I grasp my breathe and hold my mouth when I saw myself on the wanted list. I feel like I am going to faint anytime.
I cried and cried. Can I still explain myself? Can I defend myself? Or I need to face the consequences of what I did?
What? What should I do?
I startled when someone knocked on my door. My knees felt weekend.
That might be a police. Is this the time now? Fine I will not escape the consequences given to me. If this is how I can pay for what I did to the lady, then fine.
The news is still on...still about what happened earlier but now my face is not on the TV, it is now the person who screamed earlier so it is a girl.
"I saw her...I saw her with my own two eyes! She tried to remove the knife stabbed in the lifeless poor lady's body. She is cruel! She is evil! She is a killer! I did not feel any kindness from she did." She stated on the interview. She was now enrage of what "I did".
I did not do that. I was trying to help! No! No! I am innocent! Trust me, please, trust me.
"Her hair was covered with blood and her hair is red I'm sure of that. She was life thirsty. How dare you to kill an innocent old, poor woman! I hope justice will prevail. Whoever see or knows this girl—"
I wiped my tears as another knock came from the door. My head is full of whats and whys right now. Wait— my hair is not red? Maybe she saw was blood.
I reach for the remote and turn the TV off, I fix and compose myself, but I failed at least I tried to. I stood up and walk through my door I sneak through my monitor it was...
a mailman. I was in shocked to see that. I breathe out a sigh of relief. He did not know? Well the news is still fresh. I opened the door and welcome him with a smile.
"Good afternoon, there is a letter addressed to this place, are you E.C.A?, he said with a smile, his eyes looks tired seems like he is sending letter for the whole day.
ECA? My initials?
"Uhm yes, those are my initials.", I replied, still puzzled about who sends me a letter.
"Here is the letter madam.", I accept it and look at the back of it, my name and address on it in a well-written calligraphy. I opened after I checked the outside of the letter.
There is nothing on it. Is this a joke? A prank? I pull my hair backwards and release a sigh of disbelief knowing that somebody just played a prank on me, I closed my eyes for a while to let a stupid thing sink into my mind, why would somebody sent me a letter?
As I opened my eyes I look at the letter again—
What on earth is this sorcery? I am pretty sure that there is no written word in any form earlier but there is now. Just like the outside of the letter it is still written in calligraphy.
"Excuse me madam? Can you sign this?", Oh! I almost forgot that the mailman is still here.
"Thank you", he said and leave. I smiled as a reply. I close the door and sat on my bed. I really thought that I would be on jail any moment from now. That was close!
I continue to check on the paper, and I start to read it.
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"To Ezra Celestine Aguste,
Good day!
We are inviting you to come and join us in Sodality Academy. Join us as we unfold the secrets and to let our eyes see the things unseen. We want to extend our help to improve yourself. We are waiting for you.
PS. Do not let others know about this, hide the things that are needed to be hidden.
Sincerely,
P.G."
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After I read it with amazement, I noticed the school's logo. Sodality? Famili— it was the school from the other route! That prestigious, huge school sent me a letter of what? Invitation? Maybe? I guess?
I stopped from what I am doing when another knock visits my door. This is unusual. Aside from Caleb nobody knows where I live and almost everybody in this town despise me. Nobody visits me this often.
Twice today I opened the door for a visitor.
I almost fell down to what I saw. How? How on heaven and earth? Why is he here?
"Ho—oow did you know my address?", out of curiosity I ask, because I have the rights to, he is in my territory now.
It was the blue-haired guy, I met outside the academy.
"And what are you doing here?", what and why is this guy here?
"I will take you to the academy.", he answered. "Take me to where? Wait there were to much things that happened today and you taking me to wherever that academy is, is too much.", I said.
"Shut up! You are too noisy. Can I we talk about this inside?, I realized that we are outside the whole time, you cannot blame me, he is a stranger, but I think I can trust him. I opened the door wider so that he can pass and enter.
"What now? What is this all about?", I said to start again the conversation.
"Have you received the letter?", he asked. What letter— oh! The letter earlier.
"This letter?", I show him the envelope. He nods as he replied.
"So, you are E.C.A? What is the meaning of that though?, I nod as an answer. "Principal George ask me to take you with me to the academy. I will explain to you later everything while we are on our way, but for now fix and ready the things that you will bring with you to the academy. Bring the things you want."
"Wait, what? Why is it happening too fast? What are you talking about?", I curiously ask him.
"Hmm. You will be transferring to Sodality Academy, your papers were all good and ready. P.G. already did the paper stuff.", my paper were all done? I will be transferring? So much happenings in just a day!
"But who is P.G.?" I ask. "Principal George, P.G., that is how we— including you, are encourage to call him." He explained. "Let us go!", He said, what?
"What? I am not going with you, I cannot go without saying goodbye to my friend, Cale—".
"You will go with us, whether you like or not. You do not have any choice miss. And you are on the wanted list right? You are one of us now", what? I do have the rights to do so, and I extremely offended by his last statement. One of us? What does he meant by that.
"What did you sa—". I did not finish what I was about to say.
"Fix and grab all you need, you have 10 minutes to do that. Starting right now. I will just stay outside", he fix the hem of his sleeve and he go out of my apartment. I do not know, but my body moves as soon as he was gone.
What? What? Oh gosh everything is happening so fast.