I was never a naughty student.So, when Daniel and Dwayne woke me up in the middle of the night to go and smoke something called ‘Dragon’s Tail’ on the roof, naturally, my first reaction was to tell them off and go back to sleep.But, I guess some aspects of being a young adult, such as peer pressure, exist even on a floating rock located in an uncharted galaxy.After being called all sorts of derogatory names (most of which were a question of my sexuality) I found myself putting on my boots and sneaking out the dorm room.Daniel was our leader, guiding us through the intermittently moon lit corridors.When we had reached the floor beneath ours, I instinctively tried to take a look at the entrance to the girl's hostel.I couldn’t see it. The sign wasn’t where it usually was. It was instead replaced by a blank wall space.Probably hidden by the thick darkness of space.We emerged onto school grounds, just outside the ma

I was never a sciences nor a math’s person. I think that's evident from the fact that I had chosen to study English in college. It's not like I fell victim to the popular belief that I was too slow or stupid to do those subjects. I just tried to do what felt...right, I guess. And English was that.Besides, like I said before, maybe one day I would actually get to writing a novel that would blow up overnight and become the next Carrie or Harry Potter. But then again, I wonder sometimes, would that even matter given this life I have been forced into? I guess only time will tell.This contemplation is all stemming from the fact that the day after we smoked dragon's tail on the roof, we had our first real Mechanics lecture for the term. I use the term 'real' because we were supposed to have Mechanics three times a week according to the time table, but it had now been just over a month since my enrolment and that was the first time the lecturer actually showed up.

Saturdays were never that eventful. That might sound like something crazy given that just being here was a crazy event in itself.But that morning just went the way it usually does. I woke up to the chatter and sound of a mixture of first, second and fourth years. Apparently, just like in college back on earth, third years had to do industrial attachment which would be assessed at the end of the academic year. In this case however, the industry was rotating throughout the different departments within the Blessed HQ.Dwayne and Daniel had just finished setting up the laptop and the game pads when I groggily slid out of bed."Welcome, my dear fuck nuts, to the 6th annual Mortal Kombat X tournament!"Said Daniel with his frizzled hair and wrinkled pajamas.Jax, a first year who's looks, height and long hair stole all the attention from the females, raised his hand."Yes, my child?" Said Daniel"Doesn't annual mean like...on a yearly basis"

I don't know why I expected to find her there, but when I arrived at the pond, the high probability of Raven's absence was fulfilled.She was most probably hidden in her secret place from the view of the authorities and everyone else. It was a free period between history and mechanics.I couldn't wait till the end of the day to talk to her, but it seemed like I would have to try my luck then. I would also sit in the library. Hopefully, the events of our first meeting would replay. With more attention on my part, of course. this time, I would hear her out.The bell for Mechanics was going to ring soon, so I decided to return to class.I turned around. It seemed that something in the tree had subconsciously caught my attention.It was white and rectangular. An envelope, I noticed. I removed it from the two crossing branches it had been sitting on.Inside was a letter.'It is my biggest wish that you stumble upon this one day. Hopefu

The thing raised its hand in a fist and brought it down on me. I jumped to the side, barely escaping the blow. Its force was terrifying, given that a web of cracks formed on the ground beneath its fist. I rose from the ground, but before I could run, its foot was already cocked for an attack.I failed to protect myself.A force that knocked out all the air from my lungs sent me flying into the shelf behind. A few books and a box of papers fell onto my head. I summoned my chains in its direction, grateful that I hadn’t taken off my pendant. Its eyes closed at the points of impact. It grabbed the chains and wound them around its forearm and began dragging me. It grabbed me by the collar and lifted me off the ground. It crushed the chains, the air lingering with orange smoke a repulsive salty smell similar to that of spoiled eggs. Its green-yellow iris's scanned me.I prayed to God, hoping that he would forgive me for my sins and accept my soul into heaven. I