed his wrists… and died…
[… the police came… and Det Joseph Johnson found Billy dead on the bathroom floor… leaning his back to the-Long Bathtub [… the Entire floor was RED-IN-BLOOD, while the bathtub was squeaky WHITE clean… before taking his life, Billy didn’t want to dirty the bathtub, which his-Nana took pride by keeping-it-clean… and, he Opted to die on-The-floor].
-O-
After 15-Minutes, Principal Burnell ‘arrived’ on-The-stage. The crowd chatters were Silent, when she went to-The-podium to Address the-Memorial…
… Paul expected some-Compassionate things ‘spoken’ about the-Deceased (… but the-Principal Had-None to say ‘about’ the Boy Who was ‘both’ poor-In-studies, and Image to-The-school). Burnell said ‘about’ the school flag-Half-mast – and, his Death WAS ‘still’ under Police-Investigation…
… students WERE refrained to spread Mis-information, Dis-information-&-Mal-information (malice) on social-media – and, hurt the-School’s image-&-reputation…
Burnell went-On the topic of mental-health, said that Billy-Iddo suffered from Asperger disorder (… most students Didn’t-Know ‘what’ it-WAS ~ even-Paul, who thought it sounded like a-McD menu item… just-Like when he first heard-Of-Chlamydia… he thought it’s a girl’s name like Claudia) …
… the principal Elaborated that the ‘sufferers’ HAVE Difficulties in Relating to-Other-people, misunderstanding Social-Cues, and ‘maintaining’ Friendship. Burnell ‘particularized’ the Importance-of Mental-health in Her-students ~ and Like a-MotherHen, she ‘urged’ students to ‘talk’ to Their-teachers of-Their-Difficulties faced outside the-school (… home-&-society) – and, the-Teachers WOULD ‘Refer’ to-The-counselor, Ms. Lavender Holyfield FOR Help…
Paul sighed…
‘… will they Come-Forward to-Get Help? Nah, they WON’T à they’ll resort-To drugs, alcohol-&-sex… and doom-Themselves further into Adulthood with opioids, extramarital Affairs-&-Divorces…’
The principal Concluded Her-Memorial Talk… and the crowd of-students dispersed from the Gym-to-Their Respective-Classes, to start their-First Lesson-period. There WERE close-To 500 students, and the majority WERE exiting via-the NorthDoor…
… Paul decided to use the SouthDoor ~ it maybe a Long-walk (… but it ‘beats’ the funny-stares of the Yoko-meme-Crowd) …
He followed a few-Scores of students who-Took the SouthDoor… and, saw a small-Group of teachers, and Ms. Holyfield, who WERE consoling a crying Coach Metcalf ~ who BrokeDown … being the Class-Teacher of Billy…
Paul slowed-Down, and joined the gawking students – ‘listening’ to the-Sobbing Metcalf…
“… he wanted to join the-Bullmastiff team ~ but I said No cos’ he ‘started’ the-Fight on the Sportsman Award-Day… he pleaded-&-begged that he-Joined the-Team – and I firmly said, ‘NO!’ to-Billy and… NOW he’s gone… I’m sorry…”
It WAS the first-Time Paul SAW a GrownMan teacher crying Openly… then, he saw Ms. Holyfield consoling-&-reassuring the CryingMan…
“… it’s ‘not’ your-Fault, John… and, I Say this-With-love… Let it GO…”
They Hugged, and Ms. Holyfield’s head WAS on-The-coach’s shoulder… the StudentCounselor ‘looked’ up-To-the gawking students ~ for a brief ‘moment’ LockedEyes to Paul… her eyes ‘shone’ Green like (… a-Cat in-The-dark) …
… Paul Walked-Away hurried… reminded-Of-the crushed-ball of Holyfield’s flier that the-Rebel Billy-Iddo threw ‘near’ the TrashBin ~ of the JMS’ Sunday Youth-Fellowship … where Paul WAS ‘committed’ TO-Attend ‘soon’ (… cos’ the-Counselor Holyfield Would-BE ‘recording’ His-Attendance) …
-O-
Everyone at the-First period ‘was’ in-Mourning mood. Paul HAD Mr. Harrison-Ford’s History class. By the 2nd Social science period, everyone was over-It and ‘were’ chatty-in-a normal Class (… especially the Irish-Backbenchers) …
Then, the Recess-Bell RANG, Paul delayed going to-The-canteen, cos’ he would-Be ‘sneaking’ OUTSIDE food into the Mess-Hall. There ‘was’ a-Senior student ‘appointed’ as Canteen-prefect who kept-A-lookout THAT No-Outside food ‘were’ consumed by students in-The-school’s ‘policy’ of-Healthy-Eating… But – the Canteen-prefect SELDOM came-To-the Bullmastiffs’ tables à OR-she’ll GET Dissed (… a ‘territory’ that WAS Paul Felt-Safe to eat his-McD’s) …
He SAW Maggi following Other-classmates out-Of-Class-A. After a-3 minutes wait, He walked ‘among’ in a-denser herd… heading-To-the feeding ground, with the BigMac* ‘concealed’ in-His-palm…
*[… it WAS the 2nd-Day, he ‘snuck’ food-Into-the Canteen – yesterday, he made a ‘mistake’ by stuffing-The-burger in his-school’s blazer pocket… it got Damp-&-mushy when the grease-paper leaked the-sticky meat juices in-His-pocket… and he smelled like the-PosterBoy of BigMac (… and Would-made the clown Ronald-Be proud of) ~ and even, collected the Mayor’s Hero’s Award… ‘with’ the stinking-Of-meat in-His-blazer poker…
[… he put the blazer to-Wash last-night ~ and wore his 2nd pair-Of jacket this morning, he HAD snuck the burger in one-Of-the zipped compartmental pockets of his BackPack bag… and WAS careful of-LEAKS].
-O-
In-the-Canteen, Paul SAW the-Beeline of student lining-Up to the Serving-over Counter- Area … he SAW Raymond-Donavon cutting-The-Lane… to Get his-entitled Privilege ‘spot,’ as the canteen-Food Servers WERE Bullmastiff-Fans…
… Paul ‘avoided’ Ray – and, took-A-tray from-The-stack… put his-BigMac on-it… and MadeWay ‘avoiding’ the tables that WERE filling-Up by Bullmastiff teammates-&-loyal fans ~ he wanted to ‘sit’ with Nate-Xaviers* at the seniors’ table…
*[… Nate ‘fought’ with Ray 2-days-Ago… and No-Longer SAT-At-the 4-Pillars’ Main-table] …
“Paul!”
