Since I had heard the story from Mr. Neville, I couldn't get his story out of my mind. I decided not to go to him the next day, and wanted to check his credibility. With that in mind, I made dinner, ate it and then decided to go to sleep. While lying on the bed, I unlocked my mobile and checked notifications, and found out that bills had increased this month due to inflation. I had not earned enough money this month, and because I'm a freelance journalist, I was not bound to an organization/company that would pay me. With that in mind, I hoped that his story was true, as it would increase the credibility and sales of the story. I wrote a letter to Richmond High's administration and then I went to sleep.
The next day, I decided to head to Richmond High, where his whole story was taking place. In the morning, I checked my email and was surprised by the quick reply. They asked me to come anytime today or tommorow during the school hours. I decided to head there today. I got out without eating breakfast and got a bus.
Once I reached high school, I was patted down by the security guard. Then was directed to the reception and was told to wait in the waiting room. While waiting, I saw the trophies won by the students and got near to them to get a closer look. While reading the name aimlessly, one name clicked my mind. I recognized the name from the story of Mr. Neville. It was Micheal White. But I didn't know if the Micheal he talked about was Micheal White or something else. It was a longshot, but it was a start.
While looking at the trophies, I got called by the receptionist. She said to follow a peon, and he would lead me to the headmistress's office and she was free now to meet me. I followed him and after a little while, he stopped outside of the room and signalled me to go in. I knocked on the door and then heard her calling to come inside.
After getting in, she nodded slightly after seeing me, and signalled me to sit across her. She started first by asking me, "If I'm right, you must be the journalist that wanted to talk to me, if I'm not mistaken." I nodded and then she asked if I would like a cup of tea or a coffee, to which I shook my head and asked for water only. She called the same peon, and told her to bring water. She then asked, "If I am right, you wanted to ask some questions from me?". I started by telling the back story, of how I was getting stories from people on their deathbed, and I was there checking if the story was told by Mr. Neville Ceaser. The headmistress then asked, "Do you know the full names of the other people told by him?" to which I shook my head and said that I only knew about the first name.
She then told me to head towards the record keeping department, as they could help me by getting the files of the students. I thanked her for her time. She instructed the peon, and then we headed out again, following the peon after drinking the water given by him. I headed inside the record keeping department and the peon described the reason to the records controller.
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