Zana's sudden outbreak of crying reflexively confused Alice. The sobs coming out of her mouth were getting louder.Alice was suddenly at a loss for what to do. She was just silent, her gaze could not be separated from Zana, who was trying to muffle the sound of her crying by covering her face.There was a speck of pity and guilt that Alice felt when looking at the injured Zana. Her tears already proved that the girl was tormented by what happened with Hilda. No matter how much they used to be friends, that fact could not be erased.Alice swallowed. She slowly moved forward, her hand had even been extended forward, but the feeling of prestige quickly crept into her body again, making her refrain from doing what she was about to do just now.Alice did not touch Zana. She lowered her hand again. Her choice now was to stay still, just watching Zana, who had not finished crying.How long would the girl cry? Alice didn't know.A few moments later, Zana had finished crying. She wiped her tea
Teaching and learning activities at Starlight High School are required to continue as usual. A week's vacation is enough to do, all students must be ready to receive the subject matter at hand. The problems of the murder that had occurred should be put away, it was not the students' job to think about them."I promise nothing horrible will happen again, you will be safe, and Starlight High School will be guarded more closely. If there is anything strange, please report it to me as soon as possible." Mr. Paterson, the principal, spoke with a loud voice and was full of strong determination. He looked at all the students before him, who were standing on the school's main field, staring at him. He swallowed. And with his hands clenched tightly, he again exclaimed, "We all won't know what the future holds for us, it's beyond our control, but we need to try. We will be fine as long as we can take care of ourselves. And thank you all so much for staying at Starlight High School. For now, tha
Thomas looked at Angie even more seriously, until he finally revealed what he wanted to say. "I managed to survive at Starlight High School. I didn't transfer, so now I'm here.""What?" Angie gaped slightly. "Wow, that's great."The news that Thomas gave her did sound very exciting, especially for him, who felt it. But, Angie wanted to be honest and say that she had thought that wasn't what Thomas was going to tell her. Angie was a little disappointed, but she was also happy with what Thomas said. So, she didn't feel too sad or disappointed. According to what she thought, Thomas wanted to reveal his feelings for her."I came to see Mr. Paterson.""Do you know where his house is?""It's easy to find things out if you put in the effort. I called Miss Rosie, asked her where Mr. Paterson lived. And it just so happened that the address wasn't too far away, so it was easy for me to go straight there.""What about your mom?" Angie asked curiously."My mom doesn't know I went to see Mr. Pater
Angie was certain that she was not mistaken this time. From some distance away, she saw Detective Anna, who was walking towards who knows where.Thomas, who noticed Angie suddenly stop walking, was immediately puzzled by what the girl was doing. They had just come out of the library. The class change would start any minute now."Why did you stop?" Thomas asked. Half confused, half curious. He looked at Angie with a furrowed brow."Look over there." Angie immediately pointed at Detective Anna.Thomas, of course, immediately followed what Angie was pointing at. He saw what she saw. And now Thomas knew what Angie was talking about."Detective Anna?" Thomas muttered.Angie nodded. Confirming Thomas' words. It was indeed Detective Anna that Angie saw.Thomas immediately thought of something. "I can guess why she's here. She must be investigating Hilda's murder case. There's no mistaking it." Thomas was sure of his train of thought. He continued to stare at where Detective Anna was moving.
Zana was let out by her math teacher to meet Detective Anna, who was waiting for her in front of the classroom. This was a good thing for her. For a moment, she was free from the headache-inducing lessons, plus she was currently unable to focus. It would be better if she did get out of the classroom. In fact, hearing that Detective Anna wanted to talk to her made her feel excited.Zana immediately knew what Detective Anna wanted to discuss with her. It was too obvious. Hilda was a topic that was bound to come up. There were many things she wanted to tell Detective Anna about Hilda.Now, Detective Anna sat across from Zana in the hall. A quiet place was the main thing that was needed. Zana asked for it because this way she felt much better, another reason was because she didn't want anyone to hear what she was going to say to the detective."I really need to talk to you," Zana said seriously. "Even if you didn't intend to see me, I would have come to you, detective.""Yeah, I'm sure yo
"Do you think Hilda has any enemies?"Detective Anna's question made Zana immediately think of a name. Without thinking, she immediately revealed it. "There is."It was an unexpected answer for Detective Anna. She listened to Zana even more seriously. "Who?""Alice. They don't get along. Actually, neither do I. We used to be friends if you didn't know that."This was a new fact for Detective Anna. And very interesting. Then, she took out the three polaroids she had taken from Hilda's room during her visit to the girl's house. She placed the three polaroids on the table, arranging them one by one. She showed them to Zana."Here are three of you," Detective Anna said as she pushed the three polaroids closer to Zana. Zana looked at them and picked one up. "Yes, this is us. Where did you get that?""Hilda's room. I was there a while ago to meet her parents. I was allowed into her room and found those pictures."Zana looked sadly at the photo in her hand. Three smiling girls were there. T
"Why?" Detective Anna asked her boyfriend, who was sitting on a chair. She stood up while biting her fingernails. She looked at him uneasily, fearing that something big and scary would burst out of him."I don't know, Anna." Indra shook her head."You can't suddenly come to my place, want to ask for our relationship to stop here, and then you can't explain your reasons when I ask that. That's very strange, you know that."Indra looked down, the way he was sitting was already starting to make him feel uncomfortable. He did not even dare to look up to look directly into his girlfriend's eyes. He could not, because he was too afraid. He was afraid of disappointing her even more, even though he had already done so."I just want an explanation from you. Why? What's the reason? Did I do something wrong? Did I ask too much and demand too much? What? Please explain it to me so I can understand." Detective Anna pleaded, saying it in a hoarse voice. Her tears were almost pushing their way out o
The target is in sight.Alice, who was originally leaning her body against the wall, stood up straight as soon as Angie was seen walking while clutching many books. She needed to talk to Angie, she needed to discuss one thing with Angie, one thing that she thought was important to discuss immediately.Carrying a lopsided smile, Alice strode faster. She was reluctant to lose Angie. Before class started, it would be nice to finish something that needed to be done."Hey you!" Alice exclaimed loudly when she was behind Angie by a few footsteps.Angie felt that the exclamation was drifting toward her, especially with the fact that she recognized the voice. As a result, she turned around. It was not a big surprise to see Alice, who was now in front of her. She wasn't surprised, she wasn't scared, and she wasn't afraid. It was as if she could predict this was coming.With her chin raised, Angie said, "Excuse me? Are you talking to me?""You're standing in front of me right now, aren't you? O