ARYA
"Kyaaah!" I cried when I saw the result of the detective section. I turned to Zanaya and shook her shoulder at the same time saying, "I can't believe this! We got into the top 5!"Seriously, I'm really so happy. I never thought I would make it into the top 5. I looked at Zanaya to greet her but there was no trace of emotion on her face. She didn't seem happy with the result.Doesn’t she like the Detective section? Doesn't she want to be with me? If that's so, I felt like I'm going to cry.I just dared to ask her, "Zan, what's the matter?"I was surprised when she suddenly grabbed me by the shoulder and looked seriously into my eyes."Arya, Listen to me. I shouldn't be in the top 5.""What? I can't understand. Everyone wants to be in the top 5," I pointed out.After I said that she suddenly dragged me away. I felt like this woman was possessed by something. She wasn't like this yesterday. I think I am on the brink of death. Okay, that’s too much.I just found myself being dragged into an empty room. Oh no! Why are we here? I'm sure she's planning something bad. What will I do? Arya, think of something."Sit down," she commanded me as if she was a boss in a kidnapping syndicate.I just sat down because of nervousness. This was exactly the scene in a hostage-taking.Lord, please take care of me.Zanaya also sat across from me and she took a deep breath and then she looked at me seriously again."I wasn't supposed to be here, in this academy," she began.Wait, I thought it was hostage-taking? Why does she seemed to be telling a story."I'm here to hide."When she said that, the nervousness suddenly returned to my chest. I'm telling you, Zanaya is a psychokiller. But her parents were kind and respectful, which seemed impossible."I'm not a killer, silly."I was even more terrified when she said that. Can she read my mind?If she wasn't a killer..."You're hiding here because someone wants to kidnap you. Is that right?"She frowned because of that."Of course, you're beautiful, smart and rich. So it's impossible for no one to take an interest in you.""No, it's not like that. I ran away from us.""Is that true?!"She just nodded at me."Why did you do that?""I know that it was very immature but I have no choice. I never want to be a prisoner of their decisions ever again. And the only way to stop that, is to escape from their grasp."Wait, time-out first. I'll check my nose first, maybe there's blood dripping already. This was all too much for me. I thought this only happened in movies."What do you do you mean by that?" I asked, trying not to sound curious even though I'm dying to know everything. Zanaya has this mysterious aura in her that I want to solve her like a puzzle."All my life since childhood I never disobeyed their wishes for me. I was like an obedient dog doing all the things that they want. I was forced to learn piano lessons, violin and guitar. I was forced to study in a prestigious school and do nothing but to study. I was forced to dance in front of many people when all I wanted to do was to sing."When I looked at her again, she seemed to be on the verge of crying."And the reason why I am here is because they made a decision that will change my life forever."I don't know what she was referring to because I don't think she has any plan to tell me more."Arya, I can't be discovered here."A very good idea came to my mind. But I don't know if SHE will allow it."Come with me. I know how to solve your problem."****"No way! I wouldn't do that, Arya," my sister shouted at me."Sissy, please. Let's help my friend.""You want me to hack the system? That's impossible. I've never done that.""But you can do it.""You can hack systems?" Zanaya suddenly interjected into the conversation. She seemed to be in the moment of still processing what we just said."Oh, Zan, if you don't ask, my sister is a computer genius and a great hacker.""Wow. That's nice," she replied.Tsk. What kind of reaction is that. It should have been like, "Wow. Really? I'm sure you're a genius too, Arya." That's how it should be. Well, what would I expect, Zanaya is that type of person that lacked enthusiasm in everything."I really need your help," Zanaya pleaded.I know my sister will agree. Just show some tears and she'll give in."Please. I'll be the one to answer when we're caught.""When I'm doomed, you're really the ones who will face all the consequences. I'll drop you in your Codes and Cipher subject," my sister even warned.ARYA"Wait, you're one of our professors?" Zanaya asked, surprised."Yes, my dear. Now, move away a little so that I can prepare my equipment."My sister arranged everything she needed and of course we helped as well.Zanaya and I just watched her as she fiddled with the computer keyboard."I'll finish it in less than 5 minutes," she boasted.Series of numbers and letters appeared on the computer screen and my sister doesn't seem to mind them. While Zanaya and I were getting dizzy from all of those."And, we're done!"ZANAYA REIGN LOPEZ(ALL DATA-- PRIVATE)YOU CAN'T ACCESS THESE INFORMATION.That's what can be read on the computer screen.“3 minutes and 49 seconds,” my sister declared, seemingly proud to her so-called masterpiece."That was cool!" Zanaya praised. "Thank you so much, Miss Avi.""What will I get in return for it?" my sister asked.Zanaya and I laughed nervously. I
CHRISMy friends were already in our second class, while I was just walking along the Hallway of the Lawyer's Building because our teacher, Miss Avi had asked me to do something.I was very unfortunate because she saw me and ordered me to feed her cat. I don't know about that woman, she's so weird.When I arrived in the classroom, all my classmates were already there. Fortunately, our terror teacher, Mrs. Darlene Roque, Dave’s sister was not yet there."What took you so long?" Monica whispered."I've fixed some things," I replied, just in time before Prof. Darlene arrived."Good Morning. So your subject today is 'Enhancing Observation Skills'. I want you all to stand up and say something about Objective Observation Using Pertinent Negative. The one who can't answer, won't sit down. Clear?"We all just said yes even though it was against our will. It was just the first day and yet our brains were tortured. What more in