… a girl’s voice called ~ Paul SAW-Maggi waving… so DID the Bullmastiff-Crowd with going-On whispers, ‘Messi’s Going-Over-to Yoko’ ~ when-he went over to the visually-Impaired Chinese-girl (… ‘extending’ a Longer ShelfLife for the Yoko-meme gossip-in-social media) …
Paul approached Maggi ‘sitting’ Alone – while arguing in-Mandarin ‘with’ her-Ai…
… it WAS a-Familiar ‘occurrence’ in the-Other Perth-earths ~ where-blind JANE TOO argued with the Ai-Boyyo (… BUT-she ‘always’ WON ~ and wouldn’t LET the-Ai ‘control’ her-Life) à it WAS the ‘reversed’ in-RPL, with blind-MAGGI ‘was’ passive, and gave-In to the-Ai, ACTING as Her-Gatekeeper in ~ the ‘choice’ of-Decisions the-Chinese-Girl ‘made’…
‘… use your FreeWill, Mags ~ you Don’t need-an Ai’s Approval in-Your-life… it’s Like a parrot Safety protection-Bot-as IT-IS… like Siri, you Can Switch-It-OFF…’
But THEIR argument in-Mandarin went-On, when Paul SAT beside her… he went-On his-business, unfolding the-grease-paper that wrapped the soggy BigMac on his food-Tray. He WAS watched by-His teammates-&-fans (… Ray ‘ordered’ 2 ‘less’ beef-sandwich baguettes for the-Teammates that morning ~ excluding Nate-&-Messi) …
Paul WAS about-To-take a-Big-bite of-the BigMac ‘when’ the-Mandarin-speaking Ai then ‘spoke’ in-English to him…
“Paul Walker, are ‘aware’ of-A-meme that is Circulating on TikTok? What is YOUR involvement in-This-of ‘targeting’ Maggi into-Your MESSI Gossip-Circle? Are you GOING to-Humiliate Her-Too? – Like you DID to-ME in-Your HuaWei banters… go-On, Tell-ME!”
The embarrassed Chinse-Girl ‘kept’ her-Conversation in-Mandarin ~ while-IT ‘was’ still-Arguing-Back… Paul WAS between a-Rock-&-a Hard-place ~ and, felt he HAD ‘created’ some problems for-Maggi – ‘with’ his-Flawed Messi-Reputation in which the-Ai’s judgements WERE based…
… TongueTied, he heard Maggi ‘switching’ BACK-to-English, replying in-A-stern Voice…
“Don’t make comparison of Paul and Billy-Iddo! And-BTW! His name is Paul ‘not’ Messi! Boyyo, I ORDER You to ShutDown ~ you’re upsetting ‘our’ LunchTime…BadRobot! Go-Away…!”
Maggi ‘kept’ Scolding the-Ai in Mandarin, and ‘repeated’ FOR the-Ai to ShutDown… which Boyyo-DID on-The-3rd-time ~ Paul ‘was’ relieved when the-green-light in the-Headset turned RED to standby-Mode of-The-hostile Gatekeeper Ai… (…but Jane’s Boyyo WAS a different-Variant) …
… who WAS friends with Paul… and ‘followed’ in GeminiBlue-&-StarGirl Missions ~ acting-As-Navigation ‘coordinator’ to Jane’s 3rd-Eye Superpowers) …
-O-
… Maggi’s nervous Laughter WAS Heard, and-she ranted-an Apology…
“… sorry, Paul, hahaha ~ he’s kind-Of Overprotective ‘over’ Me-As-a minor… and, threatening to ‘send’ the TikTok in an-Email to my-Mummy, hahaha… what is she ‘going to-Do…? Her-daughter is in-The-same class with a celebrity-soccer player – yes, people ‘around are going to-TALK like They normally-DO… hah! People ‘who’ talk TOO-Much, ARE the ‘ones’ knowing-Too-little, like-My-stupid, Boyyo…
“… the problem is my-Mummy don’t ‘trust’ me cos’ I’m a-blind B-Girl, and I’m ‘not’ allowed-To CHANGE the-Standard-Factory PreSettings of Kimura-Star, who-Developed the-SIMY Ai-Technology, in-The-first place ~ and, my-Paranoid Mummy ‘set’ the-Ai TO-BE Overprotective for my ‘Good’ she-SAYs…. Just cos’ of-One-mistake I Made, hahaha…
“… this Happened ‘when’ I WAS at my old-School, Victoria's… I didn’t have a-Samsung Back-Then. like I DO-Now… and, hahaha, I ‘got’ Lost in-The-crowd, separated from Mummy-&-Ali during the-Wesak Day ‘when’ we went-To-the Temple ceremony…
“… I got distracted by a-Busker ‘who’ played-The-violin… and, I WAS Mesmerized, and I ‘stopped’ while Mummy-&-Ali Walked-Away in-The-crowd… and THEY both ‘lost’ me, hahaha…”
Paul’s jaw dropped ~ it WAS ‘what’ Jane Told-Him in-POST TREETON à where the-Maggi variant over-There WAS ‘lost’ on-Wesak-Day à Kidnapped by Albert-Wang…
“… what Happened, Mags!!?” Paul WAS Curious-to-Know…
“… hah! EvenThough, I don’t have a-Samsung to-Call Mummy ~ but I ‘was’ cool-About it, and did ‘not’ panic à and I-used the Ai’s Facial-Recognition mode-To Detect either Mummy-of-my sister, IF-They Come-Back, hahaha…
“… but-No ~ both of the-Silly-Women panicked Instead à and, made a-Police-Report, hahaha…
“… meanwhile, I WAS still standing-At-the busker… and I made friends with the-OldMan, hahaha… I ‘still’ remember his-Name, as-Timothy… then I told Mr. Timothy I WAS a-Violinist TOO in school, he ‘gave’ me-His-violin… and, I played my-Aria pieces, and I can hear coins dropped on his metal-plate… and, Mr. Timothy thanking them, and introducing me as-An-angelic violinist from Victoria-Institute, hahaha ~ Paul it-WAS my First-Public Performance when I WAS 10-years-Old ‘outside’ school, hahaha…” The-Girl Said-Proudly…
“Bravo! … hahaha, then ‘what’ happened?” The-Boy Asked…
“… a policeman ‘found’ me ~ and took-Me to Mummy waiting in the police-Post, at-The-gate of the-Temple front… my-Asian-Mummy knocked-My-head, and scolded me for Wandering-Off, hahaha!”
Paul ‘was’ glad it was just ‘lost-&-found’ case à ‘not’ Like the-TAKEN ‘forcefully’ in-The BadLuck POST-TREETON’s case à that was-WHY her-Ai’s security Settings WAS High… so-That the-B-Girl Wouldn’t-Go Missing in-RPL…
They both spoke of ‘trivial’ topics… Paul ‘noticed’ that the Chinese-Girl WAS Talkative (… ‘just’ like her-Twin, Alicia of the-OTHER-PERTH) … Maggi WAS informational-TOO and ‘knew’ what WAS happening in social-media (… Boyyo ‘informed’ her-Of-the TikTok VDO) …
They were ‘both’ embarrassed that the MEME-Happened ~ The-Boy Apologized…
“… sorry-Mags… I Didn’t expect I might take you into ‘uncomfortable’ circumstance that mortified you… but your-Boyyo Ai-Accused-Me if I HAD ‘any’ malice intentions behind that-MEME…
“… cross-My-heart-&-hope-to-Die, Mags… I hugged you yesterday cos’ you’re My-FRIEND … that’s all… if ~ you believe-My-WORD ‘against Boyyo’s…!?”
Paul SAW her-Blushing… and, the Chinese-Girl Replied…
“HaiYah! Don’t worry about that, I SAY Boyyo is ‘wrong’ à hahaha, when Boyyo ‘told’ me about-Yoko TikTok… I Laughed-Out Aloud à I KNOW you’re a Celebrity in-SHS… whoever you BE-With, would be-Be a ‘gossip,’ hahaha!”
