《Ordinary Days》 1: Ordinary *ring, ring, ring* My alarm clock goes off, with it¡¯s annoying repetetive 3 rings in 3 seconds alarm that lasts for a whole minute. I can¡¯t stand 60 seconds of that so I get up right away and stop it. I have to get ready anyway, it¡¯s Monday and I have to go to school. I took a bath, got into uniform, packed my bag and was about to leave, but I noticed a notebook, which I don¡¯t remember owning, open on the bedside table. ¡°If you happen to talk to talk with ------- about the ---- at exactly --- then you have repeated a full ---¡± was written on the first page. ¡°------- about ------ lunch ----¡± written on the second page. I didn''t touch the notebook cause I was in a hurry to leave. To be honest, I was absolutely drunk the night before, came home from a party at 2 am and I probably brought home someone''s homework notebook for some reason. I decided that I might as well keep it until I figured out who''s notebook it was, so I left for school and soon forgot about it. "I''m leaving now Hannah!" I made sure to yell before I walked out the door I don''t commute to school, I live 15 minutes away if you walk, so everyday I get a little exercise in and just walk to school. Saves money. From far I already see Jae waiting for me Infront of the school gate. Jae has been my best friend since elementary, we met each other in school and have been friends ever since. He waits for me at the school gate cause he hates walking into school alone , specifically, he hates almost all the students. It''s a long story but Jae has been kind of marked as the "bad guy" because of some rumors and he''s built some bad blood with other students. Of course being his best friend, my school social standing isn''t that great either, but I can survive with just Jae and Sena by my side.Stolen content alert: this content belongs on Royal Road. Report any occurrences. Sena, my first (and only) female friend. We met in highschool, she approached me and Jae in the canteen during freshman year when she noticed we were talking about chess. She was also interested in chess, and finding out there was no chess club in school, she went up to us and we¡¯ve been close ever since. Her situation in school is a lot different though compared to me and Jae. Even though she hangs out with us, she still is quite popular among the school, and has a couple of friends apart from me and Jae. A reason for this might be the fact that she¡¯s absolutely beautiful. It''s just something about highschoolers, you can be friends with the most hated person on campus but if you got the looks then you¡¯re basically a god. You can expect her to have a lot more connections in school than me or Jae. While heading to our room, for some reason, my eyes kept gazing around the hallway. I couldn¡¯t keep my eyes on one thing, the red lockers, the dirty walls, the fact that everyone had black hair, the clock on the wall that pointed to 8:05, then suddenly Jae spoke Jae asked while walking to the classroom, ¡°Have you studied for the exams? You probably don¡¯t know this because you¡¯re so busy and all but our exams start in 2 days.¡± I smile because I predicted this question and have already thought of an answer ¡°I may be busy and all but that doesn¡¯t mean I don¡¯t know when the exams are!, Of course I¡¯ve studied, I even read every single page of our History Book ¡° I say confidently, knowing that I have yet to touch any of my books since last Monday. We got into class and the day went on. Class was boring as usual, so as soon as that lunch bell rang I was out of the classroom and in the canteen in seconds. There waiting on our lunch table was Sena. ¡°I¡¯m glad to know I¡¯m friends with a party machine¡± she said, smirking ¡°Hey, I only took 10 beers this time, and I went home 2 hours early.¡± ¡°10¡­ in 10 minutes, are you sure thats even safe?¡± Sena asked. ¡°I¡¯ve done my research¡± I answered, this time the one smirking. We continued to talk and eat until the end of lunch period, then it was back to boring old class. *RING RING RING RING* Finally, Science is done and we can finally go home. I meet up with Jae and Sena at the gate, and when I got there they spoke simultaneously and asked "Wanna go to the mall today? The new sushi shop is opening" I smiled, but hesitated to reply "I.. I don''t know, my sister is gonna be home soon and she''ll be mad and hungry if I come home late" They both look confused. ¡­. why "Sister ?" Jae asks "You don''t have a sister John" Sena said, slowly, as if I was making it up. For some reason they seem to have forgotten about my sister, My sister My¡­.. Sister? My sister Hannah, Hannah, Hannah, Hannah, Ha¡­ who? Who is my sister? Why can''t I remember? "John, are you okay?" "John! John! , Sena quick get help," "JOHN! WAKE UP! JOHN!" ¡­¡­ ¡­¡­ ¡­¡­ *ring, ring, ring* 2: Again It''s pitch black. I can barely tell if my eyes are open or not. I''m scared. Am I dreaming? Or is this what the afterlife is like, just eternal, pitch black darkness. "Can''t you accomplish one simple task, you''re getting very tiring to handle" , a deep male voice suddenly spoke. "... What? What the fu.. who are you? What do you mean? Why am I here? What do you mean simple task? I don''t even know who you are or what this place is!" I speak out, as confused as I could be, every question leading to another question. I hear the deep voice let out a sigh, a disappointing sounding one. "Just remember, you DO NOT have a sister, don''t mess up again." he says, clear and straight.I Then, a loud snap of the fingers. *ring, ring, ring* There goes my annoying alarm, ringing as loudly and annoying as an alarm should be. I get up and get ready for school. It''s Tuesday and I still have a hangover, just great. "John! Don''t forget