Crimson Sleuth ( COMPLETED )

35 : decrypting ciphers

[ note: our class will start on Monday na aahhhhck i ain't ready yet! i don't wanna take stem talaga huhuhu skl ]

[ 35 : decrypting ciphers ]

WISH

LINCOLN AND MISS Crimson were done discussing about the plans that is concerning Virgo. It wasn't actually yet  done but we had to cut our conversation short since we have to attend our daily classes.

"So Miss Crimson is going to tell the police that she only ran away?" Grayson whispered.

Ah, the professor is still discussing his lectures. The same terror professor who got us in trouble last time.

And well, Grayson was asking about Miss Crimson.

Somehow, he still feels responsible about the whole abduction thing but not really. We were the ones who planned it. We only asked him to turn a blind eye.

"At least that's what we talked about," I replied briefly. Ayokong ma-send na naman sa office ni Miss Crimson dahil nakakairita 'yung kulay doon.

My phone suddenly vibrated. It made me wonder. Who would be sending me text messages this early? My phone number is private so it won't be from my stupid admirers.

Unless it was Blaise. Blaise is kind of crazy and crap, he likes to send me stupid memes ( which is fine, really funny and wholesome! ) and sometimes stupid pick up lines. Sometimes his cute selfies or my stolen shots.

And crap, do not get me started with his voice messages. He literally sends me a VM every single day, singing different songs from various artists. But he usually does that at night.

Hmm.

I discreetly fished out my phone from my backpack. Pasimple kong tinago ito sa ilalim ng desk ko para basahin ang message.

But when I opened it, it only made my mind in utter chaos. The message looked odd and at first glance, it didn't make any sense.

It was from an unknown number.

Few moments after analyzing the message, my eyes widened out of surprise. I found my whole body shaking uncontrollably. My lips went dry as well as my throat.

"Wish! Are you okay? Anong ginagawa mo?" saglit akong natigilan dahil sa tanong ni Grayson.

Saka ko lang na-realize na halos lahat sila ay nakatingin na sakin. I'm standing habang hawak ang phone ko. Nakakunot naman ang noo ng prof sa akin.

"B-Blaise!" I stuttered, not being able to form the words I want to say on a sentence. "H-He...B-Blaise--"

"Wish, what's wrong? Ano kay Blaise?"

I didn't answer him and ran off instead. I heard the professor and my classmates yelling my name but fuck them.

I ran like a cheetah. I literally ran so fast that I could barely breathe. The only one in my mind was Blaise. Where is he? Did he get hurt? Was he...taken away?

No. I cannot let that happen.

Nang makarating ako sa pupuntahan ko, hindi na ako nakapag isip ng tama at sinipa ng buong lakas ang pinto. Dahil sa sipa ko, nasira 'yon at bumungad sa akin ang ilang mata na nakatingin sa akin.

I headed to Lincoln's classroom.

Halos lahat sila ay nakatingin sa akin, maging ang professor nila na parang may pinapakitang PowerPoint presentation sa kanila.

"Miss Valentine? Is there something wrong?" nagtatakang tanong ng professor.

Hindi ko siya pinansin at tumakbo papunta may Lincoln. I grabbed his neck tie and made him face me. "L-Lincoln--"