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The sound of running footsteps echoed in the corridor, some of them also looked so panicked vying to get out of the school building. But it was different for Beatrice and Alyssa, that two women ran into the school building.

They left their food which was still on the canteen table when they heard the commotion and screams from one of the students at their school.

Beatrice kept running regardless of the several students who bumped her, to the extent that she didn't realize that Alyssa was far behind her. Until finally Beatrice stopped running when she was in front of the locker room.

Without waiting for long Beatrice walked into the room and a puff of smoke immediately greeted her. She saw several students who were also in the locker room with their principal.

"Cough... cough... what's going on? What's going on?" asked Beatrice coughing.

Not long after from the entrance, Alyssa was seen who immediately approached Beatrice as well while coughing. "Hey, what's going on here?"

Not long after, there was a scream...

"EVERYONE GET AWAY!" shouted their principal asking his students to stay away. He didn't want any of his students to get hurt.

Just as Beatrice was about to ask again, suddenly one of the students standing beside her turned his head. "There's a locker on fire," he said.

"Locker?" said Beatrice furrowing her brows. "Where's the burning locker?"

The man pointed at one of the lockers inside the room with his index finger, which was the source of the smoke that almost filled the room. "There..."

Beatrice and Alyssa immediately looked where the man finger was pointing and at that moment Beatrice and Alyssa's eyes widened.

"MY LOCKER!" shouted Beatrice.

Beatrice immediately ran to her locker, ignoring her principal who tried to hold her back as well as Alyssa who called out her name, forbidding her to approach the locker with the flames.

"Beatriceee!" called Alyssa feeling panicked.

Beatrice was standing right in front of her locker and she saw her locker which had been devoured by fire and puffs of smoke that kept coming out of her locker. A few seconds later, the wet pipe system sprays water automatically from the top of the ceiling.

Beatrice turned her head, she took a bucket filled with mop water and immediately splashed it towards her locker. The flames that had burned Beatrice's locker were instantly extinguished in a matter of seconds.

"M-my locker..." said Beatrice approaching her locker.

She saw all her books and belongings that were in the locker burned to the ground and charred, looking shapeless and pitiful. Even the locker iron looks charred and black.

Alyssa immediately approached Beatrice. "Beatrice, this is your locker? Why did this happen?"

While still beset by confusion, one of the several students in the locker room shouted.

"OMG! WHAT DID YOU DO?! YOU ALMOST PUT US IN DANGER!"

All attention went to the source of the shout including Beatrice and Alyssa, Valery was seen standing in the middle of the other students looking at Beatrice who was only ten steps away from her.

Beatrice suddenly froze, especially when all pairs of eyes looked at her as if they were judging her. "I-I don't know anything at all." stuttered Beatrice.

Yeah, how could this all happen? While she didn't know anything and now Valery was blaming her like this, it was completely unreasonable.

Valery chuckled. "Tsk, how is that possible? That locker is yours, right?"

Beatrice nodded. "This locker is mine but--"

"Listen?! The locker is hers so this all happened because of her!" Valery interrupted Beatrice's words and pointed at Beatrice with her index finger.

Beatrice froze for the second time and it seemed that the students in the room were starting to be affected by Valery's words and that certainly made Valery feel very happy.

Alyssa did not accept hearing Valery's words and tried to blame her best friend. "Shut your mouth Valery!" angry Alyssa.

Enough!

She wouldn't be quiet at this point!

She wouldn't let her best friend be slandered like this because she knew that Valery was trying to make the students at this school hate Beatrice.

She had been quiet for a long time and now she was going to protect Beatrice.

Valery folded her arms in front of her chest.

"Why should I cover my mouth? I'm just saying what happened here and it's all because of your best friend!" said Valery casually.

Alyssa clenched her fists, she was furious to hear Valery's words blaming Beatrice for this fire. Alyssa could even see a sly smile in Valery's eyes. She could see that Valery was trying to make Beatrice hated, and was also being blamed for this incident.

"How dare you!" angrily Alyssa walked up to Valery, wanted to hit Valery but was quickly stopped by their principal.

Alyssa struggled to try to get rid of her principal's hand that was holding her so she can't hit Valery. This time Alyssa didn't mess with what she said, she wanted to hit Valery at this time.

And because of this, there was a commotion in the locker room and Beatrice was trying desperately to restrain Alyssa.

"EVERYONE STOP!" shouted their principal loudly, which immediately silenced all the students including Alyssa and Beatrice.

The atmosphere in the locker room immediately became silent.

The middle-aged man who was their principal then turned his head. "By making a fuss like this won't solve any problem," he paused for a moment. "And Beatrice Blair, please come with me."

Alyssa who heard their principal's words immediately glared. "But sir, Beatrice is innocent of all this!" said Alyssa feeling unaccepted.

"Enough! I will determine who is guilty and responsible for all this. So Beatrice, now come with me," said their principal.

Without resisting and saying anything, Beatrice immediately followed their principal and glanced at Alyssa who was looking at her worriedly. The other students walked out of the locker room leaving Alyssa still in there.

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Meanwhile...

"Valery! You are amazing!"

The owner of the name immediately smiled broadly at the praise from her friends.

Valery tucked her hair. "Now you see? You only need to believe me and I will make all the students at this school hate Beatrice," said Valery proudly.

She felt very happy and satisfied at this moment because her plan was going smoothly. Even more so when she managed to accuse and saw the frightened look on Beatrice's face.

It's the best day ever!

GRAB

Valery put her arm around her two friends' shoulders. "Alright, now let's celebrate our victory!" said Valery excitedly.

Yeah, her current success needs to be celebrated.

Valery's friends nodded their heads as well with smiles on both of their faces in response. The three women walked away from the corridor laughing with satisfaction.