The Life Of Normal-Taro

"Ha! So do you believe me now?" Harish asked.

"Well, it was never about me not believing you. I was simply creeped out by your eccentric behavior." Zaheer replied.

"Dang, that's so straightforward that it stings a bit." Harish chuckled.

"I don't know of any other way of speaking." Zaheer answered.

"Good for you. I hope no one gives you a straightforward reply to you as well." Harish spoke.

"Why?" Zaheer was confused.

"Nothing. You won't understand." Harish sighed.

"So, what are we supposed to do now?" Zaheer asked.

"Why are you asking me about that? I'm only after that superhuman power, you know?" Harish scoffed.

"Well, I wouldn't have been monitored by shit ton of people if it weren't for you and your blabbering mouth." Zaheer retorted. He was legitimately angry and frustrated. After all, it wasn't just him that was in their eyes—Jai was monitored as well. So, if those people were some kinda shady people, his… friend would get in the harm's way as well, which was something he couldn't tolerate.

Harish scratched his head in annoyance before giving up the act. "I know… Although this endeavor started as a mere curiosity, I too feel like it has grown way more than it should've been. Too big that we can't put a stop to it right now." He answered.

"Why?"

"Huh?"

"Why can't we put a stop to it?" Zaheer asked.

"Hmm, if we're gonna suddenly put a stop to it, the ones monitoring us would be supersuspicious of us. And we'd be dead by daylight." Harish spoke.

It frustrated Zaheer. He felt like he was in a never ending vortex at this point. "What are we supposed to do then?" He asked.

"Two things. Act like idiots and do what we're doing and hope that we don't come across something really important." Harish explained.

"Did you just place a freaking flag on us?" Zaheer went ballistic at this point.

"Flag? What's that?" Harish looked confused as he heard the unfamiliar term of speech.

"No, nothing. I hope we don't fuck up from now as well." Zaheer sighed. He felt as if something ominous was coming, and he didn't like the feeling at all. 

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"It seems like those two met again. It seems like the name of the one he had a chat with was Zaheer." Thankappan spoke as he glanced at his phone.

"Zaheer? Oh, man. We're meeting up with the peeps from the tournament one after the other, huh?" Taro sighed as he sat on the floor.

"He was in the tournament as well?" Thankappan looked suspiciously at him.

"Yea! And he's the one who I faced in the semis." Taro replied.

"Hmm, why are they meeting suddenly though? Did they really start to remember the events from the tournament?" The MIB agent muttered, contemplating whether he should directly use the neuralyzer on them.

"No way!" Taro laughed it off as if it's nothing.

"Hmm, why are you so confident about it?" Thankappan asked, because the confidence was unnatural.

"Well, I feel like they're there to talk about some random stuff. They're quite good friends, you know? At least, I think they are. I don't know. My memory's a bit fuzzy." Taro spoke.

"What? Did repeated exposure to the neuralyzer affect you as well? I didn't know that multiple flashes screws up aliens too. I will make good use of this information." Thankappan was about to note it down, however Taro stopped him.

"Nah, bruv. It's just me brain not being able to comprehend stuff." Taro nonchalantly replied.

"Is that so? Well, that's too sad for you." Thankappan said in an almost mocking tone.

"Yea, I know." Taro went with the flow. "Anyhow, I don't think they remember anything—is what I want to say, but I'm not an idiot. It'd be better if you monitor them. After all, they're the ones who got flashed. Who knows what might've happened?" Taro spoke.

"You're right. We'll continue monitoring them." Thankappan replied.

"Hmm, great!" Taro nodded his head in satisfaction. "By the way, I wanna tell you something." He spoke.

"What is it?" Thankappan asked.

"I'm taking a leave from school tomorrow." Taro replied.

"I see—wait, huh? Why would you do that?" Thankappan asked.

"Well, because it seems like a pretty good day to just laze around." Taro replied.

"Is that so? Aren't you doing the exact same thing in the school as well?" Thankappan asked.

"Hmm, I kinda have to agree with ya on that. However, I don't wanna meet up with anyone today." The Wadorian spoke.

"Huh, very well. Take a leave then." Thankappan shrugged after seeing Taro's reluctance.

"Wait!" Taro stopped Thankappan, who was about to leave him since the talk was done with.

"Now what?" The MIB agent sounded slightly annoyed at Taro's call.

"Aren't you gonna monitor me so that I won't wreak havoc in this place?" Taro asked.

"Shit. I completely forgot about that! Thank you for reminding me... Wait! Why are you even reminding me? You could've had a free rein tomorrow. So, why do you make me tag along?" Thankappan asked.

"Well, I wanted you to remember your duties." Taro brought forth one of the innocent smiles that he could ever bring out.

"My, my! What a fucking lie!" Thankappan almost screamed when he heard Taro's explanation. "You helping me just because you care about my duties is one of the craziest things that I've ever heard!" He spoke.

"Hey! I was a civil servant back on my planet. So, seeing a fellow civil servant forget his duty is painful to witness." Taro clenched his heart as he spoke.

"Really? I kinda wanna believe you, but I know that the words you spout are hot garbage. So tell me, what's your actual intention?" Thankappan asked.

It seemed that Taro was immensely weak in backing up his statements. His defense literally lasted for a minute. "I wanted to go to Ajish's shop. I kinda forgot the way to there… So, yea." Taro answered.

"See? I knew you were bullshitting about caring and stuff! Ha, anyway... We literally went there twice, and you still forgot? Shame on you!" Thankappan scoffed.

"Just this once. Then I'll leave on my own. I promise!" Taro replied.

"As if I'm gonna allow that to happen! I'mma keep my eyes on you so that you don't do stuff like that." Thankappan spoke.

"That means you're coming, right? Yay!" Taro hopped around in joy while Thankappan looked disgusted by the Wadorian's actions.

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