Spy Academy

Chapter 2

Three days have past. We didn't even talked even though we are in the same room and we seat in each other's side. If you'll see us, you'll think that we really didn't know each other and we're busy doing our personal businesses.

I can't live with this situation! This guilt I'm feeling is the product of my miserable thinking.

I'm on my way in the library when I saw him standing reading a book. He's walking and seems didn't paying attention in his front. He bumped with me and he tries to acted like I wasn't in front of him.

"How can you be mad with a misunderstood word?" I feel nervous talking with him. "I know it was my fault. But can't you give me a chance to atleast explain my side?!" I can't decide what am I gonna do. What will my mouth released, is what I feel. No hesitation of speaking, just letting all the pain out.

"Should I really? How can you ordered me to do whatever you wanted!" His voice made me feel too much sadness that causes being unconscious.

I woke up and noticed that someone is sleeping beside me while holding my hand. His face were covered by a handkerchief so I can't identify him. But for sure, he's the one who brought me here.

In just seconds, he woke up. Maybe because he feels that I already moved my body. When he removes the handkerchief, I was shocked!

It's Ethan! The man I've wanted to talked with. I tried to seat and I tried to approach him. "E-Ethan please listen to m........." I was shaking because of the pain my body's having. "I'll listen after you're fully recovered. Don't mind it for now." He looks worried to me, that made me happy. I don't know why am I feeling this way with him. Not because I'm interested with him, it's because he made me feel special from the first time we've met.

"The doctor said that you might not get enough sleep and being stressful the past days..." He stopped and looked down. "...Is it because of me?" Actually, he's right but I don't want him to feel guilt.

"Actually, I don't want to lie on you. You.....I mean this misunderstanding keeps me stressed. But don't worry, I'm fine now." I see him smiling.

Once again, I see it. I felt happy because of it.

After hours, I sleep again and when I woke up, I see Ethan preparing my food. He assist me and prepared everything.

"Do you know why did I tell that you're not my bestfriend?" He was shocked when I opened about the misunderstanding happened. He's seating in front of me and focused listening.

"It is because I thought that you might think I'd cross the borders. You're a man, and I'm a woman. There are things that might lead to awkwardness between us. We just met that day. I don't even know you beside from your name and good personality." I'd stopped talking to see if he's gonna be talking but he's focused listening.

"What if because I'd call you my 'bestfriend' will lead you being awkward with me. You might think I'm too assuming. You might think I liked you!" I suddenly raised my voice and after speaking I focused on eating, waiting for his responses but he did nothing else but to leave me alone in the room.

Without leaving any words, he went outside.

After Ethan left me, I forced myself to eat. I was able to skip class today because of what happened. I'm doing good so I think I can attend class tomorrow. I forgot, today was Friday and we just needed to attend some club meetings. In short, Saturday is rest day.

Tomorrow, I'll be discharged. Auntie Agnes can't visit me that's why besides from some professors that checked me, Ethan is the only one stayed with me. This night, I wanna give my full attention on being calm.

When I woke up, I see Ethan packing my clothes. "E-Ethan, why are you here?" I know it's a non-sense question. "Isn't it obvious? I'll take you to your dorm." I sense that his voice were bored. "Are you mad about yesterday?" He stopped moving and looked directly in my eyes. 

"It's just a misunderstanding right?" He smiled. "You're my bestfriend." I told him. We both laughed and acted like nothing happened.

He asked me while we're walking. "Do you want to go out? Let's chill out." He shyly asked. "Fine, I'll just deliver my things in my dorm and change clothes." I answered. He waited me outside our dorm building. He can't enter because this building is exclusive for girls spy student only.

He bring me into a beach side. "Do you know that this place calms me?" he said. He seems wanted to open a problem to me. "Our family was the best before. Not until....." he stopped and laughs in pain. I worried that he might be seeking justice like me. "Until.....?" I tell him. I want him to feel that there's someone for him. "Until my mom was involved in a murder case."

"She was jailed by someone I wanted to revenged with," he said. I don't know what does he means or what is he's plan. The only thing I knew is I want him to stop revenge in a b****y way. "By the way, the couple in the picture I saw, who are them?" He followed his words with a question to stop me asking.

"They're my parents....." He seems shocked by his facial expressions. I tell him the story of my parents deaths and some of our memories. "By the way, what's their name?" .

Ethan Point of View

"William Kennedy and Thia Lacson-Kennedy."

Why? Why her? Why the girl I liked? Her parents.....are the person I hated so much.

How? How am I gonna face this? I can't hurt her!

My mom was jailed because of William Kennedy, the prosecutor who investigates the murder case and Thia Lacson-Kennedy, the lawyer who was paid to lie about the murder case.

"Ethan!" Someone called me and I see Detective Ciannon. "W-who is she?" He seems judging Arianna from the first time they've met. "Hi, Good Day, Sir!" he didn't answered Luna's greetings and just nodded. "Can we talk, Ethan?" he asked me. I looked in Arianna and she nodded with a smile.

