'School today' I thought as the alarm clock started blaring and kept blaring as I lay in bed. After about 20 minutes of it I finally got out of bed.
This may look like I'm abusing my powers but this is actually the seal on them. I've noticed certain limitations my abilities have. One of which is that only one effect can be active at a time. It also has to be something which my ability is able to do, which for the moment is to manipulate minds. It also tends to fill in the blanks of a situation. So, to prevent blanks from happening I create short term situations.
It's not a foolproof method, not that there are too many problems at the moment, but because this ability seems to mutate every few years the results may someday end up being unpredictable.
Also, I have not been staring blankly into space while thinking about all of this. I've actually been going around and getting ready for school.
Passing by McDonalds now and... I didn't have any bags of food thrust into my hands. 'Shit'
Two possibilities, one my ability got burned out or something and it can't be used temporarily or is gone forever. It's that or something is already active. What something it is is a mystery though. So, I'm gonna hope hopelessly. 'Well, maybe I'll think of what it might be if I go and read a book.'
So, then I go to the library to read a book. "Hello, how are you today having a good morning?" "Oh, I'm doing fine. How are you today?" "I'm doing great. It's a good thing to see that there are still young people like you who love reading." I smile and nod & then I go look for a book. 'Sooo, yeah. I don't just go the library when I need to think.' Oh, there's the bell. "See, you at lunch."
'... I like to read.'
Nothing abnormal actually happened. The staff seemed a little too happy but I heard somewhere that they're getting bonuses because the school did really well on the last tests. It seems like whatever my ability caused isn't all that noticeable. Today was actually really nice. First time something like that has happened in a while.
So, I'll be able to not lie as I tell my mom about my day. She should be at the house unless she went to pick up groceries. She's on the drive to work before I need to wake up but is also back before I am. I drop off my backpack in my room, I should really take some stuff out of it so it won't be so damn heavy, then I head to the kitchen to greet my mom. "Hey, mom." "Hi honey, how was your day." "Oh, it was fine. How w" "Really?" 'What' "You really had a good day. Are you sure
that you didn't
hide in the library
whenever you had the chance?"
"Gods, you're fucking pathetic. Just go hide in your room like you normally do."
At the moment I'm hiding in my room like I normally do. I'm having to suppress myself from screaming or breaking something right now. What the fuck happened! But wait, I remember now. It's something that happened in a fucking dream. I collapse onto my bed and hold my head. In the dream everyone's personality kept switching between their real personality and a cheerful and a prick personality. While I was the only sane one.
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Journal Entry 4
The next day I went to the kitchen & found out that at some point in the morning mother had managed to prepare a lunch box for me & had baked brownies.
Today my lunch box got stolen from me along with three brownies.
The school staff was normal today.
I got jumped on my way home from school.
Today my mom & I went out to a fancy restaurant she couldn't afford. She came to an agreement with the manager though.
I've started trying to break my ability or at least its current manifestation but I've had no luck so far.
Today my mom was a real person. We talked. It was nice.
Today mother Dearest was fired for telling her boss to fuck off and quite a few other things.
While not any kind of surprise that she did that it did give me an idea of the range of the effect this time around.
Today mother bought me an expensive new electronic. Apparently she's making more money somehow?
I wish I knew what she was doing, it seems like she's getting involved with some kind of crime. That's just a guess though.
I did conduct a few tests today and will be able to confirm whether my suspicions are correct or not tomorrow.
Today mom was looking for a job.
While I'm happy that she was herself today it seems even more likely now that she was doing something off yesterday.
I talked to people around town again today and it seems my suspicions were confirmed. My ability is only affecting my mom & the people from my school.
Today mother Dearest got high as a kite.
Well, at least less insults were aimed at me. Also turns out that's all she did today.
Today one of my good good good friends from school told me about what a tight squeeze my mom was & how that's one way to make money.
I don't know when I stopped beating him but I felt strangely good afterward.
The next day I beat the shit out of one of the smiley fucks. Strangely he put up a much better fight than the belligerent prick from yesterday. Which is strange since they're the same person.
It's been about a year now & I have no idea who the hell I'm supposed to avoid today. Maybe I need to relieve some tension again.
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