Short Story (Cerpen)

Eyes

Category: Fiction Fantasy Short stories

Title: Eyes

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Those eyes..

'I said stop it!' yell at the girl while pointing a gun.

Not likely..

'Nothing is impossible, you are indeed the destined girl.' The young man continued to approach.

Those blue eyes, that young man..

'Back off!' the girl screamed again.

Her..

'You can't run, 'The Lost Number' inside you is weaker than me.'

Yeah, I know those eyes..

'You're a liar!'

The eyes I was chasing..

'You should know when I'm honest and when I lie.'

'Why? Why, Light?!'

'You must know the reason. You know what my eyes mean, right?'

Eyes full of tricks and illusions..

Light is now standing in front of the girl, 'Three, you can't change fate.'

'Why? Why should I?' Three cried, his hands squeezed and his gun dropped.

'You made a mistake, Three. You shouldn't have chased my blue eye and now you're stuck in it. You have to give me your heart.'

Am I going to..?

'Your blue eyes are always full of illusions, Light.' Three said.

Sreeet..

'Yes, I know.' the young man grinned, 'Even your heart still had a beat on my knife..'

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Mom said I have special abilities. Maybe, but I don't feel that way. He said my eyes are very special. An eye that can read people's lives just by looking into their eyes. Eyes 'The Lost Number'. But I don't like my eyes very much. Because it was my eyes that killed my own mother.

'Hi, Three, ' said Nema. He raised an eyebrow, 'You know, you've been daydreaming a lot lately. Honestly, what's up?'

I'm sober, 'Eh? There's nothing.'

'Alright. It's up to you. Umm, did you know that there's a new kid coming into our class?'

'Not yet, ' I answered followed by a slow pace.

The bell rang three times. Nema returned to her stool and left curiosity about the new boy in my brain. Ah, what am I thinking. Just wasting my time.

Mr. Hendri entered the class with two Physics books in his right hand. He was followed by a young man behind him. Is that the new kid Nema said?

If I notice, that young man is quite handsome. I looked into his eyes and he looked into mine. Eye color blue, rare color. I don't know why I can't take anything from his eyes. None of his life I can read. Very quaint.

Long enough for us to gaze, he immediately turned to my friends, My name is Light Dimithry. You can call me Light. I moved from SMA Negeri Langit Emas. Greetings.'

Mr. Hendri invited Light to sit down. He walked almost past me and sat right on my right. I still look into his blue eyes. As much as I can try to read it. But nil. He looked at me and returned my gaze. Then smile.

Gather up the courage to open a conversation, 'Hi! My name..'

'Three, right?' guess it.

I was surprised, 'How did you know my name?' many wonder.

'Entake. But your eyes mentioned that name to me.' he answered while playing a pen.

My eye? How did he know my name just by looking me in the eye? I guess only I can do that. Is it possible that he has the eyes of 'The Lost Number' as well?

'Your eyes are beautiful in blue, ' I said. Just for pleasantries.

She laughed softly, 'Your eyes are also beautiful, Three.'

'Hmm, ' I just put on a smile. 'What.. can you read something from the eyes of the person you're looking at?'

This time his face turned serious and stiff. He stopped playing the pen. I feel bad asking that. But he was staring at me.

'Yes, Three. I can do it. Reading other people's lives is just like yours. But, I beg you. Never look me in the eye for longer. Too dangerous for you. Okay?' okay?' the door with an anxious tone.

'Why can't I read your eyes? Even just using your eyes I can't.'

Light exhaled a long breath and turned to the blackboard that had been filled with the formulas of 'Perfect Elastic Collision', 'Because I had locked it.'

I don't understand, 'Key how?'

'Ekhem. Three, is there a problem?' reprimanded Mr. Hendri looked at me with a probing look.

I'm down, 'Sorry, sir. I forced my eyes to stare at the blackboard so that Mr. Hendri would not interrogate me further.

For a few minutes, I was caught in the confusion between the beautiful whiteboard formulas that I did not understand at all and Light's statement that still hangs. Until Light held my right wrist tightly and looked me back in the eye.

'Three's. My 'The Lost Number' eyes are more dangerous than yours. I can lock it and open it so others like you can read it. But you can't do that in front of me, you can only do that in front of people with abilities lower than your eyes.. why could your eyes kill your own mother back then. Your mother can't read your eyes and chase after them. He looked into your eyes longer. That's what makes your eyes want your mother's death. Your eyes told you to kill him without you knowing. Your eyes were more dangerous than your mother's.'

I quickly pulled my hand out of Light's grasp. Really, what the fuck?! He reads too much. He read all my past and I hate this.

'sorry. I didn't mean to offend that. Huft.. You may, but only as my apology.' He gave me a little hope, 'And don't look at him any longer.'

I nodded quickly, the explosive eruption of my happiness made my smile expand. Light closed his eyes long enough and reopened them.

He unlocked the key. Those eyes..

'Your eyes are full of tricks and illusions.' I whispered. While my eyes twitched trying to read it, Light clasped my wrists tighter than before.

'Uh, Three,' he snorted in annoyance, 'You made a mistake.'

Now I'm just sorry. The picture of his whole life circling me makes my head dizzy. It was my fault. I shouldn't have looked into his eyes for much longer.

All I can do now is run between classes and along the school aisle. In my hand was only a gun I found in the disciplinary room. I don't know why this thing is there. I was too frustrated to think about it. I don't know where else to run.

Tring. tring..

I turned around and I got Light already five meters in front of me. The knife clinks every rod of the garden iron fence. I let myself be struck by fear, all I could think of was pointing this gun at him. Hope to make him retreat.

I screamed, 'I said stop!'

Finished