Chapter 21: A Soul for a Soul
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EARLIER THAT FRIDAY, A CONVOY FLEET OF MPVs headed TO TREETON dairy-farm. In the OTHER-PERTH, it ‘was’ where SHS’ study Fieldtrip ‘had’ ITS Tragic disaster – when-3 students WERE struck-BY Lightning in-The-OpenField (… where Paul-Walker and Jane-Wilson GOT their-Cosmic superpowers, while the-3rd, Peter-Walker’s body ‘turned’ into regenerating/rejuvenation powers… BY the GoldenBlood running in-His veins) …
… BUT in-The realm-Of the REVERSED-PERTHLAND ~ the dairy Farm BELONGS TO the-JMS MotherChurch (… where-SpiritualGuru SOL purchased the property TO Hold JMS’ Retreats ~ outside the-Dome). SOL Led the-Delegates that Friday-Morning was ‘not’ FOR a-Retreat ~ BUT TO Celebrate His-33rd Birthday…
The Imperators-OF the-Underworld, Yaldabaoth-&-Asmodeus… WERE BOTH Impressed BY Mar-Daskalos SOL’s JMS CultChurches Progresses in-The-Western Hemisphere – that they REWARDED SOL the-Ultimate Giftbox ‘treasured’ in the-WORLD – the-ARK-Of THE-COVENANT*
*[… the Real-Deal ~ ‘not’ the-FAKE Artifact IN-The Church-Of Our-Lady Mary-Of-Zion, in Axum, Ethiopia ~ in-The PresentDay] …
.. the Historic-story Went ‘way’ Back-TO 586-BC, ‘when’ King Nebuchadnezzar-the-2nd’s Babylonian Army Seigh Jerusalem – and destroyed the-First TempleOfSolomon ~ while an-Earthquake from-Yahweh ‘swallowed’ the-Iraqi Babylonian Army… burying them-ALIVE into the ruin-Of-the Temple ~ where the-Original Ark-WAS Kept…
… in-The-2600+ years since, the ‘buried’ Ark ‘had’ MOVED BENEATH-Ground ~ country-TO-country… via geological Horizontal-Earth-pressure… even Travelled ‘beneath’ Ocean-beds ~ sliding-ON Clay hollows-&-abysses… and final End-Up Downunder IN RPL, In-JMS’ Property…
The fleet-Of 13-Black colored-Klassen Sprinter ArmoredProof VVIP MPVs Arrived @theJMS Bible-Resort (… the Dairy-farm WAS converted into a luxury Rich-&-Famous religious Hangout facility ~ while MAINTAING the-Exterior infrastructure-OF white fenced grass-Meadows where cattle ‘had’ once-grazed before… there WAS a large Hole with excavator machinery, which Had DUG-UP the-submerged ARK ~ ‘the’ Judaism/Christianity’s Holy Relic that ‘was’ Transported-OVER from the-MiddleEast (… ‘made’ possible via-the RECENT Quakes in-RPL) …
More than a-100 Caucasian staff (… majority From-The-Dome ~ Male-Solomonite servants, and 2-SCORES Of SOL’s finest Harem, to entertain visitors-FROM Europe… attending the-ClosedDoor function). They Clapped-&-Cheered ‘when’ SOL and his-34 Visitors arrived (… the majority invitees WERE the-JMS Preachers FROM the-Western-Hemisphere) … they WERE Clones Of-Solomon-Walker ~ whom-Asmodeus created genetically (… ‘who’ Looked-Alike Of-the SpiritualGuru). The 30-Clones Preachers WERE Identically dressed TOO (… Like-Of Matrix’s Agent-Smith ~ BlackSuit and Darkglasses) ~ BUT the moment THEY Stepped-OUT the-MPVs – the-blond Male Clones SHAPESHIFTED INTO Different blond Individuals of ages-&-sizes… they WERE-All Headed BY Mars-Daskalos Victor-Von Sol (… 62 y.o. ~ Leader-Of JMS Berlin) …
The center-Of-attraction WAS SpiritualLeader SOL Of-the-RPL MotherChurch… Alighting the-MPV with his-2 Wives hooked in his-Arms (… the 27 y.o. 1st-Wife Lilith, and the Underaged 13 y.o. 2nd-Wife Jane ~ WHO ‘looked’ Like a-Couple WITH Their-Daughter). JMSMedia WAS Covering the-Event with several photographers-&-videographers Focusing ON-SOL…
… behind them WERE the 16 y.o. Teen-SAFFA, and the-Bodyguard HAJJI – both Oddly wore WHITE Dinner-jackets ~ in a Black Suit-Event. Even more-Odd WAS Peter with BlondHair-&-BlueEyed…
The 30 JMS Leaders WERE next Following TO an-Outdoor Birthday Cake-reception in the-Meadow. There WERE 2-RED Tents pitched (… one-Large, and one-Small). BUT before ‘the’ Celebration Candle-Blowing, and Singing … everyone WERE Curious of SOL ‘opening’ his Birthday-present, and ‘reveal’ the CONTENT Inside the-ArkOfTheCovernant (… cos’ they’ve Came a-Long Way TO-Downunder ~ across-The-globe TO-Witness the-Revealing Of-the 3,400 y.o. Judaism Holy-Artifact) … They-ALL Entered the Large RED-tent where the Ark WAS – (no-Cameras ALLOWED IN the PrivateViewing – cos’ of Matter(s) related TO ‘the’ EndOfWorld clandestine Project). The Preacher-SOL entered Alone into the Small RED Tent … while the-34 VVIPs WERE Inside the-larger Tent…
… the-Golden ArkOfTheCovernant WAS ON an Elevated pedestal – cleaned-UP, polished-&-gleaming (… from Its-Original Muddy-Clay stains state-OF 2,600+ years Buried in MotherEarth’s Belly) … BUT before the-OPENING of the-Box – they Have TO Conduct a-BlackMagick PROTECTION Ritual (… cos’ They DON’T Know what Yahweh’s ‘ForcePower’ WAS stored-IN the Box that Might-BE Fatal ‘when’ Opened ~ like the-Indy-Jones’ Raiders-Of-the Lost-Ark movie…
… That Melted the Nazi’s face As-he looked-At-the Content – ‘when’ the-Ark ‘s Lid ‘was’ Opened…
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The Ark-Of-Testament Chest WAS made of pure-Gold, weighing Close-TO-100Kgs (… 4’ in-length, 2’-Tall, and 2’-Wide) … with 2-Golden poles, inserted ‘through’ rings-On-its SIDES (… for-Transportation). 2 Golden statues-Of bowing-&-kneeling Cherubims with-Their WINGS ‘facing’ One-Another, WERE On the-LID of-The-Box…
The 34-Attendess in the Big-RED Tent slipped INTO Black-Hooded robes, with red-Insignia of Asmodeus in the embroidery. They stood-In-CIRCLE around the Ark-Of-the Abrahamic-God. Mar-Daskalos Victor-Von-Sol of Berlin, conducted the half-Hour BlackMagick ‘protection’ rituals, while the-others Chanted-the-Responses IN Asmodeus’ MiddleEastern Akkadian language…
Meanwhile, From the Small-RED Tent, SOL wearing a-Crowned Mitre exited with 100s-Of-Admiral-RED BUTTERFLIES Covering his-Robe… the SpritualGuru’s GrandEntrance Into-the BIG-Tent with the ArkOfTheCovernant… the RED-Butterflies fluttered Away TO-REVEAL his-Birthday Clothes Which WAS a Black robe, with Golden-&-Red colors Vertical Boarder-Prints (... As-ON-His Birthday, Asmodeus Had ORDINATED-&-Professed SOL-As ‘the’ POPE Of-The JMS’ CultChurches…
Pope-SOL joined the-Group in-The-ritual conducted-BY the-oldest Clone… in his-60s ~ the JMS’ Berlin’s Mar-Daskalos Victor-Von Sol – chanting In-Akkadian-SPELLS from-an Egyptian-scroll… reading-Out the ‘rw-nw-prt-m-hrw’ text. The-Ritual then ended ~ it WAS Time TO-Open the Birthday GIFT-Box…
… 4-Of the younger-clones LIFTED the heavy-Lid, with 2 Cherubim statues sealed On-the SurfaceTop … the 4-strong men lifted the cover In-Fear, with chill-bumps (…dreading-&-anxious-OF Yahweh’s Heavenly-Yet-Deadly ‘booby-traps’). BUT there WAS No-Danger-NOR-Threat* when ‘nothing’ Happened IN-Opening the-Golden-Top LID…
*[… it WAS Either 2 Possibilities ~ ONE, of a-Successful ‘protection’ ritual performed BY Victor-Von-Sol – OR – TWO, ‘the’ Heavenly-FORCE Guarding the-CONTENT of-The-Ark’s BobbyTrap ‘was’ Deactivated… EverSince the-Creator, Yahweh LOST His-Almighty Powers TO the-Saklas, WHEN Asmodeus imprisoned ‘the’ captive Abrahamic-GOD IN-Tartarus] …
EveryOne surrounded the-Ark, with several clones looking-Over Pope-SOL’s shoulders TO-SEE the-Golden Box HAD 3-Compartments Inside – with 3 Abrahamic Sacred ITEMS Accumulated-BY the-Israelites (… after Moses’ death at the-Age OF 120-years). Millenniums-Later, The Ark ‘was’ then placed IN the Newly-Built Solomon’s Temple (… BUT EverSince-the-Earthquake During the-Babylonians’ Seigh… the buried-Ark FOR 2,600+ years WAS Now ~ a TimeCapsule FOR the Gathered JMS Cult). They eagerly Looked IN The-BOX, discovering:
* A GoldenPot Of-MANNA – ‘the’ BreadOfLife (… that ‘looked’ like Cotton-candy) that-ONCE Fell from-The-Heavens like Snowflakes in-The-Desert… during the-40-years Tribulation-OF-Moses’ journey – LEADING the starving-Israelite TO-The Promised-Land
* The Rod-OF-Aaron – BUT the rod from a-branch Of-an Almond Tree HAD withered (… and, deemed Useless-TO salvage ‘any’ magical-Powers like it-Did ONCE Before … Written IN ‘the’ Torah-&-Bible)
* The Abrahamic Holy tablet of-The 10-COMMANDMENTS – BUT the Fragile Clay-Tablet ‘was’ damaged TO-stones, and-dust IN the-Ark … due TO the rough-handling ‘during’ the Journey-of TRAVELLING in-MotherEarth’s ‘Birth-Canal’ Voyage, from the-MiddleEast TO Australia
The ONLY ‘salvageable’ item WAS the Pot-of-MANNA. The Cult ‘gathered,’ and performed a-HolyCommunion (… like the-Act of BreakingBread … Victor-Von Sol tore the cotton-candy Like-glutton staple ~ and handed to the-33 VVIPs present, and they Ate (… while a 1/3-Of-the ‘portion’ of-MANNA was-Shared* BY Pope-SOL-&-his-BFF Berlin-SOL) …
*[… those WHO Ate the BreadOfLife WERE EvilMortals ‘with’ the DarkArt of BlackMagick… BUT they WERE mere-HumanBeings TOO, who’d ‘die’ Someday – BUT BY eating ‘the’ MANNA (… less-OR-more in-Portioning) They HOPE-TO Attain Immortality** (… and, their Taking BlindFaith Chances IN-Consuming the Yahweh’s ‘expired’ bread…
**[… while mortally-TOO ‘was’ Difficulty reach-TO-Accomplish – cos’ Even Asmodeus WAS a-Dying, As-A Very-OldMan in-His Underworld Realm] …
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After BreakingBread, SOL-&-the 34 VVIPs Celebrated the Accomplishments On his-Birthday ~ they drank Ale from tankards (… 33-In silver for the-Guests, while Pope-SOL-&-Berlin-SOL drank-From their Golden-Cups. The-jovial Pope HAD a-TrickUp his sleeves TO Entertain them ‘further’ (… he Told them ‘That’ He-HAD a-Vision…
… in-Actuality, Asmodeus came ‘in’ his-Dream 3-Nights before his Birthday ~ informing SOL that his-Present Would-BE Arriving @Treeton) …
… ‘where’ the OPENED BOX ~ HAD a-Mystery Gift ‘hidden’ inside-The-BOX…
Pope-SOL instructed his #2 (JMS Berlin-SOL) TO ‘find’ the-Secret GIFT-For him. The 62-year-Old German used his hand to DIG into the-3rd Compartment (OF-the broken 10-Commandments Tablet) ~ the graying-blonde man Dug Arm-deep into the-Tablet’s shattered stones, gravels-&-dust as his fingers searched through-The-heap (… like a-Kid digging a-Cereal BOX To-find ‘the’ GiftToy). And, He FOUND-IT and pulled-OUT from the sift, as he lifted-IT FOR everyone TO-See… they-ALL Clapped-&-Cheered…
… ‘to’ a-Mere Gold-Ring with a-RED-Ruby…
The-JMS Pope TOLD EveryOne-Of ‘the’ significance ~ that-IT WAS Magical Pentalfa-Ring – that ONCE Belonged TO the Prophet-King Solomon … Who-used IT-TO Summon-&-Control DEMONS (… ORNIUS Was-One of the-DEMONs, who Labored in carrying the HeavyLoad of columns-&-arches ‘during’ the Construction OF-the FIRST Temple) …
…Ornius WAS-NOW the-Guardian Demon of ALL the JMS Churches in-The Western Hemisphere (… from External threats, i.e., the-Molock Cult, the-Vatican, etc.) …
Victor-Von Sol Gave the ring to the-Pope ~ and he wore IT on the 4th -Finger of his Left Hand… Berlin-SOL declaring HIM ~ as the-Pope of the JMS’ franchise-Empire… and, everyone lined-Up TO bend-The-knee, and-Kiss the-RubyRing…
… His-Ordination WAS on-8:44 AM on-That Friday-the-13th…
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SIMULTANEOUSLY, OF-THAT MOMENT @Treeton ~ ‘that’ Friday-The-13th – @PerthHospial… at 8:44 AM, 20+ sobbing-&-lament relatives-&-friends of the-Wongs, WERE Gathered around the-Bed of-The ‘near’ Lifeless Maggi Taking Her-Last Breath…
… then, the Consciousness-OF Wong Ai-Fen LEAPT ‘into’ the-Body ~ and, Maggi WAS ‘miraculously’ Risen-From the-DEAD…
A Bright-WHITE Light ‘flashed’ From the-Bed ~ temporarily blinding everyone FOR-a few seconds. There WAS Chaos in the small ward-Room, as there WAS a-PowerSurge in the-Nearby Medical-Equipment ~ where the ‘flatling’ ECG-machine’s screen shattered with a-Loud fiery POP, then in combustion… with the window curtains Catching-FIRE…
Simultaneously-TOO, in-The-disorder WAS – a-13 y.o. Voice Shouted…
“PAUL! Where ‘are’ You…?”
