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My 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 aARYAZanaya approached him. "Hey, I thought you're in a one week leave?""I'm just bored in the dorm too so I went in," he replied."We have to go then," Dave whispered and headed outside. We all followed him.Arriving at the Lab, the smoke caused by the explosion could still be seen."A chemist died in the laboratory," Nico informed us as we entered the scene of the explosion. "The problem is, we don't know who did it.""Was the explosion the cause of his death?" Dave asked."I do not know.""Haven't the medics made a cause of death report yet?""Actually, they said, they will not do it anymore because it is obvious that the explosion is the reason," explained Nico."Can we see the corpse? And please call the medics to do a report about the cause of death," Dave ordered.Seriously? Why did he even want to see the dead?Once inside, we saw the prostrate body of a man. Fire burned half of his body an
CHRIS"I am going to teach you another cipher today," Ms. Avi began.Here we are again with the nose-bleeding ciphers. This was a brain-drying activity."Who among you is familiar with the Skytale Cipher?" she asked.Skytale Cipher?I think I heard that. But I am not so familiar about it.Arya suddenly raised her hand."Yes, Agent 498."She stood up very confidently before speaking, "Skytale Cipher is a transposition type. Suppose the rod allows one to write four letters around in a circle and five letters down the side of it.""And how can we decrypt that?" she threw a follow-up question then walked in front.I think she had a plan to ask a lot of questions today."To decrypt, all one must do is wrap the leather strip around the rod and read across," another confident answer from her sister.Obviously she already knew that.After Arya answered, she sat down and returned to her conversation wit
CHRISWe were on our last period of class and we were now on the battle field of the academy for our Self Defense class.Wearing our PE uniforms, we simultaneously warmed up. Some time later, I noticed a group of my classmates in a corner. Out of curiousity, I approached them."Guard your rank, Zanaya because I will drag you down," threatened Celyndra, our Seventh rank now who used to be 3rd rank then.Zanaya frowned when she heard that. Then grinned before she answered."Didn't you say that to yourself before you took the simulation test? You should have guarded your rank before. Now, it's too late 'cause I already have it."Celyndra was even more pissed and she would have almost kicked Zanaya if it hadn't been for her friends who stopped her."Bear this on your mind, Lopez, I will be on top again!""Try me," Zanaya mocked before she turned around and went to the bleachers. My gossipy classmates have also returned to
ZANAYAWe were all in the Simulation Room and we could clearly see the prostrate body of a woman inside an apartment. Her head was bloody and she was holding a gun in her right hand and a cigarette in her left. Next to her was scattered pair of slippers. On another table was a letter and a ballpen. The letter was a suicide note, according to Ma'am Roque. On the right side of the table were the paper and pen and on the left were her eyeglasses. There were also scattered packs of cigarettes and bottles of wine around. On a shelf, there was a notebook that was slightly raised."Agents, tell me now if the incident in front of you was a murder or suicide. With this, I could test if your observation skills have improved," Mrs. Roque told us.Celyndra raised her hand to get ma'am Roque's attention."Yes, Miss Ramos?""It's a murder," she replied confidently and without a trace of any doubt."Why do you say so?""The victim was lef
ZANAYABecause I failed to convince Mrs. Roque yesterday, I'm out here with Arya and Chris. Dave was the only one were waiting because he was too slow.It seemed like it's going to rain soon because of the dark blanket of clouds above. Every blow of the wind was so strong that the dried leaves of the trees fell. The surroundings were quiet because the students were already in their respective classes. A moment later, Dave arrived followed by his frowning sister who was obviously furious at him."Let's go," she said.We all got inside the Van with Uncle Kanor as our driver. I was still nervous when we left because someone might recognize me and report me to those who were looking for me. But I have confidence in Arya's convincing powers that somehow did not work to Mrs. Roque.While on the flight, I looked out the car window. It was noteworthy that not many live in this area. Only tall trees could be seen which darken the surroundings
ZANAYAEdward laughed out loud before he replied, "Poisoned? That's impossible.""Where did this happen?" I probed, ignoring the comment of that Edward guy."In the kitchen. But our caretaker had already cleaned up the scene," Jaika blubbered.Arya suddenly touched me and then she whispered to me, "I have this feeling that the old steward was the white lady and she killed their sister.""Quiet down, Arya. They could still hear you," I whispered to her."Why would the house keeper clean the area immediately? She's hiding something," she trailed off.At least she had a point, but their caretaker was too old and it would be impossible for her to hurt someone. But who knows?Arya suddenly approached Jaika which surprised us all. Even Mrs. Roque was also alerted."Jaika! Are you cosplaying?" she chortled."Yes. How did you find out?"She pointed at the picture on the top of the shelf where Jaika was smiling a
DAVEReign was in the infirmary for her recovery. Fortunately, she followed the plan to drink water before facing the killer. Though it still had a bad effect on her. She was also unconscious for five hours and Arya blamed me completely. She even cried like Reign was about to die.When Arya noticed Jaika's cosplayed photo, I had a strong suspicion that she was the one who killed their sister. All I have to do was to prove my deduction. So I came up with a plan.We were now walking to the infirmary with three of my friends."I'm sure your case was very exciting yesterday. You'd think it would have been a horror," Eroll said."What's exciting there? Zanaya almost died because of Dave's plan. What you have done was very dangerous," Monica preached to us."It's a good experience," Chris commented.I agree."Maybe the chicken was too scared," Eroll said laughing."She was so scared that she couldn't let go of her grip
DAVE"What are we going to do there? Is my sister there?""No, but Reign could help us.""What? Who--? Are you referring to Zanaya? Why is there a need to drag her in this mess? She's still recovering.""She's our only chance to save your sister."She would have asked more questions but I turned my back on her and faced my classmates."Those of you who will be left behind, search the entire campus, and look for Miss Avi."After I gave the final instructions, the three of us ran to the infirmary to disturb Reign.When we arrived, we were still out of breath. Lopez glanced at us in surprise."What are you doing here?" she asked after she lowered the book she was reading.Arya approached her and tearfully held her hand.“Zanaya, forgive us if we bothered you,” she began."What do you need?""You wouldn't believe this. My sister Avi was abducted by JDC."Shock first registered on R