A young man in his late 20s is sitting in a bench in a public park feeding the nearby street dogs who are waiting for the food while wagging their tails in a playful manner. The two dogs are eating the food/biscuits while the man plays a mouth organ.
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'Talent hits a target no one else can hit. Genius hits a target no one else can see.' 'Believe in yourself. You are braver than you think, more talented than you know, and capable of more than you imagine.'
These are the quotes i heard about talents, while I'm a talentless dullard who should work 50 times harder than a normal guy. Even for a class test, I have to study for a week without much break to get 70-75 percent while the genius can easily get full marks without much trouble.
Throughout my academic journey ,I strived to get higher marks than an normal average person and i graduated from my high school and college with scores slightly higher than average .
Even a dullard like me got a girlfriend ,I met her in my office when I was searching for my lost purse while going to an interview on the second floor and she helped me get the purse back. After the interview was cleared and I got the job, I invited her to treat her to dinner to thank her for helping me.
After 5 years of dating , we decided to get married when I proposed her, and we lived a happy life with my family of 8 people - my Father and mother, my brother, his wife and daughter , me ,my wife and our son
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A Family of eight is sitting at a dining table, smiling, talking and eating food. After a while a young man in his late 20s and a man with a slightly receding hairline and a neatly ironed shirt and cotton pants, move to the balcony to talk.
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My brother who is also like a father figure, is talking about his life with me while I listen, drinking an orange juice.
He is a genius -unlike me- he got into a prestigious university and married a beautiful woman who was his university girlfriend. I'm slightly jealous of his talent, but I still like him . Because he helps whenever I'm struggling with anything.
My family is always the one that helps me when I'm struggling with everything. They know I'm a Talentless dullard who's working hard for everything, and my brother who always supports me in my life
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After the family finished the dinner and washed the utensils ,we played a game of cards and they all went to sleep - even my wife and son.
I went to the balcony with my mouth organ and played it with almost like a perfectionist; everyone might think that I'm quite talented with this instrument, but no. I've played the mouthorgan since my childhood when i was mesmerized by a man playing it on the street.
I requested my father, "Father , can you please buy me that instrument too."
"sure son." ,he said with a smile.
From that moment I immersed myself in that instrument , playing every morning and night before sleeping
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After playing my mouth organ ,i went to sleep where my wife is waiting.
"you are late today" , she said with a pout.
"I'm sorry dear", while she is still upset about my arrival ,i closed my distance between us and planted a kiss on her head; she blushed red. We slept after that.
We slept after that .
In the morning while I'm still sleeping but confused about my position in sleep with my eyes.
'Cleo Edward'
'Present sir'
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....
'Emma Robert'
'Sara Richards'
'Campbell Loid'
'Present sir'
.....
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While I'm still sleeping, I hear weird names and responses in different voices and when I try to wake up , I hear someone calling a single name repeatedly, each time getting louder.
'Jarange Nolan'
'Jarangeeeeee'
'JARANGEEEE'
Finally I woke up from that sudden noise. My Vision showed me different people ,mostly young and a middle aged man who appeared to be in his early 40s with a bright red hair and an clear skin , and a good physique - anyone could tell that man was handsome in every way.
While I'm still confused about where I am and what this place is, I gather that this is a classroom, While still pondering my whereabouts, I hear a loud angry voice towards me.
"Jarange , why are you not responding?" , The middle aged man who appeared to be the professor of this class, shouted towards me. 'who , jarange?' 'who's jarange and why is yelling at me?'
"Answer me Jarange" , the man yelled.
"Yes sir" , I replied.
"Are you day dreaming"
"No sir"
"Then from now on, keep your attention here. Don't you want to be powerful too and get high up in the first year ranking, or are you gonna rot at the bottom like trash? Anyway, keep your attention here and get powerful to increase your life time from 100 to 200"
After that the professor resumed his class while I'm still confused about my circumstance .
'why am in a classroom and why my body feels different and what did he meant by increasing lifetime?'
Suddenly i saw a reflection of a young man with a jet-black hair, clear skin; he's handsome in his own way . I'm shocked by my own reflection, panicked, and sweat starts rising on my forehead; my face is still in utter shock.
'who is this , this isn't me.'
I glanced outside the window of the classroom and saw tall buildings and people in strange outfits , different from modern people; the buildings are a mix of fantasy and modern style.
'Where am i' I realized this isn't my world and I've transmigrated into another world and awakening in another person's body with the name jarange.
'what about my life in my world, my family, wife, son, brother? Why is God punishing me when my previous life was going well?'
While all this sudden realization, one word escaped my lips in a muttered voice:
'Fuck.'