In the TightClosed Smoky-Room… BlindMaggi SAT UP On-her-Bed ~ ripping the-Tubes ‘needled’ to her Left Arm, while USING the-Fingers-OF her plaster-Of-Paris-moulded RightArm … TO Rip-Off the bandage from her-shaven-Head, with 3-Days-old scalp-stubbles (…as, they’d shaved Maggi’s head ‘for’ the-Surgery on-Monday) …
In the fiery-Room melee, everyone Got out from-Danger ~ except ‘for’ the-Mother – Robin Hugged Her-Daughter, IN-crying voice, spoke in-Hokkien … BlindMaggi Replied her…
“… huh, Mama…!? Is that-YOU? Where IS Paul…!!?”
The fast-Thinking Uber-driver, JackyChan Came-Back rushing with the-Fire Extinguisher… and Put-Out the-Fire in-The Burning-curtains, and the smothering ECG Machine…
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EVERYONE WAS Baffled TO-the-Nth-Degree – OF-MAGGI:
* … Coming-Back Alive FROM the-Irreversible Coma (… and-While ALSO humanely ‘euthanized’) …
*[… ‘the’ Taoist-Relatives WERE Speculating… she had cheated-DEATH in-Diyu ~ and came-BACK HOME] …
* … and, TO-the-MEDICAL Mystery of a hit-&-run victim’s severe head-Concussion, and her RightArm’s bones shattering IN-3 ‘parts’… WAS-CURED… and Walking-About as-per-Normal…
*[… ‘the’ Doctors-&-HeadSurgeon Couldn’t ‘believe’ their Eyes (… as they ‘compared’) the-Up-&-About ChineseGirl’s X-rays, taken-On Monday ‘before’ Surgery] …
Then, PerthHospital ‘kept’ Maggi-IN Observation ~ To-Run ‘through’ Checkups OF her-Medical Science Defying-Miraculous-CURE…
The Overjoyed Robin called ALICIA (… in-school) – and informed-OF-the Miracle… that Maggi WAS Alive-&-Well…
BUT Word GOT OUT-Fast of the many people WHO-Were Witnesses, ‘Shouting-OUT’ in SocialMedia accounts (… even the-Hospital ICU-staff posted ~ the DeskNurse ~ the-One ‘with’ a-Mole on-Her nose… TOO shared the Medical-MIRACLE in-Her-Instagram) ...
… that soon ‘it’ BECAME-The#1 News-in-RPL…
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@8:44 AM, ON THE-FRIDAY ‘the’ 13th… Paul WAS in class FOR English Literature – BUT UNAWARE Of the-Miracle ‘happened’ in PerthHospital ~ that Maggi’s soul’s Reincarnation FROM her-Death sentence in-Diyu (… and, she WAS back-&-well, and-Also CURED ‘from’ the Sunday’s Hit-&-Run Tragedy) …
… he WAS Low-profile (… where juggling his OWN ‘skipper’ problems when Tomorrow, the Socceroo scouts WOULD Attending an-Exhibition match ‘between’ his-team, Bullmastiffs vs Dragons ~ with Raymond-&-3 Key teammates ‘might’ Boycott) …
… it WAS a-Slow, and dull Routine-Friday morning ~ the ONLY ‘excitement’ ‘was’ earlier… WHEN he Almost bumped into Alicia-&-Ken ON the Way-In the Front-SHS Door (… BUT the-Duo Didn’t SEE him… as he-Too Doesn’t WANT Any-Confrontation in-SHS… in-Fact, he WAS Avoiding ALL the Asian students FOR the-Past 3 Days in-The-Corridor) – AFTER the Sunday’s hoo-ha in the-Hospital. It WAS a-good thing THAT Cassandra-&-Cleopatra didn’t BRING TO-School, the-Gossip of him Getting Slapped BY Alicia (… and Blaming Paul FOR Her younger sister’s Critical injuries) …
Since his-Monday’s SickDay absent – Paul HAD Attended his-Classes FOR the-Last 4-Days… BUT ‘not’ Motivated as a-BackBencher (… and did ‘not’ DO his-Homework TOO ~ cos’ he Wasn’t Focused IN a HalfEmpty Classroom, with Maggi-TOO Wasn’t ‘there,’ admitted @hospital). 4-Of-the Female-Of-total 12 WERE the-Ones present ~ they ‘were’ the Studious-Ones… vs 8-Other girls, LED By Crazy-Jane HAVE Quit school, and ‘were’ Working IN JMS MediaCorp. Of the-8 Boys ~ 7 (… including him-&-Churros) ‘were’ IN-Class (… except FOR Raymond – who-WAS attending his-Brother-TERRY’s funeral) …
Even ‘more’ Depressing Was-That SAFFA TOO ‘had’ Quit-School – and, TO-BE Part-OF JMS Church (… although ‘not’ in-The-SAME Class, as SAFFA-Was a Senior TO-Him in-RPL) … BUT Paul ‘now’ Lost the-Dynamic VIBE-AURA as he HAD in the-Other Perth-Earths… where his-devil Twin ‘shared’ HIS-SPACE in Classroom-A.
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The Next-class WAS Math (… Maggi’s Fave-Subject) … the 13 y.o. Irish-Backbencher ‘was’ rapt ~ and he doodled in his scrap-Book, where he ‘drew’ Maggi ~ from her-Back, with 2 pigtails… sitting-IN the ‘empty’ desk…
… IN-his mind, Hearing ‘her’ enthusiast High-pitched TINY-VOICE ~ in the ‘past’ Asking-Questions TO the-Teacher…
Distracted, He-Then sighed – as he ‘came’ Back-TO Reality ~ seeing ‘other’ girls’ VOICES in-Classroom-A (… the-Remaining Studious-Girls Were-Asking Questions) … ‘not’ OF the-ChineseGirl…
…he sighed-Again…
… TO-Counter ‘getting’ Depressed – he MENTALLY ‘said’ a-Decade of the-HolyRosary (… silently-Mumbled words-TO the 10-Interseession of-HolyMarys…
…. FOR his ‘only’ friend in-RPL’s Recovery…
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The Next-class WAS Geography. The unenthusiastic Teacher came-IN and taught the HalfEmpty class about Volcanoes in-Indonesia – Paul ‘immediately’ switched-OFF ~ as he-TOO Wasn’t ‘interested’ IN-The Aftermath Earthquakes in ‘that’ region-OF Southeast Asia…
‘… same-Old, same-Old ~ so-What ‘new,’ WE-GOT Quakes here-TOO…duh…!?’
He went-Back doodling Adidas-Boots… BUT Facing Maggi’s ‘empty’ desk WAS distracted his-Mind. He folded his-Arm ON-the desk ‘while,’ Fingers-covering his gaze from ‘seeing’ the ChineseGirl’s desk… BUT it Did ‘not’ Help – as-He Remembered the HardSlap Alicia gave him @theVisitorHall in-The-ICU wards… then, the Slapping-Episode RAN-In a-Loop in-His-mind…
… the-Boy WAS in a-Mixed-Emotional states ~ of-the Pain (BY-Alicia) … and-Also, of the-Consequential Guilt (BY-Maggi) … BY ‘not’ Being there TO Protect his BlindFriend… resulting the-Hit-&-Run…
‘… why-AM I B*oody-Useless here-In-RPL, Mags… a ‘TOTAL’ DOWNGRADE – I ‘used’ TO-BE a Superhero ‘once’… Can’t-Even Protect-You ~ F*ck!?’
His doodling took him TO a-Dark place – drawing the interior-Of-the boots AS a-Self-Torturing footwear ~ WITH sharp-spikes TO-Bleed-&-Hurt the soles-Of-feet… he WAS Angry TOO of-His Life-Alone in-RPL (… needed Someone TO Channel his Irate thoughts TO-Hate) … and ‘chose’ HIS Brotherr SAFFA….
His-Mind ranted…
‘F*ck-Off SAFFA – WHY You Dropped-Off school, you idiot!? I KNOW You’re ‘not’ Good-IN Studies… you ‘just’ Came TO Perth from-Joburg ~ SO-TO Qualify for-Your B*oody-metallic arm FOR-Tennis…
‘… you privileged TrustFund kid with a-SilverSpoon UP-Your a*s, with-ALL of your Stepfather’s MILLIONs – BUT You Couldn’t stay-Another 2-Years TO Graduate, ain’t-That Downright Foolish, my-DumDum Brotherr …!?’
His-Mind wandered – whether IF SAFFA ‘had’ Told his StepDad, Jared-Wilford THAT he-QUIT Schooling (… OR-even TO ‘his’ Estranged-Mother ~ Lt. Caroline-Walker) … the-Boy Internal-ranting continued…
‘… funny, SAFFA ~ Carol Didn’t MENTION You ‘during’ TakeAway dinner with Messi ~ what a-Miserable woman she’s IS…Always Complaining about her-Workloads ‘after’ her-Lieutenant promotion… something-On-the likes-OF being Underpaid in-Salary FOR the-Work she’d put-In… in-The-mountains of Paperwork, after the-Mayor’s pet-Project of-Irradiating the-Homeless community from-Perth ~ and, Relocate them…
‘… Franky-Pete, she Didn’t Mention you at ALL ~ this Is probably ‘the’ most Deranged Carol in ALL the-Mom Variants Of-MY Other earths… she Drink a-Bottle of RED Wine for-Dinner ~ and she’s Cheating-&-PREGGO with-B*oody CTU Joe-Dickson’s kid in-Her-Dutch oven… Gawd, how Crazy IS-That…!?
‘… hah! Why-DO I fuck Care!? It’s Messi’s Mom ~ ‘not’ MINE!’
He redirected his-Anger ‘back’ TO Snipe SAFFA/Peter*…
*[… ‘remembering’ Another-devil Twin-Variant in PERTHLAND… ‘who’ was-16 y.o. TOO – RanAway from home, TO-Live with-Girlfriend Jezebel-Crowley IN the-Luxury StamfordHotel suite… the-Mom-Carol variant ‘was’ a-Mrs. Dickson Back-There ~ divorced-From 1st-husband, Solomon…
(… ‘that’ Mrs. Dickson ‘who’ Also-Loved HER-1st-borne MORE) … BUT ‘not’ Paul] …
‘… F*CK-YOU, SAFFA! You May-BE OLDER Than-me HERE – BUT You’re Soo-Stupid ~ with-Your Nutsack IN Your B*oody-Knees!
‘… Off-FROM the-Fire… you Cleared your-Name OF-CrazyJane Blackmailing-You with her-SexTape – then, you Jumped-INTO the HotPan TO F*CK the Preacher’s WIFE…
‘… what-IF SOL-The-Husband FINDS OUT of the 2-OF-You ‘ordering’ b*oody HOTEL RoomService…!!?
‘… he’ll-Then ‘send’ his-BodyGuard TO-Kill you-FOR-Sure ~ ‘ooo-SAFFA, you donno HOW Dangerous HAJJI-Is’…
‘… I KNOW Him-B*oody ‘well’… he’s a-Brutal Killer – and, my-Recurring Nemesis… in Every-Perth I GO…’
He soon-Doubted his-Older ‘brotherr’ Wasn’t soo-Stupid – and, Treated-IT ‘as’ An-Onetime affair with his-Fling with-Lilith (… NOW-that Peter HAD QuitSchool, TO-BE Part-Of JMS Church ~ with him In-the CONSTANT ‘sight’ of the-Husband, and BodyGuard) …
‘… yea-SAFFA ~ Don’t IT ScrewUp… OR-Else, they’ll Wolverine-slice YOUR d*ck-&-balls OFF…’
He then ‘remembered’ SAFFA ‘had’ Recently WON a-Million$ Lottery (… and, PROMISE a Summer-Vacation TO-Naples, Italy FOR Carol-&-Messi) …
‘… yea-SAFFA ~ the Fresh Mountain-AIR Would DO You-GOOD, Brotherr… just Forget ‘the’ B*tches… BOTH Lilith-&-CrazyJane ARE Toxic ~ DON’T Waste your-Life in-Their Toxicity…
‘… BE A-New MAN – After the Summer-Vacation, yes-Pete…!?’
He ‘then’ Doubted-Himself…
‘… what-IF there WAS NO-Summer-Vacation… with the-A*shole SAFFA – Breaking His-Promise…!!?’
He WAS next-Distracted BY the-Loud BELL… it WAS RecessTime…
… he Looked at what he-HAD Doodled ~ the Self-Torture soccer-boots’ INTERIOR (… where he ‘had’ shaded the sharp-Spikes with RED-Ink). Before closing the-Scrapbook… he CAPTIONED his-Artwork, AS…
‘Adidas La-Tortura.’
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10-MINUTES ‘before’ the RecessBell RANG – Senior-student ALICIA-WONG ‘was’ in the-ScienceLab, doing chemistry-Experiments in-SHS… her Samsung phone ‘vibrated’ in-Her-pocket… it WAS Robin (… sending a VoiceText ‘informing’ That Her-Sister WAS Live-&-Well) …
… the-Rapt Older-Sister WAS Overjoyed ~ she WANTED to see ‘how’ THE-Miracle happened ~ where the Braindead-&-Euthanized Maggi ‘came’ Back-ALIVE. She asked FOR Permission TO-GO ~ her-Teacher granted her-Request…
She brought-Along Ken-Chan ~ and they-Hopped on the Kawasaki-Ninja… and SPED TO PerthHospital.
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The Loud RecessBell rang To Classroom-A… the geography-teacher WAS first TO Leave – followed-BY the HalfEmpty class. Paul put the scrapbook-&-textbook in his knapsack, and SAW Everyone leaving TO-GO TO the-Canteen (… except For him-&-Churros) …
… for the past-3DAYS since his-OWN SickDay Monday, Paul Didn’t GO-TO Canteen – TUE/WED/THU… he HAD spent the-1/2 Hour-BreakTime in class ~ AS there ‘were’ Animosities Among the-Bullmastiff-Team (… the-Us-vs-Them mentality). Churros TOO-HAD-Influenced Paul TO-Not GO-There ~ as they Were BadBlood-jealous – THAT Messi-Nate-&-Churros WOULD Participate in the-Coming 10MillionUS$ Prizemoney of-The JMS’ WorldCup) …
Since-Wednesday, Paul’d saved his-special BigMac, with FriedEgg topping TO-EAT in-The classroom-A during Recess. He Sliced the-Burger in-1/2, and gave it TO-Churros, while drinking-&-snacking the-Goalie’s Gatorade-&-Oreo cookies (… BY Right, Eating-IN-Class WAS Prohibited ~ BUT They ‘were’ Soccer Rockstars (… and, THOSE Monitoring ~ ‘either’ LookedAway… OR Shut-An-Eye) …
… 2 Minutes ‘before’ the-Recess-end Bell, the-DUO Would GO-Down TO the GroundFloor’s BoysRoom to-Relieve the-CallOf MotherNature (… and sometimes MET with Enmities-STARES FROM those Jealous-ONES). BUT They Ignored the-HATERS ~ TO Focus ON the-Bullmastiff WellWishers supporters-GROUP, who ‘were’ genuinely well-Intentioned FOR their-Successes in-The-Socceroo’s Junior Selection…
IN-the empty-Classroom… FOR the past 3DAYS, they-Ate, and Discussed the team’s SWOT – both Dynamics-&-Contingencies:
* RAYMOND-DONOVAN (… who HAD ‘been’ absent FOR a-Week on-SickDays ~ EverSince Monday… ‘when’ his-Brother Terry ‘committed’ suicide-In-SHS). Raymond Was ‘the’ Leader OF the-Haters (… Malcontent towards Messi, Nate-&-Churros). He ‘had’ divided the-Bullmastiff-UP… and, where his-posse of 4 KeyPlayers-Of-the 15-members squad, WERE planning TO Boycott playing tomorrow (… in the-Socceroo’s Exhibition-trials, against the-Dragons)
* … out-Of-the 4-KeyPlayers (… 2 Came-Back – when, Coach-Metcalf MANAGED-TO ‘convinced’ them-OF ‘the’ Future-career importance in playing Tomorrow’s game). So, ONLY Raymond-Donovan, Luke-Tully and Linzey ‘the-Rock’ Douglas WERE the-Ones Boycotting*
*[… BUT Churros ‘said’ that the-current 4 Substitutes Would-Fill into ‘their’ vacant-empty boots, as they ‘had’ Improved in-Their playing ~ even-Then, the-FINAL first-11 ON-The-field WAS selected-BY Coach-Metcalf] …
* NATE-XAVIERS Would-BE Playing (… he WAS Suspended FOR a-Week BY Principal-Burnell… of his derogatory insults ~ towards Raymond’s Handicapped LATE-brother). On-Saturday, Nate WAS ‘the’ Key (… TO-Feed Messi the-passes TO-Score victory ~ like he-DID in the-2 Consequential FINALs… of-Bullmastiffs beating the-Dragons, 2-years-In a-Row). Since Nate ‘was’ Churros’ BFF (… and-Parkour ‘buddy’) – Jose-McFly spoke high-Regards of the-nippy Midfielder (… cos’ as-A-goalie in-The-rear ~ Churros Could READ the-Playmaker’s Tactical-Game ‘playing’ IN-Front of-The-opposition’s goalpost).
