THE SECRET OF DEATH

five

"Alexa Brown?" said someone from in front of the Alexa table. That person was now standing with has arms folded across has chest, she was chewing gum, behind that person were followed by two more people.

 

 Alexa, who exchanged glances out the window, was stunned for a moment and turned her face, saw who was the source who was now calling her name. Alexa was silent for a moment and then smiled softly, "yes? What happened?" she replied.

 

 A girl with her hair let down and a white headband on her head was standing next to her desk. The girl has corn-yellow hair with a face that doesn't have any freckles like other Caucasians. The girl had a sharp nose, fair skin and thin pink lips plus curled eyelashes that made her beautiful in Alexa's eyes. Behind the girl's back were two girls who looked shy.

 

 One of the girls wears thin glasses and short, shoulder-length brown hair and is holding a thick book like a dictionary. The short-haired girl occasionally fixed the position of her glasses which for some reason didn't look like they were drooping. The girl also smiled at Alexa.

 

 And a dark-skinned girl with blooming hair, round eyes, curly eyelashes and is now licking her waist next to a girl with glasses. The dark skinned girl stuffed a piece of gum in her mouth which she took from her skirt pocket. Has round eyes looked at Alexa from head to toe as if he was a judge who would be ready to judge Alexa's appearance.

 

 "It's okay, I'm just making sure I don't get the wrong person." The girl who called Alexa's name replied. A minute later she smiled brightly making Alexa furrow her brows. She couldn't stop thinking that later that girl would bully her, she couldn't think straight earlier. "I heard a lot about you from some students, how was your first night?" he asked again.

 

 Alexa shrugged "not so bad."

 

 The girl held out her hand, "Sharon Jordan, just call me Sharon."

 

 Alexa took Sharon's hand, "nice to meet you."

 

 Sharon let go of her hands quickly and then backed away allowing the two people behind her to be seen clearly. "She's Agnes" Sharon pointed at the dark skinned girl who clucked her waist. "This smart one is Judy." He glanced at the shy girl.

 

 "Judy!" the short haired girl stretched out her hand and was welcomed by Alexa with all her heart.

 

 "Actually this is not my job. But because the class president is lazy to move so I take over." Sharon spoke up and glanced at the man who was relaxing on his bench with his face slumped on the table. The man who made Alexa's mood drop to minus.

 

 Alexa glanced at the boy. Out of nowhere the man's table was filled with boxes of various models and shapes and several girls circled them. With such circumstances she could conclude that the man behind her was a popular figure. But he wonders why?

 

 "He's like that because I cut him off." Sharon whispered confidently to Alexa.

 

Alexa glanced at Sharon and the man back there alternately. And nodded. She chose to say yes because to be honest she didn't like Sharon's personality as if she was bragging about something to her.

 

 "You see? She's very popular, so I hope you don't have to hide your feelings if you really do admire him." Sharon added, "but you need to remember she's only mine." She smiled wryly.

 

 "No problem." Alexa shrugged and smiled disdainfully.

 

 "Pleased to meet you!!" then the three of them stepped away from Alexa's sight towards their respective seats.

 

 Alexa could see that the three of them were backbiting themselves. She wasn't sure what she was saying, because Alexa was very far from where the three girls sat.

 

 Kritt....

 

 An iron chair hissed because of the friction on the wooden floor, the hissing made the whole class cover their ears especially Alexa and now looked at the source of the sound. Alexa narrowed her eyes and saw a man standing and fixing his uniform. The man counted the various boxes in front of him and put his arm around them. He brought the boxes in front of the class, "those who want it please !!" he shouted in front of the class. After saying that all the students scattered to take the boxes.

 

The boy walked past Alexa's bench without a word, just a glance for a few seconds and now he's gone behind the door.

 

 Alexa even wondered why the girls adored the boy so much earlier. From the look on the man's face, there was no hint of authority. Just a handsome capital, thought Alexa.

 

 From what he heard the man's name was Sean Thompson. He was a multitalented figure and weak at height. Sean is also very famous at Olivender Stone High School, no one doesn't know Sean except Alexa. Sean has a healthy body poster with neat short dark brown hair, fair skin, brown eyes and a distinctive voice. Regarding Alexa's voice, I don't know how, the first impression is not as good as people say.

 

 The figure of Michel Barty told him that Sean had multiple personalities. The point is not because Sean has two figures in one body but because sometimes Sean is suddenly kind and sweet and sometimes Sean becomes cold like a block of ice.

 

 But in Alexa's eyes, Sean Thompson doesn't have a sweet and kind side at all, in Alexa's eyes, Sean is just a man with a cold and annoying face.

