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Chapter 1 – Existence

Dexter returned home from school, sad, depressed and exhausted. He was in a real state. With a great deal of effort, he walked into the living room, heaving his backpack, which was about his body weight. It was surprising he had not toppled over. He dumped the bag next to the sofa, which his dad was sitting on, watching the football game. Dad towered high over Dexter, a giant compared to him. He hung his head, and walked past his dad, climbing onto the sofa, and settling, sitting by his Dad’s side. Dad continued to watch the game. “Ahem!” coughed Dexter “Hey son, I didn’t notice ya!” replied Dad. Dexter sighed, “Neither did I.”, before he looked up at the TV. All he could see though were several scattered around him, as his glasses were broken from an earlier fight. He took them off, but could only see nothing but a blur now. Dexter frowned. “Oh why the long face son?” asked Dad. Dexter gave a deep breath, before speaking. “Just some guys at school again, think it’s funny to push me around, like a football. Like a can on the ground.” Dad sat back and began to watch the game again, this conversation all too familiar to him. “Oh I’m sure they didn’t mean it son!” “What? There’s no way they couldn’t have meant it! You’d have to be stupid to…” then Dexter made a revelation, “You know, maybe they don’t. Upon evaluation, it’s entirely logical. Maybe, they Continue reading →