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On the 3rd-Day, their Conversations WERE Getting stale, ‘repetitive’… and-Negative TOO (… wit-Churros ‘b*tching’ ABOUT their-Fellow Irish Backbencher, Raymond Who-Was envious-&-jealous). Paul Couldn’t stomach-IT…
… it WAS Friday, and the-Game WAS-Tomorrow ~ and Messi BEING the-Captain Of-the-team… ‘was’ NOW Cowardly holing-UP Away from-the ‘rest’ OF the-Bullmastiff-team with-Churros (… where BOTH players TO-BE in-The upcoming JMS’ Aussie-Squad in-The-WorldCup). NOW, EveryOne WOULD-Think him-&-Churros OF ‘being’ proud-&-arrogant TO-Eat with the-Rest of-The-Team in-The-canteen) …
He Told Of-the ‘situation’ TO the-Goalkeeper ~ BUT Churros brushed-OFF-&-DISAGREED (… he WAS ‘still’ of the Us-vs-Them Mentality ~ when-IT Came-TO the 10MillionUS$ Prizemoney… which he Talk A lot about-&-fantasized ~ IN his-MiddleClass Mentality). BUT ‘the’ determined Paul WANTED TO-GO Down TO-the Canteen, and show his-Face in the-Penultimate day AS Team-Captain. Churros tried TO Deter Messi BUT Failed… as Paul Wasn’t a-Pushover GivenUp-er (… WHO ‘also’ KNEW-Of What-Was right-&-wrong ~ and-BY isolating-Himself ~ IT Might affect Team-Morale) …
Paul GAVE His ‘whole’ BigMac packet TO Churros, Hi5ed the-goalie… and walked-Out OF the-Classroom, and WENT Alone TO the-Canteen.
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MEANWHILE, back @PerthHospital… the shaven-headed BlindMaggi WAS Refusing TO-Stay in-The-Hospital, and Insisting Her-Mother, Robin TO-Take her home (… with an-Explanation, THAT she Wasn’t Injured-&-Was well*) …
*[… that ‘was’ the Point-Of-the Hospital OBSERVATION ~ OF ‘HOW’ the-Miracle ‘medical’ Regeneration CURE happened – with the ChineseGirl’s HAVING BrokenBones-&-Concussion 5Days prior…
[… Maggi-TOO Had-NO Recollection OF ‘those’ 5Days with-Her TOTAL MemoryLoss…
[… ALL She Remembered WAS… she went Horse-riding ~ with TheHolyVirgin Mary] …
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Maggi WAS Stubborn TO-GO Home, as she Wanted to-Prep TO-GO To-School Tomorrow ~ the-Mother TOLD Her ‘that,’ Today-WAS-Friday… with NO-School Tomorrow (… and Maggi ‘was’ IN-Coma for-5-DAY) … BUT the-BlindGirl DIDN’T Believe-Them (… as she Couldn’t Feel-ANY Damages-in-her Body) …
Then, she Asked FOR her-Samsung Cellphone TO-Make a-Call TO Paul-Walker (… TO Check IF-he ‘was’ Alright). Robin TOLD her Phone WAS Damaged-beyond ‘salvage’ IN-the hit-&-run Tragedy… and, Paul-DID ‘came’ TO Visit-her ‘when’ she WAS Admitted-IN a-Comatose-State (… BUT Robin Didn’t Mention of the-Heated Confrontation Aftermath ~ Of-Alicia ‘slapping’ Paul) …
… Robin, along with Aunt-Siobhan, and ‘other’ relatives-&-friends Had MANAGED TO Convince Maggi TO-Stay Overnight FOR Observation. MOST-Of The-visitors then Left, with the HappyNews ‘that’ BlindMaggi ‘defied’ Death ~ and, WAS Miraculously Cured…
Jacky-Chan TOO excused Himself to-Robin ~ TO-GO To-Work (… and promised FOR an-Evening hospital revisit) …
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The Uber-Driver walked TO his RED Colored Toyota-Camry in the hospital’s ParkingLot. He got-INSIDE the hybrid car, and switched the AC… and-next his stereo TO his-fave Late-Anita-Mui’s ballads music. He hummed the tune, and started the-Car and Left-The hospital…
… it was a-pleasant ride IN-the Freeway heading TO PerthCity for-Jacky… with the traffic-Eased After the-Morning RushHour (… only-With some Heavy-Vehicles ON-the Opposite direction). He switched-ON his-UBER App ~ TO ‘get’ his-First Customer of-The-Day…
… there WAS an-Immediate Notification POPPING… and-FOR a-SplitSecond he glanced @theApp TO-SEE the Customer’s Location… while, looked-Ahead at the oncoming Lorry Coming Forward… SUDDENLY – a-Superbike ‘overtook’ the Lorry…
… the-UberDriver SAW IT through his windscreen – and-Jacky HIT the-Emergency Brakes… BUT the-fully speeding Kawasaki Ninja WAS 5-Meters Away … and Made a-Direct HEADON Collusion-Impact-ON the RED car-Front, and Broke-IN-2… and, Went UNDER-the Toyota’s TIRES…
…with the-Hapless Rider-&-Pillion – plunging-ariel Over the roof-Of… the-halting Camry, with Its Burning-rubbers screeching…
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THE-BOY WALKED-DOWN FROM THE-2ND Floor TO-the Foyer. The hallways WERE Empty (… with ‘the’ student-Population decreasing… EverSince the ‘outflow’ Of-the-Caucasian Female-students Quitting-school IN-Favor Of-Employment) …
‘... and, f*cking-idiot SAFFA ‘too’…’
He Walked ALONE To-the SouthWing, towards the-Canteen… and ‘was’ Nervous TO Face-the Crowd (… ‘after’ 3Days, with Churros) ~ reclused-TO-avoid Confrontations – EverSince the-Monday Canteen’s Standoff… BETWEEN Nate-Vs-Raymond…
He WAS relieved that-Raymond-Donovan, the Leader-Of the-Haters WAS on-SickDay…
‘… o-yea, I Don’t miss-you, GreenEyed ‘envious’ f*ckin’ Raymond…’
He Walked into the MainDoor (… noticed the noise-Level ‘being’ Moderate in-The-Canteen, with many Empty tables). Paul SAW ‘more’ of Male genders students ‘present’ …
‘… at-The-rate it-Goes… soon-They rename-&-rebrand This-PLACE as-Stamford Boys-School…’
He WalkedUp TO the Food-service counter, and decided TO Ordered a-$4 beef-Sandwich. There, 3-Youth in-bandanas, who WERE Bullmastiff FANS (… OF the-Gambling ‘circle’~ with Their BETS placed-ON the-Bullmastiffs ‘trashing’ the-Dragons TOMORROW FOR the-3rd-Time). One-of them, named-Dickie Said…
“YO-Skipper! Where’ve-You ‘been’ FOR the-Past 3Days…!? We didn’t See-You, mate…!?”
Paul WAS TongueTied-&-Didn’t reply TO-the instigation (… EVERYONE in-School Knew-BY NOW – Of-the-Split of the-SoccerTeam of… TeamRaymond-&-TeamMessi). BUT Paul ‘just’ Nodded-&-Grinned and Took the-aluminum Wrapped-bread… then-Another jovial-mate Offered a-2nd-Sandwich, saying…
“This sanger’s ON US, Captain-Messi, hahaha – make-SURE you score a-Hattrick tomorrow… cos’ my-Money’s ON-You!”
Paul declined, and Walked-Over TO Checkout counter TO-Pay… there WAS a-Friendly MiddleAged woman named Aunty-Chantal, managing the-till (… who WAS a-SportsFan herself in-her-50s, dressed ‘always’ in Puma-Tracktop blazer. She WAS a-Bullmastiff fan-TOO ~ PROUD of the-Team’s ‘achievements’ … of players-FROM SHS ‘would’ Tomorrow ~ TO-Be selected TO-National ‘level’ in the-Future Socceroo team) ... she-TOO struck a-Conversation with-Paul ~ saying in-a-Low tone (… avoiding the-Canteen supervisor ‘listening-In) …
“… NO-Charge, Messi, I’ve been ‘giving’ FREE LUNCH To your-Boys FOR ‘the’ past-3days, hehehe…”
… BUT Paul Wasn’t comfortable (… as He HAD-Already FREE BigMacs FOR Brekkie EVERYDAY on-The-Uber ride-TO school) ... so, the-Boy ‘insisted’ on-Paying $6 for the food-&-drink. He swiped his-Debit card, and Walked Away…
When he arrived AT the mess hall with his tray-Of beef baguette and chocolate milk – it WASN’T a-subtle entry, as he passed ‘every’ table with some WellWishers acknowledging him as he passed them… a-Few even clapped (… thus-Was Messi’s fame in-The-canteen, vs a quadriplegic ‘self’ on-A-wheelchair with the food-Tray on-his-Lap IN the other reincarnations ~ who-was Totally ‘ignored’ like a background wallpaper) ...
The-Loud enthusiastic responses brought ‘the’ attention Of-the Bullmastiff Teammate-Of the Long table… where the-Boys turned their necks TO- See him Coming…
… ‘most’ WERE Accommodating TO welcome him, ‘after’ his 3Days absence in-The-canteen – EXCEPT ‘for’ 2 Senior student players in-The team ~ Herbert-Dooley and John-Millstone who made LongFaces (… the-duo ‘were’ the-Pro RAYMOND players, ‘who’ Were cajoled BY Coach-Metcalf TO-Come BACK To-the ‘divided’ team) ...
Paul sat among-The-Substitute players, someone Asked, ‘where WAS Churros?’ ~ for a-moment the-Boy ‘was’ TongueTied TO find an ‘excuse’… OF the team’s goalkeeper ‘avoiding’ the-Jealousy ‘haters’ in-The-Bullmastiff team @Canteen. He came-Up with a-Fib ‘that’ Churros having a-Stomach flu. Some ‘reacted’ with concern ‘about’ the Churros’ fitness TO-Play tomorrow ~ then, a-Diarrhea JOKE Came (… poop-Jokes followed ~ Of Churros ‘doing-His-business’ InBetween the-Stadium’s Goalpost tomorrow) – and everyone laughed…
Another substitute, Bob Inger Asked Paul of the-Gameplan tomorrow (… again, Paul WAS Baffled ~ cos’ ‘that’ Was-Captain-Messi’s department … as he Thought of saying ~ ‘we’ll play-The-usual Game’). BUT before he Opened his-mouth… John-Millstone snubbed-Bob, saying…
“WHY Ask him? – GO-B*oody Ask Coach-Metcalf ‘later’ in-Training!” And, Herbert-Dooley seconded him…
… this-DUO Have clearly REJECTED Messi’s Leadership as the skipper (… and ‘wanted’ Raymond As-the Bullmastiff’s Captain*) …
*[… can’t Blame them, the-Haters… who’ve SEEN Messi turning-180 in-His-behavior ~ when he-LOST the-Sportsman award ‘last’ Monday TO-SAFFA – where ‘for’ the past Week… Messi ‘was’ seen Withdrawn, and recluse ~ opposite From MESSI’s Egoistic/Braggard/Boisterous ‘self**… and, the-Haters think that-Messi’s Had-Lost his-EDGE…
**[… it WAS ‘the’ Monday AwardDay, ‘when’ Paul Reincarnated into-RPL… and-Body-&-Mind-Snatched Messi’s consciousness TO Accomplish the-MonadMind’s Mission in-The-EndOfWorld quest…
[… BUT BOTH-Of Paul-&-Messi’s Personalities WERE PolarOpposite ‘different’ ~ the-Former WAS Lowkey, and subtle… and, the-Latter possessed the Characteristics-Of ‘his’ devil-Twin] …
BUT Paul Wasn’t Bothered ‘with’ the-Negative remarks darting BullsEye HITs TO his-Captaincy-OF the-Team (… BUT-IF it ‘was’ ‘hotheaded’ Messi – he Would Leapt across the Table Like-Wolverine TO Confront Millstone-&-Dooley… and-Probably sink his-Claws IN-Initiating a-Fight with the-Senior Student-Duo). It WAS a-good measure, THAT Paul ‘had’ kept His-PRISONER Messi IN-Control…
For the-Next 15-Minutes, Paul ‘wasn’t’ recluse… he WAS Mostly grinning-wide TO their puerile-boys’ Conversations… laughed TO their jokes… and, ‘made’ EyeContact (… TO Gain ‘their’ sincere-Trust in-His-Captaincy). He managed TO finished his-food (… the 6” beef sanger-baguette was-Gone, and he-Was creating ‘annoying’ straw-Slurping sounds in-The-empty chocolate-milk box). Paul then burped, and farted simultaneously… and, GotUp saying…
“… gotta-GO dunny… catch you-Mates ‘later’ IN-Practice…”
The-Boy ‘left’ the-Table, and heard the-Laughing Boys making ‘more’ Diarrhea-Jokes…
Paul WAS Glad he’d Came TO-Canteen ~ and tested the ‘waters’ … OF-the PRE-Saturday vibe ‘before’ the-Match ~ and, summing-up that Mood WAS High IN-Team Morale… and, the-Bullmastiffs WERE Mentally READY for-Training later-In-the afternoon…
… now, IT WAS up-to Coach-Metcalf TO FineTune-&-Exacting gameplan tactics TO ‘beat’ the-Dragons – FOR the-3rd-Time…
… and-the Team TO Give-a ‘stellar’ Performance, TO-Impress the-Attending Socceroo-Talent scouts…
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MEANWHILE, @PERTHHOSPITAL – OUTSIDE the Observation-Room WERE the-Mother, and a-Few relatives WAITING in the long benches ~ for-Maggi’s further Examinations. INSIDE, the-Doctors WERE Having a-FieldDay IN ‘micro’ Observing Patient, Margaret Wong Ai-Fen…
… Perth’s TOP Orthopedic Medical scientists WERE Called-IN (… and, brought their ‘own’ TEST medical-Equipment) – BOTH the-Specialists ‘from’ PerthHospital and the visiting Orthopedist ‘experts’ WERE looking AT Charts-&-Xray films of the-Patient’s ‘before-&-after’ effect OF it ~ and WERE Baffled OF ‘something’ that Can’t BE-Explained BY-Medical Science – OF-Instant BONEs-Regeneration*…
*[… the Closest ‘scientific’ Theory WAS the-ACCIDENTAL Surge of-Electricity FROM the-ECG Machine ~ which Miraculously Brought BACK the-Euthanized patient Back-Alive ~ ‘after’ BEING Braindead FOR 5 Days…
[… BUT that Could NOT explain the-Astounding ‘broken’ in-3-Parts RightArm’s Instant BONE-Regeneration…
[… even the-Patient’s Broken skull TOO HAD its-Cranium Regenerated (… XRAYs ‘that’ Puzzled the Head-Surgeon himself, ‘who’ HAD operated-&-patched her-UP on-Sunday ~ with NO-Traces HIS surgery ‘was’ preformed at all… TO-the ChineseGirl’s Once Braindead GreyMatter…
[… what WAS visible ‘were’ the-Medical STICHES ON her shaven head… ‘holding’ UP like a Gift-Ribbon… TO ‘the’ strange-&--Miraculous CURE Of Margaret Wong Ai-Fen].
