Confusion and Ability

Ri-me held the book, the soft blue light coming from its pages. He opened the cover slowly. The first page was white, with only two lines of text written in clear, dark ink. The first line said:

Ability: Point at something and say bang.

Ri-me read the words, a silent frown on his face. He whispered to himself, "Is this some kind of kid's notebook?" He couldn't believe what he was reading. Below the first line, a second line of text appeared as he looked at it:

Snap your fingers to make the notebook disappear and appear.

Ri-me stared at the words, a deep frown on his face. He didn't believe it for a second. It was just a stupid trick. With a dry, humorless look, he snapped the fingers of his free hand. The sound was sharp and loud in the silent room.

In that same moment, the book vanished from his other hand as if it had never been there. The soft blue light was gone, and the room was plunged back into darkness. Ri-me's eyes went wide, and his jaw dropped open. He stared at his empty hands, then around the dark room, his heart pounding in his chest. He was no longer just angry or full of hate,not only that, but he was completely shocked.

The shock faded, and Ri-me's mind went to one simple thought: he had to get home. He had completely forgotten about the three guys who were chasing him. The anger and the fear he had felt before came back, cold and sharp. He moved through the dark halls, his quiet hatred now mixed with the need to be careful.

He went down to the first floor, making his way through the junk and dust. He didn't hear a sound from the guys. He found a broken window and climbed through it, stepping back out into the messy yard. The air was cool now that the sun was going down. The sounds of the city were far away. He was not alone.

The three guys were standing in the yard, looking angry. When they saw Ri-me climb out the window, their faces twisted into mean smiles. They started to walk toward him slowly, like predators with no need to rush.

"There you are," the leader said, his voice cold and hard. "You thought you could get away?"

Ri-me felt a cold fear take over his body. His legs felt weak, and he stumbled backward. His feet slid on some loose rocks, and he fell hard. He quickly scooted backward on the ground until his back hit the cold, rough wall of the building.

The three guys stopped in front of him, their bats held ready. Ri-me was trapped, his body shaking with a fear he couldn't hide.

Ri-me was shaking, his body pressed against the cold wall. The three guys stood over him, their faces dark and full of anger. He looked at the bats in their hands and saw no escape. He was done.

Then, a thought came to him, clear and sharp. The weird notebook. The words he had read. It was a stupid, foolish thought, but it was his only hope.

His right hand, shaking badly, rose from the ground. He raised his first two fingers like a gun and pointed them at the three guys. They stopped their angry staring and burst into loud, cruel laughter.

"Look at this freak," one of them sneered. "Thinks he's in a movie. You think that's going to stop us, you ugly a** ho**?"

The leader, a cruel smile on his face, raised his bat high, ready to swing. Ri-me saw the bat coming and knew what was next. He flinched, squeezed his eyes shut with all his strength, and with a raw cry of pure fear and desperation, shouted, "Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The moment the last "Bang!" ripped from Ri-me’s throat, a powerful, invisible force slammed into the three guys in turns.

Their cruel laughter turned into surprised shouts as they were all thrown backward. The heavy bats flew from their hands, hitting the ground with loud clangs and rolling away in the dirt.

Ri-me squeezed his eyes shut, his hands covering his face in a raw cry of pure fear and desperation. He was ready for the pain. But instead, he heard the heavy thud of bodies falling, followed by the sound of bats clattering on the hard ground.

Then there was silence—a terrible, final silence.

He slowly opened his eyes, his heart beating fast and hard. He took his hands from his face and looked.

The three guys were not moving. They lay on the ground, still and broken. On each of their bodies, he saw a dark, round hole, like a bullet had passed through them. But there were no bullets. Ri-me’s eyes grew wide with a fear he had never felt before. He slowly stood up, his legs shaking. He stared at the corpses, frozen in a mix of shock and horror.

The story had truly begun now. It wasn't just a boy's anger or a strange notebook. It was a cold case of murder, a puzzle for the city to solve, and a dark secret for a boy to carry. The missing bullet casing was not just a symbol anymore; it was the first clue in a mystery that had no name and no simple answers,no clues.

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