They failed again.
Jesse screamed and cried over Petra and Axel's bodies but no matter what she does, it won't bring them back.
Lukas had to drag her to the living room. She could tell he was just as heartbroken as she is. She could tell with the look in his eyes.
Right now they were sitting together, quiet in mourning. Jace had excused himself to go to his room. He's probably punching a few walls and screaming by now.
Jesse glanced at Lukas. She knew she promised to tell him her plan but due to so much happening, she didn't have the time. Not to mention...
Jesse's phone suddenly buzzed.
Goldie: You don't have to worry about suspecting your boyfriend.
Goldie: The spy is a female.
...Goldie is typing…
Goldie: You can cross your boyfriend, your brother, Axel, Gill, that William guy, and Adrian off the list of suspects, maybe even messy haired.
Jesse's face flushed when she read 'boyfriend' but internally sighed in relief. She didn't know what to do if Lukas or Jace were the spy.
She remembers being surprised when she woke up and found out she remembered what happened in the Velvet Room. She was even more surprised when she remembered what Goldie said about the spy and to her.
"The only reason why I trust you with this is because Musical is the one who planted nightmares into your mind. She wouldn't deliberately torment her spy when she needs them."
A spy… to think there's a spy among their midst. Jesse had thought this over as she walked into the kitchen, pausing to hear Lukas explain about the TV not working anymore, then fell asleep to go to the Velvet Room to talk to Goldie, who gave Jesse her number in the end.
After getting the text from Goldie, Jesse exhaled sharply and glanced at the Renee, who was texting someone, her eyebrows furrowed and her bright orange eyes flickering like flames. Jesse was wondering if she was the spy when her phone buzzed again.
Goldie: Don't worry. She's just chatting with her brother.
Jesse: What are they talking about?
...Goldie is typing…
Goldie: They're talking about Petra and Axel's death as well as you and Angel. Fire and wind. I'm afraid that's all I got.
Jesse: What?
Jesse: Why are they talking about me and her?
...Goldie is typing...
Goldie: Renee's a Person User. She's probably figured out what Musical is and is trying to figure out who to defeat her.
Jesse: So she isn't the spy?
Goldie: Yes.
Goldie: Anyway, at least we finally figured out what you specialize in.
Jesse: Fire?
Goldie: Correct.
Goldie: From the looks of it, you won't be able to do much damage to Musical. She specializes on fire attacks. And fire blocks fire.
Jesse: So that's what Igor meant.
Goldie: Yes
Goldie: You should stop texting me now. The spy is suspicious.
Jesse: Right.
Seri's hands shook. She read Angel's letters over and over, her eyes wide with disbelief and shock. The first one was heartbreaking but the second one...
Dear Maya,
I found something out.
Everything was so strange and mysterious… I know something's not right. I don't know how she gets her information, but I'm not going to sit here and do nothing about it.
So I hacked into the computer systems… it was difficult and I was close to giving up but I did it... It's almost 6AM and I'm tired but I did it. I finally found out.
She has a spy… a spy that tells her our every move. From the clues I gathered in their conversations, the spy is human. I couldn't tell what their gender is, but the spy is human, that's for sure.
I can't believe we didn't found this out sooner! This would explain how she found out information in your group. I'm going to tell everyone. I have to. This could help us so much! We can get out of here! We can-
There's a traitor in the group… She couldn't believe it. Everyone — even Jace — seem so trustworthy. And yet…
This was all too much to take in. Seri sat down heavily on the ground, clutching the letters to her chest. She only came here out of curiosity after finding out Renee investigated Angel's… murder.
Seri never expected to find this.
At least it gave her something. Angel was killed somewhere around 5-6AM. When exactly, Seri didn't know, but at least it was something.
Seri began to tuck Angel's spy letter into her pocket, but jumped violently when a familiar voice spoke up.
"Seri? What are you doing up?"
It was Ann, and she was looking quizzically at Seri. Relieved, Seri opened her mouth to tell her about the spy, but shut it immediately. The revelation of the spy made her nervous, even though she could trust Ann. Or could she?...
"Come on, you can tell me," Ann said reassuringly. "What's wrong?"
"I...I was curious and couldn't sleep," Seri said quickly. That was technically not revealing things right? "So I came here and searched around for a bit."