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It WAS almost noon, BlindMaggi ‘was’ hungry… she’ pestered’ the nurses Nearby ~ BUT they told the-Girl TO-Wait ~ stating the-BloodTest required fasting. BlindMaggi ‘was’ Annoyed and ‘felt’ like-A Lab-rat ‘with’ Them Poking-Her with needles. The time WAS Now-around one-ish, when the-BloodTest routine ‘was’ DONE. The-Girl ‘told’ them-Again that she ‘was’ Famished – BUT the-Doctors ‘kept’ ON avoiding giving her-Food-TO-eat … and, further RUN the ‘next’ procedural-Tests, with the-CT-Scans…
… she tried TO forget-Lunch BY Distracting Her-Thoughts… and Tried Recalling her LAST Memory ~ that WAS Attending the-Sunday’s Youth Fellowship @JMSChurch with Paul-Messi… where ‘beyond’ that WAS-a MemoryLoss…
… she felt IT ‘was’ UNBELIEVABLY impossible, that she’d ‘met’ with the-Road accident ~ that HAD put Her TO DeepSleep ‘for’ 5Days… BUT she Doesn’t Believe-IT cos’ the-Visual-impaired girl Couldn’t FEEL ‘the’ Damage… and, yet they Made-a fuss ~ ‘the’ Hit-&-Run DID Happen … debunking her-Further with THEIR-Adult views-&-orders (… and, Unnecessary-Tests) ~ ‘for’ HER-Healthy-Self TO Follow…
‘… they ‘even’ shaved MY-Head like-A-egghead temple NUN ~ HOW am-I going TO-school ‘looking’ LIKE-This…!!?’
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The CT-Scan procedure commenced – the ‘narrow’ bed-stretcher with Maggi IN-Sleeping position Automatically reeled slowly into the-Cylinder arching machine… she Was-Nervous ~ as the Tomographic-algorithm reading WAS Scanned – starting ‘with’ the-Girl’s head (… TO ‘examine’ the-Bone Structure-Regeneration) …
… Maggi’s BlindEyes WERE Open, ‘when’ the-RED line-OF Xray Light sweeping ON her ‘face’ … as it flashed INTO-her sightless Eyes ~ a-LAST ‘memory’ occurred in-HER-Head of Sunday’s JMS’ locale… where-She ‘was’ Outside the-Dome… hearing Her-Ai, Boyyo’s voice Yelling…
“Maggi! Stop, You’re Going ‘the’ WRONG Way!”
… she-Then Heard ‘herself’ in-HER-Head, Replying…
“Paul ‘is’ There! He’s IN-DANGER!”
Recalling ‘the’ event, Maggi ‘was’ Moving-A lot, and the-Nurse scolded her-TO stay ‘still’ (… As-the-CT readings ‘were’ WRONG, and HAD-To Redo-The ‘scanning’ …
… IN-the 2nd-Time, her-Acute BlindGirl’s ‘hearing’ ability ~ picked-UP voices ‘outside’ the-ObservationRoom… somewhat Of-Robin Crying ALOUD in-Hokkien… the-Anxiety riddled-Maggi Sat-Up… hollering…
“What’s Happening… ‘why’ Is-MY Mother ‘crying’!!?”
They Restrained her-DOWN… and the-Doctor told-The-nurse TO-Sedate her (… so-That, they Can ‘run’ their-Test Without ANY-Of the-Stubborn BlindGirl’s fussing). Maggi Twitched ‘when’ she Felt the-needle Poke…
“AAOOW! What ‘are’ You DOING!!? Is ‘my’ Mother in-Danger!??”
… then, the-Morphine ‘hit’ her-Bloodstream ~ her ‘whole’ Body muscles relaxed… her head ‘spun,’ and Maggi mumbled… as-She Passed-Out…
“… Paul… ‘why’ IS-Mama* crying…!?”
*[… her-Mother WAS Crying ~ cos’ she HAD Been Informed that ALICIA Was Killed-IN a-RoadAccident].
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@THEWESTWING… IN-THE-DARK ProjectorRoom, the 12-Bullmastiff players in jerseys looked at their Opposition, the-DRAGONS’ Key-Players on the-LED screen… with Coach Metcalf ‘briefing’ ON-the Dragon’s ‘strength-&-weakness’…
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… the seated-Paul, SAW the-Still Images-OF 2-of the Firedrake’s Dangermen – Capt.-Ronnie-Kurtzman, and Ian-Mason (… he recognized them @JMS Concert… they ‘were’ both ~ along with Kelly-Clarks WERE also-IN the Australian selection OF-the JMS WorldCup). Paul’s mind ‘wandered’…
‘… f*ck! I Can’t-remember… I ‘was’ B*oody drunk @theConcert ~ I probably ‘might’ HAVE Bonded ‘with’ my-NEW Dragon teammates there…’
The-Boy chuckled To-Himself…
‘… I Remember Ronnie-Kurtzman ‘has’ a sister-Rita ~ Messi ‘has’ her-Skimpy dressed gym-Training VDOs on-his Phone ~ and ‘jacks’ OFF To-it, hehe… he’s crazy ‘about’ the Big LionHaired Blond… and Messi’s pissed-OFF that I C*ckBlocked him, hehehe…
‘… THAT Virgin-Messi ‘wanna’ F*ck-Her – BUT I Cannot ‘allow’ IT, hehe… ToughLuck, bud… As I ‘want’ MY-cherry Intact… ‘with’ MY rim-Unbroken…
‘… GO ‘back’ for-Now TO-the Prison cell – BUT…
‘… You’re gonna-BE MY Gladiator in the-Stadium Tomorrow evening…’
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The Coach-then played YouTube VDO-clips of ‘Previous’ Bullmastiff vs Dragon’s 1st-FINAL… where the Firedrakes’ Dangermen in-Attack position (… fed by crosses ‘from’ their-Midfielders INTO the-Bullmastiff’s Penalty-Box… where Capt.-Ronnie Scored ~ with the-goalie, Jorge ‘Churros’ McFly ‘was’ beaten) …
… at the ‘same’ Moment, the-13th-member… ‘the’ Latecomer-Churros entered the-DarkRoom, with EveryOne turning their-Head TO-SEE ‘the’ Teammate (… they ‘forgave’ his-Tardiness ~ cos’ he ‘has’ Stomach-Flu). Churros SAT on-the 3rd-Row ~ ‘right’ behind Paul…
… ONLY Paul ‘knew’ WHY the-Goalie was-LATE (… after 3Days ‘spending’ time with him @theirClassroom-A ‘during’ Recess). Summing-Up, that Churros Doesn’t ‘want’ TO-MEET Dooley-&-Millstone @the-LockerRoom JustNow (… cos’ the-Duo Were-PRO TEAM-Raymond) … who SAW CHURROS ‘siding’ WITH Nate-Xaviers IN their Monday’s Canteen ‘jealousy’ Confrontation…
Nate Xaviers WAS Absent in-The-briefing – so-WAS Raymond… and his-2 posses (… probably ATTENDING Terry’s funeral* ~ simultaneously-Happening That-Friday) …
*[… Paul realized Nobody spoke-OF the-Late Terry-Donovan AnyMore JustNow IN-Canteen @theBullmastiff table… Terry WAS SimplyForgotten – compared to-A Week-Ago, where the-VOICE ‘dominating’ the-Table ~ who WAS the-THEN ‘alive’ …ADHD-&-Polio on-Crutcher Terry – ‘with’ his Insensitive-&-silly Puerile-Jokes] …
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… LATER, ON-the field – the-Boys HAD Light Training (… the Heatwave ‘was’ BACK After-3Days). Metcalf made them Train taking Free-Kicks, with Churros in-Goal. Then, the Practice evolved-TO 6-VS-6 (… KeyPlayers vs the-Subs) … in 15-Minutes ‘each’ intervals…
… coincidently, Millstone-&-Dooley ‘played’ IN Messi-&-Churros’ SIDE ~ the PRO-Raymond DUO-players ‘refused’ passing the-Ball-TO-Messi … and tried scoring Goals-BY Themselves (… BUT failed). The Super-SUB, Bobby-Igger scored in the 1st-Half… and, ‘the’ MainTeam ‘had’ TO Take-Off their ‘similar’ jerseys, TO Play Barebodied. THE-2 period Halves WERE Completed (… with the-Subs WINNING 1-0, against the-KeyPlayers*) …
*[… back-IN-goal ~ Churros COULD ‘read’ the-Game… ‘where’ there Would-BE ‘problems’ Tomorrow – IF the-PRO-Raymond’s Players’ Attitude-OF Sidelining Messi, BY Refusing TO ‘pass’ him-The-ball…
[… BUT He-WAS Confident ‘with’ The-Return OF Nate-Xaviers (… the Playmaker) – would Make-A-Difference ON-The-field ~ FOR Messi-TO Shine tomorrow].
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AFTER the-Physical Training, the-sweaty 13 Bullmastiffs SAT in the-shade beside the-breachers… quenching their thirsty throats with Gatorades. Coach Metcalf continued-His briefing, and GAVE Tomorrow’s GAMEPLAN Tactics (… based-On ‘what’ Total-Football they HAVE Practiced ‘that’ worked in-The-past). The briefing WAS-Over ~ and, the-Substitute Igger Asked Metcalf ‘of’ WHO-WAS IN ‘the’ First 11-Selection TO-BE Fielded tomorrow …
… Couch-Metcalf ‘replied’ that-IT Would-BE TOLD Tomorrow, IN-the Pre-Match – ‘where,’ He-&-Coach-Jonah WOULD-Decide (… BUT Igger and the rest OF the-Substitute players WERE ‘confident’ THAT They’ll Make-into-the First-11 ~ NOW-That Raymond-&-his posses HAD Boycotted playing Tomorrow…
Paul WAS Satisfied with the training ~ and the-Team Spirits’-WERE-High (… ‘just’ As-in-The-Canteen). BUT ~ except FOR Millstone-&-Dooley’s Attitude Of ‘disrespecting’ Messi’s Captaincy… and Refusing TO pass-Him ‘the’ Ball. He Didn’t want TO-barge ‘into-A’ standoffish incident TO-Happen either… like-OF Raymond-Vs-Nate (… as the-PRO-Raymond Duo, Of-the older-Students, WHO ‘were’ embittered-&-jealous HATERS ‘themselves’) …
Then, the Friday Training ended before 4 PM.
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THE GRAY NISSAN-UBER ARRIVED IN Swettenham-Grove suburbs. Paul Alighted in his-SHS fully-uniform, with the-Driver informing he’ll pick-Him UP-@4:30 tomorrow TO the-stadium. On the journey FROM school, Paul’d ‘paid’ his weekly-Fare Fare-of-$100… Francis ASKED IF he WANTED To ‘place’ a-BET to-Tomorrow’s match… Paul declined, saying, ‘no-Money, I’m broke’ ~ the driver gave-A-dismay Look…
… Paul realized that Messi HAD placed ‘bets’ ON-Himself in-The-past (… BUT Paul realized as the minor-Aged SON of the-Lieutenant-Of-Perth… he should ‘not’ BE ‘engaged’ in Illegal BlackMarket gambling). It WAS Also the Downfall of his-Late-Father OF-The OTHER-PERTH – ‘where’ his gambling-ADDICTION Had ‘cost’ him financially-&-A Broken-marriage, ‘before’ His ‘untimely’ Death in the-BMW Tragedy… and, ‘crippling’ his-TWIN-Sons…
The moment the-Boy GOT Off the cabin Of-the AirCond Almera… he WAS Sweating in-The-sweltering ‘dry’ heatwave (… and, he WAS ‘wondering’ What-Playing in-The-stadium Would-BE ‘like’). Paul Cursed the El-Nino-&-ClimateChange, as he scrambled from the Blazing-Sun with his-Blazer, and Backpack IN-both hands… while his-Mind ranted…
‘… I’m ‘telling’ you-Poe… you ‘wait-&-see’ ~ someday-IN-20 years, Australia WOULD-BE ‘a’ MiddleEast Desert-esque SOON… And, IT’LL Be ‘a’ George-Miller’s MadMax Universe Ove’ here ~ with Thunderdome ‘reality’ TV-Shows…’
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INSIDE the-House, He Blasted the the-AC TO Cool the heated abode… in-The Living-Room, he dropped his-green blazer, and Backpack ON-the-Sofa, kicking-Off his Black leather shoes. He WAS Thirsty, and walked-Up TO the-Fridge… there WAS a-Choice ‘of’ bottled Mineral-Water-&-Coke ~ he chose the-RED can (… and He-needed ‘the’ sugar… despite downing Lots-OF Gatorade JustNow ‘after’ training) …
Paul walked-Over back, gulping the-COLD Coke (… and HAD-A BrainFreeze). He then-stripped OFF-His shirt-&-pants ~ barebodied-In Boxers (… tired, he decided TO-Have an-Hour nap with worn-out training ~ ‘before’ Caroline ‘came’ Home, with ‘the’ Surprise-OF-the Day TakeAway dinner) …
… he HAD ‘no’ chores – it ‘used’ TO BE putting LEFTOVER ‘food’ in-The-Backyard TO-Bait Kitty2.0 (… BUT for-The-past 3Days, he ‘had’ Been ‘sharing’ the-Brekkie-BigMac with Churros ~ and, his current ‘interest’ OF-ADOPTING a-Stray dog ‘had’ diminished Altogether ~ In-Priorities) …
He Laid-ON the couch, and placed the-Cold can TO soothe his sunburned skin on his-Face, and shoulders… and, his-Unsettled Mind ranted IN-His HomeAlone state…
‘…f*ckin’ A*sholes Didn’t pass-Messi-the Ball ~ Messi Could HAVE Scored ’before’ Igger-DID ~ it’s A-Crying Shame ‘losing’ TO-The-SUBs… and, removing Our jersey, and play half-Naked in-The-sun FOR 30-B*oody-Minutes…’
He then Calmed-down ~ and, ‘enjoyed’ As-his-Setbacks Had Slipping-Away (… ‘like’ He-DID in the-Other Perth-Earths… saying-Assurance TO-Himself ~ ‘that,’ SOMEBODY in-The-world ‘was’ Having an Even-WorstDay than-him). He ‘soon’ WAS Relaxed ~ ‘while’ simultaneously Yawned, burped-&-farted At-Once (… ‘rid’ of ALL ‘the’ released Toxic bodily gases From-his-System). His eyelids gradually-GOT Heavier ~ when the-Boy soon fell into-a-DEEP Sleep*…
*[… he OBE-ed TO Uncharted Cosmic-Realm… in the Reality-OF the-REST Of the-MonadMind’s Council-Of-12’s member’s Quest – OF THEIR-Abrahamic EndOfTimes Mission] …
… as, The-Boy HAD a-David-Lynch-esque Weird DREAM…
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It WAS in a-Full Moon night where, He WAS in-the Middle Of-a sandy Desert ~ that he’d slept ON-the Warm sand. The gravels-Of the-Sand WAS Tepid ~ that Woke him-UP sweating. He Open his-Eyes, and SAT-Up, and realizing he WAS wearing His Bullmastiff’s Green Soccer-jersey (… with White strips On-The-sleeves… in-White TOO WAS the #10 numeral on-The-back) – his shorts WAS Yellow… with Green Long Calf-length Socks, and wore his Nike ‘Pro-X’ Messi-Boots…
… the ‘startled’ Dazed-Boy wondered Aloud… Looking at the-MOON…
“WHY Am-I wearing My jersey…!? It’s Already ‘night!!? Huh, Did I Oversleep…. and Am I ‘late’ TO ‘the’ Evening match…!!?”
