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A DIFFERENT REFLECTION
SCENE II
Light's POV:
I just remain standing there, feeling so defeated. How can I be so careless? I have let my guard down just because I was distracted by a girl. Is this what they call a boy's weakness? That whatever men will do, their weakness will always be girls? And now I have no trace who took the notebook.
I mentally snap myself out of this. What am I so worried and afraid of? That just was a harmless piece of black notebook that is meant to prank students who would bother to pick it up and believe such impossible directions. It would not do any harm, right? How can a notebook possibly kill someone by just simply writing one's name on it?
Now I have finally brought myself back to reality; everything is clear now. This is ridiculous. I am being ridiculous. Whoever have made those rules must be lunatics or people who just simply does not have anything to do with their lives. Whoever took the notebook; he will just find himself disappointed and find himself falling for some ludicrous and obvious prank.
But what a coincidence? Earlier I was just thinking about washing all of the evil to bring peace to this world and the next thing I see is a notebook that can kill anyone. Is it giving me a message to interpret or something?
I close my eyes and clear my throat.
I collect myself and fix my uniform. Okay, I'm just thinking too much, I told myself. Stop thinking about the stupid notebook. That stupid prank is just disorienting your mind.
"Light!" I hear Sanada exclaiming. "The notebook's gone! Someone took it!" He says frantically while pointing at the spot where the notebook had been earlier.
Sheesh, I guess I talked too soon.
"I know," I say calmly.
"How can you be so calm after what happened?" asks Sanada in disbelief while looking around.
I smirk. "And why are you so worried about someone taking the notebook?"
He looks at me incredulously. "Light!" He said, almost shouting.
"You fell for the notebook's content," No, it is a statement, not a question.
I see his shoulders slumping forward and he bows his head. I see his whole body getting weak. "W-wakaranai. It's just that… What if what the notebook has stated is true?"
I place a hand on his right shoulder and that make his head cock upward. "Sanada, I know that just like me I am so sick of this rotten world but that notebook… it was just another prank made up by people who are, like us, sick of this world and wanted to fulfill the fantasy that they know they will never achieve. Think about this: do you really think you can kill someone without laying a finger on him or her? Or do you really believe that you can kill someone with just writing that someone's name in just a notebook?"
I can see his eyes shining. I see him slowly nodding. "Yeah… I think you're right," he says weakly. "I guess… I guess I'm just being unreasonable. I'm just so…" he stops, unable to continue what he is about to say since he does not know how to put them into words anymore. He has been into a lot lately. His parents have been murdered and I do understand him. He needs me right now and I will do everything to help him.
"I understand, Sanada. Don't worry. Let's just go home now, okay? Let's forget about the notebook. Forget that we have found it. It's just disorienting our minds. Alright?" I ask him soothingly.
He nods. "Yes. That would be good."
XXXA DIFFERENT REFLECTIONXXX
"Tadaima, Okaasan," I say as I close the main door of our house behind me.
My mother emerges from the kitchen to receive me. She smiles when she comes in sight of me and says, "Light, you're already home."
"Hai," I answer. I was about to move to climb the stairs when I see mother extending both of her hands in front of her, asking something from me while smiling. I look at her confusingly for a while when I suddenly remember.
"Oh, yeah. The results of the national exam," I say as I open my bag to find it.
"Hayaku," she says excitedly.
I finally hand it to her, "Here," and she takes it enthusiastically. She opens the result card and scans it.
"Oh my! You've placed first again!" she says happily. "Great job, Light."
"Arigato, Okaasan," I reply thankfully while giving her a smile. "Well, I'll be studying now so don't bother me, okay?" I say as I climb the stairs.
"Sure, dear," I hear her reply.
As I am about to close the door behind me as I enter my room, I suddenly hear her add, "Oh, Light! Is there anything you've been wanting? Anything at all?"
I open the door and step out of my room. That makes me think. Has been there anything I have been wanting? All I know is that I want peace in this world but… I can't ask that from my mother. I can't seem to pinpoint it yet for now so I answer, "Nothing for now, Okaasan! But I'll be thinking about it and when I find out, I'll tell you right away. Will that be okay?"
"No problem, dear," she replies.
I smile at her and finally enter my room and close the door behind me. I turn the lights on and place my bag on the bed. It's time for the news so I turn the television on and sit on my swiveling chair behind my study table.
"There's a report from the police that for these past five days, numerous criminals have been killed all around the world and surprisingly each one died of cardiac arrest or of a heart attack."
The report made me stand up and made my eyes widen.
"The police stated that their deaths were almost simultaneous; One criminal dying after the other. May it be newly arrested or have been in the cell for years. They believe that this matter cannot be a coincidence but done by a big organization or of a serial killer. They are currently investigating about this matter."
I smile. Maybe I was wrong after all. There may have been someone taking the step ahead to cleanse this rotten world. I shake my head in disbelief and frown. What am I thinking? What's wrong with me? I should not be happy about this at all. If someone is really behind this, does not make that someone a murderer? Even though they are criminals, they are still humans and he killed them. That still makes him a murderer.
But then a puzzle piece clicks in my mind. Now, my heart and mind is racing. I know it is impossible but I can't help myself thinking about it after I heard the news. It has also been five days since I and Sanada found the notebook.
Is this coincidence? I do not know. I even sound insane for thinking like this. But for now my only suspicion is this may be the doings of the notebook.
Is the notebook real? I can't tell but I have the urge to find it.
Watch out for the next scene!
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April 24, 2012