"Don't you know—" he seems gonna be informing me. "I know. She's a Kennedy." I explained everything about us — how we met and all the adventure we faced together. "I hope your decisions will not ruin our plan. She holds the key that will serve your mom's justice."

My mom died inside the jail, she was murdered too. The investigation said that the killer was known as 'Killer Kennedy'. We don't know if he's connected with Arianna's family or what.

Arianna's Point of View

I've waited for them while they're talking. I'd check my cellphone if there's messages from Auntie Agnes or someone from school. An unknown number sent something.

Don't trust someone that will use you for his own revenge. Kill him. Kill or be killed? Choose or die.

Message sent by: unknown number 0912-321-12**. Sent: 4:12 PM, Today.

Finally, Ethan came back with someone he called 'Uncle Detective'. He leave me and Ethan with a good greet although he acts shocked seeing me. I'd ignore the message since we are gonna be going home now.

Ethan assisted me until we reached girls dorm. We waved goodbye with each other and go with different directions. I did go straight to our dorm and I'm afraid to meet my dorm-mate. We haven't seen each other since she wasn't there.

I'm slowly opening the door and I wondered why the lights were off. I left the lamp opened when I leave. "Heeey." A deep voice of a girl is talking in the darkness. I slowly stepped back and the lights went on. "Hey Girl!" I was about to jump because of her! "Does my acting like a ghost worked? Is it good? Omg! I'm gonna be a good actress! I mean a spy actress!"

What kind of roommate she is?

"I heard that you stayed at the hospital yesterday?" her loudness force me to answer her. She's an extrovert person that made me irritated. "Yes. I am. I was just lack of sleep," and I gave her a forced smile. "Uhmm, by the way. Can I asked something?" She gave a convincing smile but it won't work. "You're asking right now, aren't you?" I wanted to have silence right now, argh!

"T-the boy who brought you here, w-who is he?" As expected, many girls were attracted to him. "He's Ander.....my bestfriend." Now, I'm confident saying the word 'bestfriend'. "Uhmm, does he have a girlfriend?" She asked and I just nodded. Lying is part of a game, shhh. "I'm so unlucky." I saw the disappointed in her that made me laugh too loud.

"Why are you laughing?" she asked. "No, nothing. Nevermind." She continue telling stories about her life while I remain silence. "I talked to much without telling you my name, I'm Shylie, call me Shy for short. How about you?" she asked. Who would imagine that a loud girl was named Shy. "Arianna, Ria for short." I rushed to change my clothes and sleep in the double-deck where we share. She chose the top place to sleep.

I woke up because of someone shouting near us. I have no other choice but to check it out. "What's that?! Argh, so annoying my beauty rest was disturbed."

"What the hell!" She shouted while a dead body was lying in front of us. "H-help me, please!" A girl seems to be worried about the girl. "She's my roommate. I heard someone knocking on the door and I thought that it must be her since she leave too early this morning. I don't know what happened." The girl explained. She looks familiar to me. I think we already met before this day.

"Do you think we're detectives to ask things like that? Oh my gosh!"

"Shhh." I answered Shylie's stupid question. "For now, calm down. Shy call the academy police while you-?"

"M-Mia. I'm Mia from the same class as you." She said. Now I know that's why she seems familiar to me.

"Uhmm, okay Mia. Don't touch anything. Did you touch her already? Or anything she owned?" I asked.

"N-No. We never talked since I came here. Although she talks a lot of things about her life and her boyfriend. I never mind her, I'm busy with my own life." She explained. I asked Shylie to take her in our room because she seems traumatized while I remain staring on the dead body and having flashbacks about my parent's death.

I focused to investigate the area. Since the girl's body is still warm, the murder case was done minutes ago. If I would remain staring at her, some evidence might be removed. I'd wear gloves and checked the area around the girl's body. The police came and about to go near us when I shouted "Stop! Don't step near us."

"Do you know what are you doing? You might ruin the evidences." The police said but I ignored them. I asked Shylie to get her make-up powder and I poured it in the floor. "My make-up! Do you know how expensive is tha—".

She stopped talking when footsteps appeared. "Omg!" She shouted.

I did get the girl's shoes and I matched it with the footsteps. Unluckily, it didn't much. The police can't do anything but to watch.

"The girl wasn't killed here. She was brought here dead." I tell the police. "The victim's shoe size is 35 while the footsteps looked like 42. A girl with a size 42 foot is unexpected, so it means a man killed and brought her." I told the police while they're busy watching the techniques I'm using.

"How could you say so? There's no man entered this building." The guard said.

"Basically, the suspect didn't enter the building by the front." I said while the police seems wondering conclusions how it happened. "Beside from the building front door, there's no entrance or exit. Unless....."

"Unless, what?" I asked.