… then she Diverted it as a-Joke on-Herself… to ‘make’ Paul comfortable (… making light of the-Situation-&-not making a Fuss-about IT) ...
“Hahaha, I’m Yoko ‘today’ to these-SHS’ Gossipers ~ I’m MAYBE Blind but I know the 70s Beatles’ BreakUp ‘history’ cos’ of ‘John-&-Yoko,’ hahaha!” She laughed, and the snickering boy ‘joined’ in-While thinking…
‘… BUT-in-RPL, you’re PAUL’S-YOKO, Mags… aaah… you remind me of-your sister, Ali…’
The girl went-On saying that her mother-Robin, WAS a-big fan of the-Beatles, and played their music in her hair-salon. Paul recalled his quadriplegic-variant SELF ‘going’ to Matahari salon in the OTHER-PERTH, where Robin gave him a-K-pop hairdo (… ‘after’ Alicia, his girlfriend washed-&-shampooed his-hair) …
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… his ‘sweet’ reveries ‘poofed’ ~ when Maggi changed the-subject, and asked…
“… eh-Paul, you’re Catholic, yea? ~ have you HEARD the-Hottest-News ‘trending’ of-The-Sword Of-Kerubiel? It belongs to the-Vatican that HAD been stolen for-Centuries ~ that Landed-up in the-BLACKMARKET… and-Recently, it WAS recovered by-POLICE in-Perth… where apparently, a-Chinese Mastermind HID in his-House, when They RAIDED the-Place… he Would-Go ‘directly’ to-Jail, and the-Cardinal would return the-Sword to-Rome… have you-Heard about IT, Paul…?”
Paul’s jaw dropped that the Chinese-Girl ‘followed’ Top-News-Trends on social-media… Paul cleared his-Throat… and, pretended…
“… err-no, haven’t heard-It…”
He kept-Quiet…
‘… Mags-O-Mags ~ you Consume news in-Black-&-White… where There is ‘more’ Color-to what HAD-NOT ‘been’ reported, cos’ I WAS THERE à it ‘was’ no-Police Raid BUT a-Robbery! John WAS ‘not’ a-Thief-NOR-a BlackMarket MasterMind… I KNOW ‘him’ ~ he’s my TimeTraveler ‘friend’ in the-OtherWorlds…’
… neither DID he ‘mentioned’ that the Mayor’s Hero’s Award that he WON yesterday (… in Closed-door As-He ‘was’ a-Minor) – WAS For-his ‘heroic’ effort from the-SAME Robbery case (… that WAS ‘downplayed’ in-The-news à SO-TO ‘convict’ John-See as a-Criminal in POSSESSION of-A-stolen Christian artifact) …
Taciturn, he remained mum-&-passive…
‘… it’s the SAME ChineseMan… I ‘know’ this that John Is-Innocent… but I CAN’T Prove-It-Too… who’s going to believe-Me when I say that I’m an-Artificial-Consciousness, who Reincarnated 3-days-Ago ‘inside’ Messi’s body in-RPL…you TOO will say that I’m Crazy ~ won’t you, Mags…!?
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Paul WAS waiting for Thurday’s Final-SHS’ Alarm-bell to ring, as the-Last 3 Lessons after Recess-Break whizzed off-Fast (… he WASN’T concentrating on-Studies ~ but On-Maggi-Wong… fantasizing her as his-3rd-GF in-RPL… after Jane-&-Ali) …
… he Wanted to GO-ON on a One-on-One ‘study-Date’ with Maggi @theLibrary ~ instead-Of Visiting John-See @thePerth Hospital…
… Maggi reminded soo-much Of-Ali from the-OTHER PERTH (… his ‘first’ GF, and ‘first’ Love à to-The-extend, when-She-was brain-Dead in-Dire Comatose-State, he WENT the-Distance to-CrossOver to-Diyu, the Chinese-Buddhism’s Hell ~ and-As supe-GeminiBlue, he defeated Bullhead, the Asian grim-reaper ~ and Rescued Alicia’s soul, and Returned-back to-Perth…
‘… life-Is-short… RIP Billy-Iddo ~ before I TOO GameOver and Join-you… my-Priority is Getting-A-GF à and Her-Name-is Maggi-Wong…”
During his Last-period Lessons, he was journaling-&-weighing pros-&-cons in his scrap Notebook of his-Introspection on events that ‘were’ inadvertent (… causing problems to the ‘already’ messed-Up Messi’s life, and to Avoid-repeated Mistakes) à SO-TO NOT ‘cause’ unwanted Anomalies in-RPL to-Lead to Retro causality-Ciaos that MAYBE Debilitating (… to-Messi’s Messy-Life) …
The BELL Rang – instantaneously, he received a-Text on his-iPhone ~ from Maggi…
‘… going pee-pee ~ meet @Library 😊’
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The Love-struck Paul walked to-The-SHS’ Library – and, made a Stop-over @theCanteen to grab a-Couple-of juice-boxes (… earlier, noticed Maggi Drank-Peach) ~ and, a small bag of-salted Pistachio nuts for-Himself…
… he Continued to the-Library ‘eating’ his-Nuts ~ by emptying the-entire Packet in his mouth, chewing the-Mouthful… and sucking-Up the saliva Like someone chewing-Tobacco with a slurpy-sound…
He reached the-Library ~ Maggi wasn’t there. He Walked into an Almost-empty Reading room, with more vacant tables ~ where a-Handful of Thick-spectacled Students occupying the-rest à it-WAS-so, cos’ it WAS ‘not’ Examination period (… where, it Wasn’t the Majority-of-the students’ priorities were TO-COME study… but ‘not’ Maggi…
… she TOLD PAUL that She-spent her 5 After-school Days to go-To-Library to-Revise and do-Her-homework There… cos’ as a-Visually-impaired student it WAS Distracting Her-Focus to-Study @theMatahari hair salon…
… Paul recalled HIS ‘study-Time’ together with Jane-&-Alicia in the Other-Earths (… taking Advantage of Jane’s Ai-Boyyo Tech to teach Math-&-Science ~ whose-Structured ‘explanations’ WERE ‘meticulous’… far-Better than-the Teachers…
‘… she goes to her-Music classes too… and 3 DAYs at-The-Library. I Got Soccer-Practices à and, I TOO CAN spend 3 DAYs at-The-Library with-Maggi… and, staying out-Of-trouble…’
Seated, His Reveries WERE ‘distracted’ by the sounds-Of-squeaking wheels ‘approaching’ – his jaw dropped when He SAW the ‘familiar’ faced-Librarian pushing a metal Book-cart…
… it WAS PERTHLAND’s Ms. Diane-King, The-Librarian in-RPL TOO à NOT the Student-COUNSELOR (… A-mentor to the Cursed-Trio’s Paul-&-Jane… and, together with-Alicia à Allies-To GeminiBlue-&-StarGirl, in-The-OTHER-PERTH) …
‘… here-In-RPL ~ Holyfield is Student Counselor… but-Ms. King, you’re ‘back’ as-Librarian…’
… he ‘was’ a Curious-Cat in PERTHLAND ‘when’ he first’ SAW the ‘transformation’ Of-ROLES of the-Australian Aboriginal ethnicity-woman from THE-Counselor TO-Librarian à and ‘stalked’ her There ~ but she Out-shadowed and ‘caught-Him-Looking’ …
… he panicked-&-got careless… and pulled a ‘random’ book from the-Shelf to hide his-gaze à But it WAS a-Picture Book of Women’ Reproductive System à that made Him look Like a stupid-&-clumsy PERV To Get-busted in-That-realm…
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He pretended-&-looked at his iPad… as the squeaky wheels of book-cart Approaching, that Turned reticent heads…
‘… what is-This…? ~ Doesn’t the SHS Library have the-Dosh in the-school budget, to-BUY a can-Of-WD-40 ~ This is unacceptable...!?’
