I went to my room while Nick is in Andrew's room. My mom enters the room and sat beside me on my bed. She took the brush on the side table and brushes my hair. She is used to brushing my hair every night when I was little. I feel like a princess.
"How have you been?" she asked me. It feels really weird.
"I guess I am fine." There's a long silence then I open up to her. "Mom, things are going on in the Academy…" she stopped brushing my hair as if she already know what I am talking about. "Paul's death now Justine's death."
"You shouldn't get curious around the academy. We don't know what we are stepping on." She told me in a very low voice. "Adhiti, promise me. Whatever you saw and heard don't let them caught you."
"Mom…" I turn to her. She hugged me tight and I did hug her back.
"I cannot lose you, my Princess." And I can't bare of losing my mom too.
Everyone is so busy with their things, while I am too busy to entertain others but our performance tonight. Walking from building to building to check everything is exhausting. I feel so jelly now and all I wanted is to lay down on my bed and sleep.
"Here…" I look at the tumbler that he is extending to me. "I squeeze fresh orange juices for you." He smiles which makes me smile too. I took and open as I drank on the mouth of the tumbler. He caressed my hair and wiped a few sweats. "My poor baby, they exhaust you too much." I pouted and embrace him. "I can help around, just tell me what you need."
He is a big help in building and making the stage glamorous. Everyone clapped their hands as he bowed with his fist on his chest like a Prince. After that, I have to make myself beautiful for our performance. I was wearing a black little dress for our little play and dance. I didn't forget about putting the silver amulet that my mother gave to me. She told me that it was very special. The amulet was very beautiful that has five symbols on it.
Before the show even started, I was told by Eliza that I was called on the office of the Headmistress. I go in there but nobody is there, but I stopped when I heard voices on the secret door that I just saw. It was a little open. Familiar voices are all I heard. Leona, the Headmistress, and some unknown voices.
You'll be the next Headmistress on the second spring. Said the voice of the Headmistress. You have to continue building up our people. Like I am doing. I had been watching well-built males in our school that will surely pass the test.
'Yes, Headmistress. My mother would be so proud of it. I know that your creation will never fail our plans. But, how about Adhiti,' my heart almost stopped from pumping and I hold my breath when I heard my name. 'Since she had heard a lot and seen a lot. She has suspicion in others' death. We all know that she's curious about everything. The night that her brother's rushed into her room, she saw us.
That makes me stop. So my dreams are all real. They are not just a dream but it means something. That night, they are meant of killing young males for something that we don't know.
'Our eyes had felt her presence though she's not really with us. She knows what we are capable of. She knows everything…'
I immediately decided to go but the floor cracks and my hand had hit the vase and it scattered down the floor. I stop and glanced at the door. Heavy footsteps coming from that door are getting close to my direction. So I didn't think twice about running out of the office. I run and run away but I was too away from the crowd.
I stop from running when I saw big men in black cloaks on my way to the hall where people are gathered so I turn to my left and damn, this is a way into the woods. I scream when I got tripped and when I get up I got grabbed as my mouth was covered in a disgusting cold skin. I tried to resist but the arms and hands are big and strong. I scream at the back of my throat but there's nothing.
My whole body is shaking while they are running fast with the wind taking me away. All I can do is cry and cry and get scared of my coming death. Nick… where are you? Patrick… I need you.
I was put down in a random place but still in a place full of trees and creepy people. When I saw their faces as they pull down their hoods my eyes dilated and my jaw drops. They are not humans. Some of them have three eyes and some have four mouths and some have three faces. The biggest one pulls a knife from his belt.
"Please…" I cried as another heavy tear falls from my eyes and the rain hits us.
"I'm so sorry darling…" Headmistress came out from behind the big man. "You shouldn't hear everything…"
"Please… I-I promised not to tell anyone." I beg her with a shaking voice.
"Of course, you won't tell anyone. Hush now, darling." Instead of feeling relief, I was felt more terrified. I am not able to tell anyone about it because they are going to kill me.
The big monster stepped closer to me. I stepped back but stop when it is already a cliff. I look down and suddenly my stomach goes up into my throat. When I turn my face in front a knife was stabbed into my flesh in the middle of my lungs. That cold metallic knife is inside my flesh. So painful. So dreadful. I got choke on the rust taste blood that comes out from my mouth as I hold tight on the knife that got stabbed on me.
I feel so dead but I still got the strength to pull out the knife from me no matter how painful it is. I stare into the Headmistress's eyes and didn't break it for a few seconds. Then I gently close my eyes as my body falls down the cliff. It didn't take long for me to hit the grass. I thought that I would feel rocks and grounds but I felt that something catches me.
It was too dark. I am still conscious and slowly losing it. The rain is washing my blood. I don't want to close my eyes ever again. I don't want to fall asleep. I don't want to die.
All I thought that I was already dead because there's a white light walking towards me. A white cloth… I immediately recognize her. She was in my dream. Why did she never leave me? I am so happy that someone will be with me.
"I won't ever let them hurt you, ever again, my Princess." Her voice hint of hatred, anger, and fierce. I felt her hand gently caress my cheeks. Warm. That was warm. I feel so cold here slowly dying.
I slowly closed my eyes and felt her embrace.