Why does the night seem so long ? He looked at her , covered in blood . And blood splatter all around the light blue floor , making it looks like a paint spill . He felt pathetic and nauseated . And the Camera shifted , towards a hideous man .

The music ringed . Continued , the screen displayed . And He finally eased his breathe .

Harness , ran to the bathroom . He never felt pleasure in looking at blood . But his father forced him to see , ugly movies .

To show him what a ‘ man ‘ can do ?

What was the purpose of it ? He never understood . All he appreciated was , flowers and old -school romance . Of course , He loved movies , but not murderous ones . Where people did wicked deed , and then labeled as ‘ Karma ‘ .

“ Harness ? Where are you ? Bring me water !!!” His dad shouted , from the living room

While harness washed his mouth . He ran at his fathers words . Opened the fridge , only to find beers and alcoholic beverages, that made his stomach sick . He took a glass of water and filled it with tap water .

His dad should have thrown the water at him . He thought that too . But none happened . However , his dad gulped it down the throat . As soon as the movie started , he lied to him about the ‘ too much homework ‘ to avoid the murder km the movie and went to his room to study . He can’t see blood . He shivered at the sight of blood. He crinkled his nose , at the memory of blood .

When he entered in his room , he pulled out the pencil in his hand and kept between his teeth , the room was silent ; as silent as shadows , he was sitting on his wooden chair , with open books . He was anxious, shivering . The books did him no good , his heart thumped loudly as a hammer jagged upon his chest .

Why ? ......... because , He does that sometimes . Stupid anxiety . He mutters .

“ harness ? “ his dad yelled .

“ harness ?” His dad yelled again .

“ HAAAARRRNEESSSS ?” His dad screamed .

He didn’t go out , because he was shivering . his feet won’t bulge . His face turned sweaty . His thin skin , showed his bones . His dad wants to hurt him and he was not okay . He hated it . Suddenly ,

His door banged , this time louder with each passing second . He didn’t want to watch movie . He don’t want go out . He don’t like blood . He can’t see throats being slashed open , and as if that lady was going to throw her eyes out . He felt disgusted . He felt nauseous. The volume turned up of TV . It was my the Same movie . The volume turned more loud . While the knocks didn’t left the door . It was all louder and louder ,

All he he could hear is gibberish and whispers .

“ jsidjfhruiekekekkejdhdhebenendkmsns hshejejekejejekeke bshdhejejene HAHAHAHHAHAHAHA.... jskeoeoeieiejjdjdjdjdjjekeke !!!!!!!!”

Instead of opening, harness cursed the people , who made the movie . Stupid people. Covering his ears .

After 3 months .

He shifted to a new school . it was his seventh school , After his fathers death .

He feels responsible, for it .

If he had .... if he had ... opened .... opened ... the door ... that .. that day .... he ... he ...

“ Harness ?” Mr. yazuka , called him .

And he looked at him .

“ introduce yourself .” Mr . Yazuka, patted his back gently , and he could feel the bones of the thin boy .

“ I am .... Harness .” He said , staring at the ground , though the class , only had 16 students and now 17 . None of them even bothered , to look at the thin boy .

He seated far end of the class , which had a window . While the teachers taught and went . Harness , didn’t left the sight of his mother , on the ground floor . She stared back . You are dead . He mouthed at his mother . Although, she didn’t even flinched .

It felt like , he saw her everyday .

“ harness ?” Mr. yazuka called him out . He looked at him for a while , thinking that he would be told to Change the school again , the detective won’t leave him alone . However he still went outside . His long black hair covered one eye.

“ how are you ?” The teacher asked .

Harness nodded several times , his skin seemed even more brown , while he panicked . He softly clenched on the hem of his shirt .

“ When was the last time you had a meal ?” Mr. yazuka asked staring at his face which could any time touch the ground from faintness.

“ la-last ... last day .” He answered .

“ I said a proper meal .” Mr. yazuka pitied the boy . harness didn’t replied .

He took the boy to the cafeteria . And bought him plenty food .

Harness, finished it . He then realized he didn’t eat fully , after his fathers death , and his aunt was too poor to feed him a proper meal . She usually stays out of town . While harness lives alone with a stray cat . Who visits him , sometimes for the food .

