Zed (a short story)

By: Jolo Van Clyde S. Abatayo

 

“No one must know who I am. No one must know my real story. No one must know my secret. No one must know… or else…”

Hi! I’m Zed. Let’s just say I’m a happy-go-lucky guy and I’m a Fourth Year Bachelor of Science in Hotel and Restaurant Management student of Southern Country College (SCC). I really love foods and I wanna marry them!

Though I have a huge craving about foods, I am awesomely not fat. I’m actually fit. Yeah.

Girls love brawny hunks so I work out in the gym regularly. Aside from munching, 

I also love partying and bar-hopping. I like to go out with my buddies and have some shots. The nights are my days.

Night time means fun time!

“Honey… The sun is really scorching hot today. Bring your umbrella and wear your hoodie. And oh! Don’t forget to wear a sunglass!”

Oh, that’s my mom! She’s a really really really protective mom! She manages my dad’s

small businesses. Oh, I forgot to tell you… My dad is dead… My mom told me that he was

stabbed by a drunken man… Blah blah blah… It was a very long story… Anyway… 

I have to go now. I don’t want to be late. Late? Oh no! I’m late!

“Mom! I gotta go…”

“Okay… Take care… Don’t let the sun bite you… I love you, honey!”

“I love you too mom!”

School time!

Speaking of school… Darn! I so hate school! I’d rather sleep than hearing the maddening

voices of our teachers. I don’t understand why I need to go to school. I mean, I can live without it. If it wasn’t for mom, I would not give a damn about it. My mom is my motivation. Look at me now! I’m on my senior year. Oh yes… I’m almost there!

By the way… I notice that SCC has a lot of hot girls. I don’t know why these ladies are insanely

addicted to me. I hate science but I am now starting to believe that there’s a

magnetic force and I’m the magnetic field. Well… It’s in my blood. My mom said that my dad was a chick magnet. Of course, his son has his blood. What do you expect?

“That ends our class today! See you next week. Have a great weekend everyone!”

Finally… TGIF! Nightlife! Tonight is going to be a bloodbath! Oh yeah!

Home Home Home!

“Honey… Are you going out tonight?”

“Yes, mom! I want to drink with my buddies!”

“Bring with you your brother… He’s thirsty…”

“Sure… He’s going to have some real fun!”

Yes. I have a brother. Didn’t I tell you something about him? Never? Oh sorry. My bad! He’s Liam. Tomorrow is his 18th birthday and I want this night to be his first! Hey! Yes. You! Who else do you think is reading this story? Can you do me a favor? Please… It’s for my brother. Can you be his first? I mean… Can you be his “first blood”? You don’t have a choice anyway! I’m coming for you. Probably, my brother is… Remember the first paragraph? The intro… Does it ring a bell?

“No one must know who I am. No one must know my real story. No one must know my secret. No one must know… or else…”