Lizzy struggled to wake up when she heard familiar voices. It was the school's director talking with her parents. They were discussing what to do with Myriad. They believed that Myriad pushed her. "No!" Lizzy strained her back trying to push herself up. "No! Myriad didn't push me!" The director was surprised with her conviction. Lizzy forgot about her manners and conduct at the moment. She needed to stop them from ruining Myriad. She won't give that girl the satisfaction of getting what she want! "Someone pushed me... but it's not Myriad. Please." Her mom quavered instantly. While her dad needs to be convinced. It was hard for him to take her accident lightly. If the situation was different, Lizzy would have ended with more serious injury. "Ms. Lizzy, you need to rest. You might be distraught and that you remembered the events differently." The director sat with his eyes sunken without sleep. It was clear that he had not rested well since her accident. "But if you insist, can y
Jana redeemed her determined state of mind when she get out of Lizzy's room. She fished her phone out of her pocket and dialed Denise' number. As she paced slowly in the hallway. The woman answered the call within three rings. Jana hurriedly relied the information she learned when she noticed a middle-aged man walking slowly in her direction. "It was not the director but Mr. Brooks! That's why it was easy for him to cut off the power sources in school without getting caught. He knows about the CCTV footages in every part of the school and he can give permission for Hyacinth to roam the school even if it's supposedly prohibited." Denise gasped. "Fudge, Jana. What should we do now?" "Proceed to the plan. We will only change our target. We need to get Mr. Brooks send to jail so that Lizzy won't be scared anymore." Jana ruffled her hair with shaking hands. "He threatened to kill Lizzy's parents that's why she resulted to acting strange. We should help her." "Ms. White." The man i
Spencer helped Jana prepare for the ceremony in Wednesday. For the rest of their free time, they devoted it into studying. Austin particularly liked helping Jana in her math lessons. Although in his mind, he thought Myriad was just acting cute. There would be no way that Myriad would forget about Math. It was her favorite subject. But when the night came and Myriad still hasn't folded her dumb act, Austin became apprehensive and confused. Myriad had her head deep in thought as she punch unnecessary numbers in her calculator. Her face doesn't have the usual expression of someone who's full intent is to understand math. Her face screamed her opinion about the subject. Austin wanted to comfort her with words like, 'Chill, Myr, it's math and not a war.' Myriads behavior makes him think as if they're not facing a exam but a strategic war against the gods. Spencer was tired for the day and bid them his goodnight. Austin would like to follow as well so that Myriad can finally take
The lights flickered. Jana thought she should stop staring at it and actually continue answering her paper. How come she didn't imagine school to be this hard? She remembered using this formula last night... but she actually forgot everything. Maybe she's suffering from short term memory loss. She hates to disappoint her boyfriend. Austin's expectant eyes this morning work its way straight to Jana's heart. She can't have those eyes look down on her. Myriad has no one but she can still make Austin proud, right? 'Why am I even imagining it right now when I couldn't even answer one problem?' Jana bit the tip of her pen, asking why does the lord god keep on testing her everyday. When the first part of their whole day exam finished, Jana was nauseated to the point of oblivion. The only thing that kept her from falling to the ground is the appointment she had made with Hyacinth. "She wants to meet you today." Jana dusted the imaginary dirt on her shoulder. She felt as though the te
"Can I get some of that, Austin?" Hyacinth pawed Austin's meal with her fork. She didn't move her plate even an inch. It was evident that she didn't like what Austin got for her. Yet, that's not enough for her to stop showing him the bruise on her wrist. It was small but very blue. It was impossible to miss it at a glance. "Thank you." Austin saw it. But he didn't comment. Neither did Myriad and nor did Spencer. It was as though they couldn't see her injury. It threw Hyacinth off balance. She can't use the excuse of tasting the dish repeatedly to show off her bruises. Hyacinth had a feeling that the guy won't like it if she use the same fork that she placed in her mouth to pinch his food again. That would offend him. 'Why?' She tug at the cuff of her blazer. Tossing them an accusing glance. 'They couldn't be that unfeeling, right?' They should care for her, somehow. She didn't expect fighting with Felicity last night but she welcomed the bruise, intent to use it on Austin in
Hyacinth forced herself to chuckle warmly. She felt something was not right, but that doesn't mean that she will take Myriad's implications lightly. "What are you trying to say?" She looked at the stage and grinned as the projectors lighted. "Pampered students doesn't have the right to be pardoned of their crimes. Don't you hate people like that, Austin?" Austin opened his mouth to respond, but he stopped when a sharp sound from the sound system broke out. Hyacinth lowered her eyes and her mouth curve up to a smirk. Melody's magnified voice echoed inside the hall. Vicious and humiliating. "Sarah is a stupid fat girl. Why do you think she's befriending us? Because majority of the students doesn't like her! Tasha and I can tolerate her smelly attitude but that bitch fails to show gratitude every time. Who does she think she is?" They were all stupid. All stupid to think that Hyacinth will be tolerant of them. She won't spare anyone who thinks she's below average. Sarah, Tasha
"You took matters into your hands. Do you think you will be rewarded after this scandal?" A middle-aged teacher didn't flinch when she noticed the three pair of eyes staring at her with undivided attention. She knew, in her mind, that these students didn't do anything wrong. They were pushed by the circumstances to fight back and give as much as the trouble they had taken. Still, the director is sitting right across the room and she can't show impartial judgements. "You're lucky that there were not a lot of outsiders when this happened, lest we won't be able to face the society with pride!" 'But what can they possibly do against Mr. Brooks and Hyacinth? They can't just tell the director about them. Not without evidence. And even if they had waited, that bad egg Hyacinth will still find a way to make problems for them. It's simply atrocious!' She gave the director a discreet signal. 'You must see that these kids were just left with no choice. You don't have to punish them as well! The
Jana's amusement didn't last for a week. Lawrence thought his incessant calls made Myriad feel loved but in all honesty, the whole thing only reminded Jana of her imminent death once she couldn't find an escape plan. She's a high school student, so her moves are restricted by her age. For one, she couldn't take Austin. Austin is a great guy— but in the end, he's just a part of the game. She can't hung herself on him when she knows he might not even be real in person. But it's hard trying to 'not' love the male lead. "You're spacing out." Spencer poked Jana's cheeks with his pen. "Is it because of your brother's call?" "Hmn." She won't dwell into why he knew about her dilemma. Austin taking a suspicious glance at them back and forth is the sole culprit. "He wants me to visit home. But I don't think I can safely go with the assurance of getting back whole and breathing. You know, there's a chance I'll die on the way.' The arranged plane crash appeared sooner than she had imag