Back in the faculty room, Kelly Frasier had already finished the training program and printed it out. She would be giving all the athletes a copy, and so she did not waste time and hurried out. Her office was soundproofed, and so nobody could hear what’s happening inside and vice versa. When Evie confronted Eileen in the outer office, she had no idea.
“What happened?” she asked as soon as she stepped out of her office.
Her colleagues were usually always busy at the beginning of the school year. But this time, they were all standing up or sitting down in their respective stations, but their attention was not in their work, but at another colleague who stood near the door. Kelly recognized him as the third year headteacher Neil Thompson. Actually, the others had been too focused on the teacher that they did not realize Kelly came out and asked a
Evie Hunter returned to her classroom, but as expected it was already empty. Her classmates had already gone to their respective clubs for training. She returned to her seat, thinking of doing a bit of self-study. But when she lifted her desk to access the space inside where she placed her books, she was surprised upon seeing some snacks and candies there. Upon checking further, there were even fidget toys and instant hot bags, the one that turned hot when someone fiddled with the coin inside.Huh?Before she wondered who had left them on her desk, she saw a note there. She picked it up and read its contents, and the corner of her lips turned up into a smile.“Get well soon, Evely! Just ask us if you need anything.”It was not signed, but judging from t
Boss? Who’s the boss?Evie continued to watch the guy in confusion. Why couldn’t she remember this guy’s name although he looked familiar?“Boss? Why are you not speaking?” the guy asked, looking like an aggrieved spoiled kid with his lips pouting.He was a big kid on boy, and so acting coquettishly like that would send anyone some shivers.“Who are you?” Evie blurted, and the boy was shocked speechless.He dramatically placed his hands over his heart as his eyes looked accusingly at Evie as if she had massacred his family and broken his heart.“Boss, you’re so heartless. You forgot about me, your most trusted underling just af
A dagger?Evie stiffened.“A dagger hung on top of his head?” she asked, and James’ head bobbed up and down.“Yes. It was really strange. It appeared out of nowhere and it was just there on top of his head ready to fall anytime.”Evie’s heart constricted. Based on the description, there was no mistaking that it was a type of Sword of Damocles. But she had to know more to be sure, although she already believed her guess by eighty percent.“What’s stranger was that when he tried to return to the cabin, he could not step out of the area. When he tried to run back to his group, he always bounced back as if hitting an invisible wall. But his friends could move freely.”
“Boss, why do you look happy?” James complained. “We had a traumatic experience— that’s not funny.”The mandrill was acting so coquettishly again that Evie itched to whack him.“Continue with the story,” she growled, and as if scared to make her angry, her best lackey followed her orders.“Rich warned us not to go. He was holding me tight so I was not able to move and the guys stopped too because he was starting to panic. The other group went ahead and one of them got trapped. Rich kept saying there’s a wall and not to cross the wall or we’ll all die. In the end, before the guy who got trapped inside also went crazy and ran away, Rich screamed about monsters and the other guy was gone.”James let out a heavy sigh. “It was so spooky. Rich got so scared about the trip— shocked so we went home the next day. He told us not to go back or we’ll die.” Evie was silent for a while. Sure enough Rich could see the elementals. If she was not mistaken, he had seen the gate master as well, the re
The bell rang and as expected, the mandrill came to pick Evie up on time. In reality, she was the only one in her classroom and did nothing the whole day but eat snacks and read notes. She could have just gone to search for James herself. But she was too lazy to deal with the curious gazes of people who both did and did not recognize her.Those who did not recognize her looked at her because they wanted to know who she was. The kind ones wanted to be friendly, while the others looked down on her obviously as she was wearing the school uniform, indicating her “status” as a scholarship student. This was technically not the case, but most often than not, those from good families would try to flaunt their wealth by wearing expensive clothes and accessories to try to mix in and increase their network within the circle.In short, those snotty rich kids would not be caught wearing the uniform unless required. But the cue word was “snotty”. Surprisingly, those who were really part of the uppe
Evely… did that?Evie had no impression nor recollection of the mentioned event. She sighed heavily, realizing that more and more things were missing from her memory. It was frustrating. She now had a hunch that maybe, in that abyss where she inherited the kaleidoscope of memories, there was a series of recollections that she had missed.Or the fragments of memories were taken as payment for her rebirth just as Dr. Carl Jensen had suggested…Either way, at this point, instead of her worry worsening, she was feeling more like giving up on ever regaining the lost memories. She felt that she would have more trouble if she focused too much on those. If she did not really get them back after hoping and waiting so much, then that would have just wasted her time and feelings.What’s more important was what’s going on at present. If ever, she had returned to the time when Evely still did not mess up her life. The things she knew in the past might not be applicable in this lifetime anymore.Th
“But it’s still not nice of them to talk about you and your family when they don’t know anything, right?”Evie was amused.“Yeah, it’s not nice. But so what? Can you stop people from talking? Even if you scold them one by one, who can guarantee that they will stop gossiping about you when you’re no longer in their presence?”Of course, James had nothing to say about it. After all, it’s the truth.“Why does she look like Uncle Francis, anyway? That’s weird, no? It’s easy for people to misunderstand,” he grumbled and Evie laughed at his naivete.She secretly flicked her hand towards the driver. It might appear as nothing to others, but she had plugged the man’s ears so he wouldn’t hear any of their conversation. Also, in the man’s eyes, she and James were not speaking at all but quietly sitting at the back. This would cost a lot of her energy, but she did not mind. It’s better than for others to hear them, she thought, before speaking to James.“Ever heard of plastic surgery?” she asked
Just like Hampton Hills, the houses in Emerald Gardens were varied. However, compared to Hampton Hills which only had three types of houses, there were more options of residences in Emerald Gardens, and the designs were more modern.At the front of the community, just inside the gate, there were two six-story buildings with the same design on each side of the street. These were the apartment complexes for smaller families, or single people who wanted to live in an exclusive subdivision. There were ten apartments on each floor, and the type of units ranged from studio type to five bedroom apartments. As for the houses, the owners were free to have the design they wanted as long as the outside color did not violate the regulations on aesthetics. So, it was safe to say that the houses in Emerald Gardens were not uniform, but each one was grand, simple, but beautiful. The residence of the Simmons family was only three streets away from the main gate. The residence was a modern light