CHAPTER 10

Few days passed by today is Sunday there is no classes but we are not complete Thunder Kade is busy,he is in the school because the Talons are busy.

My phone suddenly rung.

"Hello?"

"Hello Annica Beatrice Castro?"

"Yes this is Annica Beatrice Castro,why?"

"This is, Elizabeth Moureene Muñoz one of the Talons"

"Did I did something wrong?"

"It is about the complain of Sevy, Trish and Lorelei"

"Okay"

"Can you please go here to school now?"

"Yes I will"

"We will wait, just go straight to the Talons' office"

"Okay"

The call ended

I put on the eyeglasses and went to school,Just like what Elizabeth Moureene Muñoz instructed I went straight to the Talons' office. When I arrived Sevy,Lorelei and Trish are already there. When they saw me they me they crossed their arms and rolled their eyes on me. Trish also lifted a brow on me.

I sat down on the seat intended for me.

"We are so sure that you are guilty"

Blaze Lothair answered them.

"We haven't tell you all the final decision of our school court"

The three become silent, the Talons went inside. Alpheus Jade is not there.

Zymophore Kriegspiel Vilches started talking to the four of us.

"Together with the school's police we investigated,Your case and according to the three of you Annica Beatrice Castro is the suspect,right?"

"Yes because she is the only one who had the motive of doing it"

"We did our best to investigate the case, and no one is caught in act, no one is caught in the CCTVs, there is also no finger prints left in the crime scene, So we certify Annica Beatrice Castro as not guilty"

Trish is about to say something but before she is able to speak Fade Timberwolf interfered.

"The decision of the school's court is final, there is no evidence to point out that Annica Beatrice Castro is the suspect, yes you may not like her but just accept the truth that she is not guilty"

"Adjourned" said Zymophore Kriegspiel.

The three went out first.When I went out I saw A beautiful girl on my way.She smiled at me.

"Hi,I am Taciana Anasteisia. Do you know where is ZK?"

"Hello, Taciana Anasteisia I am Annica Beatrice Castro,he is inside the office of the Talons."

"Thank you can we be friends?"

"Sure"

While we are talking to each other some one from behind me speak.

"Taciana Anasteisia, why are you talking at her? Don't talk to Cripples,they are the lowest kind of all"

"Bye, Annica Beatrice" she said whispering.

She went to Zymophore Kriegspiel and hugged him.

"Rank doesn't matter to me ZK"

I left the two of them on the hallway talking to each other.

I went home alone.

"What happened anak?"

"I am proven not guilty Nanay"

"Your cousins went out to buy some groceries"

I sat down on the sofa ,nanay Meldy sat beside me.

"Nanay you mentioned before that you had a daughter right"

"Yes"

"Where is she now?"

"I don't know anak"

"huh?"

"I am only 17 when I got pregnant,I am too young to be a mother for her"

"So what did you do Nanay?"

"I went to the market, everyone is so busy that day,I saw a van with a logo of an orphanage,I know that an orphanage can feed her three times a day and can give her the education she needs while I I can't do that, even though it is painful I put her inside that van and left her,Now I don't have any news about her"

"But did you ever give her a name?"

"No I am not able to she is just few days old when I left her"

"Ahhm... don't you worry Nanay Meldy I will give you some money so you could hire a private investigator"

"Thanks a lot anak"

She hugs me so tight,I Hope she could find her daughter.

The doorbell rung,I went outside to see who is there. It's Flare Onyx , Kayisha Denise and Van Ashtron they just arrived from the grocery. I opened the gate to let them in.

"Why didn't you use the car?"

"We just wanted to experience the feeling of riding a tricycle"

"So how does it feel?"

"We love it, Next time let's try riding the Jeep"

"What a good idea"

We went inside,Nanay Meldy put tye groceries inside the cupboard.

While we went upstairs.

"Rogue Argonne when are we going to tell her that we are not really cousins?"

"I don't a have a plan yo tell her"

"What? Why?"

"All she knows is I am here in the Philippines to study and not to kill who ever the man behind the mask is ,and if I will tell her that all of you are not my cousins then she might ask me where are your parents ? And why are you living here, In short I love her and I don't want her to get involved in our unsafe world"

"Okay Rogue Argonne we respect your decision"

"Thank you all you've understand me"

"We will never be tired of understanding you"

"Thanks"

"But don't forget that sometimes you have to listen to us"

"Sure"

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SOMEONE'S POV

I am now on my office the light is dim just like I always want. I am wearing my favorite black mask that is only showing my Oddly red right eye. I am also wearing a full black suit. Everything suits so perfectly in my white hair. One of my men entered the door he bowed in front of me.

"Sir Ryous"

"Why?"

"There is an adder in your board members,that adder is planning to steal some money"

" Call all my board members,instruct them to go to the conference room."

I am now walking down on my elegant gold stairs. And went to the conference room.

Every one is now on the conference room I sat at the swivel chair in the end of the long table.

I looked at the eyes of each and every one of them, everyone can't stare at me... except for a guy in white suit.

I raised my hand to tell Axzurite ( one of my men, he is my most trusted one) to go near me.

"Who is the adder that you mentioned earlier?" I whispered

"The guy in white suit Sir" he whispered

He moved at my side,I get my golden gun, point it on the man in white suit.

"You are the adder, n'est-ce pas?" I emotionlessly said.

"No sir I am not a traitor"

His dead body fell on the carpet, His white suit turns red because of blood. A big hole on the center of his forehead caused by the bullet from my golden gun is the Immediate cause of his death.

Everybody is afraid of me, before I went out of the conference room I left them a threat.

"I am always au courant "

I shut the door and went out like nothing had happened.

Axzurite is the only person I trusted,I pledge to my self that I won't ever trust anyone else because I have learned enough. Everytime I trusted someone they turn their back on me and leaving me alone.Even my own grandpa left me alone.

FLASHBACK

I just turned 7 It is raining si hard just like the tears falling from my eyes,I could see my flesh , blood a lot of blood is coming out of my wounds.

"Ryous,you are so weak you are such a big disappointment just like your mother!!"

"Sorry grandpa"

He didn't listen to my sorry,he just left me I fell on the wet soil. He left me alone and weak,I am using my remaining strength to call him but he didn't even turn back he just continue to walk away. My vision start to blur all I could feel now is the pain of my bruises and wounds I got from him.

END OF FLASHBACK

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Vocabulary

n'est-ce pas -(french) is it [true]?

au courant -(french) up to date

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