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It is a story of Duke when he was a young kid of age 11.

I was silently sitting on my seat, near the window in class waiting for our last class to be over which was a free period then, I can go home.

I actually hate being alone because whenever I was alone, the annoying voice bugged me. 'Who is he? , what he wants? the only thing I knew that the voice comes from my mind. 'He was so demanding, always trying to be my friend, but I don't want to be his friend. He told me to fought back my bully; the fat kid named 'James Hunman'. He regularly bullied me, called me with weird names, hit me sometimes, threw ink on my clothes.

One time, he choked me with my tie in the bathroom but some senior kids saw us and saved me from this 'fatty turd', I wondered if they don't come on time I would be dead a long ago. The voice nagged me that day too but, I ignored them.

I was not a skinny boy, I was quite taller from my classmates. I often caught girls staring me but like the same, they never talked to me because no one wanted to be on the bad side of James. That's why I was a loner and so badly wants friends,

'I can be your friend!' the voice chirped in. My eyes did a quick scan around the class only to saw if anyone watching.

'No one watching they all busy in talking with their mates, just talk to me',  the voice assured.

"No I don't want to be your friend, you are a 'bad boy' and I don't do friendships with bad boys", I whispered in a hushed tone, not wanting anyone to hear us out.

'But- I startled when James snatched my backpack and threw it across the floor. I gulped in fear when he snatched my lunchbox which contains 'a chicken sandwich and two cookies', my favorite but I never had a chance of eating them, this old fart ate it daily at lunch and today he told me at lunchtime that he will eat it in the last class. He ate the cookies first then, took a huge bite of my small sandwich. my stomach growled loudly, he stopped eating, I was staring him in horror,
'What I told you earlier huh!
When your mother went upstairs, grabbed a bottle of "rat kill" from the cabinet, sprinkled it inside the sandwich and let this idiot feed his own death. but you are such a scaredy cat you did nothing! Fool...but it is okay, now listen carefully, grab the compass from your pencil pouch, don't worry you still had the pouch it's beside you, with the quick aim, stab it straight in his throat! It will be fun...' i closed my eyes ignored the sinister idea of the voice.
"What are you staring at hmm? James demanded.
I quickly looked down.
" want some?" he asked pointing towards the sandwich
"No thanks". I mumbled.
" Oh, common have some", with this he spat it out a mouthful of chewable sandwich mixed with thick saliva on my face.
Everyone watching me with nothing but sympathy and pity nobody dared to uttered a single word. He starts laughing, a tear escaped my eyes. I quietly wiped it with the other content from my face.

"Freako!" he barked on my face with hatred and left as the bell rang.
I stayed behind picked my bag from the floor and walked home.

I arrived home, my mom stopped me as I tried to sneak in my room not wanting to face her.
"Son, come here" I mentally facepalmed and turned, "Yes, mom?".
" what happens to your uniform?" she asked while the eyes glued on the food stain on the shirt.
"I...i...i-
"You what?"
I took a deep breath and said,
"I bumped into a friend and all the lunch spill on my shirt".
She sighed and shook her head,
"Son, you are so clumsy! trying to keep your eyes and your mind open. Give me your shirt I will wash it". I nodded and ran upstairs.

'She easily sees the stain on my shirt, why didn't she notice the pain in my eyes'
'Because you are too good in lying and of course in hiding emotions... Keep it that way it will soon benefit you until then keep it hidden' the voice praised.