to bring your lunch, I packed it for you, It''s on the table!" my sister Hannah yells from downstairs. She always wakes up early and leaves early, she''s only in college but she already works hard for the both of us. I pack my bags and head to school. I live quite near my school so I just walk there everyday, it\s great exercise. The exams are in a day, so I better get to studying. I meet up with Jae at the gate like we always do. When we got inside, once again it felt the same, my eyes were darting around everywhere, the clock was at 8:05 again, was it broken? Then suddenly, Jae spokeYou could be reading stolen content. Head to the original site for the genuine story. "Have you studied for the exams? You probably don''t know this because you''re so busy and all but our exams start in 2 days." I laugh, he''s probably trying to prank me. "So i''m guessing that''s a no" he says "Come on, I''m not stupid, I wont just suddenly forget that you asked me this yesterday and think that its Monday again" I respond, not trying to ruin the fun but also not in the mood for lame pranks. Jae looks confused "Are you high again? What time did you come home from the party last night" "Last night? The party was a day ago, on Sunday" slightly annoyed, I reply "Sunday was yesterday John, I guess you are still high." I don''t know what''s up with Jae, but he''s really committed with this prank. I guess I''ll just go along with it. We made it to our room, and something weird was going on. I swear we had already discussed this yesterday. Wait, every single word, I''ve already heard this. Am I going crazy? Is the entire school pranking me? I¡­ I don''t understand. What is going on? Every single thing , every single word, every single scene, every small action, every scratch on the neck, I''ve already seen this, It¡­. was¡­.. Yesterday. RING RING RING RING I snapped out of my thinking and confusion when the lunch bell rang. I gathered my thoughts and started to think. Is this yesterday? This is the exact same day as yesterday, as soon as I sit with Sena on the table, she will say the same thing, exact same thing as Yesterday. I could only test this one way, but I was scared to find out the answer. I entered the canteen, sitting on the lunch table, was Sena. I sit down, and she speaks I space out for a second. "Sorry, I got caught up in my thoughts, what did you just say?" "Jeez, daydreaming already? Or are you just drunk, well whatever, I said "I''m glad to know I''m friends with a party machine"" then she smirked. My face stiffens. My eyes are stuck, staring down the canteen like a cold blooded killer. I''ve seen this in movies before, but to experience it is scarier than I''d ever thought. I am living the same day, once again. I panicked, the rest of the day Jae and Sena were concerned that I had gone crazy, or that I took some bad drugs. I told them that I''ve already lived this day out, and they were very skeptical, I''m sure they didn''t believe me, and I had no way to prove it. I couldn''t tell them about what was actually gonna happen in class because I never paid attention in the first place. There were no special events that day too, it was just an ordinary day. I even tried telling them that I knew they were gonna ask me to go to the mall, but they said that it was to be expected since everyone was going to the mall that day. Maybe it looks like I was the one trying to prank THEM. I was scared. When I got home, I looked for a clean notebook I could write on. I couldn''t use any of mine since they''re full of scribbles and random words that I wouldn''t be able to understand anything at all. So I looked for one of Hannah''s old notebooks that she never really used, and I found one. I sat on the chair and my mind went blank for a second. What am I going to write? Wait, If I repeat the day, will this notebook still even be here? Why am I even doing this? What if I don''t remember and I just live out this day forever ? Well I guess, it''s worth a try, it''s the only thing I could think of. So I started writing, I wrote the most memorable things to happen. Jae asking me about the exam at exactly 8:05, and Sena talking to me about the party in the canteen. I finished writing, I was still scared. If I wake up tomorrow, and I don''t remember anything, will I just live on this day forever, unknowingly? What if this day was just a fluke day, a glitch in the matrix maybe, actually, that''s even scarier. Then the door opened. It''s Hannah, She''s back. 3: Goal Ring, Ring, Ring "GODDAMN THIS ALARM IS ANNOYING" "UGH WHY DO I EVEN HAVE YOU, I CAN WAKE UP ON MY OWN" "Oh, looks like I''m late for school." Hey there, my name is John, and I am currently in my Freshman year of highschool. Welcome to my life, we''re gonna have lots of fun in highschool. I took a bus to school, I don''t remember it being so near to our house. It only took a few minutes to get there. I''m going to try out for the Basketball team today but I doubt I''ll have a chance to join the team even as a bench extra. I made a few friends during my first few days in school, you''ll meet Ryan and Aeron later, they usually come late to school and I''m always the earliest to arrive. "HEY JOHN, WAIT UP" ¡­ Who was that ? I look around trying to find someone I knew, because I definitely did not recognise this voice "Uhhh I''m right here, what are you looking for?" the voice spoke again The tale has been stolen; if detected on Amazon, report the violation. I turn to him, a stranger, does he have the wrong person? But how does he know my name? "Do I know you?" I asked "What? Are you trying to play me ? how could you forget your best friend?" This guy is crazy "You are not my best friend, I do not know who you are, and how do you know my name?" "We are best