Ding! Ding! Ding!
Tobi: [holy smokes, Dexter!], Tobi with a squint of his eyes relaxed a little bit, 'this must be one of those Dex jokes' he thought
[okay now DEX, enough with the lame jokes okay, it's not even funny.], [and come on. You? a date with a girl, curses-curses, common Dex the last joke of you trying to enlist for a movie acting candidate was funnier.]
He just couldn't get Himself to believe Dex words.
The same Introverted DEX he knew? 'nahhh definitely a bad joke' he thought, while nodding his head in a knowing manner, getting some relaxed time on his couch. it was early in the morning around 8.00am on a Friday and to a rich daddy's kid like him, days like this are holidays for him.
Sipping on the Cola in his left while texting with is right hand, he texted again.
Ding!
Dexter check his phone this time, waiting for his sudden truth to sink in first.
Tobi: [seriously this time, what did you need me to do for your birthday brother, ask anything! I Tobi Cross shall not shirk from my brotherly responsibilities!]
Seeing this message my Eyes couldn't help but twitch 'Tsk! flexer' I muttered to myself.
Me: [seriously Tobi that's what I need], [I need to become a man before today is over!]
Tap!
Waiting for 2 minutes yet no reply, I couldn't help but raise my eyebrow, 'is he backing down on his word now?' the thought has just skipped from my mind when...
Ding!
Tobi: [okay. Will text you the location after your working hours.]
'Huh is that it, did he just agree' asking the question to no one in particular in my mind. I decided to text him for confirmation back but he had already gone offline.
'Jeezzz, bro must not be playing with me okay.'
I thought while putting the phone back in my pocket.
- And the music continues -
(Boy, you'll never learn unless you've stopped
Boy, you'll never learn unless you've stopped
Oh boy, you go and tear the world apart
Boy, you'll never learn unless you stop
Boy, you'll never learn unless you stop, stop
Living a dream
Living a dream
Living a dream)
'Mmm, mmm, mmm'
Meanwhile in the self-contained apartment where Tobi is
Thump! Thump!
Thump! Thump!
"oh God! finally you have done it!"
"Ahhhh!!!"
"My boy is deflowering tonight"
"Ahhhh"
Tobi could not stop the excitement he was feeling inside of him. it was like a dream come true, the room floor kept on making thumping sounds as he jumped in excitement for his best friend. You just can't blame him, after all it was the legendary Dexter we are talking about, the one that any girls barely enter his eyes, not that he doesn't like girls or get turned on by seeing nudity, no, but because he's a very rare species.
One that only dates one girl, favors loyalty than any other thing. And can only vibe with people with a growth mindset. Any other human from those exceptions, then forget it. You wouldn't see Dexter lasting with them.
And to talk of relationship or romance damn you have to be extremely close enough to him to get that access. Really a tough nut to crack that Dexter.
....
Meanwhile Dexter having waited a while In the train station, saw the arrival of the train in the distance, it was finally time to board the train to his working area in the city .
Dexter lives in the rural part of the Starlight City, so he has to wake up early everyday to make sure he could board the train on time and not get late attendance at work everyday, and it's a very taxing work at that, working as a factory staff.
But Dexter has already gotten used to this kind of lifestyle since childhood. Immediately he got out of senior secondary school, life hasn't gotten easy for him at all, no, it got even more stressful and taxing, for he had to gather some funds to get himself to college for further studies. He is an Art student with a dream of becoming a film Actor in the future.
And about Tobi considering Dexter dream as a joke; it was not because he did not believe in his friend, no, When Dexter determines to do something, whatever it might be, he ends up coming out on top, what really made Tobi consider the dream a joke was because. Dexter's looks and actions always makes him look like a Mafia boss than anything human...
Getting inside the train with the other passengers he got quick on his foot to catch an advantageous position, one near to the windows and close to the exit.
While relaxing and waiting for the train to move an old man with a torn and dirty cloth looking like a beggar sat opposite in front of him, the other passengers by instinct all avoided the area of his sitting position. Dexter with a raised eyebrow noticed the the old man in front of him but decided not to move from his sit.
'Beggar or not, he is still a human, why avoid him like a plague? Tsk! Humans, How laughable.' thought Dexter in his mind while looking outside through the windows.
*coughs*
"Young man"
Dexter had his earphones on this whole time but he could still hear the voice calling him. The voice was rough and tired sounding like an old man? By instinct he looked at the old man and was later assured it was him, seeing the old man looking at him with an expectant expression.
"Sorry Sir I don't have any money on me"Dexter said with respect looking at the Old man with a gentle gaze, He instinctively thought the old man was begging him for money and told him that, because truthfully he was broke at the moment.
*coughs*
"Sigh~~ young people, always too quick to jump to conclusions." said the old man with a face full of disappointment while coughing every now and then between words - "if you continue like this young man, me outliving you will not be a surprise to Fate" the old man smiling with his wrinkled face look at Dexter wanting to see his reactions. Probably expecting a curse from him or some form of anger.
But Dexter just squinted at the old man while deep thinking,then said "I'm sorry for judging you Sir base on your appearance, please forgive me."
The Old man while hearing this was quite surprised "we were both too quick to judge no problem, I hope you don't mind my harsh words"
"not at all" I replied.
*coughs*
"anyways now that our differences have been settled."
The Old man suddenly became a somewhat solemn, looking at Dexter with a serious face and asked
"Tell me what kind of person are you? Hero or Villain?"
Dexter baffled, gave the old man a questioning look and couldn't actually answer immediately. He could've just decided to ignore the man completely and mind his own business but something in him couldn't just help but to respond back to the old man's conversation. Maybe it was because today was his birthday or he had just been too alone for a long amount of time and just need to have some chat with some stranger to quench that taste for loneliness whatever the reason was he kept on responding anyways.
"I don't know." pondering the question quite deeply he couldn't give the right answers and just said. "nothing is what it actually seems to be. I think a person doing good doesn't mean he is considered to be called a Hero and a person doing bad doesn't make him a Villain neither, for where there is Black and White there is also Grey"
The answer he gave wasn't actually an answers in a way but more like a broader topic to be addressed and broken down to be solved. But for the Old man these answer was more than enough.
He laughed, looked at Dexter deeply again, this time having had a clear understanding of his character and said
"Play a game with me."