A blush crept on my cheeks 'i don't know why but I starting to like the voice... Why you care for me so much", I asked,
" because you are special Duke and remember, I am the only one who is faithful to you, not an even your mother is yours if she loves you then she easily saw the pain in your eyes even after your lying!' the voice answered,
"Ouch! I don't know why it hurts so much",
'because, it is a bitter truth'.
I sighed out and lied down on the bed staring at the ceiling remembering today's event of bullying
"Why me... Out of all boys why me why James hates me so much? This question bugged me so much...
'Duke you are innocent or you are a fool... He hates you and bullies you because He thinks of you as a weak freak-
"hey don't call me freak" I warned him.
"Why it offends you??... Just because, you know that you are not a freak nor you are weak in fact you are stronger taller and smarter than other kids..." the voice added.
I smiled
"Now done with the praising... Listen, Duke, I want you to fight back the bully in a way that he never thought and he thinks that you will never fight back so... All you have to do is fight back... Give him pain twice than he gave you or maybe thrice that he will beg you for mercy or maybe give him enough pain that he will die from screaming-
" no no its wrong...so wrong... shut up I am not a psycho I don't want to talk to you.
"No, it is right! You will fight. You will fight. you will fight. you will. YOU WILL. YOU WILL. YOU WILL-
"SHUT UP!!!!", I screamed out of my lungs. The voice died down. but I heard footsteps. 'Damn I am in a deep trouble now'
I shot up from the bed in the lightning speed and hit the stereo button, loud music blared from the speakers the door banged open and here stood my not so pleased mom.
She yelled over the loud music," DUKE! KEEP THE VOLUME LOW... THE NEIGHBORS ARE COMPLAINING"!!!
I turned it off
"sorry", I meekly whispered.
She shook her head and walked away.
And the day passed by with no more voices.
                     {NEXT DAY}

I was sitting in a science lab. Our teacher Miss Meghan introduced us the new student, Rachel, The redhead beauty. My breath hitched in my throat.
'she is beautiful, isn't she?' the voice teased. I ignored it and focused on the redhead girl, she has green eyes, fair complexion with freckles scattered on her small buttoned nose, plump soft prominent pink lips. 'She is a goddess a true beauty' she was wearing a white school uniform with a green headband neatly placed on her hair.

Miss Meghan whispered to herself while eyeing the class 'everyone has a mate'... Her eyes beamed when she noticed me. She turned to Rachel, pointed out my table, "Rachel go and sit with Duke. He will be your lab partner and your seat partner from now on."
Intercom rung, Miss picked it up, intensely listened to it after a moment She hung it and turned to the class. "kids, our principal call out teacher's meeting as you guys know we are organizing an event of a Mental Health Day for you. so, I gotta go now but everyone will silently do their experiment and when you have done. You will wait for me in the class no need to barge in the meeting holding a test tube!. And last but not least, do it safely." with that she sprinted out of the class.

I turned to Rachel, who already staring me, she smiled at me. I nervously smiled back.
"What's your name? I forgot" she asked in a soft tone.

'Is she talking to me?' I said to myself.
'No, she is talking to me! Of course, she talking to you. Answer her or she will think that you are a mute!'
The voice scolded me.
"I am not talking to you... I am talking to myself... So stay quiet! ", I mentally hushed him.

'I lived in you... And I will speak as much as I want, no one going to stop me...Now shoot!...(yourself)'.
"What did you say??? You-"
I jumped in reality when Rachel pattered my shoulder. She backed away slightly and whispered in a hurt tone,
"Hey, I am talking to you... it's fine if you don't want to tal-"
"No no plz  I mean, myself Duke! Sorry I was just zoned out..." I rumbled on, she giggled and chirped, "you are so cute" I flushed. Harder!

  She handed me a test tube filled with a pink chemical in the powdery form.
"Let's do this together", she said
" yeah... Together..." I whispered.

"HEY YOU FREAK!", my smile dropped when James called me out, he made his way towards me with a beaker full of water.
'Oh, not today plz, " I mentally prayed.
"Especially not in front of Rachel... Right Duke?" the voice added.
'Yes', I breathe out clearly annoyed.
"I just thought you are a freak only but no! You are a pervert too" James snarled.

"Listen, James, I don't want to talk to you back away. Please." I advised not wanting any kind of drama just for today's sake.
'I am tired of it'
'Then End it today...' the voice suggested.

"Oh really Freak, trying to be a hero in front of her!" James scoffed.
"Leave him alone James, stop bullying him, ".she said daringly. I turned to her in surprise.
" she is speaking for you while you standing there like a lousy idiot! speak up. she thought of you a weak." the voice scolded.

