Hopes Of Anna

Chapter Thirty-six: Four men's link.

     I would call my case right now a very wrong judgement. I get into a fight once and I end up in the principal's office.
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     Lucie was up to her old flirty tricks again with my boyfriend__my ex. I was so jealous, really. Lucie did not even respect the fact that he had someone else. What a bitch!
     During P.E, Lucie chose right in front of Caldwell to "stretch". She was doing the stretch so seductively that everyone watched with awe and me in disgust. Caldwell actually seemed to be enjoying it. He was actually enjoying how ridiculously silly my angry face was and soon he himself began flexing hid muscles. I tried staying calm and I am good at containing anger but then Lucie with intentions of ruining my day walked right in front of me.
     'Beat that.' She said.
    I gasped and took it like I did not care but then I saw myself walking up to Caldwell. It was two months since we had spoken.
      'Hi.' I said. Caldwell threw a ball at me which I miraculously caught since fear gripped me and left my whole body weak and shaking. Lucie came again.
    'Caldwell, please come.' Lucie said taking him with her.
      'I was talking with him!' I said.
       'Yeah that's over.' Lucie turned back to look at em with a grin from ear to ear. Everyone was watching to see if the awkward Anna would finally crack. Lucie continued going with Caldwell.
        'I said I'm talking to him!' I mustered courage and shouted at Lucie and as she turned back, I threw the ball at her face. She fell  down painfully and everyone had a surprised look on their face.
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     As I was called into the principal's office, Caldwell made to follow but I stopped him.
       'No thanks. It isn't your business.' I said like a tough kid. Caldwell could have defended himself by saying, it was he Lucie and I were beefing over and would have made me sound like some cheap girl, but he didn't say anything. He just left me alone.
      Mr. Shawn was busy on his phone when I came in and even left it on when he was ready for me. I was scared look him straight in the eyes with those huge glasses he had on.
      'Miss Kendell, this goes against your persona description. Care to explain?' He asked. It was a simple question but I found myself shivering.
    I kept thinking about all I could discover if I could look through that phone. Hew developed my former mystery case would be.
    'I.... I.... I... I....' I kept stammering. 'I need water sir.'
     'Go get some.' He said pointing e to the water cooler. I stood up to get the water.
      Someone called him on his telephone. 
      'I'll be right back.' He said not taking his phone. I was in a very tight position here. I could go through the phone quickly but then our group had broken up. I quickly went to the phone before it's light would go off. This kind of mistake blessing was once in a lifetime.
   The principal had just sent a message to K.L. It said:
     Your face, or these games go on.
     That was such a threat! But I didn't know what it meant. I heard the principal's footsteps. I immediately went back to position drinking the cup of water.
      'So Miss Kendell, any explanation?' He asked checking the same phone I snooped on.
       'I...I...I was wrong sir. I have no excuse.' I said with bowed head. Damn! I'm so good at acting innocent. The principal looked at my face carefully. I wouldn't break that innocent face I had on.
     'You know what? Record says you're s pretty good kid and Lucie's a little...' The principal could not find a word for that girl but could not find any which was a lie by the way! Every word describing evil could be used to describe Lucie.
       'Anyways, I will let you off for that but don't go hitting anyone with a ball to their faces, good?'
         'Oh yes Mr. Shawn. I... I.... I promise I...I...I will be good.' It was a promise I hoped I would keep.
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    For the first time I had a real story involving the four men. I could almost put my finger on the reason the vandal happened. I think my theory was good enough.
     Mr. Sheen(Welling) like some shady business men originally sponsored Patel's, then when the drug failed in being verified, switched to sponsoring it's illegal trade. This was like a secret company of some kind whereby K.L. was the secret CEO no one knew, who "employed" pharmacist and psychologist Mr. Shawn and Mr. Patel respectively.
    Like all dangerous games, this shady business was all fun but the more something wrong is done, the more dangerous it becomes. Now everyone began to realize the implications of dealing drugs with a faceless guy who is so powerful and dangerous. Patel realized the dangers of his drug, Sheen discovered it's worrying effects and the principal simply could see how bad it was to be unable to point at someone when he gets himself in deep shit.
       I think I did pretty well and it all made sense. My theory could be at least 75 percent accurate. What I did not know though was if these four men knew themselves. Mr. Shawn and Patel obviously knew themselves and Sheen knew them. K.L. knew them all but none of them knew him.
      Clearly, K.L. was the smartest in the group. Making money, doing the threatening, calling the shot and still had his identity secret. But someone in this group was stepping up his game by insisting on seeing this supposedly "faceless" man. He had been threatened__big time, but K.L. had a lot to loose if my dear principal quit on him, so I doubt if K.L's threat would take him so far.
        All these was so exciting. I just cracked most of this mystery and I was alone with no one to tell...Fuck that! I had to tell someone like now!