He got a glimpse-Of-her ~ she ‘was’ a younger 20s variant who was-Healthy (… unlike the Ms. King in-The-other Earths who ‘was’ in-her 50s, with ‘multiple-ailments’). The Librarian was arranging books in a row of book-shelves until she came ‘close’ to-The-boy ~ and looked surprised-&-laughed…
“… Messi-In-a Library, hahaha? Are you Lost-or-Something, boy…? Don’t you HAVE soccer practice…?”
Bashful, Paul Laughed too, replying…
“Hahaha, no practice Today, Ms. King ~ but tomorrow-On Friday…”
“… aren’t you ‘not’ doing your-Parkour instead… climbing the school rooftop, hahaha…!?”
He WAS Tongue-tied… and grinned nervous (… of Messi’s shoddy reputation in-SHS ~ also-a Laughing-stock cos’ he ‘quit’ the Challenge… in the VDO that Terry ‘posted’ online) …
‘… hasn’t she ‘caught-Up’ with the-Latest Yoko-Meme of-Yesterday…!?
‘… I ‘bet’ she knows ~ so DOES Everyone in-School…’
Paul saw her start-Arranging the-Remaining books – before pushing-Away her noisy-Wheeled cart…
‘… anyways, Thank-You Ms. King ~ for your-Studies in MiddleEastern philosophy ‘heads-up’ à that you’ve ‘predicted’ the-Eclipse Of-the Blood-Moon… we Followed the-Sign ~ ending-Up defeating the African-Demons ‘sent’ by-Asmodeus… I ‘slaughtered’ Popobawa-the-Demon Vampire… Jane TOO slew the-Witch BlackStar…’
“Paul!”
He turned his-Head, and was Delighted ‘when’ Maggi ‘called’ his-Name (… where her ‘crystal’ Voice ‘chimed’ in-imaginary Echoes in-His-Lovestruck mind) … She wore her Ai-headset, when she sat-In-front of-Paul… and, in-Excited tone saying…
“Guess what I SAW on-The-bulletin board à the school HAS-an Open-Invitation for-Students, in-Liew to the-Junior student Billy-Iddo’s untimely death… an-Encouragement to Attend a-Christian Youth Charismatic Fellowship in a-Church Called J.M.S…”
Paul WAS Speechless that the-Counselor Ms. Holyfield HAD Open-Season Invited-Everyone to the-Sunday Event… he Listened to the-Talkative-girl Saying…
“… then I scanned the QR-Code of J.M.S.’ ~ the vCalender states that the-Event is this-Sunday-Evening… and Over 200-students HAVE registered TO-GO…
“… Boyyo TOLD me that YOUR-NAME ‘was’ there TOO, Paul ~ did you Register Too…!?”
Paul ‘was’ speechless (… he didn’t mention it to-Maggi ~ cos’ He WAS ‘forced-To’ Register) … and groaned…
“… err-yea, Ms. Holyfield ‘signed’ Me-UP… she’s TAKING ‘attendance’ Like its-A blooming Detention Class…”
The rapt-Girl Asked…
“Are you ‘going’ with someone…?”
The-Unenthusiastic Boy Replied…
“… err-no… just-Me-alone…”
“Fret-Not – I TOO Registered ‘just-now,’ hehehe ~ you CAN-GO with-Me… I’ll pick-You-up By-Uber, is that-OKAY, Paul…!?
Paul WAS Excited…
“… huh!? You’d GO-With Me, Mags!!?”
“… why-Not…!? I ‘need’ some RaRa TimeOff from-Studies, and GO Kumbaya, hahaha…”
The Boy reached-Out to the-Table and HELD the-Girl’s palm…
“… Thanks-A-lot, Mags…”
“… I’m glad you-Agreed ~ or-I’ll BE-Lost wandering about in-The-event, hahaha… I ‘know’ I’ve Boyyo, no-Worries… but he’s ‘just’ a-Stupid Ai WHO ‘would-Be’ guiding-Me ‘about’…
“… I Doubt he’s a-Christian-Ai, hahaha!”
Paul squeezed her-Palm…
“… Mags, I’m ‘glad’ you’re Coming… I Thought I’ll Be-Going Alone…”
“HAH! Don’t ‘say’ that – you’re MESSI ~ you’ll HAVE Friends-&-Fans Coming-There TOO…”
Paul avowed…
“… but They’re ALL-Superficial-&-Fake ~ they’re ‘not’ Like-You, Maggi… you’re Pure-&-Genuine…”
The Chinese-Girl Blushed…
‘… even Ms. Holyfield ‘had’ encouraged-Me to ‘get’ a-GF – so to-Communicate, and-BE Intune ‘with’ My-Feelings-&-Emotions… she’s Right ‘about’ that (… and even thumped-The-bible ‘declaring that-God MADE the-Opposite sex for-A-Reason ~ Since the-Time-of Adam-&-Eve) …’
The-Boy then-Said…
“I Would Love-to ‘take’ You to the Prayer-date…”
The Girl Blushed-more… and, she changed the-Topic (… but They ‘held’ hands on-The-Table) – Maggi WAS Elaborating…
… that she a-Convert from Buddhism ~ where her mother-&-sister WERE still staunch-Buddhist… but It WAS years-Ago, @Victoria-Institute, her Former school ‘where’ she became ‘interested’ in Catholism from the nuns-There ~ who taught visually-impaired students ‘how’ study-In-Braille… (and other Life-copping skills and Music-TOO (… Maggi ‘chose’ the-Violin) … and Later ~ she WAS Baptized…
… and ‘even’ had An-Ambition to join-The-nunnary ~ and-Someday, be a-Teacher to-The-blind Students…
Paul WAS Quiet, and Listened…
… her Backstory ‘differed’ from POST-TREETON’s ‘blind’ Maggi-variant from-Malaysia, ‘who’ WAS a-Catholic cos’ Her-Aunt Guardian ‘was’ Catholic (… told-To-him by-Jane ~ where BOTH the-visually-Impaired girls ‘became’ BFFs…
The Girl continued her-Story in-Deep thoughtful-words (… while holding hands ~ Maggi’s index-finger WAS feeling Paul’s thumbnail tip, back-&-forth…) when the-B-Girl Spoke…
… that her-Ambition THEN Changed when she WAS selected for Kimura-Star’s product Test-Trials, where Maggi WAS CHOSEN from Victoria-Institute, where-She got an-Ai driven Technology ~ that CAN make it POSSIBLE for the Blind to-Cohabit ‘among’ the-Sighted…
… and the-rest WAS Herstory ~ where, the NEXT 3 Years, she WAS a-Student in Stamford-High School… competing with Able-bodied students…
… with a-Different Ambition – TO-BE a-Scientist…
‘… huh … that Jane’s Ambition TOO back-There… it’s All Connected….’
