TRIP THROUGH MEMORY LANE [MPC 73B] (COMPLETE)
Apr 23, 2020 14:12:12 GMT
Post by Deleted on Apr 23, 2020 14:12:12 GMT
MPC Name: BEFORE THE STORY
MPC Number: 73B
Reward Requested: 15 POSTS
(FLASHBACK)
Things were fairly calm for quite a long time, or at least they seemed to be so on the surface. Faustein's daily life went on without too much trouble and he moved through it one day after another, blissfully ignorant that these peaceful times were just the proverbial calm before the storm. Suddenly, without much in the way of advanced warning, this peace was irreversibly shattered, starting on one fateful day when he had been running late to his usual meet up with his friends. When he had finally managed to arrive, they were already there and had started playing without him. If that was all they had done, it would have been fine and he would have forgiven them. Unfortunately for him though, he could overhear some strange things being said, seemingly with reference to him. So, he hid in the bushes nearby and decided to do some reconnaissance
“You know…this game is so much easier when we use Faust’s items. It’s a good thing we have him as a friend, eh?”
One of them had said, but then another piped up while shaking his head
“Friend? Pfft…give me a break, dude…the only reason we pretend to be friends with that nerd is so we can get him to give us these cool items…they would have been near impossible to get on our own, you know?”
The other two laughed raucously while nodding at this remark
“You said it, bro! There’s also the fact that he lets us copy off him whenever homework checking time rolls around…those assignments would be such a pain to do otherwise, man!!”
This was followed up by yet another round of egregiously boorish laughter. As he listened to these and other such comments they had been making because they thought he wasn’t there, he grew more and more infuriated with them. However, he was taught never to give in to his emotions, so he suppressed his rage with a forceful effort of will and walked off back home, swearing to himself
Those godforsaken, insufferable twits!!…all this time, their amicable behavior towards me has just been a fallacious charade!!…I can’t…believe this!!…I must be more careful henceforth…
That wasn’t the end of his troubles though, since more was to follow the next day. The following few days at his school were the days of the science fair where the student body would present their projects for all to see in a sort of show and tell session. He had been partnered with one particular girl from his class since she had asked him and he agreed since she had been friendly and nice towards him till then. She had brought on with her two of her male friends who happened to be his classmates as well. They had finished the project well in time for the fair even though Faustein had been the only one to do any really significant work on it. He didn’t mind that, since he considered them all to be his friends. Finally, the time came for them to go on stage. Sadly, he had to arrive late to the event due to some last-minute prep he had to do for their project. So, he had begun to make his way through the crowd when the emcee called his team up on stage. To his surprise, they introduced the project in a far different manner than what they had agreed on prior to the event during the rehearsal
“Thank you all for coming to see our presentation, it was hard, but we three combined all our talents and managed to pull off this project successfully. Please enjoy the demonstration, folks!”
He was aghast at their temerity, but alas, nobody would believe his words at this stage even if he were to reveal the truth. So, he kept silent, even though his thoughts roiled like a stormy sea
Curses! Again?! Is it not enough that I have been betrayed once already?! Now these imbeciles and their vapid bimbo of a donna have stolen what has essentially been my work all along!!
He thought, furious at having been betrayed not once but twice in one week. As the event was already underway, he could not confront them about this matter. So, he let it drop and made his exit from the school grounds, unnoticed…save for by the security, but he convinced them to let him go by telling them he had been feeling terribly sick. On the way home, after mentally venting his frustration at being betrayed, he swore to himself again
Why?! Why must I have to suffer like this?! I shall never again trust…in anyone!! I shall never again bother with such trivialities as friendship or emotion!! I swear it!! Someday…someday, I shall make all these fools pay for crossing me in this manner!!
In this manner, he was lost in his thoughts about how to wreak vengeance on them for their affront. As a result, he was not as aware of his surroundings as he usually would have been on a daily basis. This resulted in him running into the territory of a pack of stray dogs which happened to be roaming on that road. He had not done anything to them, but regardless, they had attacked him, and quite viciously at that. Unbeknownst to him, this incident would give rise to one of his biggest fears in due course. Fortunately, he was able to narrowly make his escape due to a police officer coming to his rescue and bringing him back home to his parents. Once back home, he had been patched up by his worried parents, and so recovered in time. Alas, the wounds he had suffered ran much deeper and their effects would last much longer and be far more impactful than any of them could have imagined at that stage in his life. The following several years would soon make this fact painfully clear to not only him, but his parents and everyone else around him as well.
OOC:
Bold and Quotes: Faustein's out loud speech
Italics and No Quotes: Faustein's thoughts/inner monologue
WORD COUNT: 1020/1000