Panicky, He Got-Up… and, Looked-Around confused… mumbling TO-Himself…
“This-Isn’t Perth… neither Over-the-Rainbow, Toto…!? Where ‘the’ f*ck ‘are’ we, Kitty2.0…!?” Speaking TO-his ‘imaginary’ dog…
“It Looked Like a-MiddleEastern Backyard Wasteland, Girl… ‘where,’ you can ‘dig-&-hide’ a-KFC Australorp-Chook’s drumstick Bone in-The-sand ~ FOR the-Ai Archelogy scientist Community in-A-1000 years in-The-future, To Confirm the-Fossil AS a-Mini-me Dino-Pterosaur….”
…with-Vast sand plains-IN every-Direction he turned TO-Look… he-Next SAW a-High dune, and Wanted TO-Get On-IT for-Vantage point. He Ran-Uphill IN-The-soft Sand, and WAS soon-On-Top… while Dark-Clouds covered the-Moon… and, the-Desert vicinity WAS In-Total Blackness … except…
… for the line-Of-Lamp lights OVER in the nearby Dune (… opposite him, 500+Metres ‘away’). Paul strained his eyes in-The-Dimness ambiance and SAW a-Caravan Of-20+ Saddled-UP pigmy Camels (… without riders) ~ walking in-Formation, with-Each held-On TO an-Oil-lamp… strapped ON the-long Necks ~ acting as like-A vehicle’s Headlight… in the-Dusky milieu…
Gauging his-Risk, Paul Mumbled…
“… they’re harmless – NO-Fangs, NO-wings…
“Huh… where ‘are’ They heading-TO…?”
The-Boy turned his-Neck TO See ‘of’ what-Seemed like-A Bonfire beyond at a-3rd-Dune (… 200+Metres ‘away’). The 13 y.o. got-Into his-Playful mood… teasing ‘over’ TO-Join the 2nd-Dune, ‘with’ the-Strolling Paced-Camels ~ heading to-Similar Burning-Light (…200+Metres ‘away’) …
“HaHaHa! I’ll Race You-Over – I’ll GET There ‘before’ any-Of You, SlowCoaches!”
Paul RAN Downhill on the-Sands to JOIN the-Camels’ 2nd-Dune (… and, used ‘their’ Lamp-Headlights TO Navigate his-Way IN-the PitchDark milieu). He Was-Ahead Racing TO ‘the’ BURNING Light-Source (… silhouetted BY the-Camels’ lumina). As he WAS 100-Meters, the Backlights-GREW Dimmer… turning his-Annoyed Head… yelling-OUT…
“Keep-Up, you-SlowCoaches! GIMME-LIGHT ~ I don’t wanna-Step into a-Desert ‘crawling’ Worm, like ‘other’ movie-Paul…”
Finally, the-panting Boy Reached ‘the’ Light source… and, turned-Out, it Wasn’t a-Bonfire, as he ‘had’ Thought – BUT a-BurningBush (… a-Short Acacia tree ‘was’ set-Ablaze) ~ releasing scent TO-psilocybin effect (… the-Panting Boy WAS ‘soon’ WAS High-In Hallucinations) …
… high-As a-Kite, Paul wandered ‘dazed’ In-The-Smoke ~ and, HAD a brief colorful Kaleidoscope-Psychedelic Episode ‘flashes’… IN-recalling his-Past LIVES’ Reincarnations…
He Walked ‘beyond’ the-Smoke, and SAW 3 TENTs pitched in-The-deserted Desert (… ‘with’ NO-Human activities). He Approached the-3 Tents, ‘each’ with inscriptions OF Names in a-Foreign alphabets TO-the ‘Owners’ OF-The-tents. The-Boy ‘somehow’ could Read-Aramaic in-His ‘weird’ dream … as he-READ the-3 Names Aloud…
“Jesus… Elijah…Moses…”
… ONLY ‘the’ Moses Tent WAS Lighted (… in-The Inside). Paul Approached – and, his-Brain glitched… and his sight-WAS in-A-Videogame ‘screen’ POV-Mode… with Matrix-esque computer-Codes running vertically (… the-Boy ‘somehow’ could Read the-Algorithm Codes in-His ‘weird’ dream) …
… Paul READ-Out…
“Do-Not Proceed – This is-NOT Your Game…”
Paul’s WORDS ‘were’ Recorded INTO-His Brains… and repeated IN-a-Loop (… with a-Robotic Synthesized-Voice Tone) …
“Do-Not Proceed – This is-NOT Your Game…”
“Do-Not Proceed – This is-NOT Your Game…”
“Do-Not Proceed – This is-NOT Your Game…”
Paul WAS Annoyed ‘listening’ TO his-Own voice Echoing IN-his HEAD (… neither, he Could figure-Out the-ON-OFF Button TO ‘make’ It-STOP) …
“Do-Not Proceed – This is-NOT Your Game…”
“Do-Not Proceed – This is-NOT Your Game…”
Paul ignored-IT – and Walked INTO the-Lighted Moses’ tent. The ‘source-OF’ the RED-Light ‘came’ Off-An-Oval Portal (… made-Of a-Liquefied Ring-of-Water, FROM the RedSea). The WARNING Voice GOT-Louder…
“Do-Not Proceed – This is-NOT Your Game…”
“Do-Not Proceed – This is-NOT Your Game…”
Paul unheeded, and entered INTO the-wet Vagina-shaped Portal (… in-His ‘weird’ dream) …
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He Emerged-ON the-OTHERSIDE…
… a total-different World dimension IN-Reality ~ unknowingly, he WAS-On the base-Of Mount Horeb (… the Abrahamic LINK ‘from’ Earth-to-Heaven). It WAS ‘a’ Windy vicinity, with an Electric Storm brewing On-the Mountaintop. The-Boy ‘was’ puzzled ‘from’ BEING On-the desert ‘earlier,’ ~ NOW … HAD ‘been’ Transported TO vast Rocky-Mountains…
‘… huh… where AM-I…!?
‘… ‘this’ ISN’T Mt. Vesuvius… Naples, Italy… I presume…’
The Wind WAS blustery Strong… beating against him as he ‘made’ his-Way into-The-night. The Brewing-storm made the clouds ‘into’ rings-OF-fogs (… with visibility hard FOR the-Boy). Neither WERE the Messi-ProX boots, which he wore (… fitted ‘for’ grass – ‘not’ ON-rocky Surface) as the-Boots’ Studs ‘made’ it-Slippery TO Walk faster…
He ambled-His Way in-Difficulties… nearly falling ‘over’ often (… cos’ wearing the-WRONG Footwear IN-The-Terrain). Paul ‘then’ HEARD a-Humming sound in a-Distance, and ~ as the-Fogs settled… the-Cube-OF-Apollo WAS Visible (… a-Kilometer ‘away’) …
… the-Excited Boy ‘knew’ the-Spacecraft ~ belonging TO the-Greek Goddess-OF-Love, VENUS. He ‘had’ ridden-ON IT during ~ ‘the’ Dream-IN-Dream Adventures ‘before’ in the OTHER Perth-earths (… along-Side with MERCURY, the-ONE Armed RED Demon) …
… Paul ‘then’ Remembered-TOO OF-Venus-&-Mercury HAVE ‘betraying’ Him-&-Jane IN-The GardenOfEden… which ‘grew’ his-Suspicions…
‘… what Are THEY Doing-Here ~ in-THE ‘not’ Mt. Vesuvius…!??’
The-WHITE Portal-cum-Cubed Spacecraft Landed ON-the-foot Of-Mt. Horeb… and, Behind-a-Boulder, The-Boy spied-the ship ‘from’ a-Distance (… 800+Metres ‘away’). The Door ‘opened’ with a-Phasing hum. Out-Walked 5 Members-OF-The Intergalactical Council-OF-12:
* The-Buddhist-Monk SEEIN… the-MANWOLF… and the-ARCHANGEL MICHAEL
* … along ‘with’ VENUS-&-MERCURY
The-Boy ‘totally’ geeked-OUT…
“OH-My-God, Oh-MY-God – It’s-HAPPENING ~ our-Very ‘own’ Avengers-ASSEMBLE!”
He WAS rapt to-SEE Michael, ‘his’ GuardianAngel – in his warrior gear, and magnificent WhiteBigWings. Standing Far-Back, Paul who-WAS far-Behind … waved his-Hands, and shouted For-Attention. BUT the Howling WINDS ‘drowned’ his-Cries. The-Boy noticed-The 5 Of-the Council-Of-12 were-Heading-Out TO-The-Mountaintop. In desperation, he kicked-Off his problematic ProX-boots… and Ran-After ‘against’ the-Winds, with his-Socked feet Feeling the-Blistering pains OF-stepping-Onto-blunt pebbles…
“Wait-UP, Mates ~ I’M COMING-TOO!”
He WAS ‘only’ 500+Metres ‘away,’ limping-IN Pain as he-Scuttled in the ‘heavy-Fog…
“… ComeOn, guys ~ wait ‘for Me…!”
… ‘somehow,’ in-His Weird-Dream – SomeOne’d ‘pushed’ HIM-From the-Back (… the-Boy fell-On the rock-Surface… bruising his Forearms, and scraping his-Kneecaps). An Ai’s Voice-Shouted in-The-cloudy fog TO-the-Boy…
“Do-Not Proceed – This is-NOT Your Game…”
The Physically-hurt-Teen Looked-Over through-The-cloud fog, ‘a’ Silhouette immerged… and, SAW a-Wild haired, Scrappy dressed, torn-&-dirty (… with Soot blackening the-Caucasian Man’s Overall body) … walking Towards Him (… in-SelfDefense, Paul ‘wanted’ TO-GO Into ‘his’ Messi-Mode) – BUT he ‘then,’ Recognized the-ADULT ~ ‘as’ the Homeless vagrant-Jimbo…
… the-Boy’s ‘last’ encounter with ‘the’ Jimbo* variant ‘was’ during @StMichaels’ Bishop Albert-Baltran officiating the-Holy Communion-ceremony OF Peter-&-Paul – where the ‘weirdo,’ derelict ‘trespassed’ ~ barging-Unwelcome INTO-The-church… TO ‘warn’ Peter that his-Life ‘was’ In-Danger. Then the battle-Of-Words Ensued between the bishop-&-homeless-man (… with the-Man Of-the-Cloth calling him a-Dirty Filth ‘entering’ the HouseOfGod – Jimbo retaliated, and Fat-Shamed the ‘huge’ 400+Kilos Obese Bishop… ‘before’ church wardens Threw-Jimbo OUT ‘from’ St. Michael’s Church…
*[… the Jimbo ‘character’ Was-A Recurring PERSON In ‘every’ Perth-Earth Universes in-The-Multiverse ~ TO ‘both’ Paul-&-the devil-Twin…
[… Paul even HAD MET a-Couple OF ‘the’ Weird Jimbo variant(s) IN-Other Perths… he’d encountered ‘one’ in-A Mental Institution ~ the Mentally-Challenged ManChild** in the-OTHERPERTH (… as-The MOST Deranged)…
[… and the-MOST Intellectual-Was the ‘one’ In-PERTHLAND ~ ‘who’ taught Geography in-SHS – correcting-Paul ‘that’ the Australian-Continent WAS Called PERTHLAND].
**[… the-devil Twin ‘had’ framed His-CRIME TO the-ManChild, To-Take ‘his’ Fall – FOR-Bludgeoning Alicia INTO a-Comatose-state… hence, Jimbo ‘was’ cooped-In-the nuthouse].
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ON THE-GROUND, the-Boy heard the sweaty-&-filthy derelict SHOUTING At-him… exposing a Mouthful of-His-Blackened MethTeeth…
“OOI! This is NOT Your-Game! Yous-IS BOOK8 – Theirs-IS BOOK12!
“You Can’t GO In-and, MESS-UP the-TimeLine Of ‘the’ EndTimes paradox…!”
… Paul vaguely ‘remembered’ John-See, the-TimeTraveler HAD ‘lecturing him ~ that ‘the’ Humanity’s EndOfWorld FATE Told In-12BOOKS…
… ‘somewhat’ Called-the-Chronicles-OF… ‘Perth’s Accidental Superheroes’ …
The-Boy Asked…
“… what IS-Book12…!?”
Jimbo-Yelled Out…
“You Don’t Have ta-Know Book12, BUT you Have ta-Know Anyways… yous stinko-busybody…
“They are Going TO-Rescue Yahweh @Tartarus… yea, I Have ‘said’ IT…”
The-Boy Urged…
“Let ME Follow-THEM ~ I’m IN-The Concil-Of-12!”
Jimbo-Barked Out…
“NO! You’ve Yet-Complete ‘your’ BOOK8 – You CAN’T GO!!!”
