Friday, January 11, 2008

Idiosyncratic

Teacher: Keqtor is a crazy student.

He can't keep himself still for 2 seconds.

Although he is progressing smoothly in the academic realm,

he cannot seem to behave studiously.

Maybe it is good for his health.

In fact, maybe it is strongly recommended that all adolescents conduct themselves in a similar manner.

After all, he is a happy student.

One that knows how to balance his studies with his social life,

whilst still projecting a viciously flamboyant happiness that resonates throughout his facial expressions and acts of silliness.

I have to say...

I have never seen Keqtor have a frown on his face,

and he never seems to be short of energy...ever

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2 years later...

Same Teacher: Keqtor is someone else.

Same name, same appearance, different personality.

I really do not know what's going on his mind.

He doesn't talk much these days.

Class speeches seem to be the only time I can hear his voice.

I wonder what happened to his vibrancy.

It's gone,

I think...

completely

Later that day...

Keqtor's Mum:
Keqtor, good luck on your school speech today!

Hey, just because you lost your special talent a year ago,

doesn't mean that you can't interact with the world again...{mumbling} like you once did before so effortlessly

Keqtor: What's the point?

I'm useless to the world now,

I'm irrelevant.

I am no one.

I am nothing

Keqtor's teacher once again: How can this be?

How can Keqtor change this dramatically?

What happened to him?

How someone with so much potential for a full life transform into someone like this...

I will never know.


Note: This is not a real story. It is based on fictional events that I have created myself.

2 comments:

Sonjie said...

Maybe Keqtor should realise that losing something opens up an emptiness to be filled with something else, something better. It's a chance to grow, to become someone bigger and greater. Maybe Keqtor should stop thinking about what he lost and focus on what he can gain. Maybe everyone around him should too.

Just a thought.

ephemeral said...

It is a really balanced thought indeed. Thanks for your outlook, S.B.