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Is My Life Ordinary? - Chapter 60

Published at 13th of January 2022 09:06:07 AM


Chapter 60: Dispute

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I was wandering around the school thinking and sorting things that have happened to me. Well I would have preferred to go to my usual spot but for reasons unknown Iris was already sitting there.

Since she was there, naturally I took a different route and took left-right turns without any specific destination to reach.

I know there are eyes aiming at me but it doesn't affect me so I just ignored them. To be honest there are few advantage to it also. More or less everyone tries to avoid me so wherever I try to go the number of people are almost zero. Including the time at cafeteria, when I try to buy some bread the people in front of me diverge into two, making a passage for especially me.

Anyway, I don't have so much leisure time to spend on thinking about something that is insignificant to me as of now.

*Knock-Knock*

"Come in." a voice returned.

I decided to ask the Principal for help and also the thing related to what Selene yesterday.

"… So, did you find any clue who it was…?" I asked her while I placed myself on the couch.

"Working on it," she replied to me half-heartedly.

She looked a little pale also I noticed some dark circles under eyes. She must really be trying to find who it was.

"Want this?" I picked a single bread loaf for lunch but it seems like she needs that the most right now more than me.

"… I think I'll need to take you up on that offer," I stepped forward and handed her the whole bread.

"When was the last time you ate?" it was getting awkward so I asked her.

"I-I d-don't… know… m-maybe last… n-night…?" she was eating the bread loaf too fast. Was she just swallowing up it directly? But she did say that she ate something last night so I guess she is really hungry.

"You know you shouldn't eat it that fast. It's said that if you ate something too fast after too long your stomach might not be able to accept it and you would throw up," I saw it on one of the science show which is based on survival.

"… I know that," she said as she ate the last bite.

"But you should eat properly," I said, "It's bad for your health, you know."

"Unlike you, I have some real work to do," she said while she again started working. But do all grownups have to do so much paper work? I guess everyone has their own share of problems…

"Well you can keep working on it but I have something important to tell you," I said.

"What is it…?" she asked me while she put aside her pen. Seeing all those paper aligned beside her laptop, I felt a bad disturbing her but I still have to ask her his at any cost.

"Yesterday I was being followed, and not just yesterday it has become frequent."

"Are you sure?" she said in a serious tone.

"Do I look like I'm kidding?" I looked right in her eyes.

"I guess some of the higher-ups have started to move more arrogantly, I guess," she paused for a moment and then continued, "It was the board's decision not to stalk or follow or use any kind of other means to silence you. It was a collective decision that only through legal allegations can you be arrested or anything else."

"Then what happened?"

"This was something the higher-ups decided. The board never agreed to it. It's the work of a single entity and not the whole board."

"But what benefit it will give them? I mean if they would have used force to silence me, or arrest me or doing something else they could have then why did they agree to use only legal allegations?"

"It isn't necessary that if few apples are rotten the whole tree is spoiled," she paused for a moment and made a strange face, "But it can spread. Slowly the whole tree is starting to spoil. If the rotten ones aren't removed the whole tree including the surrounding trees will also get spoiled."

"By spoilt apples, you imply the higher-ups who are aiming at me; the apples that were fresh but are now starting to deteriorate are the honorable higher-ups, but they are also becoming corrupt," I said, "By tree you meant the whole association and by the surrounding area you meant the public, right?"

"You can take it however you want to but you got the right idea," she neither agreed not declined to what I said.

"Also I need a favor from you," I said.

"That's new," she said, "What do you need?"

"Yesterday I was with my mother and then at that time I noticed a couple of stalkers or whatever they were. I don't care as long as it was till me but, I don't want my parents to get involved into this. So, I need you to make sure no matter what my parents are safe at all times."

"Hmm… so you need me to place few of my subordinates around your both of the folks 24x7?"

"You can say that," I said, "Can I count you on that?"

"It's going to be difficult but don't worry I'll handle that but," she paused.

"But…?"

"You will owe me a big fat favor. Whenever, wherever I want you will do that favor." She said with a big smile on her face.

"… Fine. I will do it, to the best of my abilities."

"Do you yourself know your full extent of the abilities?" she asked me a stupid question.

"What do you mean?"

"Tell me the truth, have you ever exerted yourself, physically?" she asked me.

"Of course I have," I said.

"If you say so…" she replied as if she wasn't satisfied with my answer.

"I guess that's all I had to say, I'll leave now. I'm counting on you for that, I just don't them to get involved in this at all." I don't care as long as the threat is up to me but when that thing crosses me and affects my family it wouldn't end good for me or for anyone.

"Yeah don't worry about that."

With that I left the office.

"There you are!" I heard a familiar voice.

"Hmm…?" I turned around to see who it was and saw a figure I thought I got rid of since I haven't seen her for two days? 

Yes, it is Iris. The one girl who stole my lunch break spot.

"Where are you going…?" Iris asked me as she walked up to me. Why? I don't have many questions but only a single one.

"…" I didn't respond and just kept on walking thinking she would get fed up and leave but I guess it wouldn't work on her. Because she didn't respond the way I guess, rather it was opposite.

"Allen? Are you listening?" she kept on trying to make me respond but she didn't know I'm also as stubborn as her if I want to be.

"…" I continued to ignore her, but she clung to me, drawing everyone's attention to me.

"Allen!?" she exclaimed all of a sudden.

I dragged her arm inside the library while holding it. I didn't want to go to the library; any other calm place would have sufficed. But because that was the nearest option at the time, I went there.

I stepped inside the library, as I entered I noticed someone sitting on the counter. I didn't bother to take a good look but with a slight glance I guess it was student.

"What do you want?" I asked her.

"Please quiet down," I heard someone.

"Sorry," I replied. I went to the library's nook. Almost a couple of shelves back. No one's voice will be heard at this location any longer.

"I'll again say this, what do you want?" this time I pinned her down beside the shelf.

"W-w-w-wh…." What now? Her face is suddenly flushed all of sudden.

"I don't know why you are bothering me but you need to keep your distance from me, alright?" I said, "You might be the daughter of the chairman and you must think that every other student in this school will obey you and you can freely order them around at will but get this one thing straight. I'm not like them, if I ever see you trying to ordering me or doing anything to me you're going to regret it."

"…" I couldn't clearly read her face but she nodded in agreement.

"Now don't ever bother me again. It might look a threat, I will clearly say this. You can take it however you want and do whatever you want with this I can take you on." I said.

She didn't respond. I guess it did the trick for now.

Anyway the message is conveyed so I guess it should keep her quiet for a while now.

TO BE CONTINUED…





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