Juaqin’s POV
I left Athena’s house while carrying a knife I used to stab her mom, and I rode my car, then I drove it.
While driving it, I suddenly remembered every single detail that happened in my life.
Flashback
When Monica and I were kids, our mom died due to a heart attack after she caught our dad kissing another woman.
After that, he took care of us, and he and his other woman married, and they had two kids. They became a happy family, and my sister and I felt excluded from their happiness.
Monica and I lived in a condo unit that mom bought for us. She was 19 years old at that time while I was 18’s. Dad still supported us by giving us money.<
Athena’s POV It’s already 8:00 p.m., Juaqin and I are here in a restaurant, we are eating here every time before. “Why did you invite me to eat with you here?” I asked while eating, which made him smile, and he spoke. “Nothing, I just want to celebrate because we will be parents,” he answered me. A few minutes later, a waiter served us a bottle of wine, “Here’s your order, sir,” he said to Juaqin, and he put it on the table. “Thank you,” Juaqin said before the waiter left. He took the wine and poured it in my wine glass, “Have some,” he said. “Sure,” I said, and I took the wine glass and drank the wine. A few minutes later, he looked at me seriously and smirked, “Can I ask you a question?” I nodded in response, “Who is the father of your child?” He seriously asked me. “You—” I did not manage to continue speaking when my phone started to ring, which meant someone was calling me
Athena’s POV “It’s Nate,” I admitted to Juaqin, so he stepped backward, which made me cough and allowed me to breathe normally. I needed to tell him the truth to save my child! “I did not tell you the truth because I love you!” I explained, so he sat. He sarcastically laughed, and he angrily punched me on my tummy, “You are all the same!” He angrily said to me, “You all fooled me!” He added. I felt a contraction, and I was shocked when I bled, “No! My child can’t die,” I said while crying; this should not be happening. I was so angry with myself. I could not save my child because I was tied in my chair. Juaqin looked at me angrily, “You’re next!” He said. He was about to stab me using the knife he was holding, but it did not happen when someone shot him on his left hand, which is where he was holding the knife. He screamed, and he let go of the knife, “Mr. Juaqin Dizon, you are under arrest for killing Mrs. Laza
Phoenix’s POV I took a deep breath to prevent myself from punching Juaqin again, “Tell me,” I said, “Did you kill my older brother?” I asked him. Before, I thought Sage’s accusation against us was baseless. That no one, within us, murdered my brother, but I was wrong because one of us could do a disturbing act. He laughed sarcastically, and he stood up, “Maybe,” he murmured to me, “Bring me back to the prison,” he ordered to SPO2 Patrick Smith, so the policeman did what he said. I closed my hands because I was so angry at him, he was messing with me! I will do everything to hold the person who killed Nate accountable; I am ready to do everything! At this moment, only Juaqin has a motive for killing my brother. Athena will never kill Nate because he is the father of her child. Also, Sage told me earlier while we were going to the warehouse that Juaqin wanted revenge. He was blaming him for the death of his sister
Juaqin’s POV I am in an abandoned classroom in Emmanuel High School. I just escaped from prison. I am sitting on the broken teacher’s table while holding a Mini Uzi. Right now, I will do what appears to be unthinkable. I must kill students, teachers, and staff of Emmanuel High School. They should also be miserable, just like me. So, I stood up and left the abandoned classroom. Then, I shot every person I saw dead. Elisa’s POV While Melody, Sebastian, and I were walking in the hallway, we heard multiple gunshots. So, we ran fast because we were so scared. We did everything to survive. All people I saw were running to save their lives, and when I realized that I was not with Melody and Sebastian anymore, I went to the men’s bathroom and entered one of its cubicles. I was shocked when I saw Teacher Lelou