 

 *****

 

Alexa is now standing in front of the class, in front of a group of Caucasians that most don't know. Alexa was hit by an extraordinary feeling of nervousness, especially the voices in various corners that filled the room with shiny wooden floors.

 

 "Singing!!!" shouted all the students together and echoed.

 

 Alexa, who was nervous, glanced at the figure of a man with a mustache whose age was estimated at 42. Alexa's gaze asks for help so that the students' wishes don't come true. She couldn't imagine how embarrassed she would be when he sang casually in front of these students.

 

 "You better sing Alexa Brown, don't keep your friends waiting." Said the man in response to Alexa's request for help.

 

 "Sing a song for us, Korean lady!!" shouted a curly-haired boy who was looking at Alexa with an interested face.

 

 Alexa took a deep breath, and threw a disapproving look at the boy in the corner.

 

 She couldn't understand why has speech was so strange. With the excuse of quickly ending this stupid state, she began to recite verse by verse the western song she had memorized. She remembered when Park Ji-Ho told her to sing western songs. So she doesn't have to scramble has brains over what song she's going to sing. She wanted to sing what she knew but she realized that she was the only one who knew has second language, Korean.

 

 With full confidence, Alexa, who stood before the 42 students, sang the song Twinkel Little Star, a western children's song used as a lullaby. Just two minutes Alexa finished the song and then she returned to his place without being invited. She wouldn't care if the students thought she was childish or the man who was has chemistry teacher in front told him to get out. She will not be able to state another explanation about himself having not memorized a full western song at all, she only knows one or four lines and then she will continue with verses that are not in line.

 

 The man in front of the class dispelled has hypothesis, and then told his students to take out their books while Alexa didn't care if at this moment an eye had crept towards her. Has eyes were only focused on a thick book with thousands of formulas and left to his ears to listen to the words of the man above with new white chalk on a long wide board with a rather dark green base.

 

 ***** 

 

After she stood long enough with a sheet of aluminum tray. Now, she swept his gaze across a room that was six times the size of has class earlier. She stood with a tray in has hands. The tray contains a bottle of mineral water, a bowl of chicken soup, a portion of brown rice, crispy fried chicken, grilled sausage and a medium red apple. Just a minute she stood looking for the position for the best lunch, after has eyes caught a familiar figure she trotted there with a bright smile.

 

 Alexa kept her lunch on the long table and sat down. She glanced at the people in front of her one by one. "I hope you don't mind." Alexa replied and then she spooned the chicken soup from the white bowl on the tray she brought.

 

 Taylor, without looking up, shrugged. "Eat quietly." Taylor's message, then he opened Eid by sheet of textbooks on the table. His lunch was completely neglected.

 

 "Don't think about him." Callin lyrics relaxed. "Taylor is really extreme if you want to explore something." he added before he took a sip of the water on his nap.

 

 Alexa, who had just swallowed her soup, nodded, understanding what Callin meant to her. She also didn't bother because she also knew someone with extremes like that. "That's okay, I know someone like Taylor too." she said. "My dad is like that too, he is even willing to fast for two days for a pile of numbers on his computer screen." Alexa explained without being asked.

 

 Callin just nodded too. "I don't want to be crazy like that." Callin glanced at Taylor who was waving a dark black pen. For a moment Alexa glanced at the pen as if she had seen it before and sure enough, she had it too.

 

 "How was lunch? I hope today's chef keeps us satisfied." Patter answered suddenly while putting his lunch on the table right in front of Alexa who was about to say something soon.

 

 "uh,,.." Alexa glanced at Patter who was ready to taste has lunch. "Oh, I hope you enjoy it too." While shoving sausage into his mouth.

 

 "Btw .." said Patter, "I heard you sing earlier."

 

 Alexa shrugged and continued to chew her food, ignoring Patter who asked her to talk about her first speech earlier. She couldn't stop thinking whether people would know about has new disgrace that morning. Alexa uncorked her mineral water bottle and gulped it down halfway, ignoring the presence of Taylor, Callin and Patter. She really felt hot when someone brought up such embarrassing things.

 

One snap made the table vibrate, Taylor, who had been scribbling on his notebook, now forcibly closed both of them and slammed them on the table. "I am sick of!!" he snapped. Callin just shook his head when he found Taylor who was suddenly desperate. Taylor pushed the book away and took his nap, he scooped up the soup roughly and stuffed the sausage and rice in his mouth not minding anyone looking at him.

