82 The Mind Reader Part 1

---Patrick Patterson---

I was on my way to my class when I saw Mr. Marcus Sanders, the one who knows Catastrophe. He helped Catastrophe a lot that's why she's stronger than before. He just got out from the Headmistress's office peeved. He saw me. I approach him and greet him on his name.

"Mr. Sanders."

"Mr. Patterson,"

"What brings you here?" 'I am here to find a Catastrophe. She's in peril from the hands of these.' I read his mind, but he still doesn't know that I can read minds. He answered me in a different answer.

"Have you found Catastrophe? I am here as a legal guardian since my cousin George pass me the custody." So, I have no time to reveal what I am to him. I can trust him. He won't come here with a Band-Aid around his right arm.

"Catastrophe is with his father, am I right?" I give him a hint and he immediately get me.

"Yes. All I thought that she's with George. George called me that day and told me that there's an assault on his condominium. Catastrophe is gone. And I wonder why they are looking for her."

"Could we meet in my office in a few minutes? We have been searching for Catastrophe, and please, let's work hard to find her, can we?"

"Of course, Catastrophe's like my daughter."

Do you always have a platinum knife under your jeans?

How does he know that? And one thing hits me. He's not an ordinary guy. Well, since this school is not safe, he should be alarmed then. He nods and turned around and stop for a moment like he saw something.

'Damn this stupid homo-kuklōps. I should make an unpredictable move to get to the other world.' He muttered on his mind again.

How does he know about human-cyclopes? How does he know about the other world? I told him to wait for me in the waiting room and he did. I went to my class immediately and told them to answer the pages that I gave to them. I assign Daven to collect all the papers and deliver them to my office.

"Homo-kuklōps?" I suddenly asked him as soon as he takes a sit. He blinks a few times and looked at me quizzically. Somehow, the same mannerism makes me remember Adhiti. She gave me the same quizzical reaction, looking on the right and look back to the person that she is talking with and with a big question all over the face. He shrugged on my question. "What is that?"

After questioning him that, he sits back, crossing his legs over to the other, folding his arms and smirk, staring at me intently. I shook my head thinking about the same mannerism that Adhiti always do to when I tutor her.

'Now, now. Since when you learned how to read minds?'

"Since when I was born."

"There's no doubt." He murmured. 'You are from the other world. Am I right?' I nod at him. 'Be careful, it is hard to trust people. How many people know about you?'

I count on my finger and after five fingers, I pointed my other forefinger on him telling him that he's the other one. I didn't add about Davin. He looked directly on the closed wooden door like he saw someone on the other side of the door.

'What do you see?' I speak inside his mind.

'Someone that is wearing a 20 karats necklace with a two faced-amulet. The dragon on her right and bull on her left. She has a glorious golden bangle with the same style on the amulet.'

'I know someone wearing the same necklace. Leona.' I speak on his mind and told him that we continue talking. I told him to say the same thing that I will tell him on his mind.

"I will go to Europe to find Catastrophe there." He said after I told him to say it.

"Please contact me if you have any news about her. My parents and I are so worried. But please, let's keep this as a secret. I know that Catastrophe wanted freedom and to clear her head because we thought that she's our Adhiti."

"It must've been hard for her to be here." And she's not gone, yet. That headmistress is kind-a obsessed with Catastrophe. How long would I keep talking on my mind? It's kinda making me feel sleepy.

"More coffee?"

"Oh, please. Maybe the pain-killers makes me feel drowsy today."

"What happened to your arm?"

"Some-psycho bastard came into my house looking for Catastrophe."

We chat a lot more until Leona left. He got alarmed again when he saw someone on the other side of the door. He walked towards the door and open it. Davin came in with full of working books on his hands he tripped, and he falls all the books. Marcus helped him with the books.

"It is hard to walk forward when you can't see your front," Marcus said. When Davin looked at Marcus, he suddenly stopped, and his face goes pale. He immediately stumbled crawling backward until his back hits the wall. Marcus looked at him quizzically. I walk towards them and closes the door. "Hi, so… did I scare you?" he asked sounding like Adhiti. "Or… why are you pale? Are you sick?"

