The Invisible Mystery

Chapter 6: The Students

I was currently sitting on the table that was intended for me, just like what Ms. Madison had instructed me to do when the other students had finish introducing themselves to me.

It was comfortable enough for me, though I did not know why it still felt like something was wrong. I did not know why it felt like there was really something inside the room that I could not point out.

I did not bother to think about it, thoroughly, though. After all, just like what I have said earlier, I wanted to focus on getting close with the people inside the room. I wanted to know them, personally, and if they would give me a chance, I wanted to be friends with them because I knew that they were nice people.

I knew that they were kind, based on the way that they had introduced themselves earlier. I knew that they were kind of people who would tend to get closer to each other, because, after all, they were the only students that were inside the room.

I was just focusing on fixing my things as of this moment, because based on what Ms. Madison had instructed, our discussion for our subjects would resume this afternoon, because the teachers were busy about some issues that had suddenly came inside the University.

It was also the same case for her. She had said that she also needed to attend the meeting that was why she had left the seven of us, all alone inside the classroom.

And yes, there were only seven students inside this classroom, and according to their introduction earlier, as well as Ms. Madison’s short speech to welcome me inside the class, there were really only six of them before; and I would be the seventh one for the Section A.

I would be the seventh student who passed the exam that has been given to the selected student whom they thought would really fit for this specialized section.

It was so amazing to think that I am one of them. I am so thrilled to think that I get to be inside a class that was intended for the most intelligent student of our batch. And even though I was only thinking of that now, I could not help but to get so excited for everything that this school and this section could offer.

I smiled to myself as I thought of that, before I finally straighten up so that I could look ahead the board in front of us, but then again, I almost had a heart attack when I saw that there was someone in front of me.

I even held my chest because it felt like my heart had leaped out of it because of the shock that I suddenly felt. It felt like I was shaken up, because I did not think that someone would be in front of me as of this moment.

I should really maintain a good habit now. I should stop drinking so much coffee and I should sleep at the right time, because I really think that this was happening because of my lack of discipline on myself.

Yeah, I should do that because it seems like the moment that I got inside of this classroom, of the university, to be exact, all I had done was to get shock even though I did not have to. All I had done was to make myself look like a f*ol because of my reactions to them.

It seems like the shocked expression that I had on my face did not bother this girl in front of me, not even in the slightest, because I have seen how she gave me a smile as she waved her hands in front of me.

“Hi!” she greeted me, almost enthusiastically, which made me feel a little taken aback, but I tried maintain my composure as I smiled at her and nodded my head at her. “I can call you Liana, right?” she asked me, and once again, I nodded my head at her to answer her question.

“Yes,” I even told her as I started to think of her name, which did not take me a minute to do so, because, again, there were only six students inside the room and I did not have a hard time memorizing their names. “You are Willow, right?”

I asked her with a friendly smile on my face, but then again, I frowned when I realized that something was wrong with that. “Oh wait,” I said to her, which made her frown to me and made me a little hesitant because I think that I was kind of rude earlier. “I can call you Willow, right?”

I even smiled, shyly, at her because I did not know what to do any longer. I did not know how I would react, so I just resort on giving that a little bit hesitant smile of mine.

Though it seems like I did not have to bother about it any longer, because I saw how a smile was formed into her lips, an even wider smile than before, to be exact, before she had finally nodded her head on me - which made me feel a little relieved.

“Of course you can!” she said as if it did not bother her, not even in the slightest. “I literally said that earlier when I introduced myself to you, but it seems like you are not listening to me.”

She pouted at me as though she wanted to act like she was sulking because I did not pay any attention to her earlier, but I knew that was not really the case because I was really focused on everything that they had said; though I must admit that I might gotten a little preoccupied when they were in the middle of introducing themselves.

I was about to say sorry to her, and was about to explain that it was not her fault that I did not remember that, but then again, before I could even do something like that, I flinched once again when a man suddenly talked behind me.

“Do not make her feel that bad, Willow.” I looked at the person who suddenly tallked, and I frowned when I thought that it was all too familiar for me.

The way he talked, as well as the tone of his voice, was all too familiar to me. It was as if I had heard it somewhere before, but I could not point out where that exact place was. I could not point out where I had heard it and when I was able to catch this familiar feeling that I have been feeling as of this moment.

It was not that unpleasant nor uncomfortable. It was like I just wanted to know where I have heard that voice before, because I knew that I would never be able to be quiet not until I would be able to really know where I have heard it before. I knew that I would keep on thinking about it, and I could not possibly do something like that, just because of this familiar feeling that I have felt because of the voice of my classmate.

“I think that I have heard your voice before,” I told him, out of nowhere, which made Willow look behind her with her eyebrows raised as though she wanted to know the truth, but then again, it seems like the man behind her were just as confused as her. “You are Cloud Sanders, right?”

I remembered that he introduced himself earlier as Cloud Snaders. And yes, I can fully remember him because there was somehow an irritating tone on his voice earlier, which also the reason why I was not able to recognize his voice, though as of this moment, it seems like I had caught something about his voice that made me think that I had heard it somewhere before.

Though, again, I was not able to know where and when it was. I did not know if I was just imagining his voice for another person or not, but then again, it really felt like I had heard it somewhere before and I really could not just think of the place where I had heard it. I was not able to think of the time that I had heard his voice.

