Chapter 58: She Knows
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I don't know exactly why but since my second year of high school she tried to befriend me.
She halted in the middle of what she might have to say. She wasn't looking at me; rather, her gaze was riveted on something behind me.
"Aren't you going to continue…?" I asked her, but she didn't respond, instead, she pulled my shirt and fled behind one of the shoe racks.
As she was trying to pull me I was able to take a slight glimpse behind me and I saw a couple of students coming from the stairs. I guess she doesn't want this to be heard by anyone. I wonder what she wants to say.
"Did see what happened in E class today?" A group of three, consisting of two guys and one female, was swindling their way around the school grounds.
I believe almost 10 minutes have passed since the school has ended but I guess there are still a few who haven't left.
"I came a little so I wasn't able to see Roy fight with Mike I sure did see the one where Allen was about to get beaten." The other person said.
"True, if Mike hadn't stopped Allen would have slumbered on the ground." The girl said.
"True…! Hahaha…" the boy replied.
"Yeah, it would totally be one-sided." I wasn't directly watching them instead I was just listening to them while I was hiding behind the shoe rack with Selene.
"That's given since Mike went to nationals for Karate."
A group of students was discussing the happenings that occurred during the lunch break. But to think they'd assume I'd get beaten up by Mike. Isn't that a little exaggerated? He never actually tried to harm me, and I never tried or even bothered reacting to it. So even if they are just assuming it was running on the wrong path.
After a couple of minutes and they left the school premises. Were they just walking around or did they want something? Whatever. I have a more important matter to attend to.
"… Now let's continue where you left earlier," I said. She looked hesitant but still spoke.
"… I h-heard the student s-saying to put an e-end to Allen," she again paused but not because someone was coming but it was entirely for a different reason.
The face she was making it quite easy for me to read. She looked a little scared and anxious at the same time yet she tried to speak it out loud.
"…" I didn't pressurize her to continue, rather I waited for her to speak. It's most likely a serious matter also what she said right now is something that might be related to the HYDRAs.
"… And I heard the man saying- 'After Allen is kicked out of this school I'll handle the rest of the survivors. Ah, and don't worry you will be rewarded handsomely so don't ruin this plan.' Is what I h-heard…" she let out a sigh. A sigh of relief.
"So, did the conversation continue or did they just leave?"
"… I was h-hiding behind the s-stairs and then s-slipped, and… the b0bottle I was c-carrying fell on the ground. They b-both disappeared in an i-instant as a c-consequence of the sound produced," she said.
"Did you see their faces…?"
"… I tried, but the light was so low that I couldn't make out their faces," she said.
"Did you say this to anyone else?" I asked.
"… NO," she replied instantly. It's fortunate that she came to me first, but if she had gone to another student in the class, it would have been disastrous. We still don't know who is targeting me and the survivors. There was a potential she would have revealed this knowledge to that student, which would have gotten Selene in trouble. But it would only happen if she told someone else; in reality, she just told me. That's a good sign.
"Okay, I need to ask you this. Why me?" I asked her.
"… What do you mean?" she seemed confused.
"Why did you decide to tell me? You could have told to teacher yet you came to me first," I stated. For the past couple of days, we haven't even made eye contact with each other even so she decided to tell me such type of information first.
"B-because…"
"Because?"
"… B-because it is y-you, A-allen," she said in a very low voice. Even I, who was standing close to her in such a quiet environment, couldn't hear her properly.
"…" I don't have any particular reason to suspect her.
"D-do you n-not… t-trust me…?" she looked anxious all of a sudden. To be honest I don't know how to react to this. Despite the fact that I have no reason to doubt her, I must tread cautiously in deciding who to trust and who not to trust.
In any case this time I'll go with my gut feeling and put my trust in her.
"Well, that's… I don't know what to say in response to what you've just told me, but what do you think we should do now?" I lied to her. I've already taken a few measures to uncover the true perpetrator, but I can't tell Selene about it just now. Also, I'd like to know what she's going to do next.
