I Live To Play VR-MMORPG

[Kervin's POV]

"How's school?"

Nod.

The one who asked me the question was, of course, my mother.

She came here to fetch me home just like she did every single day and every time she would ask the same question and I would also answer her with only a nod.

Well, I've tried to say something at first but didn't dare to.

Saying something like, I've learned many things or I've made friends or maybe I've got bullied won't change the expression of her. My words are useless, she never cares what I said.

All she cared about was my older sister who's currently working at Taiwan as a doctor and my younger brother who's still a baby.

Maybe after my younger brother grows old enough, I'll be disposed of entirely.

Sitting on the motorcycle, we're not heading toward home, letting me change my uniform.

For her time is short and I'm not worthy of her time. She drove to my tuition place instantly and drop me off there.

"Study well, I'm going to check your young brother."

Nod.

This place again. I've been to this place for a long time, studying school subjects for an hour and doing homework.

After that, the tuition is not over, I rested for thirty minutes and there are three more tuitions I need to go.

Mandarin tuition for two hours straight, endless memorizing and writing. English tuition also endless memorizing and writing for one hour and a half.

Lastly, Math tuition only ends after my mom picks me up. It was that convenient because the one who teaches me was someone who knew my mother.

If I didn't show up, they'll tell my mother. Basically, anything that I do which will be monitored, I'll be punished if the tuition teacher told my mother something bad regarding my behavior.

Yes, my whole day was spent on tuition.

"Today, you look like a depressed dead gerbil. Want to rest and play games?"

Not managing to look her in the eyes, I just shook my head gently to reject the offer.

Shake*

It was nice if I could rest, today I honestly have no mood doing these math questions.

I can't fall for her trap. She'll betray me and tell my mother.

"Ok, no games. How about we play Jenga? It's could barely be called a game."

Shake*

"Aw. can't be helped then."

She finally stopped pestering me. I was scared of her, at this time she sounds friendly but there are times that she's scary.

More importantly, I don't want to be around a.d.u.l.ts. The school was definitely the place for me until someone disrupted it.

I need someone to help me.

"Are you really okay?"

She suddenly grabbed my hand out of nowhere.

"Your nail is bleeding."

Ah, I was biting it unconsciously.

Now that I realize it, it hurts...

"I'll go get my med kit upstairs, don't your nails again."

She left to grab her med kit while I was firmly grabbing the injured area, to soothe the pain and itch.

While my other hand was pinching the thumb, it slowly brings it closer to my mouth too.

There's an urge which made me wanted to bite it again.

By the time it got close and I was about to bite it again, she arrived.

"Hey, stop. You're hurting yourself."

She put some medication on it, cleaning the injury to prevent infection, afterward, she bandaged my whole thumb with thick wrap as though my thumb swelled.

"It was to prevent you from biting it again."

"Honestly, what's wrong with you today."

...

...

Maybe, for the first time, I tried to look at her in the eyes.

Also, possibly the first time too, I spoke to her and ask favor from her.

"Can I play games?"

She looks confused, in fact, she was shocked to hear me agreeing on playing games.

It took her a moment before she regained her composure.

With a big smile on her face, she tilted her head and asked. "Jenga?"

Nod.

"Do you know how to play?"

Shake.

"I'll teach you."

...

...

...

We ended up playing Jengo for the next two hours.

It was really fun playing with her.

I enjoyed it very much. It has distracted me from the unnecessary worries that I have.

Unfortunately, we have to stop because it's about time my mother will come and pick me up.

Right. I've lost on this one, It's fine if she tells my mother. It's not like I've never got scold.

"Lun'er, I've come to pick up my son."

"Ah, it's auntie."

"Sorry, I was a bit late because of the little one of mine. He didn't trouble you right?"

My mother glared at me, hoping that I didn't.

"No, no, of course, he didn't."

"Glad to hear that. Then we're going now."

"Un, see you tomorrow."

Just like that, we left.

Because that mother was around, my expression didn't change, but inside of my head, I wondered, did she forgot to say something?

A few minutes on the motorcycle, we arrived home.

"Go and take a bath."

Nod.

I went upstairs to take a bath, following what she said.

As expected, she didn't even notice the big bandaged thumb on my hand.

I'm nothing to her, nothing unusual to me.

After I took a nice peaceful bath, I went downstairs to eat on my own and then cooped inside of my room.

Since I can't watch television, I lied on my bed, blankly stared at the ceilings, thinking of the stuff that happened to me today.

"Kervin!"

"Kervin! DO YOU HEAR ME!"

Bam*

"Kervin!"

Only after the slam of my door, I snapped out from my dream.

"Why didn't you answer!?"

"For F*ck sake, can you become more useful for just a minute? What are you doing!"

I came out of my bed, stood in front of her while staring at the floor.

"Go and wash the dishes. I'm feeding your brother right now. After that, wash your own uniform and take all of the dry clothes in."

I immediately get to work without saying anything.

Again using the excuse of spending time with him to let me do all the work.

I can't even rest after spending my whole day on tuition.

"Honestly if you're big brother as smart and useful as your big sister, I would be very happy."

She said it loudly while feeding him, as though she wanted me to hear it.

"Isn't that correct, my precious baby~"

I'm all the way at the kitchen washing the dishes and still be able to hear her voice.

Yes. It's true. She's a doctor, earning money for us to live without worrying about money and here I am nothing but a freeloader to her.

Even when she was back at school, she never failed to get the first ranking every time.

Which is why mother so strict with me and wanted me to get the first rank.

Sometimes, I wish that I get different parents or if possible I wish dad was here.

Wishing someone who was dead fifteen years ago before I was even born, someone who I never even met before.

What am I thinking?

Yeah, I just wanted to get different parents. Someone who cared about me.

I wish I could just get normal parents, who won't judge me even if I'm at last place, who won't ask me to do something that I don't want to do and who don't compare me with others.

That... was impossible for me to have.

I'm fine with studying, I'm fine with doing chores for them, I'm fine with being scolded.

All I want is her attention.

What am I doing? Talking to myself...

What's wrong with me today?

After I finish doing all of the things she asked, I instantly went to bed.

It was hard to sleep at first with all the muddled thoughts inside of my head, but thankfully I managed to get them out due to myself was a fast sleeper.

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The next day, I woke up with my alarm ringing beside me.

It was nice sleeping, but I'll get scolded if I didn't wake up on time.

As quickly as I could, I brushed my teeth, took a quick shower, wear my uniform, then I sat in the dining room waiting for my mother to wake up.

After a while, my mother finally woke up. She then wears a helmet and jacket to hide her pajamas before heading to school.

After she got her jacket and helmet, it's time for me to go to school.

Today, I'll try my best to get them back.