There seemed to be an unusual silence at the office and the air is getting damp.. Really damp and hot too, suspense hanged in the air..
"What?." Miss Wade broke the silence "But how was that possible sir."
"That is a question I have been trying to decipher right now." He stood up
It has never happened before... Ever since Pleiad Academy was created, no student has been found missing nor kidnapped.. That's impossible. Well it's possible now but how did it all happen, how did the enemy penetrate the school's defence.
"Are you even listening." Prof. Hiro spoke bringing Miss Wade back to reality.
"Am sorry... What was it you were saying sir?" She innocently asked
Prof. Hiro smiled seeing the innocence on her face, she must have been in deep thought and haven't been listening to him the whole time.. Looks like he has to go back from the beginning by sitting on the chair again? That will be childish. It's best he just say it besides there are many ways to make an entry.
"The student is a first year student... And in class A."
He walked to his desk. He threw his file to the table, and the file swept to her as she caught it with her fingers. She opened the file and stared at the picture with surprise written on her face.
"Is it.....?" She lifted her eyes to equal Prof. Hiro's face
"Yes....." He cut her short "Kai Kang... The son of an elders in S city. Sai kang."
"Has he been notified yet sir?" Miss wade asked
"He was the one who texted me... Few days ago he left home for school but his car was hijacked on his way here."
He completed his sentence noticing the questioning face he saw on her.. He moved to the windows again and began to stare at the glass.
"What are we going to do now sir?" She asked, concern written all over her face.
"I still haven't figured out what to do yet Kira." He went back to his office chair, crossed his fingers and placing them to his mouth with his elbow to the table and his body leaned forward.. Eyes closed in deep thought on what his next strategy would be.
Miss Wade looked at the file one last time with pity on her face, a young lad has been kidnapped and nowhere to be found.. Her suddenly turn to frown, she just come up with a plan but don't know if he would like it. But it was the only thing she had in mind.... Though it was worth the risk.
"Sir... I have a suggestion." She said
"Proceed...." He said
"What if we launch that project again sir."
Silence
"Its the only thing that can help us retrieve the boy." She concluded
She was expecting him to approve it, his silence is a dangerous thing... And one thing is that Prof. Hiro thinks things through before he actualize them.. But would he say to her plan now she wonders. Is he going to accept or decline.
"No..." He calmly said.
"What...."
Now that hurts... Like really hurts, her proposal being rejected by the principal for the first time in a long while.
"But why sir." She asked
"It's best not to." He calmly objected
"A student is missing and no one is going to find him better than we do sir...." She stood up yelling
"Miss Wade." He cuts her short
Silence
"That would be enough for now..." He closed his eyes.
He knows she might not know why he is avoiding what she was proposing but he just don't want history to repeat itself. He has lost a lot because of this same project she was insisting on bringing up...
"That project was canceled by me years back... And it seems you've forgotten what happened." He calmly said
"I do remember everything." She added calmly
"That will be all for now Miss Wade."
She stood up to leave with disappointment written all over her face and it was seen perfectly... She was having in mind to achieve a perfect result. But now it's the opposite of her expectations... What a let down, guess she has to leave it to the board to decide what they would do on this matter.
Prof. Hiro doesn't seem to understand what she had in mind on how the project would go if it was approved by him but it seems that his greatest fear is to lose a student again to the project.
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The next day, the class seemed a bit calm even before the arrival of Miss Wade... And that caught Neil's suspicions, something was going on in the school but Miss Wade has refused to let them know about it. All she kept saying was;
"You all have to look after each other... No matter the circumstances that may arrive at your doorstep."
She making that phrase seemed to make Neil uncomfortable... Like really uncomfortable, its like a long silver saber has been pierced through his ass making impossible for him to sit down in peace instead it was pieces.
What seemed a bit off was that Miss Wade wasn't looking well at all, like she was suffering from sickness that would kill her that minute.. Why is he even thinking about death sentence on the poor lady when she doesn't even look like she is about to die in forty years to come.
"Heads up mate." Sandy yelled.
A ball was heading towards him with huge force alongside it. But who would be doing this to him trying to turn this place into a palace of teeth..... Vroom.... He docked and the ball zoomed past him.
Now that was close... Phew.
"Why did do that mate?" He asked confused
"You've been silent for a long time ehh." Sandy pointed at him. "And the game is about to begin you know."