"I d-don't know… I just had to t-tell you this and… I didn't t-think after that…" she said. So, I guess she trusts me that much. It's a good thing if she thinks of me like that.
"Should we tell others about this…?" I asked her.
"… m-maybe we s-should tell them…" well it was given that she would prefer to disclose this to everyone. But I can't say this is a good idea.
The reason is that I have two theories.
First, the perpetrator is one of the survivors. I came to this conclusion because if they intended to accomplish anything by kidnapping 50 students and not getting discovered, this may be a plausible possibility. No one will suspect the victim, and the true perpetrator will be able to conceal himself.
Secondly, the culprit might be from this school excluding the survivors. To avoid any kind of risk. I reached this conclusion after seeing the footage I was shown by Lucas. It was not just a normal kidnapping for money but it felt like a survival game.
So, disclosing this matter to anyone is risky. No one can guarantee, we might get backstabbed the moment we let our guard down.
"What are you both doing here? More than 20 minutes have passed since the end of the school day." I heard someone.
"You came at the right moment," I said. It was the Principal. She came at the right moment. She might be the most trustable person in the whole school as of now.
"What do you mean?" she asked. She stepped forward in our direction.
"Eek!" Selene let out a cute voice. But what was that? Ah, I forgot that she is a bit scared of the Principal. This was the same reaction when we were inside the Principal's office.
She already has experienced trauma when she heard about the targeting so she might be more scared than usual so to calm down her, I placed my right arm on her back.
"… A-alle-" she was petrified. I thought it would work because I read in a magazine that through skinship the other person can calm down but I don't think it worked here.
"Just act as usual," I said.
"…." She nodded.
"Now…?" I forgot I need to her.
"She has something to tell you, it's very important," I replied. This might be a great opportunity for Selene to overcome her fear of the Principal and the credibility of the information is more when it is heard from the person themself.
"Then say it already," she said to Selene.
"…" she wasn't able to. Well, I guess I'll help her then.
"… She saw…" I told her everything Selene told me.
It took some time to explain it to her in detail, but the main point to be noted was that there was another person inside the school grounds who the Principal was unaware of, and it's most likely that the student he was speaking with was the one who had been asked to stay at school, or he could have been someone else. We don't have any specific evidence and no one to suspect as of yet.
"Hmm… I'll look into it," she said, "Now, Selene I need to know for certain that whether you really saw those people or were you half asleep at that time and not hallucinating?"
"…" she nodded.
"She wasn't hallucinating," I spoke for Selene. If she would have been hallucinating at that time then she wouldn't have said this in the first place. Also, I am adept at reading people, and seeing her I am sure that she was certainly not just imagining things and it was all real.
"Are you sure?" she asked me.
"I vouch for her," I replied.
With that, we both left the Principal behind and headed outside.
TO BE CONTINUED…
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I don't know exactly why but since my second year of high school she tried to befriend me.
She halted in the middle of what she might have to say. She wasn't looking at me; rather, her gaze was riveted on something behind me.
"Aren't you going to continue…?" I asked her, but she didn't respond, instead, she pulled my shirt and fled behind one of the shoe racks.
As she was trying to pull me I was able to take a slight glimpse behind me and I saw a couple of students coming from the stairs. I guess she doesn't want this to be heard by anyone. I wonder what she wants to say.
"Did see what happened in E class today?" A group of three, consisting of two guys and one female, was swindling their way around the school grounds.
I believe almost 10 minutes have passed since the school has ended but I guess there are still a few who haven't left.
"I came a little so I wasn't able to see Roy fight with Mike I sure did see the one where Allen was about to get beaten." The other person said.
"True, if Mike hadn't stopped Allen would have slumbered on the ground." The girl said.
"True…! Hahaha…" the boy replied.
"Yeah, it would totally be one-sided." I wasn't directly watching them instead I was just listening to them while I was hiding behind the shoe rack with Selene.
"That's given since Mike went to nationals for Karate."
