{ THE OFFER}"How nice of you to join us." Mr. Dickson said with a smile, looking at Titus. "I didn't know we were having a guest." Titus looked at me and smirked. "Be nice," Diana said again.I looked at them, and I was like a sheep amid wolves. I looked at Jonas and back at Titus as they delved into their dishes, looking at me each time I tried to feast on the food before me. I could hardly eat when Mr. Dickson looked at me and said, "Are you scared it might be poisoned?" I laughed out loud, and they all looked at me. "Is that supposed to be funny?" Davina looked at me and smirked."Why is she here again?" She looked at Jonas, and everyone kept quiet. The atmosphere was tense as we all ate our food in silence. After eating, we all moved to the living room, where Mr. Dickson spoke at length with me. "AI wants to believe you are now part of the family. Isn't it Fred?" He looked at me. I nodded and gulped down the thick saliva at the back of my throat. " Yes." I managed to speak out
{ FEELING UNEASY}As I drove back home, I felt a little happy and scared at the same time. I wasn't sure what tomorrow would bring. The thought of fighting Titus and stealing the campaign fund was all I could think about. I pulled over to the front of my mansion, and I heard the door creak open. Rosetta ran towards me in her pajamas and hugged me. "Wha kept you for so long? You had me worried," she asked, looking at my face. "Is something wrong?" "They are moving the money tomorrow," I said, gently walking with her towards the entrance. "What time tomorrow? Do you know where the money is being moved?" Rosetta asked again. Xavier walked out of his room when he heard my voice. "You are home," he said with a smile. " So, Is it done?" he asked "Yes, they would be moving the money to the prime minister's home. We can intercept the money from there." I replied "Then you need to call Thomas and brief him about what is going to happen tomorrow." Xavier looked at me. "Yeah, I am going to d
{ THE D-DAY}I looked at my phone, and a message arrived from the system. I read through it and knew I had to win. I doubt Shadow Blade was going to help, judging from the rift between us. My heart raced a bit, and I knew I was on my own. "You don't want to be late. You had better get going." Thomas looked at me. I stood up and looked at everyone in the room, and with a teary face, I spoke my mind. "It is an honor to have you all as my friends. I had never believed I would be friends with you all. Let's all meet again after all of this is done." I said it with a smile. They all nodded and looked at my face. "It is fine, Fred. It's a pleasure to have someone like you as a friend too. Make sure you take Titus down. We are rooting for you." Xavier said and looked at me. My phone rang, and I saw it was Diana. "Where the hell are you?" Her voice was visibly heard over the phone. "You sound worried; what is going on?" I asked, looking at Rosetta, who felt a little bit jealous."Everyone i
{ A NEW BEGINNING}I gently stood up with my face bruised as blood oozed out of my mouth. I tried to support myself with my hands and looked at Titus, who couldn't believe I could withstand all the blows that he had melted out of me. I staggered gently and looked at the spectators as they kept chanting my name. "Should we?" I said it from the gaming system with a smile on my face. [LET'S SHOW HIM WHAT WE ARE MADE OF] Shadow Blade said he was rushing towards Titus at full speed. The students all gasped as they saw how fast I was. The camera shutters were visibly heard as many of the students began to wonder how I was able to move fast. Mr. Dickson couldn't believe his eyes as Titus was being beaten all over the place. I looked around with my hands in the air as they kept chanting my name, "Fred! Fred! Fred!!!!!" Part of me felt relieved to see that I wasn't going to die after all. I looked at Titus as his eye turned before the shadow blade delivered the final blow, and he landed on
{ IS IT LOVE? }I clenched my chest slightly, looking at Diana. "What is this that I am feeling? Do I love her, or is it just her heart playing some tricks on me?" I looked at Diana and back at the reporters. For a moment, the time froze, and I imagined just the two of us in the spotlight. With a smirk, I looked at her and said, "You love me, huh? Isn't this another scheme from your father?" I looked at Diana. "I think you have to stop doubting my love for you, Fred. I would do anything to gain your trust." Diana replied " Anything?" I looked at her face. "Yes, anything. Just tell me what you want me to do." She looked back at me. "You can start by telling me where I need to find Flora, Zaco's girlfriend. I went to an underground dungeon as a fighter, and I heard some noises down there." Diana looked at me with a frightened look on her face. "What is it?" I asked, looking back at her. The reporters swam all over us as they took exclusive pictures of both me and Diana. "Can you
{ A NEW SYSTEM WITH SUPER BENEFITS}"What do you know about the stolen funds? Did you do this?" Diana asked with anger. "What are you talking about? What fund?" I looked back at her, trying to feign my ignorance. I have been with you the whole time, not to mention the fact that I was fighting with Titus. Have you heard anything about him? And what fund are you talking about?" I looked at her, dropping the pen on the table. I dipped my phone back into my pocket and decided to check the message later. My heart is still racing. I knew that since I wasn't dead, I must have passed the test. "I need to go. My father wants to see me." Diana looked at me, picking up her hand. "Do you want me to tag along?" I asked, trying to show that I cared.She looked at me. "Don't worry, I can handle myself." I watched as Diana zoomed out of the restaurant. I heaved a sigh of relief and smiled. We had managed to kill two birds with one stone. I won my match, and we were also able to get the slush fund f
{ TOWARDS THE END OF THE SESSION }My heart skipped a bit at the mention of " Diana". Cassandra looked at me " Have you grown fond of her with the little time you spent together?" She asked with a sigh" I don't know, I don't know why I am telling you this but I feel like I have to talk to someone. Do you think I am being a jerk?" I looked at Cassandra and back toward Rosetta who wasn't paying attention to us. " You might have had a change of feelings with the little time you spent with, Diana. Do you think she is being real with you? "Cassandra asked and looked at me. That was the part I was getting wrong. A part of me wants to believe Diana was real with me while the other part tells me she is just following orders. Jonas never liked me to begin with and the fact that I won the fight against Titus won't make Mr Dickson like me or anything. " I don't know what to believe anymore." I let out a sigh, looking at Cassandra. " I think you need to sort out your feelings for Diana first an
{ DAVINA WANTS ME BACK }I felt a hand over my face, and I called Rosetta's name gently. She was all I could think about. The hand slowly crawled away from my eyes, and I saw Davina standing right in front of me. I looked at my phone, and Diana's call came in. I picked it up and lashed out at her. "I thought you were in the garden! Where the hell are you?" I shouted over the phone. Davina looked at me and wondered why I was yelling. "Did you do this? Do you still think of me as the same low-esteem guy I have always been?" I stood up and kicked away the plastic chair that I sat on. Davina walked closer to me and tried to reach for my hand. "Don't you dare!" I shouted and looked at her. I would have had a normal life as a teenager, but she dragged me into knowing all about the horrors of life on campus. I was going to forgive her for it. "I am sorry, Fred. I am being sincere with you right now. We can start all over again, forgetting what has happened between us. I am ready to be with