Morning. A certain young man surnamed Greystone got out of bed and prepared for school.
Ten minutes later, he stood in front of the full length mirror, admiring himself.
Once again, he was dressed in black. Jayden looked at his hands and clenched them into fists.
He sighed. The memories of last night flashed in his mind.
'My power is gone, just when I had started getting accustomed to it..'
He lay on his bed as he reminisced about the events of the past two weeks, since he started school.
He expected school life to be fun. Make friends, ace tests, get famous as a bright student. At one time he even imagined himself being surrounded by gorgeous girls, each of them at his beck and call.
That was around the time he stopped reading novels...they were starting to corrupt his mind.
Not to mention the time he sat crosslegged thinking his Werewolf powers would increase. Jayden facepalmed himself when that memory came back.
Then, he asked himself, "All this has happened. I'm being hunted by a Werewolf I know nothing about, I have a former classmate baying for my blood after he somehow became a Werewolf as well, technically I'm still a wanted criminal though I talked to Chief Chevenix, and yet its never really affected me. Why?'
It was a question that needed answering. Not once did he breakdown. Not once did this affect his emotions or mind in any way. Why?
Sadly, it was a question nobody could answer.
He threw the thought to the back of his mind and went downstairs for breakfast.
Minutes later, Erica drove them to school.
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Hayley was bawling her eyes out. " It wasn't my fault the thief came inside!" Sofia asked, "Who opened the window?"
"It was me, but...." "You opened the window letting a thief come in. Gary and Elena took him down, but the real thief in all of this was YOU. Sugar thief!"
Hayley yelled, "I want to go to school, Sofia!"
"Unfortunately, you have been sentenced to a day under house arrest." Sofia locked Hayley in the house, after making sure the windows were shut and bolted so Hayley wouldn't escape.
Sofia got into Elena's car, a smile on her face.
As Elena started the engine, she asked, "Did you have to do that?" "I've always wanted to pay her back for all the times she got me into trouble. Hayley had it coming. What goes around comes around!"
Elena shook her head silently as she drove to school.
Hayley watched them leave for the window. 'They actually left me behind!'
The little girl sat on the bed for a few seconds, wiping the tears off her face. Suddenly, her lips curled into a wicked smile and she pulled out a phone from her pants.
Gary was in his office, and the two detectives he was with the night before were in the room with him.
His phone rang. "Excuse me," he said, and the detectives nodded. "Sofia? Aren't you supposed to be in school?"
A voice replied, but it wasn't Sofia's. "Daddy, Sofia locked me in the house!"
"She WHAT!!!!?" Gary practically jumped out of his seat. The detectives were stunned.
"She said I'm under house arrest for opening the window for the thief to get in!"
Hayley had an evil grin on her face. Sofia deserved what was coming to her. How dare she lock up Daddy's little princess!?
Gary's reply shocked her. "In that case, " he said, "I agree with her. You stay in there. I'll call your teacher to tell her you won't be coming."
He cut the call. Hayley had an expression of utter disbelief on her little face.
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Jayden was shocked by what he saw when he got into class. Aiden and Austin were sitting quietly! That was a first, considering that they were always quarreling about one thing or another.
He took his seat. The trio exchanged pleasantries. Jayden looked at Maya's desk, which was still empty.
"This is surprising. Maya isn't here yet?" Jayden asked.
Maya walked into class that very moment. "Hi Aiden. Hi Austin." She sat down.
Aiden and Austin looked at Jayden. He shrugged his shoulders. He had no idea what he had done to anger her.
Aiden said to him, "The day starts with a double free period. Use that time to kiss and make up with Maya. Maybe even kiss and make out, literally."
Jayden threw a fist to Aiden's gut. With a smile on his face, Aiden caught his fist.
The smile disappeared. "Why was your punch so slow?"
Jayden told the duo what happened.
Austin said, "Well, it could have been worse. At least you aren't paralyzed for two weeks, right?" He had a point.
Maya listened in on their conversation, but said nothing.
Jayden got up and sat beside the gorgeous girl he had come to know as his friend.
"Maya," he said in a soft voice. "While I may not know exactly what I did to offend you, the fact stands that I did. I'm sorry."
Maya didn't move a muscle. However, she replied. "I forgive you."
Jayden asked, "If I may ask, what exactly...."
"You may not ask, Jayden." She cut him off. Maya raised her head and looked at him.
She flashed him a smile. She repeated the words again, in a softer tone. "You may not ask."
Again, she lay her head on her arms, facing the opposite direction.
Jayden was no different from a statue. 'Maya smiled at me!" He grinned as she looked at the duo, who seemed to be on the verge of a fight.
They smiled and waved at him. Jayden was no fool, he had caught them.
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The telephone in the office rang. Gary picked it up.
"New Phoenix City Police Department, how may I help?" He said.
The voice that came out from the earpiece scared him to the point his hair stood on end.
"What's this I hear about my son being a wanted fugitive?" Adrian Greystone asked.
Gary stammered, "I..I...We are about to release a press statement declaring his innocence, Lord Greystone."
Adrian said, "By the end of the day, all those related to the incident, and I mean those who declared him wanted, must have had their badges stripped and removed from the police force. Am I clear, Chevenix?"
"Crystal clear, my Lord," Gary said while trembling.
"Good." Adrian hung up.
Gary felt a headache instantly.
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20:00 News
Breaking news: Fugitive Jayden Greystone Exonerated.
"Head of Police, Chief Gary Chevenix has declared the young man innocent. In an interview, he said, " The matter came to my desk this morning, after the senior detectives found an anomaly with the report. The report tstated that Jayden Greystone murdered sixteen armed man from the now extinct Scorpion Gang. Now think about this: how exactly would a sixteen year old manage to kill sixteen men, all on his own? The information was faulty and labelled as irrelevant. Thus, I declare Jayden Greystone innocent!"
He further said, "All officers related to Jayden's fugitive state have been removed from the police force. Honestly, I expected adults like them to have common sense. They will be replaced in due time."
He refused to comment more.
He expressed his sincere apologies to the Greystone Family for the inconvenience caused by the childish charade.
The entirety of New Phoenix City watched the news that night, and honestly, they all saw the sense in Gary's words. Some took to social media, commending him foepr expelling the officers from the force.
Gary was driving home when a message popped up on his screen.
[Well done, Chevenix.]
He knew exactly who had sent that message, and he felt elated. One problem down, one more to go.