“ go back to the class !” Mr. yazuka told the boy .

As soon as he entered . His mother seated on his seat . And he sighed . He don’t like his mother . But he knows her presence makes his somewhat wanted . At least she wants to see him .

He sits beside her. While a student approaches him . “ my name is Tes , i am the class incharge. Tomorrow bring the notebook of history completed .” He hands him his notebook and returns back . While harness , find it amusing . As soon as he smiled his mother lunges , upon him , bruising his face .

He comes back to his normal self. Fiverish , cold and shivering .

After he went home , he saw a note on the table . With cold noodles . Eat .

He didn’t had an appetite.

And opened the door of his window to let - Michi , inside .

“ how are you ?” Harness’s voice shivered , because he doesn’t speak much . It was like , his tongue forgot the words .

Michi meowed . And he fed her the noodles . After sometime Michi left . And harness went t to the table of his room . Now he doesn’t close the door .

He leaves it open . He checked under his worn out bed , to find a hidden romance novel. Who’s front page he tore , so that his aunt wouldn’t catch him . His smile returned , but something was odd . His smile , he forgot to smile . All he does was flash his teeth , as in a dentist shop . It was emotionless . Yet he didn’t realize it , when he looked at the broken mirror in his room .

He opened to page 17 .

I smiled at her . While she blushed .

“ did you saw the sunset ?” . I asked .

“ no , I was busy, looking at you .” She blushed again . This times actually looking at the sunset , while my eyes felt hard to look away from her .

The sky was beautiful . She was beautiful . I felt marvelous. Life seemed easy with her .

I kissed her , even though she smiled and shook her head no . I know she felt beautiful . We both know what I do to her , and she loved that I make her feel special.

“ James ? What if we get married ?” Her eyes were hopeful .

Of course I want to marry her . I gently kissed her forehead . “ I would ... wait ?are you askin me out ?” She shyly bumped my shoulder . And laughed . Her smile ringed. in my ear . I fell in love with her once again .

I love you Rorry .

He closed the book . Envying James .

He has Rorry . The most beautiful girl that harness knew . Her eyes , her smile . He loved her .

He wants to go to her school . Her home .

Her room . He wants to do everything that James did .

How he make her blush , how he takes care of her , how he tells her how wonderful she is , even after she is being modest .

And then , suddenly heard the door open , ‘aunt !’ He thought and laid in his bed .

Pretending to sleep .

She was exceptionally early today .

“ Harness ?” She called him, after a while , when she entered his room . Even though she thinks she heard something, she wasn’t sure if he was awake . So she was there to check it .

“ harness ?” . He didn’t replied and she kissed his hair , leaving the door opened .

After a while , he peeked and saw that the room was empty .

And he fell asleep after a while . Knowing that he shouldn’t read anymore .

Next day , he went to school early . He didn’t want to communicate with his classmates . “ give me my notebook .” Tes asked him , while he stood farther away . His eyes had dark visible circles , as if he didn’t sleep last night .

Harness , forgot to do his work . And he shuddered , but gave his notebook back .

He found some students talking about him . Probably cursing at him.

He heard one of the girl saying ,” he looks like a dead boy ... have you heard about the ghost of town . He creeps in the shadows and prey on mad people , who drinks and smoke .... he looks like him .” Her expression disgusted harness . That he ran to bathroom to vomit .

He couldn’t look at her . Maybe it was because she doesn’t look like Rorry . He smiled .

After he came back , the class was already started .

Although the whole class was cold , harness felt comfortable. He was used to it . The next class was of , Mr. yazuka . He didn’t taught that day . Instead he tells children to be aware of thug on roads , that loot people . He tells them about his day , makes small talk with children . He looks at harness . Who was looking outside the window , at a tree . Where his mother seated .

“ harness ?” Mr. yazuka called him out .

The whole class went silent , looking at the thin boy who had large bulging eyes , again his left eye was covered with hair .

“ tell us , what you like ?” The teacher smiled , while harness stood up silently . Staring at the whole class .

He doesn’t know what to answer , or what the question really demands . So he stared at the teacher , so deeply and intensely , that mr. Yazuka looses his tie a bit and removed his glasses , placing them on the table . “ I meant food or movie that you Like ?” The question was reserved for him . “ I like , books . Food , tasty food . “ he answered . His voice was eery and creepy , it was cold and shaky . That could give goosebumps, and the whole class started chatting ..