friends, and I know your name because, we, are, best friends." He says "And you''re like 2 years older than me, I don''t have any junior or senior friends" He''s getting annoying "What? You''re literally a senior too! And we look nearly identical, you''re even taller than me. If anything, you''re more likely to be the one 2 years older than ME!" What?, but I''m still a freshman, what''s he talking about?.... I don''t remember being this tall, what does he mean we look identical? I''ve never seen him or anyone like him in my life. I walked away annoyed and confused. "Did you take too many drugs?!? What''s up with you!?!?" He yelled as I got farther away. More like what''s wrong with him. I enter school, looking for my room I, I don''t recognize any of these rooms. Where am I? "Don''t mess up John" Who was that ? Where is everyone? Why am I alone? "John, did you take too many drugs this time ?" What are they talking about? I''ve never taken drugs in my life ? I''m healthy, I''m fit, I was gonna try out for the basketball team! I "Failure" I started to get dizzy while looking around. I saw the bathroom signs and went in. Washed my hands and, looked at the mirror Looked at the mirror, but why don''t I see myself? I''m looking at a complete stranger. WHO AM I LOOKING AT? WHO, WHO AM I? John starts getting dizzier , and dizzier, and dizzier Then drops on the bathroom floor "Looks like that was, our last chance" A deep voice spoke "What the fu,.. Who the hell are you?!?" "Ah, you ask that everytime, didn''t you plan on ever saying anything else. Even as a new person you same the same thing." "New person? What are you talking about? Where the hell am I? What the fu.. What do you mean everytime? I understand nothing! What the hell are you talking about?" "I''d love to answer your questions, now that you''re useless to me, but ill only answer one Who the hell am I. I''m a creator, I''m someone , way younger than you. I''m someone with a goal. A goal you''ll never understand" "Wha-" "No more Questions! Time to go now" "Go where?" "Don''t worry about it. Think of it as a long sleep" "You''re - you''re going to kill me? "No no no, you don''t dream when you''re dead". 4: Ryan Hey there, I''m Ryan! Welcome to my life! I''m just an ordinary Highschool student trying to make the most of life with my friends. Atleast I want to be an ordinary student. Everyone looks at me with pity in their eyes ever since the accident, Except for strangers, and my best friends Jona and Dan. They look at me like a normal person. You''ll get to meet them later. It''s Monday today! First, let me show you the way to school. I take my bike to school everyday, passing by an old abandoned house along the way. Unnecessary information? I know, but I just think it''s cool that I bike by an abandoned house everyday. I also pass by a ton of houses. Many people where I live. The candy shop right before reaching school is where I always meet up with Dan, he lives basically in the opposite direction of where I live so we just meet up there. Jona arrives late everyday so we just expect to see him in the classroom instead of waiting for him.If you encounter this tale on Amazon, note that it''s taken without the author''s consent. Report it. It feels good to have friends. It''s nice to know someone is gonna be there for you. Did I tell you I''m a Junior? One year left and I''m gonna be a Senior. Time flew by so quickly, I almost didn''t notice it. When I realized that we only had a year and a half to be together I decided that me Dan and Jona would go out and do something every weekend, with exceptions on the days they can''t make it. This Saturday, we plan to go to the zoo and try out their cinema there. Yes, the zoo has a cinema, Insane right? We''ve actually gone to the zoo already but for the animals, this time we just plan on checking out the cinema. Anyway, I should head to class. I was walking to the classroom when Dan suddenly nudged my shoulder, pointed his eyes somewhere and whispered "Dude, when do you plan on making your move? We only have a year and a half left," He was looking at Lily, my crush since Freshman year. Me and Lily have talked but I don''t think she even considers me as an acquaintance, I want to change that tho, even if it''s just to become friends. "Look, I''m still working out how and what I''m gonna do" I replied to Dan "Well you better hurry up" I know We got to class. It was boring. For some reason there was this girl walking on the wall of our school building, kinda weird. I don''t know what was up with that. When class was over we headed over to the gym. Me and Dan are on the Basketball team while Jona is on the Volleyball team, in fact he''s the team captain for the volleyball team. The Interschool Championships are coming and we are the 3rd highest rated in our district, so we''ve been practicing daily, except on sundays. Our bodies are just sore and tired after practice so we usually head straight home after. Tonight however was different, not because we weren''t sore and tired, but because Dan can''t go out this sunday so we decided to head out today. So after practice we went to the new Lazer Tag Arcade! It was EPIC...LY LAME We went home extremely disappointed. I got home and just fell on my bed. "Your Dinner''s Ready!, Don''t waste my effort, I made it just for you!" I forgot, today, my sister Hannah said she was gonna make dinner. I almost forgot, well, I did forget. When I got to the table, there was one plate, with my food prepared, don''t know where Hannah went but it seems like she already ate. She prepared some good food so I ate and finished everything. That was the end of my day. Thanks for sticking around for the beginning, but remember, this is just the beginning. See you tomorrow!