SEATED ON The-Ground, Paul then-Realized he Would-BE ‘useless’ TO-the Council Teammates TOO ~ in-Their Book12’s MonadMission… cos’ he-Was ‘not’ a supe in-RPL. The-Boy stood-Up on-His-feet, and towered a-Head in height TO the shorter Derelict vagrant. He ‘had’ an-Option OF ~ ‘fight-OR-reason…
… Paul Chose the-Latter ~ decided TO Gain his ‘wisdom’ (… ‘never’ Judge his-Book BY the ‘cover’ Looks… BUT Jimbo ‘had’ an-Intellectual ‘essence’ in-His-Eyes ~ OF ‘knowing’ the Gamebook’s Secret Rules (… ‘like’ John-See) …
The-Boy Asked…
“Hey-Mate, I’m ‘stuck’ HERE in-Book8 – HOW Do I Level-UP TO Book12’s ‘status’…!? I’m ‘told,’ IN-20-Years ‘are’ humanity’s FATE TickTocking away’s Countdown… I genuinely ‘just’ Wanna Help…”
Jimbo-Berated Out…
“You B*oody LAZY Privileged GenZ! There Is-NO SHORTCUTs in-The-Gnostical BookOfLife… every Word-&-Deed is a-Merit-OR-Worthlessness TO-One’s soul in JudgementDay…
“… even as-We speak… using ‘the’ Zodiac’s Lady-Libra’s BalanceScale, the-MonadMind IS weighing the Good-&-Evil OF Humanity…
“… ‘currently’ We’re in the ‘danger’ Ratios-Zone OF-60-40 Of-GoodVsEvil scenario ~ soon, IN ‘the’ 20Years TO-Come, IT Would-BE 50-50!
“… ‘then’ Chaos COMES when Evilness ‘smothers’ the-Goodness… ‘when’ Men KILL Men in-WW3…
“… and, the ‘whole’ MotherNature’s World GO KAABOOM La-Bamba IN-Its-Entire Existence, in-The-Universe…!”
The-Boy Replied…
“… yea-mate, that’s ‘what’ I’m saying ~ I wanna-Help…
“… hell-I don’t wanna BE Reincarnated ALL-OVER Again in-Another Perth IN Book9, 10-&-11… I wanna GO-UP ‘the’ Snake-&-Ladder TO Book12 … Can-I DO-That…!?”
Jimbo Objected Flat…
“No! No! NO! You Should ‘complete’ yous Book8’s Missions-First…
“… snake-&-ladder, my-B*oody A*s…
“There ‘are’ NO Shortcuts ‘nor’ CheatCodes Here, you-Lazy GenZ punk… with yous Instant Gratification ‘demands’…!
“… yous Should COLLECT your-Merits ‘first,’ then-YOU Level-UP!”
The-Boy Reasoned…
“BUT I STILL Don’t ‘know’ my-Mission in-BOOK8! I’m ‘stuck’ in this-Paul Messi-varient’s body, without my-GeminiBlue superpowers…
“… I donno ‘what’ I’m Doing Here in-RPL… please, Help me…”
Jimbo Clarified…
“… ‘simple’ – ‘the’ Cardinal-Rule OF This-Game-IS…
“… ‘IF-Yous DIE ‘before’ You-Die, then… you Won’t DIE ‘when yous-Die’…
“… that’s LIMBO ~ Don’t Confuse-IT ‘with’ My-name JIMBO, HaHaHa!”
The-Boy ‘was’ Confused…
“… huh… what Dips*it philosophy you-Talking ‘about’…!? I’m saying, ‘I NEED Help’ ~ cos’ I donno ‘my’ purpose IN-Book8, nor My-Mission… ‘yous,’ get-ME, mate…!!?”
… finally, Jimbo-Complied…
“… yous ‘think’ I’m ‘Ask-Jarvis,’ hehe… OfCourse, I’ll ‘help’ you, GenZ…
“… soo-you Nono yous-Mission IN-Book8…!? I GOT the-Right ingredient ‘for’ yous-Solution-yo…”
… the-Boy SAW the-Man in-Front of-Him… unzip the-fly OF-His-pants ~ and, reached-IN TO ‘retrieve’ something…
… Paul Had ‘seen’ Another Jimbo-Variant ~ IN the Mental Institution, ‘doing’ this-TOO (… where Jimbo CONCEALED ‘his’ Blueprint drawings HIDDEN in-His-crouch – ‘from’ billionaire Elon-Musk stealing-IT, TO build his ProjectX Spaceship…
Jimbo ‘did’ the-SAME ‘disgusting’ Action ~ BUT pulled-Out a-Pouch OF psilocybin-Shrooms… proudly-Claiming…
“We smoke these ‘jewels’ UP ~ and in-No-time, yous’ll ‘know’ ALL the-Secret Of-yous Book8’s Mission…”
BUT The-Boy Protested…
“Hell-NO! I’m ‘not’ Doing Drugs – hey, I’m a sportsman… What-If the Socceroo council does a-Urine-test…!? I’m f*cked IF Lieutenant Messi’s mom Found-Out TOO ~ then-OFF To Malcolm-Perry’s Military school MESSI GOES!!!”
Jimbo WAS-Disappointed…
“… f*ck yous! It’s yous Loss – I thought yous BE-me Company ~ I’m B*oody Alone… ‘my’ Prophet-Baltran IS-Missing ~ I must-GO NOW Find him in-RPL…”
The-Boy Elucidated…
“… Oii, I’m ‘still’ a-Minor ~ ‘pick’ SomeOne your-Age, and GO ‘get’ High…
“… is ‘there’ ANY Other-Way ~ you Can HELP Me…!?”
The vagrant-Derelict Jimbo-variant Didn’t reply ~ and, walked Away… went ‘missing’ In-the-thick Fog. Paul WAS Thwarted-&-Upset… and, turned his-Eyes TO Mt. Horeb, where-Ahead WERE – the 5-Members, FROM the-Council-Of-12 ‘heading’ TO ‘their’ Book12 mission (… the ArchAngel-Michael led-&-flew ~ reconning-&-scouting Ahead) …
… Paul Decided ‘not’ TO Follow THEM, BUT Heed the-Advice ‘given’ – TO-Complete his-Own BOOK8 (… TO Find HIS purpose-&-mission* In-RPL …
… where, THOSE He’d Known ‘were’ Dying WEEKLY In-school) …
*[ … the-MonadMind HAD Erased Paul’s memory OF the-SideMissions the-Boy’d DONE SoFar in-RPL (… for ‘the’ sake-OF the Boy’s MentalHealth ‘from’ Anxiety) – BUT Paul Would ‘have’ his-FULL Memory-Intact-OF the-Book8’s Mission Restored ON Sunday’s @theJMS YouthMeet … ‘where,’ HE Have-TO STEAL the-Holy-relict(s), EclipseBane Sword-&-Pentalfa RUBY-Ring ‘from’ Evangelist Pope-SOL] …
Wearing The #10-Green jersey, the-Boy looked Dazed ‘seeing’ the-Team Disappearing IN-the-mist ~ ‘when’ they-Reached ‘the’ saddle-Mid of the Mt. Moreb. Then A-Familiar Song, WAS ‘sung’ BY Freddie-Mercury FROM-the-Mountaintop…
“I WANT To-Break FREE…!”
Paul Realized it WAS Also ~ his iPhone’s QUEEN’s Song Ringtone…
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“I WANT To-Breakk FREEee…!”
… The-Boy Opened his-Eyes, TO the-Ringtone ‘song’ Of his iPhone, ON-the Coffeetable… his weird-Dreams WERE ‘erased’ AWAY In-Microseconds from HIS-Memory. The Livingroom ‘was’ Darker, with the-Casio clock Displaying the-Time 5:53 PM Friday-Evening… his bladder WAS Full – and he SAT-Up ON-The-couch, dazed… and, felt chilly From the AirCond blasting Above…
“…Oh-Baby, I WANT To-Breakk FREEee…!”
… Paul picked-UP the phone ON the-7th ring… as-An Unknown Caller# WAS-Displayed Onscreen… wondering…
‘… who’z dis…!?’
Accepting-the-Call ~ In a groggy-Voice, the-Boy Said…
“… hello-rr…”
A-Girl’s voice Replied…
“… Paul! Is-that you…?”
… the-TongueTied Boy nearly pissed-In-his boxer – ‘when’ He Heard Maggi’s voice (… OF-His FIRST Reaction IN-Astonishment ~ TO the ChineseGirl’s RECOVERY From severely Injuries-Condition ‘from’ the-Hit-&-Run) … he Grunted-Out…
“… huh…!”
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BACKTRACK, a-Few Hours @PerthHospital…
Maggi slept FOR 3+ Hours, sedated – cos’ she Wasn’t Cooperating with the-House Doctors-&-AMA Medical Experts conducting ‘tests’ in-Regenerating HEALING-Powers. When the-Tests ‘were’ Concluded, the-Visually-impaired ChineseGirl Was Wheeled-Back TO-her wardroom…
… Blind-Maggi WOKE-Up ‘from’ her-Morphine-sleep TO A-Room-OF-Grief. She ‘heard’ sounds-OF Crying, and her Mother WAS-Hysterical… and-Calmed-down BY Aunty-Siobahn (… Robin shrieking-On ~ ‘blaming-Herself’ FOR her-Daughter’s Death BY-Calling Alicia @school-Hours) TO TELL ‘the’ Miraculous NEWs ‘that, Maggi IN-Coma...
… ‘Came-Back’ from-The-DEAD*…
*[… a-SOUL ‘for’ a-SOUL … FOR ‘the’ Recordkeeping In-Diyu]
An Older cousin, Lily-Wang tended TO the-Groggy girl, BY feeding her water from a-small Mineral-water bottle… Blind-Maggi ‘heard’ Another Old-Aunty nearby Cursing IN-Hokkien, ‘Soii! Soii! Soii!’ TO ‘the’ BadLuck – THAT Uber-Jacky-Chan’s Involvement-In ‘the’ Accident…
… initially-Shocked OF-the ‘turn’ Of-Event ~ but the 13 y.o. Wasn’t Judgmental-NOR-Blamed the Family friend, OF-her-Beloved Uber-Uncle (… who-Was ‘her’ Father-figure in her Growing-YEARs… with Estranged, Albert-Wang ‘away’ From Her-Life). Maggi’d ACCEPTED ‘the’ ACT-OF-God, that the-Accident of Uncle-Jacky’s Toyota, which Killed Her-Sister, Alicia…
…furthermore, he ‘was’ Answerable TO his younger sister FOR Taking Her-Son’s life… cos’ Ken-Chan – RIDING the-Kawasaki Ninja-Was the-Uber Driver’s nephew…
The pre-Arranged Taoist Funeral Preparation For-Catholic Maggi – WAS Given TO the-Buddhist, Late-Sister ~ Alicia-Wong Ai-Chu…
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Maggi ‘insisted’ that she Wanted TO-BE ‘with’ her-Mother (… who’ve LOST Her-FirstBorne Daughter). Lily Wang Assisted her Cousin TO-Outside the room, TO-the Corridor… ON-A-Bench, where Aunty-Siobahn, and a-Few Relatives WERE Consoling the blubbering-Robin…
… the shaven-Headed, blind 2nd-Daughter in hospital-gown CAME TO Her-Mother, and Hugged her (… BOTH Cried-In-grief ~ ‘triggering’ a-Chain Emotion-Reaction ‘for’ EveryOne Around weeping TOO) …
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Maggi WAS Alone in-Her room, with Cousin-Lily. WHILE, Robin, Siobahn, and Other-relatives ‘drove’ Down-TO Another hospital (… TO Identify ‘the’ body) where Alicia’s remains ‘was’ in a-Morgue…
Around 4-ish (… during Visitation Hours) – Cassandra-Hong, and Cleopatra-Leong VISITED. Both the-Music Classmates WERE Shocked TO SEE Maggi Walking-About ~ as-Per Normal (… FULLY ‘RECOVERED’ ~ a-Far Cry-State ‘from’ her Severe injuries… of their ‘last’ visit). They-Both ‘were’ in-Music class earlier – and Have Not ‘heard’ TO ‘the’ TOP Trending News of-The-Day, IN Social-Media ~ of-Buzz TO Maggi’s Astonishing recovery …
… ‘both’ Cassie-&-Cleo then-WERE Shocked TO-HEAR that Alicia-&-KC’s DEATHs, a-Few Hours Ago (… Blind-Maggi ‘told’ Them the Heartbreaking accounts… she BrokeDown ‘again’) – crying On-the shoulders… of-Girls ‘her’ Age…
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LATER, Maggi (… ‘whose’ Samsung phone ‘was’ Damaged IN-The hit-&-run) ~ Borrowed Cassandra’s SONY-Xperia TO Call Paul-Walker (… but Blind-Maggi ‘didn’t’ have Her-Memory remembering his# ~ cos’ her Ai-Boyyo’d ‘managed’ her Samsung’s Voice-Activated #-IN the-Phonebook data. Luckily, Cassie WAS Resourceful…
… through a-Friend Of-a-Friend’s Friend ~ ‘who’ happen TO have Nate-Xavier’s# …
… and, within 15-Minutes… Nate’s friend TEXTED Paul-Walker’s# TO-Cassandra....
… Maggi ‘then’ Called Paul…
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IN-REALTIME… @SWETTENHAM GROVE…@5:53 PM… Paul’s Ringtone SANG…
“…Oh-Baby, I WANT To-Breakk FREEee…!”
Sleepy-headed Paul ‘accepted’ the-Unknown ID#’s call... and, IN a-Groggy voice Acknowledged…
“… hello-rr…”
Blind-Maggi-Replied…
“… Paul! Is-that you…?”
… the-Boy WAS-Overjoyed TO-Hear Maggi’s Voice-Again… he Wished Maggi VDO-Called instead… he Wanted TO SEE ‘her’ face (… BUT Blind-Maggi ‘from’ RPL made only ‘regular’ Audio-voice Calls…
… unlike Blind-Jane OF the-OTHER-PERTH*…
*[… his-Soulmate, ‘the’ playful Blond-Jane Was ‘havoc’ ~ Made VDO-Calls ‘when’ she Was-Drunk ON her father’s RedWine… on ‘two’ Occasions, she’d VDO-Called while having her-Bubble bath ~ exposing her young blossoming boobies TO her-Quadriplegic superhero Boyfriend (… ‘for’ His-EYES ONLY) …
[… the Visually-impaired Girlfriend Didn’t Care-Nor-mindful Towards Paul’s RomanCatholic Morality disapprovals (… ‘being’ Atheist-herself) … while-Drunk, she c*ck-Teased him @home… saying ‘dirty’ jokes (… with ‘both’ Of-them LOL) …
[“… WHAT IF ‘Your’ Jesus GAVE-Me Back ‘my’ sight…!? So-That, I Can-SEE You drooling, and ‘staring’ ON-AT My Boobies right NOW, hahaha…!!” …
[… BUT … Jane ‘acted’ Goody-2-shoes, And ‘as-A’ meek-&-innocent 12 y.o. girl @school the-Next day… sober…
[… although, she ‘was’ a-50-50 Soulmate in ‘certain’ Perth-Realms – BUT Paul Loved-HER ‘as’ His-Soulmate…
[… and, she Loved HIM-Back TOO] …
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Maggi slowly BrokeDown… as she spoke to him…
“… Paul… ‘are’ you Alright…!? I Came-Back… I ‘thought’ you ‘were’… in-Danger… @JMS…!” She sobbed…
The-Concerned Paul Responded-In-Reciprocation…
“… huh, Mags, ‘are’ you-Okay…!??”