 

 Alexa nearly choked at Taylor's sudden action. She glared at Taylor's changes that were so vicious. Alexa closed her mineral water and placed it on her tray again. "You.."

 

 Callin shook his head quickly so that Alexa wouldn't continue what he had just said. Alexa glanced at Callin as a sign of what was going on just now, Callin just shook his head. Alexa was confused why she couldn't ask Taylor's condition which had suddenly worsened.

 

Patter looked at Alexa, who was stricken with curiosity, and he took a deep breath. He first drank the water in his cup and cleared his throat. "Taylor, are you allright?" asked Patter casually without caring about Callin who was glaring at him. Patter just looked at Taylor blankly and Callin held his temple.

 

 Taylor glanced at Patter with murderous eyes, Alexa could see that because Taylor who had been busy with him book was sitting beside her. Taylor reached for his bowl of soup, he stood and held it in front of the relaxed Patter. Without wasting much time Taylor with a bowl of soup in his hand spilled on Patter's clothes, making Alexa shocked half to death. "I told you if I look emotional don't talk to me!" he snapped. Then he glanced at Alexa for a moment and left without a word.

 

 Patter glanced at Alexa "I thought you already knew the answer didn't you?" raise one eyebrow. Patter seemed to be busy shaking his shirt which was affected by the chicken soup that Taylor had spilled. Alexa felt sorry for her curiosity and looked down for a moment to contemplate herself.

 

 Alexa placed a blue handkerchief in front of Patter. Patter slowly raised his face glancing at Alexa with a sorry face, "sorry!"

 

 "I guess it's a lesson." Callin spoke up. "Okay, I'll go first.." Callin stood up leaving Alexa and Patter. He disappeared among the crowd of students just like that.

 

 "Thank you!" Patter reached for the handkerchief that Alexa had given him. Her green eyes were meticulously scanning the stain after stain on her uniform.

 

 "You don't have to thank me, in a situation like this it's my fault." Alexa chimed in.

 

 Patter finished the wet stains on his shirt, the handkerchief tucked into his trouser pocket. "You don't mind if input it away, do you?"

 

 "Oh no problem." Answer Alexa quickly. "I think i caused a misunderstanding between you two." Alexa looked down.

 

 "Not at all, he's like that me and taylor will make up later. He's just feeling depressed."

 

"I'm so sorry!"

 

 "Everything will be fine," Patter said reassuring Alexa. "Sorry, but I don't think I can walk you to class. I have business,"

 

 Alexa lifted her face, "it's okay." Reply Alexa.

 

 "See you again." Stare at Patter with his green eyes. "By the way your hair is cool." Patter turned around for a moment before he completely left Alexa.

 

 Now Alexa was frozen where she sat, Patter had just said that his hair was cool. What does it all mean? What should Alexa reply from those words? And how can Alexa be weird on her own? Has heart felt like it would jump. She shook off everything that felt strange, has light brown eyes looked at the slowly disappearing Patter.

 

Alexa frowned, she wondered if only Alexa's eyes were wrong or what? She hoped that it was an illusion but why couldn't his common sense accept it all. Alexa blinked her eyes once again, it's true that Alexa was only filled with hallucinations.

 

 Patter, who she saw disappear without a crowd of people, had just disappeared around the corner near the canteen door, which she said was the heart of this school.

 

 Alexa took a deep breath and slowly let it out five times. Then she stood up from has seat and got up from where she was standing. She crossed people who just now looked at her strangely, but Alexa only responded indifferently because she knew that they were now staring at her because of the greeting event in front of the class this morning. Yes..yes... what else.

 

 Step by step Alexa take. She didn't want to take a big step because for some reason she wanted to enjoy the gentle breeze that blew through the gaps in the frameless window.

 

 A few meters from where she walked, a group of students could be seen crowding around something and occasionally they shuddered in horror. Has steps were now very close to the group, she didn't really want to approach the group but that was the only way that could lead her to class. If she took another path it would require a lot of effort and time. So, like it or not, she now approached the crowd. Has small body was used to penetrate those people.

 

 He passed students of different races.

 

 *****

 

For some reason, has legs felt locked. She couldn't move. Has round eyes stared at a girl with disheveled black hair. The girl sat on the unsealed castle floor, the girl looked down while holding a thick book with a green cover. The book was forcibly opened and there was a nail in the girl's hand. It was as if the nail she was holding was a pen to write something on. A few minutes later, the girl was crying while saying something unclear. The students who didn't know what to do now were humming against the hard stone wall, their eyes looking sad and afraid towards the girl.

