Lui: So… it's really him?! The old man… my neighbour is DoctorVader after all?
DoctorVader: Hey, so are you coming inside or what?
Lui goes inside his house without even talking a word.
DoctorVader: So, where are you from? What do you do daily? What anime do you like?
Lui: watches him with a disgusted face
DoctorVader: Uh? Do you want something to drink then? Soft drink? Natural drink? Water?
Lui (thinking): How does he watch anime? He is old! Doesn't he have a job or something? He is an adult! prepares to talk
So… hmm, you are really DoctorVader?
DoctorVader: Um, of course I am. Didn't you see the initials on the second floor? But wait, if you want, I can show you the messages. Do I really look this bad that you don't believe me?
Lui: Well… you are kinda old.
DoctorVader: Ooooo-old?! Me?! I am just 35 years old! It's gotta be from the hair, right? I know I can't do anything to it,it just turned fully gray on its own,but I am not old. I am at the beginning of my youth.
Lui: 35 years old? Well, you are old. You know, the hair maybe makes you seem older, but you do know when people are considered old, right? Until they pass their 30… if they go past that number, they are old. Better said, around 25 is the most, but as soon as you enter 30, you are old.
DoctorVader: You gotta be kidding me!! Is that how young people think these days?
Lui: Who said I was young? Huh?! I am older than you!!
DoctorVader: Huh?! What are you saying? What is your age?
Lui: 18, but my brain is that of a 50-year-old man. Plus, I give in to my anxiety daily a lot and have many struggles, so I age way more than normal people. So don't even think I am young.
DoctorVader: Are you joking with me? Is this sarcasm? You are a freaking teenager!! What 50-year-old are you saying? You are literally at the peak of your youth, while I just fill myself by thinking that I am not old but in reality, I am old.
Lui: As if you would know anything about me
DoctorVader: Ah, I am tired of all this talking about age! What do you want? Do you want a drink or food?
Lui: I don't want to bother, but for the sake of questioning, bring me only water.
DoctorVader: Yeah, coming up. leaves to take water
So big, spacious room, and expensive vibes are from here. But yet again, I can't believe that he is DoctorVader, whom I have talked to online all those months. Hahaha… I have talked to my neighbour all the time, who was next door. I wonder what job he does that he earns this amount of money. Could he possibly deal with drugs? No, no, what am I saying? We are talking about DoctorVader here. He told me if he wanted to call the police, a drug man would hate the police. Well, he is grown up and has money, so it's good on his side, while I earn nothing and do nothing. What a bother I am. Should I even ask him what he does, or is it rude? Rude… I told him to his face that he is old. Well, I haven't talked to any other person for a while, so of course my thoughts got out of my brain. Should I apologize to him now? No, that would be weird, and he could think that I am an overthinker. sighs
Thinking about it, this is the first house that I have ever visited except my own. Why? Well, I don't deal a lot with people from my family or cousins or anything like that. Even when they come, we only meet at my house, which was always hell. I had to deal with them only because of family ties. To heck with them they are weird, stupid, and even fools. The worst of all: they don't even know each other. I remember once a cousin of mine went ahead and almost took a shot at a girl who was his cousin… blah. feels like vomiting
Even remembering makes me vomit, but DoctorVader is different. I know his writing, his reviews are always on point. Well yes, he is different than I imagined, but still, he is better than all the fools I have dealt with in my life. DoctorVader is really a big mystery. Shit, I haven't even asked his name yet?! Well, names don't matter. It is truly him, who I have talked to all this time. But as for what to say to him about why I came to meet him… takes deep breath
I should have something… what should I even say to him now if he asks why I wanted to meet him? Uh, thinking about it, I also didn't even tell him my name. Could he know me since we are neighbours, or could he know everything about me, me being a failure and being like this?! Could he have agreed just because he thinks of me as a lowly human being? Well, I am, but stop thinking, brain! Stop, brain! I hate my thoughts. I hate my thinking.
I am weird, after all. Why did I even come here? Online, I could have pretended I was a normal person. But now he can see right through the real me. I should stop acting weird here. What if he has put cameras in the room and is watching me through them? Am I really fine with coming here?
DoctorVader: Yo, sorry, I took a bit longer than expected. Can you believe that I didn't have any unopened water bottle at all? So I have only Coke, if that's okay—yyy?
Lui has fallen asleep on the couch.
Hmm… what a kid, coming all the way here and thinking he is old, and now sleeps like a baby. Well, I don't mind. I better recheck my progress on the work.