"Watch out" the voice wasn't one of concern but a mocking tone
"Oh right you can't" then the voice burst into laughter followed by the others
So childish, I thought
I raised my hand to wipe off the smudge on my glasses
It was soft and runny
Eggs then
Meaning that it would be harder to remove
I had no expression on my face and walked to the male bathroom to clean my glasses
I bumped into people randomly and it felt like there were more people than usual in the hallway
Normally they would be cursing me out for bumping into them
Even though they clearly made sure I hit them on purpose
Then they would say in anger
"Can't you see" as if looking at a joke
"Oh right you're the blind kid, it shows" the person beside them would say
Then everyone in the corridor would start snickering
I would just stand silent waiting for them to get over it
Then I would roll my eyes as they walk away still laughing
Tsk,
for heirs to large families, they are so childish
At present, no one stopped to mock me or make a lame blind joke
They hurried past me
Through the blurry shapes that the world appears to me in
I could guess that they were carrying people who were limp
After looking some more, I left to go to the male bathroom
It was empty and clean
I took off my glasses and the world went dark
I rubbed them but it was still only darkness that I could see
Or more accurately I couldn't see
Even with the glasses, I could only recognize shapes and colors
Basically the world that I can see is only in two types
Blurry or dark
There's no in between
I wonder if this is the only thing that I'll ever be able to see
Instead of rinsing my glasses, I stumbled my way to the wall and sat down
My hands went to place the headphones that were always on me; on my ear
The melody began and the sound of instruments harmonizing with a person singing felt soothing
I increased the volume to full blast and smiled
This should be enough, I thought
Then I placed my hand into my pocket and brought out the blade
It was a cutlery knife that I stole during lunch in the cafeteria
It was dull of course because the only thing it was meant to cut was soft meat
But I have been sharpening it for a long time using anything I could find
I couldn't see it so my thumb brushed around the edge until I felt it sting
I smiled
It seems it should be sharp enough to make the cut
All I need is to press that sharp edge on the skin of my wrist accurately cutting the major artery
Then close my eyes and listen to the music as I slowly lose consciousness
But it's not time yet
If I die here without any preparation then the Noi family will just push the blame to the school
I can see it now, blind boy sponsored by the Noi family killed from school bullying
Then they would place the blame on a minor family that was getting on their nerves
And would promise the public to seek justice
Hypocrites
I hate those kind of people the most
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No I have to prepare adequately
Just like the way the tones in music can be erratic in terms of arrangement but result in a beautiful melody
My death has to be the most beautiful melody created
That's why I was happy to realize that there was something off about school today
There were a lot of people getting sick spontaneously and collapsing
Though no one else seems to be concerned and I don't blame them
It would be a miracle for young masters to care about anyone but themselves
Especially 15 year old young masters
The only thing that doesn't change with a young age is petty pranks and insults
Though maybe I should be thankful to the orphanage that they don't beat me
But sadly I wish they would
I wish they would beat me to death so that I would become a stain to the precious Noi family's honor
But the Noi family was very strict with their instructions
I was their puppy
A toy whose purpose was to look good infront of the public
I was just a means of controlling the public and it disgusted me
I hate the Noi family
They go around pretending to be saints while destroying lives
They say that they are adopting the children in the slums to save them
But they push them deeper into despair
On the guise of "adopting"
They cripple them and parade them around
Dressed neatly, well fed and happy smiles on their faces
Even though life dealt them a hard hand,
look they are smiling
So why don't you smile too by believing in us, the Noi family
Disgusting hypocrites
Actually I'm more disgusted in myself for ever thinking that I was going to be saved
I am disgusted that I was happy for being chosen at the time
Just for me to face an even greater despair
I thought that I was dirty so it made sense for the people that brought me to the orphanage, to smuggle me in
They hide us like they were kidnapping us and took us to this nice building
They said it was an Orphanage
A place where kids with no parents like us to find hope
It was named Hope
Truly ironic
It was the place that made me lose all hope
They took us in and treated us well for a year
Then the despair began
They would pick ten kids, five boys and five girls
The criteria was we had to be moderately good looking or at least cute enough
Then they took us to the basement
The director of the orphanage that was always smiling at us would appear
He was smiling as always but the words that came out of his mouth sent shivers down our minds
We were 10 years old, not that aware of things in life
But we still knew what would be bad for us, especially after coming out of the slums