A group of students was discussing the happenings that occurred during the lunch break. But to think they'd assume I'd get beaten up by Mike. Isn't that a little exaggerated? He never actually tried to harm me, and I never tried or even bothered reacting to it. So even if they are just assuming it was running on the wrong path.
After a couple of minutes and they left the school premises. Were they just walking around or did they want something? Whatever. I have a more important matter to attend to.
"… Now let's continue where you left earlier," I said. She looked hesitant but still spoke.
"… I h-heard the student s-saying to put an e-end to Allen," she again paused but not because someone was coming but it was entirely for a different reason.
The face she was making it quite easy for me to read. She looked a little scared and anxious at the same time yet she tried to speak it out loud.
"…" I didn't pressurize her to continue, rather I waited for her to speak. It's most likely a serious matter also what she said right now is something that might be related to the HYDRAs.
"… And I heard the man saying- 'After Allen is kicked out of this school I'll handle the rest of the survivors. Ah, and don't worry you will be rewarded handsomely so don't ruin this plan.' Is what I h-heard…" she let out a sigh. A sigh of relief.
"So, did the conversation continue or did they just leave?"
"… I was h-hiding behind the s-stairs and then s-slipped, and… the b0bottle I was c-carrying fell on the ground. They b-both disappeared in an i-instant as a c-consequence of the sound produced," she said.
"Did you see their faces…?"
"… I tried, but the light was so low that I couldn't make out their faces," she said.
"Did you say this to anyone else?" I asked.
"… NO," she replied instantly. It's fortunate that she came to me first, but if she had gone to another student in the class, it would have been disastrous. We still don't know who is targeting me and the survivors. There was a potential she would have revealed this knowledge to that student, which would have gotten Selene in trouble. But it would only happen if she told someone else; in reality, she just told me. That's a good sign.
"Okay, I need to ask you this. Why me?" I asked her.
"… What do you mean?" she seemed confused.
"Why did you decide to tell me? You could have told to teacher yet you came to me first," I stated. For the past couple of days, we haven't even made eye contact with each other even so she decided to tell me such type of information first.
"B-because…"
"Because?"
"… B-because it is y-you, A-allen," she said in a very low voice. Even I, who was standing close to her in such a quiet environment, couldn't hear her properly.
"…" I don't have any particular reason to suspect her.
"D-do you n-not… t-trust me…?" she looked anxious all of a sudden. To be honest I don't know how to react to this. Despite the fact that I have no reason to doubt her, I must tread cautiously in deciding who to trust and who not to trust.
In any case this time I'll go with my gut feeling and put my trust in her.
"Well, that's… I don't know what to say in response to what you've just told me, but what do you think we should do now?" I lied to her. I've already taken a few measures to uncover the true perpetrator, but I can't tell Selene about it just now. Also, I'd like to know what she's going to do next.
"I d-don't know… I just had to t-tell you this and… I didn't t-think after that…" she said. So, I guess she trusts me that much. It's a good thing if she thinks of me like that.
"Should we tell others about this…?" I asked her.
"… m-maybe we s-should tell them…" well it was given that she would prefer to disclose this to everyone. But I can't say this is a good idea.
The reason is that I have two theories.
First, the perpetrator is one of the survivors. I came to this conclusion because if they intended to accomplish anything by kidnapping 50 students and not getting discovered, this may be a plausible possibility. No one will suspect the victim, and the true perpetrator will be able to conceal himself.
Secondly, the culprit might be from this school excluding the survivors. To avoid any kind of risk. I reached this conclusion after seeing the footage I was shown by Lucas. It was not just a normal kidnapping for money but it felt like a survival game.
So, disclosing this matter to anyone is risky. No one can guarantee, we might get backstabbed the moment we let our guard down.
"What are you both doing here? More than 20 minutes have passed since the end of the school day." I heard someone.
"You came at the right moment," I said. It was the Principal. She came at the right moment. She might be the most trustable person in the whole school as of now.
"What do you mean?" she asked. She stepped forward in our direction.
