Nicole Jane’s POVI immediately sprawled on my bed and closed my eyes the moment I entered my room. I feel so drained and exhausted.“Hey, Nicole Jane Parker! Don’t sleep yet!”Mikan pinched both of my cheeks, but I didn’t budge. My bed feels like heaven that I can just stay here forever and sleep the hell out of it.I kept my eyes closed until I felt the mattress move. I grinned. It seems that she also got tired of bothering me.Exam week has just ended. I’ve been in zombie mode for a week because I rarely had any sleep due to reviewing. All of us didn’t even have much time to talk or bond with each other in the past few days.I was slowly being engulfed by drowsiness when suddenly...“Will you wake up, or are you going to be deaf?”I jolted up as I heard her loud and irritating voice. My ears are particularly sensitive to noise right now.“What the hell? Where did you find that thing?” I glared at her, then at the microphone she’s holding. No wonder my eardrums were almost shattered

Nicole Jane’s POVTwo days have passed since the party happened, and everything has returned to normal. Most of the students are engaged in conversations about the recent exams. Some are hanging out in the field to rest, while others are playing games.They are all enjoying themselves and laughing. However, you won’t hear them talking about the previous student’s night.I walked towards our classroom with my head down when someone suddenly grabbed my arm. I looked up and saw Mikan pouting beside me.“What really happened last Friday? The party didn’t push through, but no matter how hard I think, I can’t remember anything. It’s weird,” she said, tilting her head and holding her chin, lost in thought.I just shrugged my shoulders and continued walking until we reached and entered our classroom. Mikan kept talking until we sat down, but I couldn’t understand what she was saying. My mind was preoccupied with so many things.Even when the class started, I remained silent, contemplating the

Nicole Jane’s POV“Where are we going?” I asked Kyle, furrowing my brow as we walked along the path leading out of the academy.“You’ll see,” he smiled and reached for my hand, giving it a squeeze.I was about to say something when I yawned involuntarily. It’s only 7 a.m. in the morning, and I’m still sleepy. Why did he suddenly come to my room at six in the morning to disturb me and invite me to go out?I rubbed my eyes, but they kept getting heavier.“It’s probably better if you get some sleep. The journey ahead will be quite long. I’ll just wake you up once we get there.”I simply nodded. I wasn’t in the mood to argue anyway. I trust him no matter where he takes me.I leaned my head against the window and soon drifted off to sleep.I didn’t know how long I had been sleeping. I just woke up to the feeling of someone tapping my cheek.“Wake up already, sleepyhead.”I blinked, trying to adjust my sight to the sunlight that greeted me. But my eyes widened when I saw how close his face

Nicole Jane’s POVI slowly opened my eyes. However, I was greeted by endless darkness, causing me to fully open them.“Ahh!”I couldn’t help but cry out when I felt the difficulty of moving. My hands and feet were tightly bound. I looked around, feeling more terrified as I realized I was in an unfamiliar place.The last thing I remember was a white van suddenly blocking the car I was riding in. I saw masked individuals pointing a gun at our driver, Jun, and covering my mouth with a cloth before I completely lost consciousness.“Where am I? Is somebody there? Please help me! Someone, please help me out of here!”My voice echoed in every corner of the place I was in. I could do nothing but cry. What could a young child like me do when I didn’t yet understand what was happening?After a while, I heard approaching footsteps. Then, the door in front of me opened. My tears continued to flow as I desperately tried to squeeze myself to the side, as if I had a hiding place there.Two men enter

Nicole Jane’s POV“Hey! It’s you again. What are you doing here?”I quickly ran out of the gate after playing when I saw the young boy who helped me escape when I was kidnapped.“Hello? Can you hear me?” I waved my hand in front of him, but he didn’t even blink and just stared at me with a blank expression.“I didn’t have the chance to say thank you last time. So, thank you,” I shyly said.But still, he didn’t respond.But if he’s being snobbish, then I’ll be persistent. “By the way, I’m Nicole Jane. And you are?” I extended my arm towards him, then smiled.He was finally about to speak when I suddenly heard a loud beep coming from a car.Everything went so slow. My eyes were wide open while waiting for the car to hit me when I suddenly felt a pair of strong hands pull and hug me from behind.That made my eyes shut, and I felt the wind blowing so hard as well. It seems like something had quickly passed by.And the moment I opened my eyes, he’s no longer in front of me. Again.Gasping