Chapter 3:

hope and wishes

subsequent diary

the same situation went on the next day

i woke all night trying to write a poem but it was really hard for me.its not that i can sleep peacefully at night knowing my friend is missing anyways

i know that what im going to do ia a pure absurdity but it dosnt matter to me anymore.even if theres only a one percent chance.i have to give it a shot

i climb at the school gate and sneak to the entrance carefuly trying not to make any noise

why do i feel like im doing a crime here?

everything around me is awfully quiet and im the only one here

i immediately rush to the general department building and run upstairs and went to the arhieve after a couple.of.minutes i found myself standing infront of room 302

this is the same door where i saw the weird pale looking girl

i lay my back against the wall and looked around the hallway.

please just for this time please...help me find ruka l''i said in a low voice and it echoed throughout the hallway

seconds after that i still got no response

i was about to lose hope when i drop the folded piece if paper from my pocket

its the piece of paper where i wrote the story i had wrotten and decided to recit it

'' the sun has already set, there is hot and humid air around.

in.the rooftop he saw someone stadinv in front of the....a.beautiful girl with a fragile expression, standing outside the fence

she instantly captivated him

it was love at first sight.as someone who has a boring mundane life.she was like an angel who had descended from heaven for him

however,one fateful evening,he went to see her.but didnt make it on time as soon as he reached the rooftop ...it was already too late

the girl he love made one step and fall- wasting no time,he reached out the girls hand and they both fell however only the boy die...because the girl he fall inlove with doesnt exist in the very first place...he fall inlove with the death it self''

i immediately check my watch

4:59''i gulped then followed by unbearable silence

"Number seven Are you in there?"

"Please listen to my request"i said in whispered as i lean my.arms.on the door''help me find my ruka''

exactly 5 oclock

i let out a deep sigh...i guess it doesnt matter.i did not expect anything from it anyway..i know this is all absrudity fron the very begining but i.was desperate..and this is the result

''Well then,Your wish has been heard loud and clear..."said the female voice coming out on the other side of the room

i panickedly step away from the door As it crek open and saw the girl standinf infront of me

she was the same girl i talked to yesterday

who is she?number 7?

''ive been expecting you leslie errol''she said greeting me with a smile

'how did you know my name?i asked surprisedly

''Collecting information about the students of the school is my hobby''she proudly said''getting your name is an easy tasked''she proudly added

''come on in be my guest''

i took step instide the arhive and it look like an ordinary classroom but much bigger with full of dusty old books in the bookshelves and documents

''youve been shooting glance at me.you probably have a couple of questions to asked ir you just want to start a conversation at me perhaprs?

i sat down at one of the chairs as i wach her doing her stuff ''why are you doing this?''i fired at her

''I plan to be a journalist in the school so I'm homing my skill while I can''she said as she file up some papers on the table and did not bother to look at me''oh i forgot.i am already a journalist''she giggled

''you see..im the president of the school newspaper club but when it comes tp writing,euphimia is already ahead of me But not one interesting thing happened in this school and Sadly no one read my newspaper

so being a journalism club president is not something worth mebtioning and i wasnt really empress'

If you want readers ...you need juicy gossip

There just not enough exciting things happened in our school other than what gets people going is trashy drama and gossip!

If there was a bit more drama going on this school I can write more interesting

Articles

she sat down on the table infront of.me and reached out a notebook and flip the page with her one hand while the other one was on the table for balance

''The day before yesterday night, one the student from class SA-2 Ruka reizen suddenly Disappeared without a trace''she read out''you two were supposed to meet at the music department building but now,she is nowhere to be seen''she said as he fixed her Glasses''if my deduction is correct, then,.you wish me to help you look for ruka?''

i gulped as i blink my eyes staring at her

i never said anything to her regarding about this before...how would she know?

the real mystery is that..why would you transfer here in saint palantine academy?i heard youre a newbie so there are probably three reason''she said and let out an eveil grin. as she shut her notebbok

''first,you witnessed a crime?second,youre hiding from someone third,perphaps someone is trying to kill y -''

''STOP!''i cut her out''Thats enough..''i said as i lowered my voice down

i couldnt talke her nonchalant anymore

''did i say sonething wrong?''she innoncelty asked as she looked at me curiously

i stood up from my chair as staring to walk away

i could not take this nonses anymore.i guess i hace to deal with this alone''i rhought to myself when i heard a book slammed on the table so i turned around to see what it was when.i saw her facing in my direction while still sitting on the same table

''are you saying that this is all for your own benifit?bo.matter what the outcome as ling as you have some juicy article uou cab right''i said but i stop when i.notixed im raising my voice to her

she nodded''well then, lets be partners''she said with a grin''i havent introduced ny self yet . Im the journalism club president,Secondra Fildora nice you Lucious Raphael''she said and smiled smugly

''A lot of horror stories are popular in this school,and they were all of my works.''she explained proudly.''In this world...no matter how terrifying an event is no one will ever remember.do you know what i mean''she continue as she glared at me

i looked down...was she talking about ruka?''i bit my lips

''well,if we are going to make move on searbing for a missing person on our own withour prior knowldge from the police...it will be a hard work and as your partner. it will be my duty to help you and your safety will be my top priority but in exchace for my service...you will sign a contract with me?''she said as she waved a paper from her hand

''what do you mean?''

you see...theres nothibg remarkavle happened in this school in the past few months so i want to make a fresh juicy news article for our.schooll''

''but set that aside .we can talk about it later.first lets do the operation find nemo''she cobfidently said with a proud smile as she stood up from her seat and walk towards me handing me the paper''you helping me get a good article for the sake of your missing friend is a small price to pay''

after her blabbering...she made me feel uncomfortable but i somehow felt relief to have someone who will help me .now i dont have to do it alone

i did not think twice in signing the paper

''welcome on board partber''secondra said''our Q E D club is now.on duty''

''wait i thought this is a journalism club''

''this club has 4 member including nyself and as the presedent its my duty to write juicy newspaper and look for a juicy mystery to solve''

''youre the only.who only know my name.the rest know.me as number seven''

''consider your problem solve''

wait...you know where ruka is?

we will.find it out later''she aswered.

i just smile and nodded as response

shes.oozing with extreme confidence but the rurmor said that nunver seven can close cases.so rest assured that if number seven is the man of wofds

i wonder where we going to start...should i really trust her?i dont know anymore