DAVE
3 minutes and 2 seconds. Within three minutes I had finished the Simulation test. Piece of cake.
I wasn't even sweating. I don’t know who developed that test, it's not difficult at all. I felt like I just wasted my time.
"That was impressive, Dave. You never fail to surprise me with your deducing skills," Miss Dalia complimented me.
"Thanks," I replied, not really minding it. I was used to people praising me everytime I solve a case, may it be a murder case, robbery, or any other crime as long as it suited my interest.
The buzzer sounded to signal that the other Agents had finished their five minutes. In the glass tubes, there were tablets connected on the upper part of its door that indicated whether they have completed the test or not. In total, only four of us had “case closed” printed on the tablets. Then they were sure to enter the Sub-1 Detective Class. Others will be assessed based on the progress of their deduction. Some will go to the Lawyer's section or Police section.
One by one, the Agents went out of their glass tubes. Some even scratched their heads and some just smiled as if they had won the lottery.
"Agents, please proceed to the registration room and get your dorm keys there. We'll be posting the results tomorrow on the information wall. Good day!"
And because of that, we all went out. As I walked towards the dorm my eyes caught sight of my friends I had also not seen and been with for two months.
"Woah! David!" Eroll greeted me.
"Tsk."
"Oh, you're in a bad mood?" he asked.
“He was probably bored because of the simulation test,” Chris inserted into the conversation.
I laughed and Monica arrived just in time with a snack.
"Here," she softly said as she distributed the snacks to us. "Hey Dave, it's been a while. How's the simulation test? I'm sure you're the first one who finished it in your batch."
"Of course, I still am," I replied arrogantly.
"Hmm, well congrats. You'll be the first one on the list again this year."
"Let's see," I said before chewing on the lasagna.
"How was your task earlier?" Chris suddenly asked, pertaining to my whereabouts a while ago before the enrollment.
"Well, the heir of P&L Enterprise was missing. And I was tasked to look for that guy," I answered nonchalantly.
"WHAT?" they simultaneously questioned.
Eroll was the first to recover and asked, "Maybe she was kidnapped or something?"
“I don’t know,” was all I could answer because I didn’t want to talk about that thing first. I still thought she would never leave me. Well, as of now, I need to take care of something.
"I have to go. I need to settle some things."
"Okay, see you around, David!"
It was a tiring day.
I just lay on my bed thinking about what happened today.
This was my seventh year in this academy. I did nothing but study and solve various cases. I guess this is my life.
I was about to close my eyes when suddenly, the bell rang. I groaned. This is what I hate about this school. The first night party!
I could do nothing but get up. Some time later, I heard a series of knocks on the door. I quickly opened it and Eroll's face was exposed to me.
"Bro, let's go. We'll be late," he said then dragged me towards the field.
When we arrived there, I saw that some students were already surrounding a bonfire prepared by school staffs.
"I'm sure there are a lot of beautiful women scattered today," Eroll gushed beside me. I simply ignored what he said. It was just him being his manwhore self. I went to where Monica and Chris were sitting as they waved at us.
"Okay students. We want your first night here in Zyfford to be memorable, that's why, we are conducting the Party Night annually. You can do whatever you want tonight, just don't commit a crime, because surely, that would be another case to solve. So, enjoy the night dear students!" said Ms. Avi Santos.
The students shouted in excitement.
"I hope tonight will be memorable," Chris said.
"I agree," Monica clasped her hands with a hopeful look on her face.
"Why don't we go to the underground Bar!" suggested Eroll.
"That's a good idea. Let's get this over with," I said and walked ahead.
"Woah! What a miracle, you're not KJ now, David!"
The three of them laughed because of that.
I needed some drinks tonight. I stopped walking when Ms. Avi spoke again.
"By the way, the Head Master has a simple message to all of you," she began. "And it goes like this:
Willy got sick, but
Elijah is here tonight
Lucky he is
'Cause he will enjoy this party.
One, Two, Three, Four, he counts
Making his world go round and round
Expecting you to do the same. "
DAVE Everyone thought of the Head Master's message. And it doesn't make sense at all. "No one can go to any establishment here in the campus if you can't guess the hidden message of the Head Master. And when you figured it out, just tell it to the guard of the establishment you want to go to so they will let you in. Have a wonderful night, everyone!" "How can this night be wonderful if we will have a headache because of solving that message," Eroll complained. "Who are Willy and Elijah? Do they have significant effects to find out the hidden message?" Monica asked and tilted her head a little. “What about you, Dave, I know you already figured out the answer,” Chris stated as if he was so sure. "What about you, don't you know yet?" I asked back. "I was trying to figure out." "What do we do if Willy gets sick?" Eroll complained again. "Let's go," I whispered to them. "Wait,
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,
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