I push up Davin and drag him towards the couch. He's a bit shaking. I immediately grab a glass of water and gave it to him. He shakily drank all of it while his eyes are still on Marcus. Marcus put all the books aside and he crossed his arms, tilt his head to the left, showing how puzzled he is.

I look at Davin and asked him what's wrong.

"He's the man on my dream." He murmurs.

"Ahhh… oh-kay." Marcus nods and suddenly smiles. "What dream?"

"You… with the Goddess and your daughter." He murmurs. Marcus suddenly dropped the smiles and his face darkens. He looked around like seeking if someone is listening other than us. He walked towards my shelves and pulls the books. I was about to stop him but he groans when he pulls something behind the books. He dropped it down and crush it. He took some small device on it and lifted it.

"I don't know that." When I understand what it is, my face looks grim. Someone is spying me here. He searched around again and again and a few other ones.

"This kind of thing is a micro-SD camera." It is just a small camera that has SD-Card and the very good thing is, it hasn't been removed. I watch on the dates on the SD-Card and glad that it was put when we help Adhiti escaped. I called Andrew over. It just takes her a few minutes to get here since he is nearby probably buying groceries for dinner and other Marissa's things for our baby.

He touches the broken cameras and the books and the shelves. He told me that the cameras installed on the day when they are looking for Adhiti. I am really glad that they haven't get it back. Or else, they saw my secrets and learned my plan. It's also a good thing that it wasn't a Wi-Fi operated.

"Let's have some dinner at home." Andrew invited Marcus as he squeezed on his arm.

"Sure. Since I don't have any appointments."

"Great! That means you are helping me to prepare dinner today." Marcus was utterly quizzical for a bit but he smiled instantly when it is about cooking. Maybe he already got on what Andrew wanted to say. But I still feel anxious that they tried to spy on me. Even my office is not safe.

I gather the pieces after Marcus took all the SD-cards putting it on his safety smartwatch. I went directly to the Headmistress's office and telling Davin that he and Clarence to visit my house. I immediately get a pass from the HR and Security department, that it will be part of their training to enhance their skills.

I pour all the broken pieces of the cameras in front of Leona on his desk. I show them my bad attitude. I've been an outstanding student and now professor here, but I don't want them to overstep on my boundary. They had been doing such things, that I cannot tolerate.

"Someone is sneaking in my office against the law of this school. Every consultation of my apprentice and other patients is highly confidential."

"What are these, Mr. Patterson?" she asked innocently though I know inside her head that she's asking herself on how I find it out.

"Broken cameras. I broke it all, as you can see."

"Your, point, Mr. Patterson."

"My point is," I leaned close to her face, bending very gentle but threatening. "Who is the one installed it there? Why did you let them install the cameras in my office?"

"I don't know what you are talking about. I will immediately call the HR-Security to investigate this." She said it cool and calm. I look down on her amulet and on the bangle bracelet that she's wearing. Marcus was very precise about everything he saw. I can't wait for Davin to tell me everything about Marcus.

"There's no need for investigation Headmistress. I just wanted you to know that I am not tolerating these kinds of things. And please, let the president know. I don't know how obsessed you are on finding Catastrophe, and I wonder that you stop looking for my sister back then. How unfair it is? It is because Catastrophe has control over a fire that intrigued you, people?"

"Catastrophe has an excellent power that only the Royal blood of Pyr can have. We need her power, that's all Mr. Patterson. Since she's one of the top five outstanding students here this year." She only said like it is a very casual and normal way.

"I understand. But why did you even barged on the property of her uncle just to look for her?"

She got tensed up. I will make it more obvious that I am finding out their secrets. I will let her know that those secrets are not secrets anymore.

"Mr. Patterson." The President of the school, Mrs. Hudson called. I glare at Leona for a bit after I pull up myself and twist my body to Mrs. Hudson with a smile. "I did not expect your visit at this moment."

"Yes, Marcus Sanders, Catastrophe's uncle complains about the sudden attack of the Head-Security of the school. Good thing that, Marcus let him get away from the police."

"Leona, is this true?"