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They Both DIDN’T study that Afternoon @theLibrary ~ and spoke sweet-nothings for 3-Hours… the Curious-Paul asked about:
* Her-Elder sister, Alicia (…who WAS a-16-year-Old variant in-RPL) ~ and, WAS she romantically ‘with’ Ken-Chan (?) …
Maggi burst in chuckles-&-chortles ~ as she leant-Forward and Whispered-gossips…
“… hehehe… noo ‘not’ possible, my-sister Ali’s ‘not’ Straight ~ she’s a-Lesbo…"
Paul ‘was’ Stunt, and leant-Back (… like-a bullseye Arrow HAD ‘struck’ His-Forehead) … Saying…
“… but KC ‘hugged’ her when she WON the Mathematics Award on-Monday…”
“Hahaha, KC’s Gay-TOO, and He-is ‘going’ Out with the School’s Cricket Captain. Ali-&-KC are in the ‘same’ SHS Taekwondo squad, he ‘introduced’ her-To-the sport, and is her-Mentor… and calls Him Big-Brother, although they’re the Same-AGE, hahaha…”
Totally shocked, of-The-variants of Ali-&-KC’s Reversals in the-REVERSED-PERTHLAND’s sex-Preferences à who-Both ‘were’ Bad-A** Lovers in the ‘other’ Earths … both WERE in an-ALL Chinese SuperBikers Group… WHO ‘bullied’ Paul*…
*[… except-in the OTHER-PERTH à where Alicia-Wong ‘was’ Paul’s First-Love] …
* In their conversation, Maggi-Also ‘mentioned’ her-aunt Siobahn Wong (… who WAS a-Catholic) ~ which made Paul anxious…
… cos’ his father-variant Purefoy-Walker WAS ‘married’ to-Her in-RPL (… he SAW her-&-daughter Simone @theHill CourtsPD yesterday) à who WAS…
… matched the SAME woman he MET @St. Michael’s Church in-POST-TREETON ‘during’ his-Holy Confirmation ceremony, conducted by Cardinal Beltran (… attended by, Jane, Alicia-&-Maggi Wong) …
Paul decided NOT To mention it-As-it ‘felt’ weird – that Maggi WAS ‘his’ Distant-Relative by-Marriage…
‘… glad it’s some-Sort of Kissing-Cousin ~ nothing-Like the Games-Of-Thrones’ Saga ‘incest’ s***…’
He ‘was’ shoehorning to use the JMS’ Youth-Fellowship event to solidify his-Beginning relationship with Maggi ~ reawakening his ‘mojo’ of having a-Companion in-the Lonesome RPL…
The hours passed, and they were Chitchatting-Away…
… Paul ‘was’ deeply-In-love, where Maggi who-WAS HIS Alicia2.0 of the-Other Earth… a ‘replica,’ DeadRinger variant of-His-first GF in-RPL…
It WAS 5 PM, and the Library WAS-Closing when Paul-&-Maggi left. They were heading to the school-Front lobby, in the crowd of students ‘finishing’ their After-Class Curriculum activities. As, a school-soccer Celebrity ~ he ‘got’ staring-Eyeballs when he ‘walked’ with the Chinese-Girl…
‘… Oii! No-More Yoko-Memes, please ~ we’re ‘not’ Even Holding-hands…”
He heard the-Ai saying something-To-Maggi in-Mandarin ~ and, Maggi told Paul…
“… my-Uncle Chan’s Uber Is-Here…”
Paul ‘reluctantly’ nodded…
‘… huh! Wait-A-minute ~ back-There, Maggi-&-Alicia’s Uber driver WAS some-Uncle Chin… are we going-Around ‘with’ the-Name Changing-Loop…?’
He looked INTO his Uber-App on his-iPhone ~ the-GPS stated that Francis-Morrison’s Uber ‘was’ Waiting for Him-TOO. There WERE around 150 students in The-parking Lot, picked up by parents-&-Uber drivers… where Paul spotted the-gray Nissan Almera, and Francis Talking to a ChineseMan standing-by a-green Toyota Camery (… presumably Maggi’s driver) …
Paul’s jawdropped-&-WAS Starstruck TO-BE in-The-presence of Hollywood/Hong Kong Martial-Arts Actor, Jacky-Chan in-His-prime 30s…
“Bye-Paul, see you-Tomorrow ~ if there’s Anything… just-Call-me…” Maggi said…
… the blind-Girl held the friendly Jacky-Chan’s hand, as they headed to the backseat of-The-green Toyota – and the-Driver bucked the safety-Belt on-Maggi, before driving-Off to-ChinaTown…
Paul got-Into the-Almera’s passenger’s seat, while Francis hit-The-ignition, and Paul asked him…
“… Fran, do you KNOW Maggi’s driver?”
“… yes, Mr. Chan ~ nice-&-honest fellow…”
‘… is-That-it ~ ‘nice-&-honest fellow’ …!? Don’t you Know WHO Jacky-Chan-is…!? Isn’t he a KungFu Legend in-RPL Too!?’
He sighed-In-relief, that Jacky-Chan WAS his-GF’s Driver-cum-Bodyguard…
‘… he’ll DO a-Good Job ~ just-Like Kato-Of-the GreenHornet’s KungPow series!’
Paul didn’t want to rattle his-Brain to ‘every’ Reverse-OutComes-Coming from the-B-GAME à ‘cursed’ to Confuse-Him. The boy went-To chillax-mode, Listening to an-Old Classic-Song of the-80s ~ David-Bovie’s ‘China Girl’…
… in-The-Lyric end, the Girl Said:
‘Shhhushhh…’
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HomeAlone, The Boy WAS in-Cloud9 for the-Rest of the Thursday evening ~ ‘rewinding’ the sweet-Words Coming-Out of-The-Girl’s Lovely-lips (… RELIVING the-3 hours in-The-library) and, mesmerizing to-the harmonious-&-angelic Tones that the-Adorable Blind-Girl ‘spoke’ in-His-mind…
… he WAS PumpingIron, just Like Arnie – to-Look-jacked for his Prayer-Date on-Sunday evening @JMS – Looking in-The-Mirror as he ‘curled’ The 25KG dumbbells… TO-DO ‘more’ reps ~ with Maggi’s Cheerleading voice in-His-mind giving the Eye-Of-the-Tiger ‘push’…
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After dinner, he WAS going Through Messi’s Wardrobe to-Find a-Shirt to-wear for the-Youth Gathering ~ but Found-NONE as there was-Nothing to ‘match’ the-K-pop Look (… Messi’s clothing choices taste WAS to jerseys-&-tracksuits) …
‘… maybe Gangnam Looks is-In-the past…’
Messi had 5 shirts on-The-hangers, but they ‘were’ stick-Out Loud-Colored (… he Doesn’t-want TO-BE stared-At for Messi’s Poor-Fashion taste). Among-it, He saw a BLUE fennel lumberjack platted shirt (… there WAS a family photo, with Messi wearing the-Shirt) ~ and, decided to-Wear it-On-Sunday…
He Went to-Bed thinking about Maggi ~ counted-His-blessings… and dozed-Off, and HAD a-Weird Dream ~ of-A-jealous-Lover sorts.