CHRIS"Hack the system," Dave said as if it's not a big deal."WHAT?" we simultaneously questioned."Shhh! Be quiet. I need to know the background information regarding her family to prove my deductions.""Not allowed!" Eroll clearly exclaimed his disapproval."Do you seriously want us to get expelled?" Monica seconded."Chris, what do you think?" he asked me."I don't want to get involved in that mess," I replied honestly."But you said a while ago that the system is not working properly, hence, it would be easier for you to hack it."Now, this is the perk of being a computer geek. It would involved you in a mess."I'll take care of my older brother when we get caught," he added, really serious at persuading me to do it."Just make sure we won't get expelled, Dave," Monica warned."Sure. I won't. Just trust me, guys.""Fine I'll do it," I told them and that widened Dave's smile."What? Wa
ZANAYA Being 3rd rank was also good because of the additional allowance provided by the academy every month. Without it, I would surely starved to death. I never thought I would be able to survive forty-eight hours in this school, and during those hours, nothing bad was happening except for the four class leaders who had been suspicious of my actions. I know, I don't deserve that 3rd rank, but I shouldn't be blamed because of that. I don’t know how that happened either. All I want was to hide from my parents. I know it's a form of cowardice, but still, I need to do it. "Zanaya, I'm hungry. Let's go to the Café," Arya pleaded. When we entered the Cafe, the aroma of tea and coffee engulfed me, as well as the smell of freshly baked cake. It reminds me of home. There were already lots of customers and only a few spaces were left. "Zanaya, let's just grabbed something to eat in the canteen, because the E4s ar
ZANAYA"Huh?" Lia asked in surprise. "Why do you suspect us? We are her friends. We can't do that.""Just because you're her friend, doesn't mean you can't hold a grudge against her and plan to kill her," Chris contradicted Lia."It takes a few minutes before Potassium Cyanide takes effect. And since you're with Kelly for the remaining minutes of her life, you're our primary suspects," Eroll divulged."W-Wait, what's our motive for killing her?" Cherry contemplated. "We're not going to just poison her for no reason, are we?""And besides, Kelly is a good friend," Sofia added."Right, it's impossible for us to have the intention to kill her," Lia seconded."You four are in the Lawyer Section, Sub-1, right?" Monica asked while pointing to their ID lace where their section was printed on it. "And based on Kelly's appearance and posture earlier, she's probably your first rank."The three of them nodded."And you're ne
DAVEAfter what happened at the Cafe, the six of us headed straight to Detective Headquarters. Yes, we're six. I don't know why Monica thought of inviting a loud girl and a witch.The Detective Section has their own headquarters where they could train and accept cases from students. It was where meetings were usually held and secrets were kept."Hey, Lopez. If you want to go out, then you can go now," I said sharply when I noticed that she was not comfortable."Dave, can you set aside the dispute between the two of you first, they are here to help us. And besides, Arya's knowledge of codes might help us as well," countered Monica."The message from Bermuda was only intended for us, not them.""Hey, I read that it's for all of us," Arya said as she folded her arms on her chest clearly annoyed by what I said."She's right, Dave," Chris replied. "We should accept their help."I could do nothing but keep quiet. Five againt
DAVEI took the letter and laid it on the table. Eroll and Arya also stopped even the others approached me.“Get a sheet of paper and a pen,” I commanded them.Chris immediately picked it up and handed it to me."Eroll, do you remember the codes that you used to send to our classmates before?""Ah, is that so? Of course. Mine is the hardest to decode," he said arrogantly.Chris laughed because of that. Even I laughed slightly."You're thick, brad! That's easy. You don't need a detective to find out the answer," Chris replied."Huh? It's not. You almost bleed your nose from answering it.""Sshhh! That's enough. As I was saying, we will use your style to decode it," I told them."How can you be sure that's right?" the witch questioned.She really doesn't trust me. Let's just see if she has anything else to say after I decode that freaking letter.“We just need to count the letters fr
ARYAMy head really hurt from that coded message. He could have just said that someone abducted him, then we could have saved him earlier. That letter tortured my brain.There was an added mystery when the Student Council President called Zanaya's second name.Why does he know Zanaya? Have we been trapped? Has Zanaya's identity been revealed? Oh no!Or maybe he's Zan's boyfriend? Aish! Whatever it was, maybe Zanaya would tell me later.We were currently in the Infirmary today. We brought the Student Council President aka Nico here because he suddenly fainted earlier after he mentioned the name ‘Reign’.It's just weird because I could clearly see the concern on Zanaya's face when Nico lost his consciousness. I'm sure there's something behind those looks. Zan wouldn't be so worried if she wasn't close to someone.Speaking of feeling close ...E4 was also here in the infirmary. They said, they were concerned a