James turned to her, while Pointed a finger on her face "you don't know Rachel you are new here... I know him so well. He is a freak. I saw him many times talking to himself... No one talks to him because he is a freak and he eats turd!" she was about to say something but James beat it "STAY OUT OF IT.GIRL." she flinched and backed away when suddenly James threw water at me.

"This is enough duke, He keeps insulting you but today he insulted you in front of Rachel... What she is thinking of you, huh you are that much weak ass... The time of talking finish. It's time for some action..." the voice provoked me and I felt like that his provoking worked.

"This is insanely enough" I hissed as raw anger shot through me. I shoved my wet hair away from my face, clenched my hand in a fist without wasting another second, I gave him a jaw-breaking punch. james grunted in pain stumble a little, his nose starts to bleed. he stared me in shocked just like everybody else but the shock soon changed in anger. He was about to charge on me but I took him on the floor, got on top of him. I punched him senselessly straight on the nose after some good strong punches, a satisfied smirk plastered on my face as I heard a crunch voice. Raged overtook me more,

" keep hitting him, Duke. He gives you lots of pain but now it's payback time, hit his head on the floor, remember, this head of his contain evil deeds for you. HIT HIM HARDER!!!" I obeyed the voice's command, fisted his hair and slammed it on the concrete floor.

"KEEP HITTING HIM HARDER, SHOW HIM AND EVERYONE YOUR TRUE STRENGTH, YOUR POWER YOUR RAGE!!!! HIT HIM. HIT HIM. HIT HIM. HIT HIM. KILL HIM. KILL HIM. kill him. kill him...' the voice continues as I keep hitting him, I was brimming with hostility. I felt hot all over my body. Loved my strength raised with each hit.

"James not every day is your day to win. Now you are the sacrificial lamb and I am the bastard with my bloody knife". I said in a deep voice which I never know I have.

The Crimson shade of liquid took the floor in his embrace. I stopped for the second, my heartbeat fastened as I caught the sight of him.

" Don't stop Duke, he needs to die right? Kill him NOW!!!". The voice ordered. My eyes roamed the floor in haste. I picked the broken piece of glass of beaker which broke during the fight. I hissed in pain as the glass slightly cut me but I didn't care, I swiftly turned the pointy and sharp tip towards James, whose half-open eyes now watched me with horror.

"Wonderful my child...", the voice praised. A sinister smile crossed my lips, I aimed it towards the center of his neck and about to stab him but an immense force dragged me from behind away from my prey- I mean from James. Glass piece fell from my hand, I wiggled under the force. I groaned in frustration.

" Easy Duke... it's your first time you did a good job. He won't survive. Maybe die from blood loss or he can go in comma too Hard chances but whatever you have big damage that's what matters...", the voice added.
I sighed out in satisfaction and carelessly, ran my hand over my face not caring for the blood spread on my face as they kept holding me.

'I never know I am that much powerful, loving my thor strength oh it felt so good'.I watched as the stretcher came into the room with nurses.  they carefully put the limped body of James on the stretcher one of the nurses tried to stop bleeding but all their efforts go in vain as the blood kept oozing because the wound was deep. they left the room my eyes caught Rachel 's teary one filled with nothing but fear she was shivering and crying just like the other kids but I didn't care for others I only care for her.

'I don't like the fear in her eyes'
"Leave her Duke, she will be fine.
Time is the best healer". The voice suggested.
'Will time heal James wound if he survives?' i asked.

" no, you beat the time, sweet child...

Duke, only listen to me, I will make you powerful, I will change your life... Only listen to me I will give you never-ending satisfaction... Just let me take over you. I will show you heaven on earth...so what do you say...Will you be my friend?" the voice asked. I closed my eyes and whispered out,
"I will".
This was the first time Duke obeyed the voice, as the time passed, more voices raised in his head and soon got obsessive on him which caused Duke, to lose his sanity... And he becomes a psychopath.

          " Beware, some people will
            Sell you a dream and delivers
             a nightmare"...