I saw how his eyebrows raised because of what I had said as if it had upset him, though I doubt that what I have pointed out was that upsetting. He was looking at me with an expression on his face that I did not like, but then again, I did not point that out because I did not want to be rude to him, or anyone else inside of this class. I just resort on staring at him too with one of my brows raised as though I was challenging him to tell me something about it.

“Maybe, you were just imagining things,” he said, in a tone which made me somehow irritated, even though I have always been a calm type of a person. It made me want to somehow grit my teeth, but I stopped myself from doing so. “You know? I have been here and there, but I was not able to see a face like yours.”

I let out a sigh of disbelief as if I did not expect him to say something like that towards him. I even had this kind of look on my face as though I was asking him, “Really? You were the one who went on my side this moment and you would be acting like that kind of way just because I pointed something out about you?” It was like I could not believe that someone that had this kind of character was inside of this class.

Though I did not want to judge anyone, this person right in front of me, who was named Cloud, was really getting on my nerves. He somehow made my blood boil, but I still tried to keep my cool as I have already known that nothing good would happen if I would let him upset me in any way.

“Come on, Cloud!” WIllow said as she stood up from her seat just so she would be able to punch his shoulders and gave him a look that was saying as if she wanted him to stop from saying any sarcastic words to me. “Stop acting like that way towards Liana! She is a nice person you know?”

“I am not doing anything!” Cloud defended himself, which made me roll my eyes as I did not stop myself from doing so any longer because it seems like he was indeed this kind of person. “I was just trying to point out that I have never met her before, and this was the first time that I have ever seen her face!” he even explained to himself, which made me roll my eyes once again.

“Yeah, right,” I whispered to myself, but it seems like he had also heard it, as well as Willow, because they had looked on my side once again, and I knew that I was doomed because of how Willow looked at me with her eyes widen in shock as if she could not believe that she had heard something like that from me.

“What did you say?” he asked as he even advanced towards me as though he wanted to do something about me, but I just glared at him to show him that I was not scared at him nor would I back down just because he is a man.

We continued to give each other a deadly stare, and it seems like it made Willow panic as I saw how she wanted to make Cloud calm down a little, before she would go to me just so she would tell the same thing that she had told Cloud, but it was just a futile attempt to stop us from glaring at each other because really, I did not think that this would go away any time soon.

Willow was holding Cloud on his shoulder to stop him from advancing towards me, and it seems like she was really worried on what was about to happen because of the kind of expression that she had on her face as of this moment.

She did not know what to do any longer, and it seems like she was already in a state of a panic attack that was why she had called a name, which made Cloud froze, as well as me because I knew who that person is.

“Evo!” she shouted as though that person would be the answer for this heat up argument that suddenly came to me and to this rude man in front of me.

I saw Cloud’s eyes widen because of the sudden name that Willow had called, and it made me panic a little too because I had remembered the introduction that that man named Evo had done earlier.

He was Evo Alqueza, as what I have remembered the name that he introduced me. He had this calm and charming smile on his face earlier, but then again, it did not stop the other students inside the room to be on guard because I remembered that someone had joked earlier that Evo might get mad if ever they would do something while he was introducing himself.

I remembered how the whole classroom had suddenly became so quiet when it was his time to introduce himself. Even Ms. Madison, who commented on other’s introduction earlier, was silent while Evo was the one who was in front of the class. It seems like they had this certain rule that they were not allowed to do anything at all, other than listening to what he would say, that is.

At first, I was wondering why they were suddenly unusually quiet towards him, but the moment that I had heard that he said, “I am Evo Alqueza, the Class President of Section A,” I had already figured out why they were suddenly like that.

They respect him, that was why they choose to be silent. He had this intimidating aura around him, that was why the other students stayed quiet even though they badly wanted to say something. He had this kind of aura that I could not explain, but then, I guessed that it was because I could see him as a really true leader, just like what he had introduced himself.

I could feel it as of this moment. I could feel that he was someone fit as the Class President, because even though what I had done with Cloud was not that serious at all, I already knew that I was in for a terrifying ride.

I could not help but to feel this kind of nervousness inside of me, and it was all because of the man named Evo Alqueza, which I think was the only person that this section feared because I have never seen these kind of looks that Cloud and Willow had on their faces as of this moment.

“I already told you to watch you character towards other people, right, Cloud?” a sudden cold voice had said behind my back, which made me think that this person was not Evo at all because he really had that kind and charming tone on his voice earlier. “I already told you to act nice towards other people, because not everyone has the same understanding as other people.”

“I know that,” Cloud whispered as he looked down as if he was being scolded by his parents, and not by a person that was literally his classmate. “But then...”

“But then, what?” Evo asked as if he was challenging Cloud to continue what he was about to say. “I do not think that Liana is being rude to you. And I also do not think that she had done something wrong for you to act like this way towards her.” I looked at Evo, and I saw how he shook his head from side to side, though his only focus was on Cloud and him alone. “I do not think that she deserved to be treated like this way.”

Cloud was about to open his mouth to speak once again, but then, the moment that he looked at Evo, he suddenly hesitated as if he thought that he would never be able to do anything about this at all so he just resort on keeping his mouth shut before he turned his back towards us.

He even left the room, which somehow made me feel bad because I knew that it was because of me that was why he became upset. If not because of me, he did not have to face Evo, whom I already had an idea as to why he was feared by the other students of Section A.

“Do not ever feel bad about it,” I heard Evo had said those words, which made me turn to look at him with a frown on my face. “Above it all, I think that we should be the one apologizing to you because of his rude actions.”