Later on that same day, I did weight-lifting in gym class. After a few minutes of rest, we were asked to scale the rock wall. First up, it was me VS Priscilla.

Priscilla: What's the matter, Will? Are you scared?

William: No, I'm not scared. (they get into climbing positions, Jim blows a whistle, they scale the wall, Priscilla goes devilishly fast and reaches the top before William does)

Maithas: What the?

Maitena: How is she so good at wall climbing?

Priscilla: I go rock climbing at least twice a month in the Alps. Very good practice. (William nearly reaches the top as he sees two police officers enter)

Officer 1: William Dunbar, may I speak with you?

William (muttering): Oi vey... (Priscilla kneels down and looks at William below)

Priscilla: They're probably here to arrest you for trying to kill me.

William: You're the one who tried to kill me, you wicked witch!

Officer 1: William, stop accusing your classmate and come down here.

William: Am I in trouble?

Officer 2: No.

William: Are you going to arrest me?

Officer 1: No. Why are you so afraid to come here?

William: I'm not afraid... (Priscilla grabs William's hands, and smirks at him)

Priscilla: Of course you're scared. Scared of being expelled, scared of being punished by Mrs. Fritz, and scared of losing what little good luck you have left. You've already lost Yumi, your dignity, your decent chemistry grade, and above all, you've lost your sanity. (he gasps)

William: H... How did you...? (she lets go of his hands and he falls) Ahh! (Priscilla laughs at him as he falls, he crash lands onto the mattress)

Officer 2: Come with us. (William groans as he and the police officers walk outside the gym area)

William: So, if you're not going to arrest me, what do you want with me?

Officer 1: Don't tell anyone any of this information we're about to give you. We believe that there is a thief on the grounds of Kadic Academy. This thief has stolen three items in the last month. He or she has stolen a pair of earbuds, a phone and a necklace. (he gets out a few pictures and gives them to the second police officer)

Officer 2: Here is a picture of the stolen necklace, phone and earbuds. (he gives them to William)

The picture showed a sliver heart that held a blue heart gemstone within it, all held on a silver chain. It looked very beautiful. If I could afford such nice things, I would buy it for Yumi. The earbuds were basic. They were white and in the photo, Christophe was wearing them and listening to music from his CD player. The phone was shown in someone's hand, but it was impossible to tell who held the phone based on the picture.

Officer 2: Based on the who's been in possession of the three items, we've narrowed it down to three suspects. Christophe M'Bala, who wore the earbuds, Maithas Burrel, who was seen with the phone, and the heart necklace was worn by Priscilla Blaise on November 30th, the same day I arrested David Dunlap.

William: So what do you want me to do?

Officer 1: We want you to be our undercover detective. You find out what you can about those items and how they got into the owner's possession. Takes notes and do detective work, but don't let them know that the police are onto them. And if you can, keep a close eye on them.

William: I can do that. I'll find out who that thief is.

Officer 2: Good luck, William. You're gonna need it. (they leave in their police cars, William sighs)

William: Another day, another challenge... (he walks back into the gym, Christophe beats Maithas to the top, he lets go and falls on the mattress)

Maithas (muttering): I really need more upper arm strength... I'm such a weakling.

I would have liked to assume that Priscilla was the thief right off the bat, but the police officers would scold me, especially if I had turned out to be wrong. I had a mission, and this time, I was really alone. If I dragged anyone else into this, I could put them in real danger. No one could know about this, not Jeremie, Aelita, Franz Hopper, and not even Sammy. I was all alone this time. This was my solo mission; to find the true thief hiding within these halls. I sighed.

How did I get myself into these crazy situations?