"These are good kids"
"Break his left leg until he has a limp"
"Break her right hand until it's useless"
"Break his right leg"
"Break her left hand"
"Cut of his right leg"
"Cut of her right hand"
"Hit his head until she's a fool"
"Cut off her fingers"
" Blind his eyes"
"Pluck out her eyes"
"Make sure it's very neat and they don't die"
The director said this words to each kid still with that smile
We, the kids weren't fools and we did try to escape
But they were a lot of big and strong men
We were caught and the operation was carried out by doctors
So in that dark, bloody basement
They poured a liquid into my eyes that felt like acid
I shed tears struggling but my world slowly turned dark
And then I couldn't see
I passed out and woke up in the basement alone
I couldn't hear any voices or movements
So I felt around, calling out to the other kids
I eventually felt a sticky liquid and soft bodies
Then I knew
They were dead
The other kids were dead and I was the only survivor left
I shed bloody tears until the director came to pick me up
After that, I was forced to eat, sleep and dress nicely
I was taken care of by a nanny and displayed to the public
The orphanage took care of my schooling, food and rent
They even developed special glasses that made me moderately able to see
Though the purpose was to show off their efforts in taking care of us
Over the years, they sent a lot of kids to the basement and every time, I would hear them scream
The director placed all of us in a room above the basement so that we would hear them torturing the newcomers
With the purpose of ensuring we never have the idea of rebellion
Eventually it was time for me to enter high school
They gave me a series of instructions and threatened to kill the kids left behind in the orphanage
I admit that I do have some acquaintances there but so what
They don't actually like me
They are just glad that they weren't chosen to become like me
After all, the orphanage still needed normal orphans
Even though they didn't tell the kids what they did and claimed I had an accident while going out
But living in the slums made us smarter for our age
So they knew that it was on purpose
But they didn't care what they did as long as they weren't the victims
And I don't care about the hypocritical care they showed me over the years
They wanted to take advantage of the fact that the director took care of me
No matter if the reason was because he crippled me himself
Anyway I agreed to go to the high school for the elite obediently
I promised to be on my best behavior but they didn't trust my words
So they placed a chip in my glasses to monitor my movement
I was their best display doll and had to remain that way
Then when I got old, I would be thrown away
Probably in a body bag buried underground
I knew that clearly
I didn't want to escape but to destroy them
Utterly tear apart all that they have built until there was nothing left
But not yet
If I do it, in such a hidden place without any witnesses then it would all be for nothing
But this is the best time to slip away
There was something going on and I could feel it
I planned to cut one of the collapsed kid making them bleed and force the school to call an ambulance
Then I would sneek into it as they drive the student away
Anyway it's easy to deceive people when you're blind
I placed the knife back in my pocket and hummed along to the music in my ears
The headphones were a sort of compensation from the director of the orphanage
He said I could ask for anything I want as a reward for my service
And I asked for blue headphones
Blue was the color of my iris before I became blind
Now it's silver white
They went beyond what I requested and made me a special set of headphones
It was blue sleek and high tech specially from the Ming tech corporation
It was connected to my brain signals and had infinite battery life from that special ore
It could respond to my commands I said in my head and doubled as a phone by adding holographic image
Honestly they would have bugged the headphones too if they knew that I come here and be out of their sight
Unfortunately I was their first experiment and they assumed that I would either live in the orphanage under supervision
or be killed by them
They did try to bug the headphones when I was preparing to come here
But I had it on me at all times
It was waterproof so there was no need to take it off while bathing
At least they could get to my glasses
And they made sure I didn't have any contacts except the director
And of course the kids in the orphanage who were the supposed hostages
But unfortunately I don't care about their life or death
All I want is to destroy the Noi family in my own way
I smiled at that thought and went back to the sink where I left my glasses
I was rinsing it under the water when the door opened
I couldn't see who it was but I did hear them slam the door
I heard a thud which I guessed was the sound of someone falling
I felt that something was wrong and tried to move away
Unfortunately I was too late as I felt someone slam into me
I tried to push the person of but I couldn't see anything
So I moved my hands to where it felt like the person was
Then I felt a pain in my neck and I realized that something bit me
I struggled some more but it was useless
What can a blind man do
I slowly drifted off and my eyes rolled back admist the chewing sounds and the song from my headphones

