Chapter 20It was a quiet morning in school with the sounds of birds chipping and squealing as they went in search of food and shelter for their young. For the first time, the school had been a bit quieter than it had ever been.Shawn had been walking heading to school after he had managed to convince his father to allow him to go instead of the convoys when he noticed that everywhere had been quiet. The whole school, and looked like no one had been there, because he had been told earlier that there was going to be a meeting between him and some of the students who had held such offices earlier before him."Have they closed already for the day?" Shawn asked, stretching forth his hands as he made sure to confirm he wasn't already late for school.It had been past 9 in the morning and there was no way he could be late, at least he knew this. . ."I have to find out for myself!" He uttered, shrugging his shoulders as he walked towards the block where he knew he might find someone to expl
Chapter 21Shawn had been taken to a building where he was being kept there. His hands and legs were both tied up to make sure he did not plan on escaping when he was awake. They had left him there, waiting for when he would wake up from his deep sleep. "Mhmm hmmm!" Shawn moaned in his sleep “Mhhm. . .nhmmm!" Shawn moaned in pain with his eyes still close.With his hands and legs unable to move, Shawn felt a huge pain in his body, like his hands had been bruised heavily by something. "What's this?" He whispered, trying to make sure he kept my eyes open but he couldn't see a thing. There was a veil over Shawn's head, and he couldn't see clearly."Where the hell. . ." He paused immediately once he heard voices murmuring heading his way."Where am I and what the hell I'm I doing here?" Shawn murmured, struggling to get the tight ropes off his wrist but it was just too strong and tight."Over there!" A voice uttered with a scoff and kept walking towards Shawn."I've heard this voice be
Chapter 22All around the school, all you could hear was the chattering and gossip everyone about Shawn and how he got attacked by a group of guys. The teachers had been waiting patiently for his return to hear the full story and who might have been involved in the atrocious act.Mike had been quiet the whole time. He made sure no word got out of his mouth no matter the pressure he got from his friends and teachers because he was the closest to Shawn. And at the time, Leah had just arrived at school to learn about what had just happened to Shawn.She walked around the crowd of students for a bit and quickly noted Mike who had been fiddling with his phone for a while."Hey, Mike. . . Is he okay!" She asked."Well, I guess he will be. . .""Where have you been by the way. . . I haven't set my eyes on you in what's like forever. . ." Mike said."Umm! I just had things to settle. . .""You mean the guy the other day?" Mike remembered."Come on! Please don't bring that up. Besides this is
Chapter 23Shawn had been set and ready to return to school. Everything had been ready for his return but it remained to see if he was going to be able to face the crowd of students waiting to film and ask an unnecessary question. . . And especially his haters jeering and mocking him.He had packed his bags and was about to leave when he was called back immediately."Son! You must let the driver take you," Shawn's mum said.It was the first time she spoke on his matter. It felt as though she had only let Shawn's father do the job for her this time."Okay, mum!" Shawn replied as he got into the car which had been already ready to move. In no time, they were almost at school."There!" Shawn pointed at the building as the driver drew closer and closer. He pulled over and Shawn got out to see Mike and Leah already waiting. He had a weird feeling because of the hug he had gotten from Leah the other day but he quickly waved it off."Are you ready?" Mike asked Shawn as he pointed to the crow
Chapter 24". . . Watch out, we are coming for you, and this time, there is no running, no escaping this time and surely there is no one coming to save you or your friends. . .!" The message felt unending, even in his sleep, it felt like he heard his voice speaking to him face to face. It was the scariest moment in his life, but at some point, he knew nothing would happen to him if he told Pedro or his dad, because they would do anything in their power to make sure that he was safe and no harm came to him. But at the same time, Shawn never wanted to tell his dad all of his plans. . . He never wanted to discuss his personal life with him even though he felt a bit safer. He always knew who his father was, a protective kind of father because he was the only son he had. . . At least that is what he was told and grew up to know."SPLASH!!" Water suddenly poured over Shawn's face waking him up from his deep sleep."Uhh, what is that?" He yelled trying to wipe his eyes. He made his way out
Chapter 25Shawn was still in surprise as to how Pedro came to his rescue even when they were far out. He needed answers. . . Everything looked genius, but he didn't want to conclude until he got the answers that he needed.He had been sitting, waiting in the living room when Pedro walked by."Hi, uncle Pedro! Umm. . ." Shawn said, leaving Pedro in confusion. Shawn had not called him uncle in a long time which meant he needed something, so he kept his patience and listened to what he had to say.About the incident that happened, you never told me how you were so quick to discover where we had been, and as a matter of fact, you promised to tell me remember?" Shawn was troubled."Okay. . . So this is going to be fast. The thing is, I always had eyes on you, and of course an inside man. . .!" Pedro said"An Inside man. . .?" Shawn was perplexed, he had no idea what he meant by that."Okay, I had someone working for me from the inside, that's how we got our information. And don't even try
Chapter 26It was his favorite day. . . Shawn's favorite day. It was Friday, one of the best days he ever experienced. It was one of the days he knew that when it was over, he would have all the rest he needed and had ever imagined.With all the workload he had on his head, it was the day he waited for the most to come to an end. . ."Aren't you heading to school?" Shawn's mom asked as Shawn sat at the dining table watching a TV series."I am, mom. . .!" Shawn replied lazily."Hey! I know that voice. . . You need to put it behind you and dress up for school, and I mean right now. You know why you need to go to school right. . .? You need to graduate with good grades and come out on top!" Shawn's mom always said.It was one which he always heard every time, and every time he heard it, he detested it. He never wanted to be the top guy in school or show off for having the best results. He just wanted to be on his own, quiet and successful without anyone's help. . . But this was one part
Chapter 27"Mike! Mike. . . You've got to wake up bro!" Shawn called "Hey, bro. . . I'm not ready to go to school today, I really need some rest. . . please, you can stand in for me if you can, thanks," Mike said, covering back the blanket over his head."Are you serious right now? It is. . ." Shawn tried to speak but got interrupted immediately."Yeah, I know they'll be a check. . . You can stand in for me, is that. . ." Mike said a second ago but immediately began snoring loudly."What? Bro, it's Saturday. . . What were you thinking?" Shawn yelled."Ughh I thought it was Thursday. . . My bad," Mike replied as he quickly stood up from Shawn's bed into the bathroom to get a pee.Mike and Shawn had stayed up late because it was a Friday night. They knew pretty well that there was nothing that would stop them from having the fun of their lives, even though they still needed to be careful with how they thread. Shawn had been allowed to bring his friend over to the house after their par