Phoenix’s POV Sage and I saw Juaqin holding Athena hostage; he was pointing a gun at her. They were standing on the edge of the rooftop. “You ruined everything Athena!” He angrily said to her, “So, you must die!” He added. “Please Juaqin, let my child live!” Athena said to him while crying, “I am begging you! Please!” She added. “Shut up!” Juaqin said to Athena, and he sarcastically laughed. Then, he even pointed the gun he was holding more at her. He was about to shoot Athena, but he stopped when Sage suddenly spoke. “Hey!” He said to him. So, Juaqin looked at him, “Do you think everything that happened in your life will change if you kill Athena?!” He sarcastically asked. I was shocked when I saw that Sage carefully took a small gun on his left abdomen, and he hid it on his back. How did he manage to bring a gun inside of Emmanuel High School?! “You will
Athena’s POV On this day, Emmanuel High School organized prayer for the victims of the school shooting. I still attended because I feel bad for the people who lost their lives. I am the reason why Juaqin did what he did. School staff arranged chairs and set up a mini stage in front of a building where Juaqin fell. “We gathered today to honor the lives of twenty-three people who died of school shooting yesterday,” the pastor said, who is on the stage, while the survivors of the school shooting, together with their families, were sitting on the chairs arranged in the school field. All people here were holding a flower. Melody and Elisa were sitting on the chairs, arranged in the school field, near the stage while Sebastian and Phoenix were in the middle. Meanwhile, Sage and I were separately in its back. “Let’s use this moment to pray silently for the people who lost their lives and to stop the viol
Phoenix’s POV When Athena left, I leaned back on the driver’s seat’s door of my car because I could not believe that I was kind to Athena earlier. I helped her without asking for anything in return. Am I a good person? I admit, earlier, I was so annoyed at her when she said she would not help Sage and me anymore in the inquisition of my brother’s murder case. However, I felt terrible when she told me about her child, which she does not know he is already dead because Sage wants to force her to help us unravel my brother’s case. The worst thing is I did not tell her the truth, so I felt she should go to a province away from this mess. Athena’s POV I went to my home, and I started to organize the things I needed. Tomorrow, I will remove myself from problems by going to a province away from the people who have connections with Nat
Olivia’s POVI am here in my office. I am doing my job as a principal at Emmanuel High School.Honestly, I don’t want to suspend the four students who are suspects of killing Nate, but I needed to do it because the school administration told me they must take care of the school image.It was already 9:00 p.m., and a minute later, my phone started to ring, which meant that someone was calling me. So, I took it in my pocket and answered the phone call, “Hello,” I said to the person who was calling.“You have a nerve to suspend me!” He angrily said, which made me frown.“Who’s this?” I asked. So, he sarcastically laughed. I don’t know him because he is camouflaging his identity using a device to change his voice.“Secret!” He sarcastically said to me.“Look, whoever you are, can you please stop!&rdqu
Phoenix’s POVI did not shoot Mantus using Sebastian’s gun when SPO2 Patrick Smith repeatedly shot me on my body. “Stop it!” He screamed. I was not able to stand up because of what he did. After what happened, his tears started to fall, and he kneeled.“You! Who do you think you are shooting!?” I angrily asked him. Then, I coughed blood, and I let go of Sebastian’s gun. After that, I looked at the people around me. “Why do you all not understand?! I am a victim of my brother!” I angrily added. A few seconds later, Mantus took the gun of SPO2 Patrick Smith, and he pointed it at me.“Arrest him now.” He coldly said to the other police officers. So, they came to me. Then, they handcuffed me. After that, I lost my consciousness.They brought me to the hospital to treat my wounds because SPO2 Patrick Smith shot me many times. Also, I found out I would not be able to w
Phoenix’s POV I smirked when Mantus texted me the address where he wanted me to meet him. So, I forwarded it to Sebastian. Then, I drove my car there. I will be honest; I feel the end is near! I arrived in an abandoned warehouse where he wanted me to meet him. I parked my car then I entered there. I saw Mantus sitting on the floor while solving the Rubik’s cube. “Why do you want me to go here?” I asked him. Instead of answering my question, he continued solving the cube. A few seconds later, he solved the Rubik’s cube. So, he stretched his arms. Then, he looked at me. After that, he stood up. “We meet again Phoenix—” he did not man