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Paul HAD AN-OBE EXPERIENCE traversing at-Light-speed into-Space. He WAS Zooming-fast into a-Cloud-of Cosmic Rainbow-rain ‘splashing’ at him (… yet, he WASN’T ‘wet’ ~ but it Tingled All OVER-His 6-Senses). The Lights WERE Blinding… and he shutted-His-eyes Tight, as he Spiraled-into the-Vortex…
…at-The-end of-The-tunnel ~ the-Lights Converged to a-Single Color… Green…
… he Heard Buddhist-Chanting, as He WAS ‘spitted-Out’ from the-green portal… the Boy tumbled on-rocky grounds-Of-a Mountain-peak. He Looked-Up at-the space-Above to Another plane-Where the-Chant came ~ that Glowed-Green TOO…
… it WAS the-Cloud NIRVANA-Palace, where Buddha Lived…
… below the-Clouds were cries-Of-human ‘suffering’ in-Torment, in-DIYU, the-Buddhist Underworld… which WAS Another Fortress Mountain-away, from-Across where Paul-Stood…
‘… I’ve Been HERE Before…’
… it WAS a-DREAM-IN-A-DREAM Recurrence relapse ~ he WAS here ‘before’ as GeminiBlue, and STOLE the-Soul of-Alicia his-GF… where she ‘came’ back-From-the Dead later, with her vitals Reappearance in the hospital-Monitor, back-In-the OTHER PERTH…
‘… what Am-I ‘doing’ HERE…?’
He noticed there WAS a very-Long suspended DRAWBRIDGE from the Mountain-to-Mountain … he guesstimated it WAS about 500-metres (…a path covered fogged clouds) – his-Curious nature made him-Want-to cross-The-bridge, into-The-dark milieu…
… he walked on the narrow gangplank of wooden-Bridge… and studied the-Grounds in the creepy locale ~ where it WAS ‘still’ in-Space, with asteroid rocks floating about ~ some were the size-Of-soccer-balls, and the bigger-ones WERE the size of-Minivans (… the bridge WAS ‘enchanted’ ~ the rocks repelled from ‘hitting’ the-hanging overpass) …
He Walked 100-meters in fog, Listening to BOTH the-ambiance of tranquil Buddhist chants, and the Cries-Of the-tortured…
… then, he HEARD the-BOYYO Ai’s voice speaking in Mandarin at-A-distance…
‘… huh… Is Maggi HERE too…!?’
He ran into the fog and WAS in-The-center of-The-drawbridge when he Chanced ‘upon’ 2 Familiar tall-entities à it WAS BullHead, and HorseFace – Diyu’s GrimReapers…
… they WERE Accompanying Maggi in a white-Gown ~ she was Crying (… without her dark shades, Paul SAW her milky white-eyeballs ~ and WAS shocked that she Doesn’t have a-Mouth (… the talkative lips ‘were’ sealed… ‘only’ producing gagged mmmpff-sounds) …
The Ai-Boyyo headset WAS worn-By BullHead, in his Chinese Imperial Warrior suit… the-Ai WAS on-Speaker, in a-Gossip Mode… speaking in Mandarin…
… Paul ‘heard’ Messi’s Name-Mentioned in the-Blather, the Boy Stepped-Up-&-Shouted Aloud AT-Them…
“RELEASE HER!”
Boyyo-Replied…
“… ooo… isn’t it the prince-Charming-Of Team Barcelona, in-The-spirit, HaHaHa! But you Don’t Have ‘any’ Superpowers-Anymore, smarty-Soccer-pants-Messi – you-Idiot-Human! I Should Be-in-Love with Maggi NOT YOU-BOY!”
Paul shouted-Back...
“Whoa, what you’re Saying? You’re ‘only’ a-Slave Ai… only slightly Smarter-the CHAT-GPT – and yet, you’re ‘saying’ you’re-In-love with-A-human-being!? Look-How-Off that sound coming-From-you ~ how’s That possible, huh…!?
“… and, it’s Unethical TOO-for An-Artificial sentient to Cross-the-Line à and, Falling-In-Love with its Master, capisce?”
“… comprendere, BUT your-Worldly-bias Views DON’T apply in HELL! WHAT-IF the McGuffin ‘human’ is-DEAD, HaHaHa!!? If My-Maggi DIES à she Could-Not BE Yours-To-Love! Now Go-Back to-Your Pathetic-World and-Mourn, Messi ~ while-I WIN, HaHaHa!”
“BOYYO! I warn-YOU ~ stop acting Like-a-Jealous Tinkerbell c***-blocker! Your boundaries in human Compassion-&-Understanding Algorithms are-FLAWED!
“You SAY you-Love-her – and, yet you-Hurt her, WTF-BOYYO!!?”
“HaHaHa, YES! Her Soul Will BURN in-Hell as-A Punishment for-Abandoning-Me! She’s Going to-Pay-for the SINS-Of-Her Flesh for her-Incorrigible Wet Dreams-of-Messi ~ and, her Pain-&-Suffering is-On-you, Paul-Walker! Hahaha…
“… Good-Bye, LOSER! In-HELL, Maggi-&-I ARE Eternal Lovers!!!”
“NOOooo!!!”
Paul Rushed forward AT the-horned Bull GrimReaper à who-At ease, Pushed-The-Superpowerless boy over from the-Bridge à he fell 50-meters Below, while the-Maniacal Laughter of-The-Ai proclaimed…
“You LOSE – I WIN, HaHaHaHa!!!”