"Eek!" Selene let out a cute voice. But what was that? Ah, I forgot that she is a bit scared of the Principal. This was the same reaction when we were inside the Principal's office.
She already has experienced trauma when she heard about the targeting so she might be more scared than usual so to calm down her, I placed my right arm on her back.
"… A-alle-" she was petrified. I thought it would work because I read in a magazine that through skinship the other person can calm down but I don't think it worked here.
"Just act as usual," I said.
"…." She nodded.
"Now…?" I forgot I need to her.
"She has something to tell you, it's very important," I replied. This might be a great opportunity for Selene to overcome her fear of the Principal and the credibility of the information is more when it is heard from the person themself.
"Then say it already," she said to Selene.
"…" she wasn't able to. Well, I guess I'll help her then.
"… She saw…" I told her everything Selene told me.
It took some time to explain it to her in detail, but the main point to be noted was that there was another person inside the school grounds who the Principal was unaware of, and it's most likely that the student he was speaking with was the one who had been asked to stay at school, or he could have been someone else. We don't have any specific evidence and no one to suspect as of yet.
"Hmm… I'll look into it," she said, "Now, Selene I need to know for certain that whether you really saw those people or were you half asleep at that time and not hallucinating?"
"…" she nodded.
"She wasn't hallucinating," I spoke for Selene. If she would have been hallucinating at that time then she wouldn't have said this in the first place. Also, I am adept at reading people, and seeing her I am sure that she was certainly not just imagining things and it was all real.
"Are you sure?" she asked me.
"I vouch for her," I replied.
With that, we both left the Principal behind and headed outside.
TO BE CONTINUED…
I don't know exactly why but since my second year of high school she tried to befriend me.She halted in the middle of what she might have to say. She wasn't looking at me; rather, her gaze was riveted on something behind me."Aren't you going to continue?" I asked her, but she didn't respond, instead, she pulled my shirt and fled behind one of the shoe racks.As she was trying to pull me I was able to take a slight glimpse behind me and I saw a couple of students coming from the stairs. I guess she doesn't want this to be heard by anyone. I wonder what she wants to say."Did see what happened in E class today?" A group of three, consisting of two guys and one female, was swindling their way around the school grounds.I believe almost 10 minutes have passed since the school has ended but I guess there are still a few who haven't left."I came a little so I wasn't able to see Roy fight with Mike I sure did see the one where Allen was about to get beaten." The other person said."True, if Mike hadn't stopped Allen would have slumbered on the ground." The girl said."True! Hahaha" the boy replied."Yeah, it would totally be one-sided." I wasn't directly watching them instead I was just listening to them while I was hiding behind the shoe rack with Selene."That's given since Mike went to nationals for Karate."A group of students was discussing the happenings that occurred during the lunch break. But to think they'd assume I'd get beaten up by Mike. Isn't that a little exaggerated? He never actually tried to harm me, and I never tried or even bothered reacting to it. So even if they are just assuming it was running on the wrong path.After a couple of minutes and they left the school premises. Were they just walking around or did they want something? Whatever. I have a more important matter to attend to." Now let's continue where you left earlier," I said. She looked hesitant but still spoke." I h-heard the student s-saying to put an e-end to Allen," she again paused but not because someone was coming but it was entirely for a different reason.The face she was making it quite easy for me to read. She looked a little scared and anxious at the same time yet she tried to speak it out loud."" I didn't pressurize her to continue, rather I waited for her to speak. It's most likely a serious matter also what she said right now is something that might be related to the HYDRAs." And I heard the man saying- 'After Allen is kicked out of this school I'll handle the rest of the survivors. Ah, and don't worry you will be rewarded handsomely so don't ruin this plan.' Is what I h-heard" she let out a sigh. A sigh of relief."So, did the conversation continue or did they just leave?"" I was h-hiding behind the s-stairs and then s-slipped, and the b0bottle I was c-carrying fell on the ground. They b-both disappeared in an i-instant as a c-consequence of the sound produced," she said."Did you see their faces?"" I tried, but the light was so low that I couldn't make out their faces," she said."Did you say this