First, it was blood spatters all over the wall. Bloodied Elena and Ajax on the floor laughing, tired and breathing heavily. With two bodies on the sprawled on the floor. Secondly, they heard screams of people, the scent of blood heavy in the air.Thirdly,YOU HAVE FEW HOURS LEFT.It all started from the party.***“Bro, come on.” Raphael said in a duh tone. “You can’t fool me. You are hiding something, which I don’t give a shit about.” He headed back to his corner. “And I have no idea of what party is going to be like. I just know it would be fun.”Ajax sighed.“But, from my reliable sources, it might be a pool party too.” Raphael added.Ajax’s features turned into one of surprise and horror. After that particular horrific event in which Raphael left him to drown in the water at the beach, he now had a phobia for water.“Did I ever say I was going to join you for a party?” Ajax asked, his expression seriously quizzical.Raphael chuckled.“I really don’t feel too good Ralph, maybe so
“You said what?” Elena asked looking dumbfounded.The screams of the students grew louder. Ajax silently and mentally changed his look.“Elena, they are in danger.” Ajax said and rushed into the building looking loudly he was going to save the day, when in fact, he was running away from Elena’s questions.He saw everyone gathered around with drinks in their hands. There was a pool too. He had not noticed it previously.Raphael was right about it being a pool party. He saw some students standing separately, butt naked and he thought that it was weird.They looked scared, giving off the vibes of freshman students.“Next up, You lot are going to swim across this pool to the other end.” A male voice boomed.Raphael looked around searching for the person with the voice.“The temperature is high. Whoever is the last persons loses their ability to join this fraternity.” The masculine voice continued.Elena’s sound of chuckle took his attention.He stared at her with an eyebrow lifted waitin
“So first, you would go into Nicholas office, ask him to lunch in his office. Tell him you have something serious you would love to discuss over lunch.” Raphael stated. They were going through the plan one more time.Their plan was to cause false alarm, and then when things go south, Ajax would go into Nicholas’s office and grab the spare master card that could open every door in the lab.It was their time for recess. They were having the conversation at a restaurant close to the lab.“I swear, this plan is stupid. Nicholas would never agree to have lunch with me and eww!” Ajax exclaimed making a face.“Calm down bro.” Raphael assured him. “If he agrees, find a way to make him to leave the office and then you grab the master card and leave. You know where he drops it right?”Ajax nodded. “The top of the drawer. The right hand side.”“Great. Now. If plan A fails, we move to plan B.”Ajax grinned. He relaxed his back on the chair. Empty glass of smoothie was on their table as they con
“Yes Mr Nicholas.” Elena replied as she took in deep breaths to calm herself and tried her best to look innocent as possible.He walked up to her. “I believe we have met before, Miss Thorne. Correct me if I’m wrong?”Elena lifted her lips into a thin line as she summoned a smile.“Yeah, we have.” She said between tightened teeth.She looked around, she could see the other students wishing they were the ones that got this attention.“At my dad’s wedding.” She responded further. “The beautiful wedding that was going on before you and your beautiful lab here ended it and kept my dad in a miserable state.”She stopped talking immediately.She did not mean to sound so mean. Her eyes scanned the faces of the students who looked utterly horrified that she might be ruining their chances.Her gaze shifted to her professor and her professor shook her head slowly.She sent a pleading look her way and looked back at Nicholas who looked taken aback by her sudden outburst.She bit the insides of h
“Oh my God Ajax, what do we do?” Elena asked eyes wide in fear and shock.Ajax too had no idea what to do. They were supposed to clean the blood on the walls and floors.The tap was also broken.The knock resumed again, this time with more pressure.“Open the God damn door Ajax!”The very familiar voice spoke from the door. It was Raphael.Sighs of relief filled the restroom.“It’s just Raphael.” Elena murmured and walked forward to open the door.Ajax grabbed her back. “No you can’t. He does not know about the system thingy. He would freak out!” Ajax whispered hurriedly.The knock began frantically again. “Come on Ajax and Elena. Are you two doing some crazy shitty couple things? Don’t defile that toilet and please open the door.”Ajax swiped a stare at Elena. He could see the red tinge on her cheeks. He then realized how much she had changed.She had changed from being the blushing, cute, sweet Elena to a strong one. He could not tell whether he loved it or loathed it. Either ways,
Caroline shifted awkwardly, adjusting her dress because of Ajax’s stare. “You. You’re his date?”She chuckled lightly as she realized why he stared the way he did earlier.“No. No I’m not. My aunt is. She asked me to come and deliver a message. There would be change in plans.”Ajax nodded as he felt a weight lift of his chest. He wondered what about her not being with Nicolas made him feel relieved.Waving the thought aside, he shifted, giving her space to go in.***Classes at Richmore college had been going on as usual. Even their internship too. It was weird seeing Elena and Ajax being interns, seeing as they were only fresh man students, but they were not any regular freshman.Ajax had returned from lectures as usual to see Raphael seated as usual in his bed with his headphones and laptop. The only thing different was that Raphael shut his laptop quickly immediately he sighted Ajax coming in.The sound of his heart racing did not escape Ajax’s super sensitive ears.“Hey bro! You’
“What exactly is in the lab that you guard so much?” Ajax mumbled, mouth filled with food. Lately he had been more hungry than usual. Whenever he ate he could not stop himself from eating fast and too much. It had to be because of the extra strength he had been using from system.“Why do you even want to know?” Nicholas replied.The two of them were having dinner at a restaurant. Apparently, Ajax was supposed to keep him distracted and stall him until he receives the signal to bring him into the lab.“I think I deserve to know.” Ajax said throwing Nicholas a frown. Bits of the burger fell from his mouth and he smiled embarrassingly. He picked up the serviette and wiped him mouth clean.Nicholas stared at him for a while before resting back on the chair, his eyes scrutinizing Ajax.“Why are you having dinner with me?” Nicholas asked again.“I had a fight with Raphael. I am avoiding him.” Ajax lied straight up, reaching for a smoothie.“And….” Nicholas further inquired.“I needed to cal
“Hello Raphael.” The eerie voice said in the darkness.The sparks of the light was enough to shine on this strangers face. The person looked unfamiliar but yet familiar.“Umm… do I know you?” Raphael mumbled as he looked around finding an escape route, because this person was blocking the only way out.“No you don’t. But you must have heard of me.” The person said advancing slowly and menacingly towards Raphael.“Look man. I know you caught me spoiling and cutting off the electricity.” Raphael started as he raised his hands up in form of surrender. “You can take me to Nicholas. I just knew I would fuck this up.”“What?” The person said with a quizzical raised eyebrow.Raphael shot him a look. “Wait, you are not going to report me?” Raphael smiled at him. “Thank you.” He said and stepped forward to leave but this person blocked his way.The person was a man and he looked buff.“Not so fast Ralphy…..” the person drawled.***Nicholas, Ajax and Elena sat together, drinking- more like, th