I thought long hard about what he said I know he couldn't look me in the eye because he knew that this was all too overwhelming for me. Just imagining that these few would change the course of my whole life from today onwards was a hard pill to swallow...
The next day...
We could finally go school after the school taking days off to fix the mess that apparently Miss Dilica had created inside the classroom.
I was walking to school as Malkaya joined next to me, suddenly it felt like we were two different species (which we kind of were since I was not from Exylus).
"Yo Irene, what's with ya? You look sour today."
Chuckling in her strong accent.
I replied, "I'm fine don't worry Kay."
I said reassuringly, to my surprise she seemed to believe me as she took me close and asked,
"Miss Dilica has apparently been fired and arrested by some secret government or police or whatever. But there are rumours she committed several offences and crimes on multiple occasions like theft..."
I stopped in my tracks and looked at her and took her to a corner.
"Where did you hear this?" I asked her in an interrogative way.
"I don't know, forgot but as far as I remember probs one of the people in our class were talking about it and I heard it, I think that's it."
She replied blankly.
When we arrived at school the mood was quite gloomy as even though Miss Dilica was strict a lot of students liked her, even I partially missed her stinky eye.
We had a robot assistant teach us instead today which was dead boring, and today we were learning about nano-tech which was jot interesting whatsoever.
I looked outside wondering if outside in that open space, there was a space where I belonged. In that wide universe.
After class I seemed to be thinking about what Lu Jinyu had told me after the shocking news that I'm actually pretty much an alien.
The day before after the shocking news..
"Irene I know what I just told you can be shocking but I need you tell you something that is of importance right now." Lu Jinyu looked at me seriously.
But right now al I could swallow was what he just told me, I didn't want any thing that would completely throw me off I was just tired.
"How about you tell me this tomorrow I need time to process what you just told me." I replied weakly.
However, Lu Jinyu was persistent in letting me know but I only felt curious when he mentioned Miss Dilica's name.
"Naria Dilica that's the person I want to talk about now you want to listen." Lu Jinyu finally said, I nodded aggressively eager to hear about the teacher who could possibly know where I am from and who I am.
"She called not too long ago using some telepathic means, informing me that you are in danger and that THE HIGH COUNCIL is after you. She also mentioned that all the answers you seek will gradually come to you. However, she told me she has been detained in a high-level 1 cell. There are ten levels of cells, with low levels being less serious and high levels being extremely serious. A high-level 1 cell indicates the highest severity of crime, similar to mass murder involving more than 1,000 victims. In her case, the level 1 charge was for the theft of a magic stone, which could typically warrant a low-level 9. The excuse they're feeding people for this situation is just ridiculous.
When really it's much deeper than that, but still people are believing it and that it's just the local police handling it. But really it's the high council of Tyleria. But either way, Naria said that you need to leave Tyleria right away to go Carambus which is far in the east."
Lu Jinyu explained. I looked at him blankly slowly digesting the information before I could poo out the words I wanted to say.
".... .... Wait do you mean I need to leave straight away, so we need to go today-."
Lu Jinyu stopped me abruptly, "Wait, Irene, Naria's instructions were to go to school as normal for about a week because they're watching you. So you have to be careful their powerful enough to plant people in the school to hurt you. After that week Naria said she'll tell us how and exactly when to leave, because it won't be easy to leave this country without them knowing."
I understood what he meant but that also meant that I was in danger every second I spent at school I had to be incredibly careful and wary of everyone including my own friends which made me feel a bit paranoid in fact. But I knew that I had to do this if I was going to survive this week.
Fast forward to present-
I thought about what Malkaya said and who could've known such top secret information but I only knew one person in my class. No. My entire school who could possibly get such information.
Akilia.
Akilia was part of that group; the Karalayeë girls who were the most popular girls in our school. They were beautiful with their long luscious crimson-red hair, they were all cousins and related of some sort but Akilia was definitely their leader and also a nosy hotshot. However, everyone knew how the Karalayeë girls have a special background and are extremely rich.
Also including the fact that their family was known to have many connections. So I snuck around a bit asking the kindest most naive girl out of them: Nera. I flattered her for getting the new fall collection of Xinnie's (a famous well-known clothing brand).
I also tried to get some info out of her by sneakily starting with having a conversation about politics and the governor of Tyrus then leading to a conversation about how crime rates are going up and how I wish the high council could do something about it.
"Hmmm. Yes, I totally get you Irene, like, what are the high council doinggggg. I seriously wish I could ask Aki's uncle to at least tell them about this since he's their secretary..." She said dumbly, then slowly and regretfully turning to smile at me telling me, "I said nothing, we never had this conversation."
Before speed walking away from me, I cackled in my mind at her stupidity finally understanding how they managed to get that information.
This means that Aki which probably most likely meant Akilia, her uncle is a secretary for the high council. So he most likely knows about Miss Dilica. I imagined that me and Akilia were going to have a small bonding session today (nah I'm going to interrogate her about what she knows).
I walked up to her lying instead because I knew she wouldn't follow me if I told the truth.
"Akilia, Mr Denle said to meet him in room 1, and that you have to be there at 2."
She looked at me with annoyance before nodding and shooing me off not knowing what I had planned out for my first interrogation.
I smiled to myself before walking off, not knowing someone was watching me...