Novels by El-Ara

CHAPTER 13 – More Than One Point Even before I had Ringo Dingo, I had been into a lot of trouble already. There are times that mom would get mad at me because of this. But so far, Ringo Dingo was the biggest thing I’ve been into. Imagine how mad the school authorities will be if they found out that their top-performing students are just paying me to do their academic stuff. If this will also come out of hand, the school’s image would be tarnished. In worst cases, the overall ranking of Adelaide Academy will definitely drop. Upon knowing those possibilities, I still did not stop running Ringo Dingo. Instead, I am working hard to make my business grow. This is the only way I know that will help me in surviving this life. Even my own parents forgot about me. I haven’t heard a thing from them since the day they left me. It’s funny how I still call them ‘parents’ even though they didn’t treat me as their child. I had no one else to run. It has always been myself a

CHAPTER 12 – Meeting IVMartina walked us to the elevator. She pressed the number 4 button. My mind is still trying to process that this is a mansion, not a five-star hotel. But everything looks extravagant so that fact hasn’t sunk in my mind yet.The three of us are waiting for the elevator to reach the fourth floor. Yuji spoke out of nowhere, “Would you mind if I ask?” He turned his head in Martina’s direction.What will he ask? He hasn’t told me anything. He just keeps quiet the whole time so I don’t know what’s exactly going on in his mind.Martina slightly shakes his head, “What did I tell you a while ago? I am in no position to answer your questions. Just wait a little longer.”“But—” Yuji couldn’t finish what he is about to say because the elevator suddenly opened.“We’re here.” Martina walked out of the elevator. Yuji and I sti

CHAPTER 11 – The Welcoming Party“Glad you made it here, Ysabella and Yuji.”Who is this mysterious lady? Could she be the one who sent us the invitation? Who was it again? Ah, IV it is. I’m quite not sure how to pronounce that name though.“Who are you?” I asked.She gave me a smile first before answering me,” You’ll know in a little while. For now, come and follow me. The party’s about to start,” she started to head upstairs.Yuji just gave me a shrug then follow the lady.Before we can fully enter the main door, a couple of guards are in front of it, asking for our invitation before letting us in.“Did you bring it?” asked Yuji.I open my purse then looked for the invitation, “Yes,” I said waving the invitation.Wow. The scenery outside was nothing compared to what I am seeing right now. I tried to hide how much awestr

CHAPTER 10 - Gold for Gold “Come on guys, time’s over. We still have two more museums to visit,” Ms. Amanda said. They started to head outside. Wait, what shall I do with this painting? This could give me a clue! I just took a photo of it for now. I’ll check it when I go home. I decided not to tell it to Yuji for now. This might just cause another worry for him. Besides, I’m still not sure what this painting is all about. Who knows that a raven with a rose is just a common symbol used by people. After visiting the Galleria Inspirato, we decided to stop by a restaurant to eat lunch. Everyone is really hungry so we ordered real fast. It is just the start of our tour yet I have already run out of energy. There’s too much happening just for this day. I might not understand a thing when we visit the next museums. After almost an hour, we finished our lunch. We are now on the way to our second destination. What was the name of it ag

CHAPTER 9 – Galleria Inspirato The man started swinging the knife in his hand. He’s swinging it real fast and I’d be dead meat if it touches me. The good thing is I managed to avoid all of his attacks. Though that one attack from earlier almost hit my forehead or did it already? I have no time to think about that. I get ready to prepare for an offense. But how should I do it? Aha! An idea came to my mind. I must get rid of that knife first. Everything will go smoothly if that’s out of the picture. To do that, I have to move quickly and aim for perfect timing. Just when he is about to swing the knife to the left side, I immediately blocked it with my right foot. Clang! Great! The force is just enough for it to slip on the man’s hand. He seems quite flustered because of my sudden moves. He was about to pick the time but I kicked it towards Yuji’s direction. I quickly glanced at him then nodded. He picked the knife then kee

CHAPTER 8 - The Danger Ahead Saturday.The weekend came by fast. Tomorrow is the welcoming party of La Resistencia. Since Yuji and I already agreed to attend it, I must prepare for it. I assume that I have to wear formal clothing because it looks like an exclusive party. I mean, there will be a chauffeur that will get us. There was no address mentioned in the invitation. So, I really don't have any clue where they will bring us. It just adds to my worries. Let's just see what will happen tomorrow. Last night, Ms. Amanda, our club adviser, reminded us that there will be a club tour to be held today. This will serve as preparation for the upcoming Club Week in our academy. We are set to visit different art galleries and museums and get ideas from the art pieces we will see. This actually makes me excited because I'm really fond of these things. I have the entire day to distract my thoughts. I won't