“ he is a creep .”

“ psycho ?”

“ No , he is the town ghost .”

“ his parents died .” Harness’s eyes turned to face the last voice . It was a girl .

He smiled . Rorry . Although she wasn’t her . But because she seems to know , what happened to him . He seemed amazed by her .

Mr. yazuka , shushed the class and scolded them not to speak ill of others .

The chat didn’t stopped yet .

They were baffled by the point that he smiled , on the fact that his parents died .

Suddenly his smile faded . When his mother stared at him from the class corridor.

The girl from earlier , rolled her eyes at him . She loves me , he thought .

That day when he returned home , he took out the large box from under the bed , while his mother stood there .

“ Noooo!” She screamed and he took out a large jar container, and broke it . As it shattered , his mother faded .

“ I don’t need you now ... I got my rorry .” His eyes looked as if he was under spell .

His smile was weird and scary . His mother thinly faded and touched her boys face . “ do well .” And she vanished .

He locked his mother , for 13 years after her death and now he let her go , after he realized what he did , he didn’t weep . He didn’t moved . He just stared at the shattered jar . And then cleaned it . Before his aunt came back home .

He looked at the mirror . Stared at his reflection . “ Mother !” He whispered . Not sure to himself or the realization that he just looks like her . His mother died when he was 7 . From then on , his father was teaching him to be a man . He didn’t want to be a man . He wanted to be the gentleman that Rory loves.

Rorry was his only ultimate goal in life .

When his aunt came back home , her loud screams woke him up . He rushed outside , only to find -Michi , covered in blood . “ don’t afraid . “ harness told her .

While his aunt looked at him with surprise,” she gave birth . “ he took out seven fingers out . “ this kids !” He told her . He smiled at her . “ I named them , Sunday , Monday , Tuesday , Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday !” He laughed awkwardly , showing his large teeth .

While her aunt was still surprised from the Sudden birth . But she doesn’t debate , knowing too well , that all she does is work and comes late at night . So maybe -Michi did give birth .

He rubs her forehead , and goes to her room after making sure , harness is in bed .

Her back stings and her feet were numb , she has exhausted herself too much and now because of harness , she feeds to people , from the money which is not even sufficient for one . Then bills and clothes and fees of harness . Stresses her .

A burden . She curses.

Her stomach was empty . And she slept with the smell of blood in the air .

Next morning , harness went to school . With a smile taped to his face . While every student of his class noticed him .

He combed his hair today , and ironed his shirt . Though , the electricity bill would be far more than expected , but he doesn’t care . He knows what Rorry likes . Gentlemen boys .

It doesn’t make sense in his head . But it eventually it did , when he saw rorry .

She was with her friends . Whom he doesn’t know .

‘ should I talk to them too ?’ He thought.

But passed the thought without even looking at others , which made him sick in his stomach .

He went to the class , and seated on the second last bench . He changed seats .

For who ?

RORRY . who only existed in books .

When she settled on her usual seat . He stared at her . During attendance . During lecture . During lunch , All he did was stare at her . She acted as if she doesn’t know or don’t wanna get bothered by him .

But the same repeatable events , made her irritated . She jagged on the table loudly . Making everyone in the cafeteria , look at them .

“ what are you trying to do .... “ and she closed the gap between them and sweared at him ,” motherfucker .”

Her eyes tried to battle him with swords .

But he was already in a black bubble .

She could not reach him and that irritated her more .

“ I am looking at you , Rorry .” He blushed and she was disgusted . He stared at his feet as if he couldn’t resist the closeness between them .

She likes me . He thought .

I hate you . She thought .

And suddenly a hand flew at harness , making him fall on the ground . While his lunch plate fell in his pants , making him soak in vegetable soup . He reeked of fish and the rice were pressed on his rough hands .

He stood up immediately, to find Tes , standing there . While the hall echoed with whispers and curses thrown at harness .

“ Stay away from her , she’s my girlfriend .” Tes glared at him . While , she blushed . And she slapped harness , making his cheeks go red and he stumbled again in the soup and fall down .

