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The sound of footsteps reverberated in the air. Whispers echoed in the area as the villagers gossiped around. Who is he? What is that? Why did he come to our town? The stranger pays no heed to their stares. He continues walking, his golden eyes staring straight ahead as if he cannot see everyone else. He has a large scar cutting across his right eyebrow and down his cheek. A little bit of stubble is on his chin, making his old face look even older. The wind teases him, gently sweeping his blue hair out of place.
The people gaze at the items he is carrying. Why is he carrying a frying pan in his hands? Children shudder as they gaze at his feet ? no, those are not feet. Those? totipalmate ? webbed feet like that of a ducks'. A large iguana walks alongside the man, its green scales gleaming underneath the glowing sunlight.
Yulian's heart clenched. Who is this Gogor?
?He's our only child?? His mother pleads.
He felt his hands sweat profusely.
?You know that I'll take what I want, and you can't stop me, right??
Yulian's stomach churned uneasily.
Yulian felt his heart drop to the pit of his stomach. What?
?What are you talking about? H-he's definitely our son??
?No. You found Yulian when he was a baby, abandoned on the roadside. Youand I know you'll only raise him until he turns 20. That's a year from now, right? Well, now I've come to take him with me like what we agreed to.?
Yulian felt a lump in his throat; shock enveloping his senses.
?You're really a rotten demon!? Yulian's father hissed. ?Fine! Take that brat away, and don't come looking for me ever again!?
?Ohohoho, my pleasure.?
The information he received was too overwhelming, Yulian had to grab the door frame to stop himself from falling. He heard footsteps from the house. The person inside was getting nearer. He had to move ? but his legs just wouldn't obey him. He was still reeling from the shock, the helplessness and disappointment that he felt.
The door was suddenly opened, and the strange visitor ? ?Gogor' emerged. ?You heard what your parents said, right? Come on, boy, let's go,? the man said. Yulian glance at the man, his large scar seemed to glare at him. Yulian looked at down, his heart was thumping in fear, and yet? he felt trepidation. Why?
Yulian turned to look at his father, but the latter only turned his head away in shame. Yulian sent a pleading look to his mother, who was sobbing. ?Mother, I?? Someone grabbed his hand. It was ?Gogor'.
?Come with me, Yulian.?
?No, I ? ?
?I understand that it's hard for you, but I will explain things in due time. I am Gogor, as you may have heard. Please come with me.?
?Just go with him,? his mother whispered.
Yulian, still quite stunned, nodded.
?Uhm, Sir?? Yulian asked tentatively. He still did not know whether Gogor was his friend or foe. If worst comes to worst, he would make a run for it.
Gogor stopped walking and turned around. ?Please, just call me Teacher,? his raspy voice sounded.
?Teacher? You're going to teach me?? What will you teach me? Yulian almost blurted out his next question but held it in.
?Yes. Right, I should give you a proper introduction. My name is Sir Gogor Pavinsky, and I'm the last of the Golden Eyed Tribe ? well, maybe not anymore.?
?Golden Eyed Tribe? How come I've never heard of that?? Yulian muttered.
?Well, my tribe was massacred 20 years ago ? I survived, and I need you to continue on the legacy of our tribe,? Gogor answered patiently. He sat down on the grass and gestured for Yulian to do the same.
Yulian stole a glance at Gogor's eyes ? yes, they were definitely golden. Wait?
?Did you say ?our' tribe?? Yulian gaped at Gogor in disbelief.
?You did not hear it wrongly, boy ? you're one of us.?
Gogor sighed, his melancholy making Yulian's nose sour.
?Anyway, after what happened that day, I tried looking for you. I knew the chief had hidden you away somewhere, so I began my search. It was only several years ago, when I found you by accident.?
Gogor smiles wistfully, recalling the past.
?It was a rainy, gloomy night. I was a stranger in the town ? yes, Stathmore Town. I knocked on your father's house and asked to stay for the night, but he? Your father was afraid of me, he wouldn't let me stay. I got upset, so I threatened him. Told your father I would curse him if he wouldn't let me stay. It worked ? somehow. Your father was afraid of me.
?Inside his house, I saw you ? and then I knew, I had found you. I have to admit, I used some foul tricks to make your father promise to give you to me? I waited until you got bigger ? didn't want to alert our enemies, you see. But now, I'm ready?So here we are now, Yulian. I'm just an old man hoping my tribe won't vanish from this world.?
?Yulian, you will help me, right? I'll be sure to teach you everything I know ? and maybe, just maybe, our tribe will rise again.? Gogor's eyes are filled with hope, a flicker of light that seems to glow even when all is lost.
Yulian still has his doubts ? who can trust a stranger?
?Alright, S-sir? no, Teacher. I'll follow you starting from today.?
The cold brisk wind was blowing outside, it was the start of summer and the mornings were still cold. The guest room had nothing inside, the family of the house were liars and had done people's dirty work for years, the ones that lived in that room had run away to a place far and safe for themselves.