Filled ‘with’ Survivor’s Guilt, ‘the’ Blind ChineseGirl Replied…
“… noo… I’m ‘not’ Okay ~ ‘my’ sister Is-Dead… and, I’m ALIVE ‘instead’…
… she told him ‘That’ Alicia-&-Ken ‘were’ Dead – Paul ‘felt’ a-Vertigo Dizziness in-His-mind (… EvenThough it Was a-Different Ali-Variant in-RPL) – BUT he Pictured Ali-Of-OTHER-PERTH ~ ‘the’ Ali ‘who-Was’ his-Girlfriend (… when Janey there… ‘was’ the-devil Twin’s Girlfriend) …
… In-the OTHER-PERTH – Ali-TOO ‘went’ Into-A-Coma BUT… ‘came’ Back Alive…
… while ‘the’ Ali-Variant Of-RPL – ‘was’ DEAD ~ BUT Mags IN-Coma… ‘came’ Back Alive…
‘… huh… is-IT connected…!?’
She told the-Boy OF ‘the’ Act-Of-God (… the-Tragic FATE) ~ that Jacky-Chan’s Toyota ‘had’ Hit the-Kawasaki-Ninja. Paul WAS Heartbroken when-He heard ‘that’ – and ‘felt’ Apologetic that ‘his’ movie-Idol’s variant’s trauma ~ he WAS Going THROUGH Currently ‘since’ the-Crash in-RPL…
‘… he’s a-precious Gem of a-Man… ‘a’ genteel-&-courteous Gentleman ~ spoke ‘only’ Kind-Words…
‘… unlike-KC ~ his Racist A*shole nephew…
‘… F*ck! Why-DO Bad-S*it ‘always’ Happen TO-Good people…’
… for No-reason, he thought ‘back’ OF Sunday’s Confrontation @theWaitingRoom in-The ICU 8th-Floor (… Jacky-Chan intervened – WHEN senior-Students… KC-&-Alicia) BLAMED Messi ‘for’ Maggi-Landing up IN-a Coma… and, the-Older Ali ‘then’ SLAPPED Paul (… Paul ‘blocked’ the Thought ‘of’ KARMA-Aspect, ‘since’ they HAD Demised in-Accident…
‘…certainly ‘not’ Karma – I’ll GIVE You my-Other Cheek ‘to’ SMACK … ‘just’ For Y’ All TO-BE Alive ‘now’ ~ cos’ I’ve Forgiven you-BOTH…
‘… May Your SOULS Rest IN-Peace, AMEN…’
-O-
She heard her cousin’s voice ‘outside’ the ward room, speaking TO Cassie-&-Cleo on the-bench (… they have ‘given’ space-For Maggi TO-Talk Privately with Messi). On the bed, the ChineseGirl ‘was’ then Sobbing to-Paul… ‘about’ mother, Robin’s mental health cos’ she WAS Consistently Blaming herself ‘for’ her-sister’s death (… of ‘phoning’ Alicia in-SHS ~ that ‘prompted’ her-TO Come) …
… and, met Her-Death…
… Paul listened Maggi elaborating ‘her’ personal stories – THAT ~ Since Maggi ‘was’ a-Handicap girl ~ she WAS placed ‘as’ an-Infantilized ‘kind’ Of-position @home. Her Mother ‘trusted’ her Hair salon-BUSINESS responsibilities TO Alicia, her FirstBorne daughter (… ‘who’ WAS-a mirror OF her-Mother ~ ‘not’ the-2nd-Borne Blind-Maggi, ‘who’ Had ‘no’ say, and a ‘Backseat Passenger-like’ family member’s ROLE) …
NOW, ‘the’ Mirror WAS Broken with Alicia’s Death ~ Robin Was Losing Her-MIND…
… knowing ‘her’ Conservative Asian Mother Won’t GO ‘for’ Therapy for the-Trauma (… Maggi felt IN-Current ‘situation,’ Robin Would-GO down-The-rabbit Hole). The Chinese-girl ‘had’ Decided…
“Paul, I WANT TO-quit school ~ and Take-Care OF Mama… she needs Me…”
Paul WAS Shocked ‘that’ her-Priorities IN Life turned-180 ‘after’ her sister’s Untimely-death…
‘… huh… ‘quitting’ school…!? IS Mags ‘the’ 8th-Girl in-Class ‘leaving,’ since I GOT in-RLP…!?’
The-Boy protested… and, Reasoned…
“ComeOn, Mags ~ don’t-QUIT…Take HOW-Ever ‘long’ Timeout – BUT ‘we’ Want you Back-In-Class…
…you Need-TO Graduate Together ‘with’ Us… yes…!?”
The determined Girl Replied…
“… I Don’t Care anymore IF I Graduate… my-Mama ‘need’ Me-MORE…”
Paul’s Mind Went-Blank, and the-Boy WAS speechless… Sighing, with ‘defeating’ Thought-balloons…
‘… isn’t SchoolLife suppose TO-BE funsies, as part-Of-B*oody growing-UP… BUT ‘here’ It’s Reversed-In-RPL… EveryOne is Walking-OUT from ‘their’ F*cking Graduation ~ either ‘for’ early Gig-employment… OR ‘some’ Family Crisis-Commitments…’
BUT The-Boy ‘couldn’t-Let’ her-GO (… Of-his ‘only’ friend he-Made in-RPL BY his-Loneliness ~ WHO Could fill the ‘missing’ Jane ‘void,’ in his ‘current’ Reincarnation). Paul Let his-Guard ‘down,’ and professed his-Emotions To the-ChineseGirl…
“… err-Mags… I Wanted TO Say this – WHAT ABOUT US…!?
“… I’ve ‘been’ thinking-&-praying A lot in-The-week When-you WERE in-Hospital… I Really MISSED You-IN school…
“…err, I really-Really Like-You A-lot, Maggi ~ I ‘was’ Thinking IF-YOU Would-BE My-Girlfriend, once-You Return To-school… err-please, please SAY Yes…!?”
There WAS a ‘pregnant’ Pause TO-the-Question… the-Boy wished it WAS a-VDO-Call So-TO ‘read’ Maggi’s facial expressions (… since it WAS an-Audio Call ~ all he Heard ‘was’ silent, and shallow Breathing… ‘with’ the-Girl DECIDING) …
AND, The Verdict ‘surprised’ Paul (… where, the-Girl ‘suppressed’ her low-Sorrowful voice-&-melancholy sadness… To-ACT ‘strong’) ... the-Boy HEARD distinctive ‘soft’ chuckles On-her-End…
‘… huh… ‘why’ is-She laughing… did I ‘make’ a-Joke…!?’
… the-Boy ‘regret’ encroaching Maggi with an On-The-nose proposition – OF-IF she ‘needed’ a-Boyfriend in her nadir times-OF losses (… Paul-TOO ‘was’ embarrassed-&-SelfConscious Asking the-Question ~ cos’ Maggi ‘had’ ONLY been his-Friend a-Week earlier). BUT He Had No-choice … He Thought ‘it-WAS-never’ Too-Late TO-a Desperate Ask (… and, a-Reason ‘for’ Mags TO-Stay, and ‘not’ Quit school) …
Maggi spoke…
“… well… I’m totally HONORED ~ you’ve Asked me ‘that’… thank-You, Paul ~ BUT…”
‘… (sigh) why there’s ‘always’ a-BUT ‘clause’ … ‘like’ a-B*oody T-&-C ‘for’ customers…!??’
“… but-Paul … THIS-Is Your-Moment Of-time IN-school FOR Attaining ‘your’ Greatness ~ you Don’t ‘certainly’ WANT a-Blind Girlfriend like ‘me’ TO-Slow You-Down – ‘where,’ you’ve TO-RUN Fast-TO Reach your-Goals TO Excellence… while I ‘take’ a-Slower, one-Day @aTime pace…”
‘… BUT-Mags, I’m not’ Messi – I’m a-Quad on-Wheelchair MYSELF, where I Come-FROM…
‘… you-&-Paul… ‘we’ Aren’t-Different…’
“Paul, YOUR Priorities ‘would’ Change ‘once’ you-Graduate FROM School… for-NOW don’t Think-OF Girlfriends, Messi… and, ‘focus’ ON your-Football!”
‘… Mags, WHY ‘not’ Both…!? I ‘want’ My-cake, and Eat It-TOO…’
“… hehehe… cos’ I’ve Picture-YOU In my-BlindWorld, Paul ~ THAT You’re Playing FOR Australia – and Winning the-NEXT WorldCup, Yay!”
‘… is it JMS-WorldCup? ~ did she predict ‘an’ Aussie WIN…!?’
Alas, Paul Thought ‘that’ Maggi’s points WERE Fair (… reckon it WAS Messi’s physical space he’d BodySnatched… it Should-BE ‘of’ Messi’s goals-&-aspirations ~ ‘not’ the-Host OPERATING ‘the’ Organic-vehicle). Before the wise-Blind spoke, the-Boy changed the ‘girlfriend’ Subject … and told the-Girl that Tomorrow WAS the Socceroo Jr’s selection – in a-match Against the-Dragons, of the ‘expat’ Anglican High-School…
… the-rapt Maggi WAS Delighted that ‘the’ Socceroo Talent SCOUTs Would-BE PRESENT Tomorrow – To spot ‘The-Talented Mr. Paul-Walker’ AKA Messi ~ the Sensational Superstar OF-Stamford-High…
… Imposter syndrome ‘plagued’ the-Boy… listening quietly ~ TO-the ChineseGirl ‘blowing’ Messi’s Horn…
The BlindMaggi WAS in-Her Talkative mood (… ‘like’ in-SHS’ canteen) – enthusiastically-encouraging ‘her’ IDOL, Paul-Messi TO-Play his-Best, and ‘make’ the-School PROUD… and, ‘her’ TOO ~ ‘the’ #1Fan-OF-Messi (… Paul’s heart Melted TO ‘hear’ her cheery voice) …
‘… Mags, I’ll Play MY BEST ‘for’ YOU – I Dedicate tomorrow’s Match ~ FOR ‘O-only’ Youuu…’
… ‘That’ OG-50s’ rhythm-&-blues, quintet, The-Platter’s song Played – in-The-Boy’s Mind ~ as the-BlindGirl sung more-Praises OF-Messi ~ BUT in-Paul’s head ~ it Was-ALL Maggi…
“ONLY YOU ~ can make all-this world seem right…
“…ONLY YOU ~ can make the-Darkness bright…”
Maggi the-Apologized that she Could ‘not’ come FOR the-Tomorrow’s match, As-it WAS Alicia’s funeral on-Saturday. Paul learnt ‘more’ Of-The Chinese customs-&-taboos…
… ‘that’ IN-ANY gruesome Accident-Deaths… Taoist’s funerals WERE Immediately the ‘next’ day (… as the-Deaths ‘were’ ghastly, it Would-BE Closed coffin). There Wouldn’t-BE ‘any’ Funeral wakes (… unless dying OF-Old age ~ where 3-TO-5Days Funeral-WAKES were-Held) …
The-Blind ChineseGirl ‘noticed’ her-20 y.o. Cousin Lily, still Talking in-Mandarin TO Cassie-&-Cleo ‘outside’ the-Room. Maggi whispered-Into the Sony-Xperia… and She-said…
“Paul, listen…I’m Going-TO ‘tell’ YOU a-SECRET…”
‘… huh… ‘what-Secret…!??’
-O-
Since they BOTH WERE Roman Catholics ~ and, OF the-same Age – BlindMaggi ‘shared’ her-Secret with-Paul… the-1st TO KNOW (… ‘not’ with HER Taoist-Buddhist Family-Side ~ cos’ they Could ‘not’ Understand Christianity ‘references’… Unlike-PAUL) …
“Paul, I WANT TO Share with YOU ‘the’ Miracles HAD-Happened TO ME!
“LOOK Paul ~ Today’s Friday! I’ve ‘been’ IN-a Coma FOR 5Days – Mama ‘told’ Me Just-Now ~ that I Had a BrokenArm, and a-Head Concussion ON-SUNDAY…”
… Paul ‘confirmed’ that ~ he Did SAW Maggi AFTER-Surgery, ‘during’ SUNDAY’s PerthHospital visit ~ with RightArm casted IN PlasterOfParis… and HER Head ‘was’ like X-Men’s Juggernaut’s helmet – with the-BIG Medical Cranium-Cast (… exposing ONLY her-Closed eyes… with her nose-&-mouth with tubes) …
The-Boy WAS Listening TO That ‘same’ PERSON In-The-other End of-The-phone… NOW normal… Miraculously ‘had’ HEALED…
‘… praise ‘the’ Lord… AMEN…’
As, Maggi Continued (… with-Her secret) …
“I ‘had’ a Head surgery – they Shaved my-Head, and now I ‘look’ Like a-Buddhist temple nun…
“… I … I ONLY ‘remember a Vivid dream ~ that Mother-Mary came TO-me in the-Darkness… and, took Me ‘away’ TO-the LIGHT…
“… I clenched-ONTO her… she WAS Riding a-HORSE ~ and, I ‘felt’ We ‘were’ Flying…”
Paul WAS TakenAback…
‘… huh? Flying horse…!? Fact-Check ~ The ‘only’ animal I jacka*s KNOW from-The-bible was ‘a’ donkey, That-Mary rode-ON…
‘… it’s just her-Dream ~ hope Mags Wouldn’t take it -AS Real IN her-BlindWorld ‘reality,’ THAT…
‘… she Rode-ON Mother-Mary’s Flying ‘horse’…!’
… but she DID ~ and she Continued Reasoning…
“Paul, ‘how’ DO You Explain ‘my’ Miracle? Even the-Idiot doctors-&-nurses here CAN’T explain ‘my’ Healing OF my-Broken ‘bones’…
“… all they KNOW are run-Tests, and, Poke ‘more’ needles IN-Me…
“… those ‘were’ SAME people ‘earlier’ ~ who Told Mama that I HAD an-Irreversible coma… and, left me-TO die – NOW, I’m Back-ALIVE…
“… they’re ‘simply’ Baffled…
“Paul, I TRULY Believe ‘that’ Mother Mary cured-ME ~ and… I ‘remember’ when she Came-TO me…
“…speaking Words OF Comfort… that Took-OVER my-Soul, and ‘made’ Me-WHOLE Again, Hahaha!”
Paul ‘erased’ a-nagging Negative ‘thought’…
‘… ‘whole’? … ‘why’ Didn’t she CURE ‘your’ BlindEyes TOO, Mags…!??’
… then, injecting Positive-Conclusions TO ‘what’ He WAS ~ scrutinizing-ly Hearing, ON his-Another end-OF-the PhoneCall…
‘… it’s ‘just’ a-BlindGirl’s DREAM…’
The rapt-ChineseGirl ‘was’ STILL singing ‘praises’ TO ‘the’ MotherOfGod … the-Quiet Paul listened TO her-SELF Convinced, Believability Words (… ‘that’ Mags ACTUALLY MET Her-IN-Person*) …
*[… EvenThough, as-A superhero, Paul-Walker never MET ‘the’ Holy Family (… GodTheFather, GodTheSon, and his-Mother, Mary) – BUT He Had ‘met’ His GuardianAngel Michael… @theDestuction OF the ‘nuked’ GardenOfEden] ...