 

 Alexa doesn't know what to do and for some reason her legs are locked suddenly can't be moved. She suddenly stiffened in place and couldn't step back or move away like the other students.

 

 "Alexa, what are you doing? Get out now!!!!" a man with dark skin and short curly hair yelled at him to get away.

 

 Once again Alexa could only shake her head, her mouth was also locked as if she could not say anything. Only Alexa's eyes could express how scared Alexa was at that moment.

 

 The girl's head now lifted faintly from behind her messy black hair and looked up at her. The girl's eyes made Alexa tremble even more, the girl's eyes were almost completely black. Alexa swears if the girl is now looking at her sharply.

 

 Slowly the girl stood up holding the book in her left hand and her right hand holding a large mine nail, sharp at the end and rusty. She stood dragging has feet that were bleeding on his calf, looking at Alexa who was frozen with her face wet with sweat and tears.

 

 "Alexa are you crazy?"

 

 "Get out, now!!"

 

It felt like Alexa wanted to answer those curses out loud but she had to say that she was in a strange state, as if there was magic enveloping her.

 

 The girl's shuffling steps were already very close to Alexa. Has hand that was holding the book slowly let go, but has left hand was now on Alexa's head, she gripped it tightly. Until he felt has scalp going off along with has hair. The black hair that was now brownish because of the sunlight that came in through the frameless window looked messy even though she had tied her hair up, the girl's hand grabbed Alexa's hair for no reason she didn't know.

 

 "Help me!!.. Please, no!" Alexa's voice starts to sound then.

 

 Only the sound of shrill laughter that came out of the girl's mouth. Her messy flowing hair began to be seen clearly this time, looking at Alexa sharply.

 

"Somebody help me!!!!" she shouted. People could only stare at the scene and no one could move. Because of one move, she will be able to injure himself or Alexa who is now a prisoner of a girl possessed by a spirit.

 

 "Help me!!!" Suddenly the girl asked Alexa for help. "Help me!!" she said again, has voice starting to sound hoarse because the girl had been screaming and crying. "Give me mine right now!!!!!"

 

 Alexa, who was trying to get away from the girl's grip, resignedly heard the girl's scream. She could hear clearly if the girl asked for has belongings from her, of course Alexa was confused. He didn't understand that, and she never even felt like she had picked up anything strange since last night. "I didn't take anything from you, let me go!!!" Alexa tried to free the girl's grip on his head. The girl's grip was really strong, Alexa was sure that the girl was really possessed by an evil spirit. She had never met a girl with such a strong grip.

 

 "Give me mine now,!!!!" snapped the girl while swinging her right hand which held the sharp and rusty mine nail. "Give it back..!!!! Give it back, Now!!!!!"

 

 "I didn't take your stuff!!" Alexa defies the girl again. A little more the girl's hand off has head. She didn't care if has hair would fall out or something. All she needed was to run and get away.

 

 As soon as the girl's hand was released, a deep scratch on Alexa's left arm was left just like that. Alexa, who got that treatment, with all her might pushed the girl to the ground. She no longer cared about the safety of the possessed girl. Alexa holds her wrist which is now flooded with fresh blood, her white shirt without an almo mat adds to the nuance if Alexa really gets a serious wound.

 

 The possessed girl seemed to feel no pain. "Ha..Ha..Ha...Ha..." the girl's shrill laugh filled the old school halls. The girl is now standing and ready to attack Alexa again.

 

 That fast movement made Alexa just give up if for example she was going to die at the hands of that evil spirit. She closed has eyes while holding the wound on his left wrist.

 

 "Move you!!!!" shouted the girl.

 

Alexa's eyes were opened little by little, her brown eyes found a man in front of her who was now holding the girl. The girl got worse when the man threw away the mining nails which injured Alexa. "Who are you!!!" asked the man with emphasis. "Who are you!!!" shouted the boy. Instead of answering who he was he received but, a terrible sound of sobbing.

 

 Alexa, who was holding her wound which was starting to feel sore and throbbing, was approached by a hazel-eyed girl, her height was almost the same as the man's height, her skin was not pale, her face was clean and there was a resemblance between the man and her. The girl hugged Alexa who was looking at her. "You are okay?" asked the girl softly making Alexa feel comfortable for a moment. "You're still walking strong aren't you?" she asked again.

 

 The students who previously only watched Alexa now flocked to Alexa so that Alexa couldn't see the man in front of her. The boy was covered by students who were curious about Alexa. Alexa's eyes slowly saddened, dissolving until they turned black after that she didn't remember anything, the last word that was spoken was only the man's name, Sean.

 

 *****