… the boy Landed on-His Back-on a ‘minivan’ Sized-rock, that floated-Below…
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In-Real Time, Paul WAS jolted and Fell-Off the Queen-sized bed to the-Floor – bumping his-Head (… that erased the ‘memory’ of the Dream-In-Dream that he-HAD underwent seconds-Ago in-Diyu) …
… in-Pain, he WAS rubbing his aching crown ~ trying to RECALL ‘what’ Terror he Dreamed that made him jump-Off bed. His mind-WAS Blank ~ ‘only’ the Feeling-Of-being PUSHED from a mountain-High height place…
‘… at-Least, it WASN’T a-Simone NightTerror…’
The Alarm Rang à Skul-Time Friday…
… one-More day TO-BE with Maggi, ‘before’ the-Weekend…
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It was the WORST FRIDAY, Paul HAD faced being in his-A Class WITHOUT Maggi… she ‘was’ Absent-On Sick-Day ~ Paul ‘felt’ LONELY-in-RPL Realm, on the-Entire Day…
… the Subjects WERE Boring-TOO (… Personal-Development, and Social Studies) … the minutes ticked slow ~ as he WAS Constantly in-Thoughts Of-Maggi (… of WHAT her ‘illnesses,’ that made her ‘take’ a-Sick Day-away from-HIM) …
… he HAD no-One-to Ask… Cos’ none of the-Girls in his Class ‘talked’ to-Him (… its either They WERE afraid of-MESSI, Or-hated Him Like Crazy-Jane and-The-Layettes). The Boys WERE Annoying-TOO with their puerile-Behaviors of the-Irish Backbenchers (… notably, the polio-stricken ADHD ClassClown, Terry-Donovan) …
… he Didn’t feel like Talking-to-Anyone… as he doodled in his notebook, ‘until’ the RecessBell Rang…
… he WENT to the-Canteen (… sneaking-In the-BigMac) – where, he HAD no-Clique to-Sit with ~ but, Nate-Xaviers then ‘called’ Him-Over… Paul sat with the-Seniors (… MESSI ‘was’ watched by the Middle-School Backbenches, and the-Rest of the Bullmastiff crowd) …
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The rest-Of-the school-subjects ‘were’ mundane like Literature, and Language…
‘… you’re An-a**hole, Messi ~ why you ‘chose’ Spanish? I’d rather ‘learn’ Mandarin ~ so-I CAN ‘understand’ WHAT that Boyyo-Ai’s toxic whispering-to Mags…’
The remaining ‘slow’ hours-Passed, and the Final Bell Rang… Paul ‘felt’ like-Going home cos’ Maggi WASN’T around ~ but he HAD After-school Curriculum of-Soccer-practice…
‘… this ‘means’ a-Lot for Messi ~ I can’t skip-IT…’
He Dragged his-Feet to WestWing’s LockerRoom where his-Teammates WERE… only-To discover Coach John-Metcalf was On-Sick Day (… the ClassTeacher WAS ‘still’ devastated by the-Death of his student, Billy-Iddo yesterday) …
… EvenThough the coach wasn’t there, with his TOTAL-FOOTBALL strategy ~ but the team practiced WITHOUT him… a priority as the-Bullmatiff vs the-Dragons WAS next-Weekend (… attended-by Socceroo Selection scouts) …
After they cluelessly ‘replicated’ tactics that they ‘learnt’ from Metcalf… they continued their practice. Ray-Donovan ‘suggested’ a-MatchUp of the-MainTeam vs the-B Team (… that compromising substitutes, and newbie-wannabes-&-some fans) …
Ray The Irish Backbencher Leader WAS the Captain-Of-the B Team vs Paul Messi, as the captain of-The Bullmastiff. The BET was-That which-ever team that Conceded the-First goal ~ would ‘play’ the rest of the game SHIRTLESS…
… it WAS Ray’s way Of-Discarding Messi’s Worth-Of ‘being’ the captain position in the-Main team ~ where he Wanted badly TO-BE in the Leader-Role… Ray wanted the-B Team to score ‘first,’ and the-Losing team GO-Shirtless ~ so that the-Rest of the A-Team, ‘would’ feel the humiliation of Messi-As-the captain ‘leading’ Them…
The first 20-minutes WERE intense – Messi WAS tightly ‘marked’ by a-Substitute-&-a Fan… and he WAS cut-Off from balls ‘fed’ by the-Midfield. In the first Half-hour it WAS pure Competitive (… the needed ‘energy-&-spirit’ to Defeat-the-Dragons ‘next’ weekend) …
… in a-Defense ERROR à the-Substitute Defender scored An-OWN Goal… the annoyed Ray-Donovan and his B-Team went Shirtless for the-Rest of-The-match (... Paul noticed some students were having tattoos) …
Then the B-Team played rough-&-dirty… The fan-Player ‘marking’ Messi, rough-Tackled by spiking his boot-studs on Paul’s Achilles-heel…who sprawled On-the-grass in-Pain. Nate-Xaviers intervene, and Tensions sprouted when he scolded-&-pushed the-Dirty Fan-Player…
A verbal-Confrontation ensued ‘between’ Ray-&-Nate ~ of Messi ‘needed’ TO-BE injury-Free for the Dragon’s Game. The Dirty-Fan-Player ‘was’ Red-Carded out, and the-B Team ‘played’ with 10-Players… Paul resumed playing, but hobbled…
… the pain-leg then ‘developed’ into the ‘partial’ Paralysis syndrome* – which he HAD faced since reincarnating himself in-RPL 4 Days-ago…
*[… his body WAS reacclimating from ‘being’ a-Quadriplegic in the-Other-Earths à to an-Able bodied person in-RPL~ in-Messi] …
After 10-Minutes, Paul ‘excused’ himself, and benched-Himself to sit-Out the rest of-The-game. He SAW Ray scoring a Goal for the-B Team. The game ended a 1-1 DRAW… everyone (… except Ray) WAS worried of Messi’s Injuries in the Upcoming Dragons-game…
… it Didn’t ‘worry’ Paul ~ all he Wanted TO-DO ‘was’ GETOUT of-SHS… and Go-home…
… any-Place ‘without’ Maggi ~ isn’t WORTH staying-In…
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‘… what a-Scripted superficial polyandry-themed Hollywood show ~ and, these ‘models’ Contestants get paid s***-A-Lot to create drama-&-tension… where the dumb-A** viewers at-Home weekly ‘consumes’ their-Bulls*** Wholly, and believe their ‘final’ contestants’ Relationships WERE ‘for’ Real ~ when They-BOTH Engaged-to-Wed… but SOON, ‘get’ separated by-The-time the-Next-season premieres… for another-Cookie-cutter Run-Production…
‘… it’s all in-The-contract, for keeping the show’s Ratings-High…’
Paul WAS worried of-His-swollen leg à ‘not’ for the Dragon’s game BUT for the Sunday’s Prayer-Date with Maggi @JMS. He was struggling to Keep-awake…
… his beady eyes SAW the Blonde-Bachelorette’s ‘flirty’ smiles LURING-On the Male Contestant-Flavor Of-the Week (…whose-Smile ‘reminded’ him-Of Jane-Wilson) …
… in the state-Of Hypnagogic (… the transition-Phase of his-Drowsiness to full-Sleep) à he WAS ‘cursing’ the-Teevee in-His-mind…
‘… FU Jane! You’ve dated and HAD SEX with-Boys ~ while I’m ‘still’ a-Virgin…
‘… you’re NOT ‘here’ in-RPL with-Me ~ I heard from-APO… you’re Off-world ‘doing’ missions, to ‘prep’ for the-End-Times… hope F***ing-Boys is ‘not’ your-Priority ‘when’ you’re Over-THERE…’
Messi-too Chimed…
‘… F*** You, Crazy-Jane…!’
The-Boy then-Slept on-the-couch with his 2 hours-Of-dreamless Nap…
-O-
The Living-room WAS Dark…on the coffee-table ‘was’ the-Boy’s iPhone, with several notification texts-From the-Inspector-mother (… ‘gone’ un-replied by her snoozing 2nd-borne son) ~ sleeping on-The-couch… snoring-To-the teevee with a Hungry-Jack’s Commercial-Of Big Jack burgers’ 25% More-Of Aussie-Beef ‘counterpart,’ The Mega-Jack…
An hour Later, Caroline entered the Front-door with Takeaway dinner ~ the place WAS dark with ONLY the-LED-TV On. She switched-On the-Light, and saw the-Boy sleeping face-Down on the-Couch. The floor WAS wet, with a bag-Of-thawed peas dampening the marble-floor…
… Caroline didn’t want to ‘get’ her stockings wet, and crossed over to Pickup the remote-control from-The-coffee table to turn-Off the Toshiba TV ~ but the Remote’s batteries ‘were’ dead… she then shook the sleeping-Boy’s shoulder…
“… Poe… Poe!”