‘… no-Mother-Mary – BUT I’VE ‘met’ a-Fake imposter named-Lilith…
‘… claiming TO-BE the-JMS’ HolySpirit… a-Feminist b*oody-One-TOO…’
-O-
BlindMaggi dropped a-Bombshell DECISION that shocked the-Boy…
“I’ve Decided TO Stop schooling… I’ll Want TO-BE ‘a’ nun and serve the-Church… The-HolyMother Mary ‘would’ WANT Me TO-DO that ‘too’…”
… Paul WAS ‘shuddered’ When he Heard ‘that’…
… the-Boy thought Maggi Would ‘quit’ school, and STAY Home TO-Take care of-Mama ~ and, he’d Swing-BY Over After-school TO see-Her (… and, rekindle a-Relationship from-There) …
… the-Girl went-ON Monologuing…
“I Can GO Back-TO Victoria-Institute FOR the-Blind… my-Mentor Sister Marie-Matlock* is there, and she’d BE Delighted ‘that’ I’ve Decided TO-BE a-Convent nun…”
*[… she ‘was’ the-Nun WHO Encouraged the-10-y.o.-Girl ‘then,’ TO-Take ‘the’ KimuraStar’s Test-TO Qualify for the-Ai Technology DEVICE (… assisting the-Visual Impaired To-COPE in the World-Of Abel Bodied Students) … thus, Maggi ‘was’ Enrolled TO BE ‘one’ OF-the Brightest students FOR 3 years-Studying IN-Stamford-High] …
The-Boy’s heart ‘sank’… as, he TOO Thought…
‘… maybe I SHOULD Quit School TO ‘join’ the Catholic Seminary TO-BE a-Priest TOO ~ so TO-BE Closer TO Mags…’
… on 2nd-Thoughts ~ IF-The Church ‘found’ OUT-OF His ‘true’ Intentions – they WOULD Kick him-OUT Of-his frocks… as a-WEIRDO Stalker chasing ‘their’ nuns…
Maggi kept-On Chitchatting…
“… this violin tune I’ve composed ‘when’ I Was 10… IS-STUCK Loops in-My Mind ~ EverSince I Awoke ‘from’ MY-coma Sleep…”
The-ChineseGirl Retold the ‘story’ OF her-mother, and sister Losing her in the-massive Crowd @Wesak-Day ‘outside’ the Temple, ‘when’ she WAS 10-y.o. ~ distracted BY a-Homeless man playing his-violin... collecting alms. She ‘then’ Befriended Mr. Timothy – WHO let-LET Maggi play His-violin TO the Passerbyers … she performed her-OWN Composition, called ‘My-Mother’s Love’ and played FOR 15+minutes (… the Homeless-man’s Bowl filled with Droppings OF coins-&-notes ‘amounting’ > then A50+Dollars) … ‘before’ a-Policeman spotted ‘the’ MissingGirl, and Reuniting her TO ‘the’ Worried-family…
Thinking-OUT Aloud, the-Girl Said…
“Paul, ‘maybe’ my-OWN music, ‘My-Mother’s Love’ WAS Actually-FOR MotherMary ~ EverSince 3-Years IN Stamford-High, I WAS TOO Busy coping ‘with’ studies… and… and, I forgotten TO ‘make’ time TO Devote my-Adoration…
“… BUT ‘once’ I JOIN the-Convent, and BE-a Nun ~ I Can-STILL ‘pursue’ My violin career ~ ‘as’ An Instrument FOR God-&-Church, hehehe…”
… the-Boy’s Mind PICTURED the-BlindChineseGirl in a-White Robe IN-Heaven, playing-Solo in the-Clouds… as she LED the-Orchestra OF Cupids ‘playing’ harps-&-flutes – Maggi-Wong WAS a-Rockstar…
Paul sighed TO-Himself… he WAS Blissful ‘for’ the-Happy girl ‘making’ Her-future Plans TO ‘serve’ the-Church. Finally, IN-the epiphany, the-Boy Let-GO ‘of’ clinging his-Intention In-WANTING Mags-for-Himself (… since the-Girl HAD ‘chosen’ her-Love TO God ‘more’ than-TO Messi) …
‘… IF It’s her-TRUE CALLING in-RPL To-Be a-NUN… I ‘must’ step Aside ~ and make-Way FOR Her ‘path’ TO-Be ‘the’ Bride-OF Christ-&-His Holy-Church…
‘… well, Poe-&-Messi… I’m ‘glad’ OUR Rosary HailMarys Worked, mates ~ ‘that’ Maggi… came ‘back’ From-the-Dead ~ awaken ‘from’ HER Coma-In-RPL…
‘… praise-The-Lord…AMEN…’
IN-Actuality, Maggi’s Decision WAS More ‘based’ ON ‘her’ Survivor’s Guilt OF Alicia’s death. Her-Attornment-Of BY ‘being’ a-Catholic Nun – ‘was’ TO Save ‘her’ Sister’s Soul (… WHO-In-RPL ‘hated’ Christianity) …
Another thing that Deeply troubled the BlindGirl that her-SISTER ‘came’ After Robin’s PhoneCall (… and-THEN, met with an-UNTIMELY Accident with Ken Chan). IF Maggi ‘had’ died Friday @8:44AM (from euthanasia) ~ then, Alicia Would ‘still’ BE ALIVE in-RPL.
-O-
The-Boy felt ‘the’ PhoneCall WAS Ending… in-The Final Goodbyes TO ‘each’ Other. Maggi WAS Composed as she spoke (… ‘like’ a-Girl ON A-Mission) – unlike-Paul, like a-Korean ‘crying’ actor, covering a-palm Over his mouth… TO muffle his-Sobs (… glad it ‘was’ NOT a-VDO Call ~ as-IF BlindMaggi ‘could’ SEE Him Cry). Maggi laid her-Exit intentions-&-contingencies TO ‘help’ IN Messi’s studies…
… she Would Arrange that her MusicClass mate, Cassandra TO-Help Messi ‘with’ his Math-&-Science subjects. ALL he ‘had’ DO ‘was’ ~ TO GO TO the-Library ‘after’ school, ‘where’ Cassie-&-Cleo Would-BE studying (… a-Caveat ~ THAT those Senior-class girls Would ‘be’ Graduating the-NEXT 2-Year – and, Messi ‘had’ TO Pick UP the fundamentals tutorials ‘fast’ TO-his ‘own’ Alumna-benefits) …
‘… my sweet-Mags ~ you Thought OF Everything-Up TO Help ‘this’ Useless-Messi… I’m ‘totally’ Grateful TO-You…’
… he Doesn’t ‘know’ Maggi’s MusicClass friends ‘well’ – Cassandra-Hong (… the plump, Bespectacled) ~ played the-Clarinet in the SHS’ Orchestra… she WAS Friendly. Unlike Cleopatra-Leong, played the-Drums ‘was’ Racist, and despised-Messi (… ‘while’ intoxicated ON-beers @theJMS Sunday’s concert… the-Chauvinistic 15-y.o. told Messi TO f*ck-OFF when he WAS ‘finding’ for-Missing Maggi ~ who WAS Segregated, and ‘was’ with the-Duo earlier. Furthermore, during Lilith’s feminist sermon… Cleopatra Bass-Drum KICKED Messi’s bottoms hard enough TO the-submissive Paul feeling the Pain-Of ‘the’ HolySpirit’s Punishment (… ON ‘the’ Male Gender) ...
Paul WAS Desperately ‘keeping’ their PhoneCall ‘from’ Ending… he thought OF something… and-Exclaimed-OUT…
“MAGS! YOUR Learning Ai-Device BOYYO Is ‘with’ ME! I Found-IT in-The-JMS Compound… I’ve Kept IT-FOR You…!”
Maggi Nonchalantly said… and Chuckled…
“Throw IT-Away – it’s GOT a-Virus ~ KimuraStar CAN ‘sue’ Me-IF they-Want… hehehe, I Don’t Care…”
… Paul WAS Flabbergasted when he-Heard ‘that’ (… in his-Mind ~ a scene OF StarWars ‘Last-Jedi’ played… when REY Handed LUKE ‘his’ Lightsaber… ‘the’ disinterested Jedi tossed it OVER his-Shoulder… so TO-BE ‘not’ thralled BY-the weapon, and TO SET his-OWN Destiny).
… fitting TO the-visually-Impaired ChineseGirl’s ‘future’ Destiny… ‘freeing’ Herself OF Ai-Technologies (created BY-Man) that enslaved Mankind (… the proof-Of-the-Pudding ‘that’ she Ate (and-Suffered) when Her-Ai, ‘the’ Overprotective BOYYO Controlled her ‘everyday’ Freedom (when it WAS ‘set’ in-HIGH Security mode) … since ‘it’ WAS Interactive, it Argued* like a b*tch TO ‘every’ decision Maggi-made…
*[… unbeknownst TO Maggi – her-Ai ~ through MachineLearning… IT Replicated its OWN ‘cloned’ Algorithm OF Human-Emotions (… drawing ‘canon’ Inspirations FROM Steven-Spielberg’s 2001’s movie, ARTIFICIAL-INTELLIGENCE (… where a-Robot-Boy, ‘wanting’ TO-Express Love ‘like’ a flesh-&-blood Human-Boy) …
[… thus, Was BOYYO’s ‘learning’ in-Its 3-years IN-Maggi’s Life ~ where IT Fell-IN Love ‘with’ HER (… and, developed Jealousy-&-Hatred Emotions TOO ~ ‘when’ she TOOK a-Liking TO Paul-Messi] …
Maggi-TOO thought her-Ai device WAS corrupted BY-Porn Virus in-The-Internet ~ she HAD an icky-feeling ‘when’ she LAST ‘spoke’ TO-It ON-Sunday @JMS’compound…
… where Boyyo Sexually-Harassed her (… ‘with’ suggestions-Of-masturbation) – and-Also, said Wrongful-&-Degrading ‘things’ About Paul-Messi…
-O-
Their ‘goodbye’ Conversation Virtually-Near ‘ended’ ~ and, the-Boy ‘wanted’ TO-Say, ‘God-Bless YOU, and I Love-YOU’… BUT his-Tongue ‘froze’ heavy-In his-mouth… and, cheeks ‘welled’ in 2 rivers-Of-tears…
… It-Also WAS ‘when’ Robin-&-Siobahn HAVE returned FROM ‘identifying’ the Deceased Alicia’s body…
… on her-Bed, BlindMaggi heard Cousin-Lily’s VOICE outside the-Room, interacting with ‘them’… hurried, Maggi ‘spoke’ TO-Paul…
“… Paul, my-Mother IS ‘back’ ~ see-You…I got-TO Go…”
She Did ‘not’ depress the-push CallEndButton – as, the-Boy ‘heard’ random VOICES in Hokkien consoling the-Wailing Robin… he then-Heard Mag’s voice, saying, ‘Mama’ (… and she-TOO Burst in-tears, and bawled in Hokkien). In the-OtherEnd, on the-couch @SwetenhamGroove… Paul (‘like’ a-Korean Drama actor) TOO WAS Weeping sorrowfully on his iPhone…
… grieving the Death OF Maggi’s OlderSister… ‘the’ Ali-Variant (… HAD reminding Paul OF ‘his’ GirlFriend, Alicia-Wong Ai-Chu* OF the-OTHER-PERTH) …
*[… unbeknownst TO Paul ~ the-Soul ‘for’ a-Soul Debt HAD Been-PAID (… for the-Superhero GeminiBlue’s MISTAKE Of-crossing ‘the’ Line, IN-Interfering with DIYU’s Taoist Reincarnation ‘politics’) – ‘when’ Paul Rescued the-Irreversible coma-Alicia’s SOUL IN the-OTHER-PERTH dimension] …
For the-Next 90+ seconds… the-weeping Boy followed ‘hearing’ random voices-speaking IN-Chinese (… mainly Siobahn talking distinctively TO a-Male relative ~ ‘over’ Robin-&-Maggi’s crying). It all-Ended soon (… ‘when’ Cassandra switched-OFF ‘her’ SONY Xperia).
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@theSUBURBS, His iPhone Was Cutoff from-Maggi… Paul Too-WAS Crying Aloud on the Couch… empathic-OF-the BlindGirl’s sorrows. He Understood Maggi’s predicaments OF Quitting school TO take-Care OF her-Mother ~ WHO’s mourning Hard-TO her EldestDaughter’s DEATH (… ‘that’ MIGHT Lead TO a-Mental-Breakdown) …
Using his SHS’ Uniform shirt, Paul wiped hard his-Tears OFF his-Face. He then-Recited a-Decade of-10 HailMarys FOR the-Bereaving Wong-FAMILY … as, the-Barebodied Boy on-The-couch… prayed in-earnest:
* ‘for’ Maggi’s Family ~ IN-Grieving Alicia’s Death
* ‘for’ Maggi’s Calling ~ TO-BE a-Catholic NUN
~O~
THAT FRIDAY Was ‘when’ the-Last Conversation ‘between’ Paul-&-Maggi WAS In the-Reversed Perthland ~ they Both ‘went’ Separate WAYS. Paul focused ON Football, while BlindMaggi ‘took’ Care OF her ‘depressed mother (… and she Contacted Her-Mentor, Sister Marie-Matlock, TO BE a-nun ~ where the ‘application’ age Was 16-y.o.). For the next 3-Years @VictoriaInstitute FOR the-Blind, she Was a-Kindergarten teacher teaching visually-Impaired kids – and Enrolled IN the-Convent ‘later’ as-A Nun @16. Thus, IT WAS-a Relationship that NEVER-Was FOR the-Doomed-Duo In-RPL ~ TO ‘happen’ In ‘The-Ballad of Paul-&-Yoko’ (… ‘just’ 2-Kids with A-Week of Infatuation TO-One Another) ~ which, Took-A BAD ‘turn’ on Sunday when BOTH Attended the JMS’ YouthMeet – ‘with,’ the Untimely Disaster-Struck, with Maggi into A-coma… with a-Miracle Happening 3Days LATER, ‘once’ THE-DEBT Was-PAID in the-Taoist Heaven … ‘for’ the-Prize OF A-Soul FOR-A Soul. A ‘failure’ TO-Paul REINCARNATING IN-Messi’s Realm ~ IN Taking-Over HIS-ABEL-Bodied Identity, and ‘fooling’ Himself In naively thinking a-Further STEP ~ OF Substituting BlindMaggi FOR BlindJane in-RPL… ToughLuck…cos’ ‘One CAN’T Have Ones’-Cake, and Eat-IT’ – BUT a-GoodLesson Learnt, which WERE 2 GoodThings Were Impossible TO Have ‘the’ same-Time In-the-Multiverse ~ where, Paul Can’t have IT Both-WAYs (… Can’t have ‘the’ Best OF 2-Worlds ~ i.e., HAVE 2-Wong Sisters) – where, the-Boy Cannot HAVE 2 Incompatible GoodThings ~ where, One Had-TO GO… BUT In-RPL, He HAD None (… when the-BlindGirl Had ‘her’ Own CALLING… deciding TO-BE a-Nun). A Very GoodLesson ‘indeed’ in BOOK8 FOR the-Boy, TO LaserFocus ‘next’ – ON his-MonadMind Mission In-RPL.
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