Phoenix’s POV When I opened my eyes, I realized I was in the hospital room. Many things were injected into me while lying on the bed. A few minutes later, SPO2 Patrick Smith entered the room. “You are now awake,” he said to me. “You have been comatose for three days.” He added. So, I closed my hand. “Is mom alright?” I asked him. Instead of answering my question, he took a deep breath. “Answer my question.” I coldly said. So, he seriously looked at me. “She is dead.” He answered me. So, I closed my eyes again. I will be honest; I am happy mom is dead because she is worthless. She loved my older brother more than me. “I am sorry for what happened—” he did no
Phoenix’s POV After what happened, I threw the sandwich Mantus gave me into the trashcan. Then, I put in my bag the research paper written by Sebastian and me. A few minutes later, Sebastian arrived. “Did you do what I said?” I asked him. So, he smirked. “Yeah,” he answered me. So, he took the watch of Mantus in his pocket. Then, he gave it to me. “I already did what you want.” He said, so I sarcastically laughed. I ordered him while we were eating in the cafeteria to take the watch of Mantus in his locker and change it with a fake one while we were competing in swimming. However, I told him the wristwatch should be identical to his, so he would not reco
Phoenix’s POV I slept late last night after I proofread the research paper of Sebastian and me. I sat on the chair beside the window while my classmates were noisy. A few minutes later, Teacher Lelouch arrived with a man. I feel his age and mine are the same. Right now, the man is wearing a watch on his right arm, and he is holding a Rubik’s cube. My classmates became quiet when they went in front of us. “Class, I want you to meet your new classmate. He is Mr. Samuel Cumberbatch.” Teacher Lelouch said. So, I looked at them. “May we know more details about you?” He asked Samuel. So, Samuel bowed in front of us. “I am pleased to meet you all.” He sai
Lelouch’s POV It is 8:00 p.m.; I am sitting on the sofa in my house. I am only wearing shorts right now. I will not lie; I miss Yvonne because we have not talked since we broke up. A few minutes later, I heard the doorbell of my house ring. So, I opened the door. I became happy when I saw Yvonne outside of my house. She is the woman I love. “Yvonne!” I happily said to her. “Why are you here?” I asked. When I saw she was sad, I started to talk again. “Is there something wrong
Patrick’s POV Mantus and I were about to enter the house, but we stopped when we saw its gate was locked. “The gate is locked,” I said to him. So, he irritably looked at me. “Do something! Why are you always telling me what happens?!” He angrily said to me. So, I looked at our surroundings to find who could help us. A few seconds later, I saw an elderly walking. So, I talked to the elder, “Hello, ma’am. Do you know who is living in that house?” I asked her. Then, I pointed at the house in front of us. “No one is living there. The house has been abandoned for a long time—” she did not manage to continue to speak when Mantus started to talk to her.  
Patrick’s POV After I told Mantus everything that happened in Nate’s case, including how Rafael Lawliet went missing, I gave him a piece of paper. His brother told me to give it to him before he died. “What is it?” He asked me while holding it. “Sage gave that to me before he died,” I answered him. “He also told me to give that to you if he fails to investigate Nate’s case,” I added. So, Mantus looked at the paper. He saw the things written there. He also told me to sit beside him to see them in the paper. So, I did what he wanted. The things written in the paper are numbers one to nine. Lines and dots triangulated every number. “I think your brother was pran
Aira’s POV I am sitting on the sofa in my condo unit. It is already midnight, but I am still not sleepy. I am thinking about what happened when I learned Sage was dead until Mantus tried to kill me. A few minutes later, I heard my phone ring, which meant someone was calling me. So, I answered the phone call. “Hello.” I said to the person. “Hello, Ms. Freud!” The American in the other line nervously told. “Mr. Mantus Taylor escaped again.” She said to me. So, I took a deep breath. “Do not worry, I will do my best to find him.” I said to her. After that, I ended the phone call. Then I smirked.&nb