Laughter spread the hall . Loud echoed and hunches filled the hall .

“ Ana my name is ..... I don’t want to tell you !” She kicked him again and went away .

Mr.yazuka seemed in sight , maybe he heard the noises . He shushed the hall and took the thin boy to the bathroom .

He didn’t had anew uniform . Nor, mr. yazuka had any spare shirt and pants .

So the boy needs to go home .

Even though he seemed fine and reluctant to stay at school , mr . Yazuka thought better to let the boy go home .

“ it’s enough for today .” He didn’t want this matter to reach the ears of principal , he needs his job , as he’s soon going to be a father .

Harness went home , while on the road people stared at him . He felt alien . He thought he didn’t fit .

But as Soon as he remembered rorry’s hand on his cheeks he blushed .

She touched me , intentionally. He thought .

When he reached home , he saw Tuesday and Thursday , he picked them up and kissed them . He peeked in his aunts room not to find her , and he felt relieved .

He was happy to be alone , sometimes . He would dance , without music , he would stare at moving Things . He loved parrots .

But could not keep one as a pet .

Later , he found a letter on the table .

It must be aunt , telling him to eat the the meal. He would not have opened it , but he did because he was happy.

Harness ,

I am leaving you .

I’m sorry.

— aunt .

His smile faded. He stood still , trying to bore holes on the paper. The only thing that bothered him was , who would cook ?

His mind raced and he threw the table.

he didn’t realized that Michi was there. And she ran away.

She left me too . He thought.

He went towards his room , and took a bath . He still reeked of fish .

Later at night . His stomach growled . He checked the fridge , only to find it empty .

His face hurts and so does his shoulder.

He went to his room . To read his novel.

Page no. 18.

“ C’mon , let’s start with the puzzle .” I laughed . Looking at rorry . Why is she so beautiful i asked myself. I placed a tiny kiss on her forehead. And she was surprised. “ what was that James ?” She asked me . “ my love “ I tilted my head to get a better view of her face . And she hugged me . Hiding her soft face in my neck .

..........

“ I don’t wanna watch the movie ...” she mumbled . And I held her hands ..... tighter , and stared at her . “ then you wanna eat something?” Her cheeks flushed red . I didn’t know what she was thinking , but whatever it was , it made me smile too . And she softly nodded . Her small eyes , added a sparkle to her eyes.

Even though I wasn’t a great chef. I made her half burned pasta . She liked it . The way her face , brightened , with the food made me fall in love with her again .

“ my last boyfriend cooked a burned meal too “ i purged my lips together. I know she was lying . I was her only boyfriend. But that made me mad . I picked her from the ground and laid her in my bed.

“ it’s late . “ I told her. And left the room.

Although she asked me sorry and told me she was joking , I am too sensitive about her . Because she’s my heart and soul .

I went back inside and smiled at her .

“ I know , love.... that you were joking “ I kissed her hair this time . And she made a puppy face making me smile .

He closed the book . His expressions was lame .

And his stomach growled again . He looked at violet sky outside and then tried find some money . In his broken cupboard , In his aunts room . But none of the single penny seemed to be found .

Sudden it hit him .

He has no one , except Rorry .

Would she help me ? He wondered .

He put on his old clothes , that looked presentable.

He crossed three roads , and later he realized he don’t know where she lives .

And he was disappointed in himself .

What kind of a boyfriend , doesn’t know his girlfriends home ! He thought .

When he walked towards his house , he saw Rorry in a convenient store .

He smiled .

Fate . He thought .

While she was smoking , in an empty street , he went towards her . But immediately stopped when he saw , Tes too .

What is he doing ? He wondered .

His fist bowled up but he knew better , not to bring the attention. He silently followed them and whenever she would smile at Tes . Harness would get angry. He hated Tes . When they reached a small buy beautiful home , Tes waved her bye . And she blushed too .

Harness sadness got him . And he banged his head on the wall . While a dog barked at him . Harness stared at the dog , and the pale dog kept barking looking at him .. Suddenly rorry heard a sobbing scream of a dog . But because of the dark she could not see anything .

A hungry dog . She thought , but the thought didn’t stayed . She knew better what the sound could be of . But she was too afraid to examine it .