“!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
I hear a shout and wake up. “Whaat?” I respond even though I know what I will hear.
“Get up!” my mom shouts. I get up. Slowly, so that I could remain in my sleep trance for as long as possible. But not today.
I hear a conflict... Again... I put on my clothes, slowly walk towards a door and sigh. “Here it goes,” I mutter and open a door.
Blink.
Today I got my first book. It’s encyclopedia. I don’t know why my parents would give it to me, but I’m happy. I start to read it immediately. Every picture in it has a label in which an object is described. I love it. After an hour I’m already finished. I look around and notice something strange. Some objects around me now have labels near them. I run off to the next room to tell my mom what I’ve learnt. I open a door.
Blink.
I’ve already read all the books in my house. Now, almost every object has a label:
A tree - perennial plant with an elongated stem.
A human - a live organism related to other animals.
Etc…
This is already normal to me and I want to learn more. It’s good that today is my first day in school. I’m standing in front of my class. I open a door.
Blink.
It’s so boring. I’ve learnt almost nothing in five years. The only person that helps me to alleviate my boredom is my acquaintance Tom. He’s smart, but knows how to be stupid and that’s exactly what I like about him. In time we become what you could call loners. Other classmates respect us, but they keep their distance from us. But today I’m alone. It’s first day of the summer and I’m going to the summer camp. The bus stops and I open a door.
Blink.
I found a new hobby. In summer camp I’ve learnt how varied people are, so I’m trying to learn human emotions. Now I can see a new label. It shows what person feels. It isn’t perfect but it only encourages me to study more. For that I’ve become a part of a group. They mostly don’t notice me but that’s ok. I’m excited. I’ve spent most of my day with them, but now I must go. I will continue my study tomorrow. I open a door.
Blink.
I’m trying to finish my test, but I’m irritated. My labels started to disappear and I don’t know the reason why. I’m no longer a perfect student and my relationships started to deteriorated. But my study of emotions is going well. My emotion labels are almost perfect. I stand up, walk towards the professor and give him my result sheet. “Everything’s OK?” He asks. I look above him and see “Mocking” written in big red letters. I force a smile and say, “Of course.” I turn around and open a door.
Stolen from Royal Road, this story should be reported if encountered on Amazon.
Blink.
“IN LOVE” That’s what I see when I look at her. But she’s not looking at me. She’s kissing The Guy. The Guy which asked for my help. I blink and look around. There are no more normal labels. Only emotions. I look around:
“HAPPY”
“HAPPY”
“HAPPY”
“HAPPY”
That’s what I see. I run. When I walk into the restroom I immediately throw her present into the garbage can. I won’t be needing that anymore. I look into the mirror. And I see a fat man. Messy hair, dirty glasses, too tight clothes. All filters disappear. I no longer see any light. I look above me and I see:
“DESPICABLE”
I turn around and open a door.
Blink.
After being waken up by my mum I immediately clean up and to into the car. After some time the rest of the family comes. They are still arguing. They drive me to my school, but I ignore them. Today is an important day. I’m not going to my classes. When I no longer see them I turn around and go towards the highest building. I climb up and open the door. I’m on the roof. I look down I see my school. I see him, I see her. I concentrate. I see the last label in my life:
“MY GRAVE”
And I jump.
Blink.
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Author's note: this probably won’t be a regular story. I mostly write it in particular state of mind and it’s fairly uncommon. Also if you see any mistakes please inform me. English is not my first language, but I wouldn’t want to leave too many mistakes.