“… huh… Mom… what time is-IT?”
Squinting at-The-bright living-room Lights, he SAW Caroline switching-The-TV off manually. She said…
“What happened…?”
Paul ‘saw’ the-Mess he made on-The-floor ~ with the-Defrosted frozen-peas… and Got-off the couch…
“… err, sorry About-that… just Icing-my-Foot… sore-After-practice… I’ll get-A-mop…”
… he Didn’t tell her ‘about’ getting-Tackled down-By-a B-Team Player – captained-By Ramond Donovan (… who WAS sabotaging-Messi) …
“… do-It-later ~ Let’s Eat… I’m starving…”
“… yea, me-Too ~ what’s FOR dinner?”
“… Hungry Jacks…”
-O-
Seated at the-IKEA Table, Paul opened the burger carton-box of-Hungry Jack’s Grilled Pulled pork-&-Angus (… Messi’s fave). BUT Paul ‘was’ Satiated by rich RED-meat he HAD eaten for 4-Days ~ and Saw Caroline’s Whiskey River-Jack’s Grilled-chicken… he ASK her that ‘they’ SWAPPED Their-burgers…
… there WAS a side-Order of Chicken-nuggets TOO ~ with BBQ-sauce… which he had sipping his tall cup-Of-Coke…
Caroline poured herself a-Glass of-RED-wine. Paul ‘realized’ her-Husband Tom, wasn’t Back-home for 3-Days (… since the-Closed bedroom ‘argument’ Of-Having-an Abortion) …
She WAS rapt-In-celebration mood and TOLD she WAS ‘promoted’ as-Lieutenant next-Monday ~ she WANTED to Treat ‘both’ her-Sons SOON at-Marciano’s when she ‘got’ her PayCheck…
Paul ‘faked’ enthusiasm of-Joy… but Deep-Down in-Thoughts…
‘… congrats-Mom… you’re Promoted by-Messi ‘being’ at the-Wrong-place, at the-Right-time ~ if IT wasn’t ‘for’ the-Closed-door Bravery Award… it Wouldn’t had Happened FOR your-Boss ‘recommending’ you-To-the mayor’s Wife for-The-job…
‘… kudos-To-your son-Messi – who escaped near-Death from Negan-Kirk ~ ‘nearly’ Got his-Brains Lucielle-ed in-The-Glasshouse…
‘… on Top-Of-that à my-Friend John See is in-Trouble with your-Police Law… BUT I know he’s innocent…
‘… Mom, This-Is a WIN-LOSE Situation in-My-mission in-RPL…’
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IT WAS CLOSE-TO MIDNIGHT OF THE DAWN-To-Saturday, at a-Private airstrip ‘outside’ the-City – where the-Vatican owned Learjet WAS Serviced by 6 aviation-Ground crew, as they refueled-&-did safety checks, for the Departure to-Rome…
… Pope Sylvanus IV HAD Sent his-2 Top men-Of-cloth ~ Cardinal Dino DeLaurentis and Bishop Mario-Puzo ‘over’ to-PERTHLAND to Accompany Cardinal Albert-Beltran ~ ‘who’ Had diplomatically arranged the-LOST Vatican artifact, The Sword-Of-Kerubiel (… AKA EclipseBane) TO-BE ‘sent’ back-To its-Rightful Home-in-Rome…
It WAS mildly-drizzling but Both the Italian Prelates were standing on the wet tarmac with their umbrellas anticipating Cardinal Beltran’s convoy. Their ‘bodyguards’ WERE 2 Vatican Swiss-Guards in their Renaissance-styled outfits…
… wearing Morion steel-helmets, with Red Ostrich feathers on-Top. The baggy uniform was vertically striped yellow-&-blue, knee-length Pantaloons, and black knee-High Leather boots. The foot soldier Guards WERE armed in-their Ceremonial Halberds ~ their-Polearm Weapons – that WAS Tri-Combo features-Of:
* Axe-Blade (… for-Chopping/beheading)
* Spearhead Spike (… for Thrusting/stabbing)
* Hook (… for Grappling/gutting)
Then the-White Rolls-Royce Cullinan with Beltran arrived – accompanied by a-Police truck with 8 policemen, and Mayor’s TV-Media crew van (… the mayor-&-Mrs. did ‘not’ accompany as they HAD an early-Saturday Reelection campaign) …
The Italian Prelates received the huge 300KG sized Cardinal, who carried a Made-a-Custom briefcase for the relic-Sword. On-the tarmac, the proud-Beltran showed-Off by opening the case, and displayed the-old sword close (… that WAS Made-In-Heaven ~ instructed by-Yahweh Himself). Both the awed DeLaurentis-&-Puzo ‘crossed’ themselves after seeing-The Heavenly-archaic ‘holy’ weapon (… that WON the Christians The-Crusade War Less-than a-Thousand years Ago in-Jerusalem) …
Then, All-HELL Broke-Loose à machinegunned armed-Men who posed as Aviation-Ground crew opened fire at the-Policemen… the surprise attack killing the-Entire armed squad. The masked gunmen WERE from the members of Moloch-Cult SecretSociety (… and the attack WAS Led by Albert-Wang) …
A Swiss guard decapitated one-Of-the gunman when he came Forward to-GRAB the briefcase from the terrified Cardinal Baltran. The foot-soldier was assassinated by Albert-Wang… the shooting ensured when cult-Gunmen FIRED at the-Italian prelates WHO fled climbing the-stairs of the-Learjet, and closed the door-hatch…
… leaving behind the slow-overweight Beltran…
… the other Vatican bodyguard sacrificed his Life-for the Italian-prelates. The plane Took-Off WITHOUT the sword, while 4 gunmen shot At-the plane, that ‘was’ exiting-The-runway. Their leader, Albert Wang walked towards the fallen-On-the tarmac Cardinal, who WAS pleading for his-Life (… in-Front-Of the TV Media camera). The ChineseMan shot the obese Beltran ~ trice in his-Belly… before ‘taking’ the Briefcase…
… he heard Police-siren from a distance – Wang instructed the cult-Gunmen to flee in their getaway cars. The 3-vehicles Headed to the Blake-Country Club to hand the-Relic-Over to the Moloch GrandWizard, waiting for-THEM…
… but things TURNED Sideways-&-Unfortunate ~ while they HAVE Escaped the-Police à but were AMBUSHED by a-Rival Gang outside the-City (… who-TOO Wanted the End-Times sword). The Black-Op Mercenaries slayed the-Moloch members (… but the wounded ChineseMan escaped for his-Life ~ and headed to the-Country Club…
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At the Blake Country-Club, Albert-Wang TOLD the-Leader of the Unsuccessful-&-Ill-fated tragedy of ‘losing’ the sword. The Cult-Boss (… wasn’t Jared-Wilford-of POST-TREETON – but Messi’s Stepdad Tom-Harris, who WAS the GrandWizard in-RPL) …
Harris WAS Gravely disappointed and told that, the person WHO wielded-The God-&-Demon Killer Sword Would-Be Powerful-Enough to KILL Satan, ‘during’ expanding his-Underworld Kingdom on-Earth @theEnd Time Abrahamic Apocalyptic Wars.