SSHS 194 The giggles from the fourth year student can be heard echoing through the cafe. The customers inside were almost gone and there are only a few handful of them inside… mostly students but from other schools. The two girls from the La Florence Academy were still telling each other stories… but despite the giggles and funny laughter coming from the fourth year student, the topic of their conversation was actually quite serious. It may not be evident from the interaction, but then again, it is only Freya who was laughing… and not Hestia. All of her questions were serious— as it was all about information that only Freya can give. But due to the fact that every question of Hestia— Freya has an answer with a funny story behind it that was connected to her answer.
SSHS 195 At first, Hestia started the conversation with the simple questions about the relationship between Freya and Arthur. Although she had heard the story from the female fourth year student a while ago, she asked again so as a way to confirm things and to also see if there are other things that can be added to it. At first, Freya started the story the same way that she did before. Detailing how she and the male fourth year student met during their freshman year… on the very first day of the school year to be exact and they hit it off from there. Freya also told her in great detail on how bold Arthur was when they were together— on how he would always ensue a PDA but Freya was shy back then so she would always flinch back since she was not used to those things at all. “And that would be the explanation on why our relationship now is private and why we only do romantic stuff in private. This also helped us hide our relationship between our fathers— especially mine— since Papa i
SSHS 196 Freya looked down at her fingers again, playing with them as she avoided the stare of the rookie undercover spy that was beside her. Hestia’s question made the fourth year student silent again. It is either she was thinking of an answer or that the answer was too sensitive or taboo to even talk about. “Freya?” Hestia called the attention of the fourth year student, to which Freya did as she raised her head up and looked at the Student Council Secretary. “I asked you what happened after that? What happened after he told you that I was a spy and after he joined the Student Council last year?” Hestia stared into the eyes of the fourth year student with intensity, waiting for an answer to her question. But Freya only made the silence longer as she also continued to stare at the eyes of the Student Council Secretary. “Um… after that… after that…” Freya trailed off, breaking the silence between them but she has yet to answer in full sentence. “I— I did not believe it at first. A
SSHS 197 The familiar clunk coming from the glass tube of cryptex can be heard throughout the room. Hestia and Albert looked at each other at the resonance of the sound. A signal that the crypotex has been solved and the message can now be accessed. Hestia carefully extracted the piece of paper inside the glass tube cryptex and put the cryptex down the desk of Albert. With bated breaths, Albert waited for Hestia to read what was written at the piece of paper out loud. “What is in it?” Albert lost his patience and asked his spy partner. But instead of reading what was written, Hestia simply showed him the paper. There were no letter written in the paper--- only symbols to which they are vaguely familiar with. Some strokes and commas and circles: one small and one big circle. The more that the two of them stared at the piece of paper, the more they remembered the symbols are about. Or how to decode them. “We often see this when we get dragged to a trial to watc
SSHS 198 At the final week of the month of September, the clubs were busy compiling all the files they needed with regards to their new recruit from last week--- the Recruitment Week. They were gathering all their new recruits from the freshmen year and they were making things quick for the filing of the documents. Some clubs were actually clever as they were able to compile the documents in a fast manner: by making their registration an online one, with the use of forms and from there, they input the information to a template document, thus, making the work much easier for them and actually submitting the documents for the Student Council to review before it heads to the faculty for encoding. One of these clubs were the Gaming Club, the Tech Club and the Photography Club. It was very efficient for them as the Student Council members themselves when they knocked on the office doors first thing in the morning that Wednesday. Then there are those clubs who like to pass
SSHS 199 Hestia was alone in the Student Council Office, all silent and quiet and peaceful for her— just the right atmosphere. The right atmosphere for her to study all the things that she needed to know. After all, midterms are on the way and she has a lot to catch up. Then there was the mission about Freya whom she and Albert were thrown in a stupid rabbit hole and tumbled deeper and deeper until they can no longer see the light. She and him talked about this in their call. That if ever this felt like something that is similar to the case of Yulia Don Brook, they will call the assistance of the ISO spies. As they did from back then— although the mission was forcefully taken from them when they only asked for backup. This time, they are still only going to ask for backup, and if ever the case will be taken to them, they shall give it back— in the condition that they still be partially involved, ‘partially’.
SSHS 200 It was halfway through the day and Hestia was near giving up on the things that she needed to do for the day. Of course, all of her Student Council Secretary duties were done with lightning fast speed, as well as her reviewers and whatnot that are related to her schools and studies. But what tolled on her the most was hers and Albert’s mission that is about Freya. There were a ton of information to absorb and she nor even he was halfway there. It was so much with even just a folder containing various pictures of Freya in different angles, and some pictures not only containing her but also other people in the frame. Some they can identify, but the others were not familiar at all. Hestia let out a deep sigh as she slumped down the sofa and tried to relax her body. She has been so tensed for the past hours that her muscled were craving some stretch and relaxation. She agreed with what her muscles were craving. She stood up and began stretching for the best tha
SSHS 201Hestia walked that familiar spot that leads her to that same place that she spotted and talked with the retired veteran spy last time. She does not know if she hopes that the older man was there, or if she knew a hundred percent that the retired veteran will be there. Nevertheless, Hestia let her feet take her there with no second thoughts. That gravel path should have made a sound with her feet, but due to her being trained to be stealth and sneaky, no sounds were produced. She walked more and more until she was in the same spot like last time, to where she shared some smores with the older man and Damian as both of them were seeking the wisdom of a wise old man.