Ann blinked. "I see… What did you find?"
Seri mentally groaned. She was hoping Ann wouldn't ask that, and it would be too suspicious if she denied she found anything.
"I found this," Seri said, handing Ann Angel's first letter instead. She wasn't lying, it was a half-truth. There was no need to feel guilty. "It was under the bed."
Dear Maya,
I'm sorry for everything… I'm sorry we weren't fast enough. There were so many of those things… we couldn't make it in time…
I feel so numb… I stopped crying hours ago, but I can't stop shaking.
Aiden blames me for what happened… he tried to kill me but Jesse stopped him… I've never felt so hurt before…
I've long since forgiven him once I went to bed… he looked so guilty, something I've overlooked because of my emotions… but I'm afraid to come out. I'm so tired.
William and his friends are a godsend. They kept me company when I didn't want my friends to see me. I like William, Seri, and Anna the most.
I'm so scared Maya… I'm scared of not coming home… I don't even know how we're going to be able to get out of here without any of us dying.
Will we be able to go home?
I'm scared…
Sincerely,
Angel
Ann took the letter and after reading it, her eyes softened. "She blamed herself for Maya's death, huh? Poor girl…"
"Yeah," Seri said quietly, hoping Ann wouldn't see the letter tucked into her pocket. "I remember she was really upset."
"It's completely understandable. Those two are really close…" Ann mused. "I can't imagine her reaction when she finds out Aiden, Petra, and Axel were killed… if she were alive that is…"
Seri flinched. She didn't like how casually Ann spoke about the three's deaths.
"Her reaction would be even worse," Seri said, wincing when she thought of how Angel screamed and cried until she couldn't speak anymore.
"Yeah, I guess so," Ann said, frowning. Suddenly, her hand darted out and snatched away the letter in Angel's pocket before Seri could react. It was so unnaturally fast, Seri froze for about ten seconds from shock.
Then she squeaked.
"W-Wait—!"
Ann rose her eyebrow at her. "What are you nervous about? It's just a drawing," she said, showing Seri the supposed drawing.
At first, it was the letter, which confused Seri. But then it flicked into a drawing of Maya and Angel laughing together, then flickered back into the letter.
It confused her even more on how Angel did that, it might have been because Angel was known as an enchantress who can enchant armor and weaponsand do magic (Angel didn't say anything about her being an enchantress, but it may be because pretty much everyone knew that), so she might have enchanted the letter so that it'll hide the letter from possible spies, but Seri didn't care, because Ann was looking at her expectedly.
"I wasn't expecting that," Seri said nervously, which was very true. "I didn't expect you to snatch away the drawing like that."
Ann blinked, then laughed. "Yeah, I guess that will startle anybody. Why did you hide this from me, though? Wanted to keep it to yourself to admire the beauty?" She teased playfully.
"U-Um—"
"Relax, I know you. You wanted to make the Order happy, so when you found this, you decided to give this to them and you didn't want to show anyone, since it's really special, right?"
And to Seri's surprise, as Ann paused to inspect the drawing again, words began to appear on the back.
Play along.
The words shortly disappeared after she finished reading them. Seri didn't know how the letter knew what's going on, but it was an excuse and she was willing to take it.
So she blurted out, "Yeah. They've been really upset, especially after recent events. So I thought by giving this to them, it might cheer them up."
Ann smiled and put her hand on Seri's shoulder. "You're a really sweet person, you know that?" she said, making Seri smile. "Here, I recommend giving it to Jesse. She needs it right now. And after giving it to her, get some sleep okay? It's been a long day."
"Okay," Seri said, clutching the letter to her chest, watching Ann walk out of the room. She stood there for a few seconds, then flipped the letter over, running her fingers over where the words used to be, then nearly screamed in fright when words suddenly appeared on the paper again.
Seri,
Don't tell anyone about the spy. Not even Anna.
You could get killed just like how I did.
You can brainstorm on who the spy is, but be careful. There's cameras hidden in each and every one of the rooms. I manage to hack into the cameras in the dorms so anything suspicious will be hidden but I didn't have time to hack into all the cameras.
Please be careful on where you discuss the spy.
~Angel