That was when realized they were in a football courtyard and he has standing for the past three minutes looking like an idiot who just lost his favorite dumplings... How he hates dumplings, because they kind of leave a bloody sweet taste on his mouth.
"Are you okay mate?" Sandy asked bringing Neil back to reality. "You've acting weird since morning."
"I don't know...." he flatly said. "But I feel something doesn't feel right.. Like there is something fishy."
"Why say so?" Sandy asked.
"Did you forget what she kept saying in class today." Neil turned
"Who's a she now?" Sandy asked with a questioning face
"Miss Wade." Neil's head bowed
"Oh... Yeah." Sandy exclaimed. "She felt like her husband just ditched her for a nice beautiful mod....."
Sandy hadn't finish the sentence when she went past the courtyard, with files under her arms and her eyes were of someone who was in deep thought. She had a sad expression on her face and with the way she walked; it was as if the universe's gravity has fallen on her high heels.
"Ummm.... Yeah." Sandy said "She did lose her husband to a model."
"Cut out of it mate." Neil retorted.
"Whatever it is mate..... It's not my problem." Sandy walked away.
Neil wanted to know what was going on but he standing here won't help out in anything at all, he had only one option.. The old fashioned way of getting information is needed in this case. He activated his eyes, yeah it seem to obey his will ever since he started training. Guess it did pay off after all.
He focused his attention, trying to mind read and his eyes has seemed to be an amplifier to his telepathic powers.. Reading people's mind at will was awesome. He remembered back then he only had to read one mind but now he could read everyone's mind.
But now there is a big problem, and that is he can't focus on one person anymore which means he won't be able to read Miss Wade's mind.. He kept trying but to no avail. How can he really focus when he kept listening to disgusting thought's of many amateurs who are thinking of going to the girls bathroom after P.E section, girls thinking about how cute Some of the guys look and admiring the unseen imaginable six packs abs... Hold on a minutes... Guess he doesn't have any though so that doesn't include him to hot list of girls. That aside, he has to focus on the main deal and besides he could sense he is getting to his limits already. Guess the power is such a drag after all.
He tried hard and manage to penetrate her brain and saw the meeting.. But was cut short because she noticed someone was messing with her head and pushed the person out... Damn she's good. And what was the last word he heard
"Missing."
Who's missing? Those where the same question bumping in his head right now. He walked from the pitch when he noticed Miss Wade was in a hunt for the one who tried to read her mind... He better get off real fast, or it will be too late for him
He turned his head to bump into something hard... like real hard.. Titanium hard... It's someone's skull and he could feel the room spinning around him really fast. As Neil fell down, he began to see the stars flickering in front of him.
"Who's skull was that?" He asked no one. "It's so hard."
Now he could see the stars shinning brightly and dancing salsa... Salsa? He has to put off this brain illusions of his.
"Ouch." He heard a moan and it was a guy's own
"If am out of these brain trance of mine... Am gonna deal with this person." Neil thought
He got up and saw Rory staring at him, both of them still suffering from the impact they had. The result of was seen from the swollen parts on their head, it was blaring red color on the tips. Now that was one hell of an impact.
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"Miss Wade." Neil called out to Miss Wade who was lost in thought
"Yes... Neil... How may I help you?" She asked
"I heard some rumors today amongst the students." He said
"And what are the rumors?" She asked smiling
Her smile was meant to deceive him, wasn't it? Her smile was supposed to tell him all is well but now they are of worries and caution... Guess everything isn't alright after all.
"A student is missing in the school." Neil asked. "Isn't that right Miss Wade?"
"Hmmm... Why did you say so." She asked maintaining her smile
"I went past some student and overheard it...." Neil spoke trying not to confess he read her mind.
"I want to ask you a question Neil." Miss Wade looking serious now. "If you were ordered not to do something that will help a friend of yours... Would you do it?"
Now that is something he has always gone through all his life, being giving order by his father not to interfere with any issues at hand.. But when it happened with his nanny and butler... He did the opposite by defending them, against his dad.
"I will disobey it." Neil said. "As long as it will yield good result and a clear conscience.. Or else one will live to regret it forever."
Her face went down towards her file.. Stared at it for a while as she began to think about what Neil said to her, guess he was right after all and besides if nothing is done Kai would never be found and worse..... Dead. And that will affect many angles around them... She lifted her face towards Neil and she found some courage in his eyes.
"Summon class D students." She said.