The Invisible Mystery

Chapter 16: The Phone Call

I slowly walked towards the place where I have heard the ring of the phone. I was a bit hesitant as I already knew that this might be the end. I might get scolded because I entered a room that was not mine without a consent to the person occupying it, or maybe, it might got worse than that as I already knew that I was bound to get caught.

I was so scared. For myself, and for everything that I have done up until now. After all, I already knew that it was wrong, but then again, I still did not stop myself from investigating everything. I still could not help but to get inside their rooms as though it was just a normal thing to do, even though I knew that it was too far from being normal.

I knew that it would only take a minute or two, before someone would finally notice that I was inside his room. I knew that it would not take some time before someone would open the door and answer the call that was intended for the man that was occupying this room. I knew that it would not take long before Evo would finally open the door and would see me inside.

I got scared because of that thought. The fear that I was feeling earlier intensified with the thought that Evo would be the one that would catch me inside of his room. I was so afraid to think that he would be the one that would see me inside, even though I was clearly not invited by him nor anyone in our group.

Somehow... Somehow, that thought scared me to the core. It felt like I did not want to disappoint him. It was like the very same feeling whenever I knew that I did something wrong and Dad would look at me with disappointment in his eyes. It was that kind of feeling, or maybe should I say it was even more than that.

I feel dread inside of me. I feel the fear that I could not seem to take off inside my heart, and I knew that I would never be able to take it off any time soon. I knew that I would never be able to remove this kind of feeling even if I would try to do everything that I could just so I would be able to forget about this, to forget everything that had happened for this day.

I was just waiting for that to happen. I was just waiting for me to get caught in the act, because I knew that Evo would never leave his phone unattended. I knew that he would never go out of his room without his phone, because I knew how much important communication was to him. I knew how much important for him to hold onto his phone, because someone was bound to call him.

I was just waiting for that to happen as I even prepared myself for an earful of scolding from him, and maybe, from the staff around this place. I was just waiting for something like that to happen, with a fear inside of my heart as I knew that they would never be able to fully trust me any longer.

I knew that it would not take long before anyone would see me inside of a room that was not even mine. I was already prepared, though I must say that I was not anticipating for that moment to happen. I never liked the idea that something like that would happen, but as of this moment, I already knew that it would really not take that long.

I was about to give up, ready to face the scolding that I knew I would get once someone would get inside the room, one Evo would get inside the room, to be exact. I was getting myself ready and face the truth that they would really get angry after this, but that moment never came to me.

I did not know how long I have been standing close to that ringing phone. I did not know how long I have my eyes closed as I was already waiting for my fate to come, but then again, it never happened. Nothing really happened even though how many seconds I have been waiting for something to happen.

Even though the phone have stopped ringing, then another one had come, nothing really happened. Even though I was already frozen in place, waiting for something to happen, no one, not even a single person, went inside the room. Not even Evo.

That was the moment that I opened my eyes. That was the moment that I heave a sigh of relief, even though I knew that I did not have any right to do so because I was literally doing something that was not accepted by anyone, not even myself.

I even looked around the whole room as though I wanted to check if there was anyone inside and was just waiting for me to notice them, but there was really no one inside. There was no single person around, not even the owner of this cabin that I just crushed without their consent.

I let out a sigh once again, as I let my guard down for a moment because I just noticed that I was so scared to the point that I was already sweating bullets and my hands were trembling out of fear, for real.

I even closed my eyes to calm myself down, because I was really anxious the whole time that that phone was ringing and I thought that would be the end of my investigation. I tried to even out my breathing, but then again, just as I was doing so, I almost screamed out of fear because of the ringing of the phone once again.

I almost shouted as I felt that my heart had leaped out of my chest, but I caught myself before I could even make a fool of myself and stopped myself from doing something that I knew would alert anyone that was around the place. I stopped myself from screaming, even though that was all that I wanted to do.

I snapped my head towards the place where I have seen the phone with a glare on my eyes, because it really felt like I was about to have a heart attack because of it. It felt like my heart had leaped out of my throat because I did not expect that the phone would ring once again. I did not expect that the caller would call that number once again.

I faced the direction of that phone once again, still wearing the glare on my eyes as though it had done something so horrible to me, even though I was clearly the one who had done something wrong as of this moment.

I let out a sigh as i tried to calm myself down, though I knew that it was only a futile attempt on my side because I could still feel the fast beating of my heart. I could still hear the phone ringing all around the cabin.

It seems like whoever it was, the person on the other line really needed to talk to Evo because I think that this was the third time that that person had called the phone, even though no one was answering it.

I went on that side where I have seen the phone once again, and looked at the caller of the phone, but then again, I frowned when I saw that it has a name that was not really familliar to me. It has a name that I have never heard of, not even to Evo or to anyone on the classroom.

I thought that it might be someone else that was close to Evo, that was why I decided to forego the thought of checking it out, but then again, I stopped on my tracks as I realized something, which made me look behind me once again.

What if... “What if the person that was calling Evo was the one that had claimed that he was our adviser, even though he is not?” I whispered to myself as my eyes widen because I knew that it was not far from what I had on my mind.

It was not that impossible, right? It was not that really shocking if that person that was calling as of this moment was the very same person whom had called last night, right? He would call them once again, right? It would never be the last time that he would do something like that, right?

