System reboot

"I'm the creator of your system."

Huh? I blinked. Creator? Are you serious? I stared at him like dumb.

But, in my defense it was unexpected. Just imagine if a guy who followed you like a creep, suddenly says you that he was the one you dreamed of meeting for so many days. Would you welcome him with open hands and believe him?

"You are what?" I felt my voice quivering.

"Creator of your evaluation system. I found the secret of it."He smirked. His eyes showed a mocking look.

I hated that look. Many people in my life used to look down on me. Every single one of them used to give me this arrogant look. Lance family, some teachers, bullies, even some horrible school *grasses and **flowers used that nasty look to humor me.

So yeah, this successfully made me irritated. This anger replaced my anxiousness completely. I gritted my teeth. I don't care who you are, Mr. Stalker. You won't give that look to Sammy Carter ever again. Dumbass.

"Prove it."

"What?" His facial expression changed into a confused look.

"I said prove what you said. Or was it just an empty brag?" I smirked. You underestimated my mouth, scarecrow.

He calmly looked at me. I felt irritated again. What the F*CK with that hermit look?

"Oh right, I will. I can do it right now if you like. Can you walk towards me a little bit?"

I blinked. I asked that question to make him suffer a bit. I mean, even though he was the creator, he couldn't prove it right away with his science stuff, right? Then what was with his question? Was he intending to harm me?

"Hey kid, don't you want me to prove it or not? Why are you spacing out there? Don't tell me that you are scared." His mocking voice broke my thought process.

"Who in the hell is scared? It's just, I don't trust you." I barked with irritation. This man was getting on my nerves. I glared at him.

"Haha, Good point. In that case, Pardon me."

I didn't have any chance to reply. He snapped his fingers.

Suddenly, I felt a terrible pain inside my skull. It was so strong so, I felt My knees grow weak and buckled. I didn't know when I grabbed the wall of the house to hold my balance. I'm sure that I saw flashing lights before my eyes. I wanted to scream but, the pain seemed to make me forget how to do that. I felt numb to other sensations except for pain.

I saw the stalker's calm figure standing a few feet away from me before my vision went black.

***********

I woke up with an unpleasant taste in my head. My mouth felt dry. My whole body felt strange. And cold. Wait? Why does my bed feel so hard? I opened my eyes.

Someone's pale face greeted my vision back. I jolted awake and cursed loudly.

"WHAT THE HECK."

My chest was gidding like a horse running in a race. Who in the hell stares like that. My soul almost left my body. What the F*CK. I wanted to strangle the other to death. My whole curse vocabulary unfolded in my mind within the matter of seconds.

Memories started to flood my mind. So, I had a blackout. Did I pass out for long? I tried to open my mouth to ask the question. However, he spoke before I ask my question.

"Oh, I thought as the system reboot went on, you died. Just think, what a waste it would be for my creation?"

Seriously? This asshole. Does he only care about his creations? What about me, who has to carry this weight without even my consent?

But, after the fainting episode, I didn't have the energy to argue with this jackass. I asked this question instead.

"For how long did I pass out?"

"Fifteen minutes maybe." He said in an uninterested tone as lighting up a cigarette. He blew a cloud of smoke with a satisfied gaze.

"Wait, so, you let me lay on this freaking cold floor under freaking cold night wind for fifteen minutes? Bruh, what kind of a person are you?"

"Well, it wasn't my problem. I didn't think you were this weak to faint during system reboot." He blew a cloud of smoke into my face.

Geez, I HATE SMOKERS. Blow that sh*t somewhere else, idiot. I scrunch my nose in disgust and stood up.

Ughhh, my legs have gone numb. I somehow managed to stand up. I felt blood rushing back to my legs. I hate this feeling. It feels like I want to pee. It took two to three minutes for numbness to leave.

I lifted my head to look at the tall guy. He was smoking with ease like he had no job to do right now. I quickly checked the time. It was almost 12 p.m. I knew it was possible for Lances' to return here at any moment. I have to chase this dipshit away before that.

"Um, Mister creepy stalker, I think my family might return at any moment. Before they see you and think you are my weed buddy or someone, you should explain to me why you stalk me and waste my precious time like this." I demanded.

"Patience, my dear little one. Your foster parents won't be here soon as you think. I put a tracking device on their car. I don't act carelessly. I was careless once and here you are. The weakest candidate I can ever find for my system."

I ground my teeth.

"But, you did better than I thought you would do. I tried to monitor your whereabouts before but, I couldn't find you until you passed your first special quest. I'm not here to harm you or anyone. I just need to check how my system works for you. All I need is a small evaluation."

He looked more intelligent when he carefully explained things without being an ass. Maybe, if he acted mature from the beginning, We wouldn't have to face those ridiculous arguments.

"Hm, so, how are you going to evaluate me?" I asked thoughtfully.