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VII. A Sudden Attack

The dinner has been finished, as I rush myself to take the plates that has been used by all of us for the dinner. The friend of my sister, who is her name again? Is that, oh yeah, her name is Eve. That is all I could manage to gather from her, well, not that I am interested enough of her behavior or any other aspects that is necessarily for me to know. So I don't really gather any data sample from her, or as well as any other information that is exists.

You could probably accuse me as being ignorant. Well, if you do, that is not entirely wrong though. I just really do not interested enough from what is real on the other people's point of view. I mean, all of them are nuisance anyway, and it could really affect my daily life too. So, I thought it would be better if I meddle in nowhere near their business. Which that is then made me the only one that collects the remnant of the dishes that is left on the table right now. I saw my sister, she is over there with Eve laughing at some matter I don't really know, probably another useless talk again. But wait, as long as I remember she mention to me about doing homework stuff. If that is really what it is for the reason to stay over, why are they not doing that from now. Procrastinating? Well, it could probably that one we are facing right now. Not that I care about whatever result they are going to get from slacking off like that, but I do concern about how am I being lied by them. For some reason, including that, I am annoyed.

Still, I try to bring the next row of the dirty plates. That is when Eve coming towards me and starting to collect the dirty plates and spoons that is left over. My sister just sitting still, and I couldn't help it but look at her with this annoyed stare while posing such an angered face towards her. I don't really like to being interrupted at my work.

"Just put it there, let me do the job. If you care about this, you could care more about your 'homework' " as I said to her to stop helping me. I don't really like people that moves because of formalities told so.

"Let me help, will you? I just want to do this by my own conscience, can't I ?". your own conscience? Don't you dare kidding me. That is when your formality and pride talking, you try to lift your image in front of me. But, it won't work on me, since I am not just the other normal people.

"You don't need to, and more importantly, you better start doing the homework before it is getting late."

"But I want to help no matter what, anyway" she said that and bring the rest of the plates to the washing counter. What a hard headed nuisance, how big is her pride anyway, that must be bigger than her head.

Then she started to wash the plates with the soap I've prepared. She took the sponge and start washing it. Since there's only one sponge, I couldn't help it but to do another job. Now, I guess I should be the one that wash off the soap over the brushed plates. Then I look at the plate that is washed by her. Surprisingly, it is a clean one, I don't expect her to be this good. For a moment, I was astonished by how she can manage to pull off this kind of trick, but I won't lose to her. Then because such a tremendous amount of competing aura, the works are done by matter of minutes. Surprisingly, she is good at it, and she also helped me to take and arrange the plates to the shelf . Well, she could be good sometimes I guess. But still, I don't really in the mood to be friendly.

"Thanks" and so I thanked her, and walked away. I go upstairs and walk over the balcony. I opened the door, and closed it again. This is the best I could pull, since I feel that I don't really in the mood to talk or to do some bullshit. As then I look at the traffic far over there, well, even at night it is quite a busy one. Can't it really rest for a bit?

Sighing and waning all over again, I look at the sky - which unluckily doesn't clear at all. The light pollution and worsened by the smokes are covering the river of stars and sea of light above my eyes. That is only the moon over there, and I guess the north star too. I don't know if I can see others on the blinding light of civilization has made. But the stars are dimmer every day, just like the hope of many people like me, never going to be achieved. Soon enough, it will all be disappeared and forgotten by the mass.