After all, I have seen how excited they were when they had heard his voice. I have witnessed how they almost jumped out of joy because they had heard him as though it was the very first time he had called after a long time.

I knew that I was not mistaken when I had inferred that they were really joyful when they had heard him. After all, I knew that kind of feeling because that what I had felt when Abigail had called me after a long time that she was far from our home. I had also that kind of expression when I heard her familiar voice after such a long time.

WIth that thought in my mind, my gaze fell from that phone once again. I had that indifferent look on my face as though I was once again contemplating if I would do it or not. It was as though I was contemplating if I should answer the phone call that was not supposed to be mine.

I was once again torned between the decisions that I had on my mind. I was once again contemplating on the things that I had to do, because I really did not know if I should do it or not. After all, I knew that it was wrong and would never be accepted by anyone that easily, but then again, a sudden thought came into my mind.

I was already here. I had already done something more than this. H*ck, I even went inside their cabins without their knowledge, so what was the point of contemplating if I should answer this phone call or not? What was the point of being torned apart by my thoughts when I was already this far?

Above it all, I wanted to know the truth. I wanted to know everything that they have keeping from me all this time. I wanted to know why they suddenly acted so strange the night before when I asked those questions to them. I wanted to know the truth and the identity of the man whom they claimed as our adviser.

I reached out for the phone without much thinking, with only one goal in my mind - and that was to know the truth in any way that I could think of. I badly wanted to know the truth, and I knew that I was already close from really finding it out because of that one phone call that has been going on for almost a minute or two now.

I held the phone on my hands that was still trembling because of everything that I have done up until this time. I looked at it as though I was afraid of what I was about to find out, and so, I have heaved out a sigh just so I would be able to calm myself down, even for just a little time.

I even cleared my throat as I finally decided to answer the call and held the phone against my ear, so that I would be able to clearly hear everything that the words that the person on the other line was about to say.

I honestly did not know what I was about to find out. I was torned apart, but then again, I knew that I would never be able to turn my back any longer as I was already here and I would never be able to run away anymore.

I was expecting to hear the very same voice that I have heard the night before. I was expecting to hear the voice of that man whom they said that was our adviser. I expected so much that I almost dropped the phone when I heard the another person on the other line.

“Hello?”

It was a voice of a woman. A voice that I have never heard before, nor I am familiar with. It was that kind of voice as though she was hoping that this call would be heard and be answered. It was as though she has been waiting all this time for this phone call to be picked up by someone, and I knew that someone was Evo.

“Evo, is that you?”

There was a longing in her voice - as though she had missed him so dearly. It was as though she has been waiting all this time, and this was the very first time that this call has been picked up. It was as though it has been so long ever since she had heard his voice.

I felt a slight pain on my chest because of that. I was suddenly hit by a sudden guilt as I knew that she has been waiting for him, waiting for Evo, but I was the one who answered the call. I felt a sudden sadnees inside of me, even though I clearly did not know who this person is - even though I clearly did not have any idea on who she was to Evo.

I felt like there was a lump on my throat, as though it was stopping me from saying anything at all. I felt my hands trembling as though I did not know what to do any longer. I felt like I was being crushed by the sadness inside of my heart, but I could not do anything at all.

I was about to speak. I was about to tell her that I was not Evo, that it was just a coincidence that I had managed to answer her call because I thought she was someone that I knew. I was about to open my mouth and say those words to her, but before I could even do that, I was shaken up because of the next thing that the person on the other line had said.

“Oh,” she said as though she had suddenly realized something, which made me swallow everything that I was about to say. “It was s*lly of me to think of that way,” she whispered, and I knew that I did not imagine when I heard that there was sadness in her voice. “It was s*lly of me to think that it would be you, Evo.”

I was about to ask her what she mean by that. I was about to clarify the words that she just said, because it literally confused me. It made me frown as thoughts started to swirl into my mind once again, as too many questions started to pop into my head.

I was about to open my mouth to ask a question, this time, but then again, I stopped once again as my eyes had widen in shock as though I could not believe the words that she had said next to me.

“I must have missed you too much.” I heard her let out a dry laugh as though she had done something too ridiculous. “Maybe, they were right. Maybe, I should just accept that you were gone and would never come back.”

I was already shaken up because of the words that she was saying. It was as though she was already hinting something. It was as though she was about to say something that would answer the questions that I have in my mind since last night.

I just continued to listen to her. I just continued to process every words that she said, even though it felt like I could not do it as I thought that it was too impossible to be the truth that I badly wanted to find.

I even thought of hanging up, thinking that this person might be just pranking me as she knew that it was not Evo she was talking to. I was about to close the phone call, but then again, I got frozen in place when I heard her say something to me once again.

“It has been five years, right?” I could hear how her voice trembled as though she wanted to stop herself from crying, but I knew that she did not succeed as I heard her sob after just a second that she had finished that sentence. “It has been five years since that incident had happened.”

I almost dropped the phone that I have been holding all this time. It was clear on my face that I could not believe any single thing that I was hearing as of this moment. It was clear that I could not believe that I had heard something like this, something that was too impossible to be the truth.

I thought that I would not be that shocked any longer. I thought that that would be all the things that I would be able to hear from the person from the other line, but then, once again, I was wrong, because the next sentence that she had said had shaken me up to the core.

“It has been five years ever since you left us mourning for you.”