to anyone else?" I asked." NO," she replied instantly. It's fortunate that she came to me first, but if she had gone to another student in the class, it would have been disastrous. We still don't know who is targeting me and the survivors. There was a potential she would have revealed this knowledge to that student, which would have gotten Selene in trouble. But it would only happen if she told someone else; in reality, she just told me. That's a good sign."Okay, I need to ask you this. Why me?" I asked her." What do you mean?" she seemed confused."Why did you decide to tell me? You could have told to teacher yet you came to me first," I stated. For the past couple of days, we haven't even made eye contact with each other even so she decided to tell me such type of information first."B-because""Because?"" B-because it is y-you, A-allen," she said in a very low voice. Even I, who was standing close to her in such a quiet environment, couldn't hear her properly."" I don't have any particular reason to suspect her."D-do you n-not t-trust me?" she looked anxious all of a sudden. To be honest I don't know how to react to this. Despite the fact that I have no reason to doubt her, I must tread cautiously in deciding who to trust and who not to trust.In any case this time I'll go with my gut feeling and put my trust in her."Well, that's I don't know what to say in response to what you've just told me, but what do you think we should do now?" I lied to her. I've already taken a few measures to uncover the true perpetrator, but I can't tell Selene about it just now. Also, I'd like to know what she's going to do next."I d-don't know I just had to t-tell you this and I didn't t-think after that" she said. So, I guess she trusts me that much. It's a good thing if she thinks of me like that."Should we tell others about this?" I asked her." m-maybe we s-should tell them" well it was given that she would prefer to disclose this to everyone. But I can't say this is a good idea.The reason is that I have two theories.First, the perpetrator is one of the survivors. I came to this conclusion because if they intended to accomplish anything by kidnapping 50 students and not getting discovered, this may be a plausible possibility. No one will suspect the victim, and the true perpetrator will be able to conceal himself.Secondly, the culprit might be from this school excluding the survivors. To avoid any kind of risk. I reached this conclusion after seeing the footage I was shown by Lucas. It was not just a normal kidnapping for money but it felt like a survival game.So, disclosing this matter to anyone is risky. No one can guarantee, we might get backstabbed the moment we let our guard down."What are you both doing here? More than 20 minutes have passed since the end of the school day." I heard someone."You came at the right moment," I said. It was the Principal. She came at the right moment. She might be the most trustable person in the whole school as of now."What do you mean?" she asked. She stepped forward in our direction."Eek!" Selene let out a cute voice. But what was that? Ah, I forgot that she is a bit scared of the Principal. This was the same reaction when we were inside the Principal's office.She already has experienced trauma when she heard about the targeting so she might be more scared than usual so to calm down her, I placed my right arm on her back." A-alle-" she was petrified. I thought it would work because I read in a magazine that through skinship the other person can calm down but I don't think it worked here."Just act as usual," I said."." She nodded."Now?" I forgot I need to her."She has something to tell you, it's very important," I replied. This might be a great opportunity for Selene to overcome her fear of the Principal and the credibility of the information is more when it is heard from the person themself."Then say it already," she said to Selene."" she wasn't able to. Well, I guess I'll help her then." She saw" I told her everything Selene told me.It took some time to explain it to her in detail, but the main point to be noted was that there was another person inside the school grounds who the Principal was unaware of, and it's most likely that the student he was speaking with was the one who had been asked to stay at school, or he could have been someone else. We don't have any specific evidence and no one to suspect as of yet."Hmm I'll look into it," she said, "Now, Selene I need to know for certain that whether you really saw those people or were you half asleep at that time and not hallucinating?""" she nodded."She wasn't hallucinating," I spoke for Selene. If she would have been hallucinating at that time then she wouldn't have said this in the first place. Also, I am adept at reading people, and seeing her I am sure that she was certainly not just imagining things and it was all real."Are you sure?" she asked me."I vouch for her," I replied.With that, we both left the Principal behind and headed outside.TO BE CONTINUED