Ten years before that, Jackalope, a young girl at the time, had been living in the house never going outside due to her ?Curse'. She was a mutant; she had a large mixture of animals and monsters within her DNA. Her mother wouldn't care if she went outside, but her father on the other hand did, he didn't want to be a laughing stock at work. Jackalope had three siblings, one was already out of the house, the other two were in middle school. There was a commotion outside for the past four days cause there was a place where abandoned children would be taken, everyone thought it was to kill them to get them off of the streets. One night there was an announcement that a child had escaped from them and was a threat to others. For the time being till the child was found they would keep a lock in place for those without jobs so there were fewer people on the streets. The family was interrupted during their dinner by a knock on the door. The mother got up to go open the door, ignoring her husband telling her not to. When she opened the door there was a little girl with a number 500 in black on her neck and she was in a white shirt that was soaked from the rain, along with white boots, and a skirt. Her eyes were puffy and she looked to be a large mixture of monsters. The mother looked down the street and saw the people of the ?Child Street Clean-Up?. That's when she learned they didn't kill these kids, they did experiments on them. The mother pulled the kid into the house and told Jackalope to go hide with the girl in the guest room.
?Hello ma'am, have you seen a little girl in all white around here,? The worker asked as he looked past the woman in the door, looking at the table where the family was sitting still eating. He noticed the extra spot at the table.
?Ma'am, who was at that extra seat at your table?? he asked.
?My only daughter is upstairs using the restroom.? mother said as she closed the door.
My mother was 38 and my father 'se something happened, she woke Twich up and opened the window, Twich had grabbed some dark clothes and other things to hide who they were. They had climbed out of the window and ran Jackalope had enough money out ready to pay for their tickets to get on the train.
When they got on the train there was a woman that walked up to the girls and told them to come with her. The lady took them to a seat with a door that could be closed and locked.
?Hello girls, I will be taking you with me to shelter?. She said,
?What, how do you know who we are?? Twich asked.
?I have watched you girls grow up, I should show my true form to help you trust me,? She said.
We have arrived at Smog train station, I just have to find my host family, I don't have much with me to make a quick leave if needed. Of course, my host family is the family that I ran away from. This is going to be interesting. I knocked on the door, someone I didn't know opened the door and called for Mary. She's a widow, her husband had died a few months ago. It's going to be hard to get used to fake that I don't know the house. Turns out the family who lived here had moved to a different house within the town. I was relieved, the person that opened the door told me that their name was Tex, he was a very quiet person. Tex told me that I didn't need to hide inside the house. I was confused and asked what he meant, I blinked and he had turned into a mutant. Mary was one too. Now I feel a lot better staying here. I put Twich down so she could shift, She always amazes me with her shifting. I love her but she likes to be a show-off, she never complains when I carry her but she doesn't like it when I'm holding her while she shifts, she is always sleepy afterward.
?I'm sleepy, Jaxy,? Twitch said.
I ask what room we will be staying in, Tex told me there is only one bed cause they weren't expecting Twich. I of course told him that it's fine, we share a bed at school anyways. When I got to the room it had dark teal curtains and a neatly set up desk with a bed next to it. I told Tex, thank you and asked when dinner was. I had an hour till 6, so I decided to cuddle with Twich, I didn't think that she would sleep well without her cuddles. When supper came around I started to head downstairs when Tex quickly told me to hide my form and act as if I was doing work and have Twich shift to her cat form. That's when I knew that the Lab workers were here, Tex also told me that once a week they come over and eat with them. This mission means everything to us we have to can't let it end with our failure.
The forest could tell, even the birds sensed it there was really no need to say anything has in this case, tension speaks louder than words....
He looked at his best friend,his face expressing painful thoughts he is trying to bring himself to control. " Why?.." He got nothing as his best friend kept mute still...he rushed forward putting his knuckles in danger as he punched into a tree. His best friend wouldn't move or talk, there was literally nothing she could do to ease the pain , she caused it after all but she wouldn't be swayed because that was her resolve before accepting to meet him.
" We shouldn't be doing this and you know it, everything was your fault! Don't act cute or innocent because I know you did it..."
" She talks, I almost considered the fact that you had gone deaf and blind seeing as I've been asking for an explanation from you for the past thirty minutes! " he spoke with obvious venom.
" Listen Dre, I am not here to fight you or anything, let's just give sleeping dogs their peace and forget this whole issue" She replied looking exhausted.
She stood there watching the pain of her betrayal eat him up but couldn't do anything to stop it, if only she had known she would have fought for the truth but her greed made her too weak to support and stand by her only friend. She could try to forgive herself by feeling guilty but she knew very much she doesn't deserve his forgiveness nor hers, it's better if she keeps suffering all her life with the silly mistake of putting the life of someone who she meant something to in jeopardy...All fifteen years and he is here and there is no way she would ask for forgiveness for taking that amount of time from him..
" You heard him ask you to save him but you didn't, you dropped him regardless because you were selfish and envious, everyone including yourself knew he was better at everything than you!" She lashed out knowing it was a lie
" How could you?.." words left him.
She waited patiently to hear what he had to say but apparently he had nothing to say.
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