After hours playing, we finished our game, and I was looking forward to going to sleep. I didn't want to miss class tomorrow. But before I could fall asleep, I heard a faint noise coming from somewhere. It must be outside, I thought.
I got up, and peeked outside. Nothing.
Was someone trying to scare me? I went back to bed, and tried to sleep. However, just as I was about to let myself sleep, I was suddenly startled by a loud 'thump' sound! I woke up instantly.
"Huh?" I said.
What was going on?
To my surprise, as I lit up my room, I saw a brick lying on the floor. Luckily, I left the window open, so there was no damage.
Next thing I noticed was a note attached to it. I immediately took it and read it whispering to myself:
"hey again. i know u r sleeping. dont blame me i sleepyass. ive been watching u closely. ive not forgot what u told me. i wil keep watchin u, so dont think im gone. i bet u shittin ur pants now b nerd. bye"
I frowned. He couldn't be serious! Come on! I sighed. This guy was pretty stupid. But... What could he be referring to? I sat down on my bed, and thought about it as I kept staring at the note.
Suddenly, I realized that I was getting annoyed. He was probably laughing at me right now. He knew that I would be sitting here wondering what he was talking about. He probably wanted to drive me mad.
I didn't care anymore. I threw the note away. Then, I turned off my light, and laid down on my bed. I tried to ignore it, but I still couldn't stop thinking about it.
Why would he want to keep track of me? And what would he mean by 'what u told me'?
Then, I finally drifted off to sleep.
The next morning, I got up early to study. As I opened my eyes, I saw the note again. I quickly grabbed it, and hid it under my mattress.
Today, I walked to the university looking everywhere, but I didn't see anything suspicious. When I got there, I went straight to my classroom.
The next few hours, I could only play in my mind different scenarios with this guy. At first, I thought that he was just messing with me. But then, I thought that he really might be serious about keeping track of me.
Why would he keep following me around? Was he going to hurt me? Why would he want to do that? I started to grow paranoid.
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Later that day, I did my homework, and, after I finished, I sat beside the entrance. Even though I was scared to no end, I wanted to end this mystery.
So I waited...
And nothing happened.
My heart was beating fast, and I was sweating profusely.
Maybe he wouldn't show up today?
Nothing happened.
It was weird. After all, having in count he wrote two notes in two days, it wasn't a crazy idea he would come by to 'deliver' a third one, right?
Finally, my patience ran out.
I got up, and started walking inside when I heard one of the voices that loathed me the most.
"See who has appeared! Oliver the weakling!"
Why do I have to deal with my old classmates?! I hate them!
"Come here, little coward!" one of them shouted. I stopped, and turned around.
They were all surrounding me.
"You'll get your ass kicked, motherfucker!"
The others laughed again. I was freaking out. How am I supposed to fight against all of them? I froze in place. What should I do? I had to do something.
I decided to run. I bolted away, and didn't even look back. I ran through the streets as far as I could, trying to escape from them. I was panting hard. My lungs burned with every breath.
In the distance, I heard footsteps. They were catching up to me faster than I expected. Soon, I ran into a dead end. Why do I have such bad luck!
I was trapped. I turned around, and was shocked.
They were standing right behind me.
"Gotcha!" one of them yelled. I was terrified.
I turned around, and saw that I was surrounded by six boys. They were all bigger than me, and they were all wearing black clothes. They were also carrying knives.
I was smaller than them, but... I've got an idea! I dashed toward them, running full speed. One of them leaped towards me, ready to stab , I managed to duck under his arm, and ran past him.
Another one tried to grab my leg, but I evaded him, and spirited away. I escaped death! Or I thought so.
As I ran around the corner, several Pokémon suddenly appeared out of nowhere. Gastrodon, Scolipede, Arcanine, and Scizor, to be precise. Their eyes were glowing red, and they were menacingly looking at me, as if saying, 'you're gonna die.'
It was terrifying. I turned around, and saw that the group of boys were already chasing me.
"Get the fuck away from me!" I screamed.
Finally, the experience I had in my worst nightmares unfolded. All the Pokémon started to charge attacks at me, getting ready to kill me. I was cornered. There was no way out.
The next thing I heard was a really loud explosion. I think I must have died. But I didn't.
I woke up, and found Typhlosion standing between the fierce murderous Pokémon and me!
He was roaring loudly, and flaring all over his back.
"Wow..." I said, amazed. "That's impressive."
It was incredibly badass! Awesome! But why was he doing that? He has saved me twice already!
I looked back, and noticed the guys who followed me had run off.
As I looked again at Typhlosion, I saw him successfully fighting all the Pokémon at the same time! It was impressing to witness such a feat, but how did he manage to stand against them?
These guy's Pokémon seemed to be pretty strong by themselves, but it was clear that it wasn't a problem for Typhlosion.
Soon, after some intense battles, all those Pokémon were defeated. Phew. Typhlosion stood back, and looked at me. I was impressed, and very happy to see him standing beside me.
"Thanks," I whispered. I wanted to thank him for what he did to no end, but no words came out.
"No problem," he answered, smiling. "Let's go home."
We walked together in silence. I had to walk a good teen feet behind him, as the soaring heat emanating from his body was too much to take for a human.
When we reached our destination, I started to feel tired. I felt like I had just done a marathon. "Here we are" he said in a stern tone. I was about to go inside slowly, when we both looked at each other.
We didn't say nothing, but, for the first time, I saw him looking at me with sadness in his eyes.
"Oh, okay, thanks," I said as I stepped inside my house. I went upstairs, and dumped my backpack on the couch. I decided to rest a bit before going to bed.
As I felt curious about Typhlosions attitude, I searched online for further information. For being a violent and sanguinary Pokémon, he has proven to be a very loyal friend. He saved me from death! I wanted to know more about his possible feelings.
To my surprise, I found out that Typhlosion could forge a very deep bond with humans if they truly care for them. There were many positive stories about them, and they were often described as empathetic creatures.
It is true that people often describe Typhlosion as being very aggressive, but also very loyal. After reading these stories, I felt like I knew Typhlosion better. In the end, I should give him a chance.
I took a shower, and after that, I fell asleep. I slept for an entire night, and, for the first time in years, I slept without waking up once.
When I woke up, I felt refreshed. I had a great feeling about today. I put on my usual clothes, and went downstairs.
I was hungry, so I made myself a sandwich. I ate it, and drank some water. Then, I needed to prepare for school, so I went outside and started walking to the university.
But, before arriving there, I remembered the last time I saw Typhlosion. When he left me, he looked sad about something. Why did he look sad? Was he sad because of me? No, I don't think so. He didn't really care about me, that's for sure.
But, maybe he wanted to say something to me… Should I follow him as soon as I find him again? Or should I leave him alone?
Maybe he was afraid to tell me something important. What should I do?
Hmm... Everything's so hard right now... I need to decide what to do...