Someone Called Crush [C]

Chapter Twenty Four

Based on the clue in the paper, it's in the forest. There's a picture of the arrow that we used to get to the dorm, but it's impossible for it to be in the dorm. Those arrow must mean something. We meticulously search in the forest during the time we need to search for ingredients to cook for lunch.

"The third is written as 90 degrees? The last picture is a river. Hmm." This clue seems just as difficult as searching the phone without a clue.

"Maybe we search at the river?" Aya tilt her head.

"Then what the arrow and 90 degrees mean?"

"Let's search for the river first," Ryder suggest. I agree and follow him. The others also follow us.

I tell them to be careful because there are leeches near the river. I have got bitten before so I knew. It's not long until we arrive at the river and the view is so aesthetic. I take off my shoes and put my leg in the water. The water only reach halfway to my knees.

"This place will be perfect for picnic," I mumble.

"Nina!" I turn to the voice and my face got splash with water. I narrow my eyes towards Aya, who grin cheekily.

"You... Will regret this!" I counterattack and she covers her face with her arm.

"Can you guys not behave like an elementary schooler?" Zahra says with her hands on her waist. She pose exactly like my mother when she is nagging me. I crookedly smile and splash water on her too.

"Ho! You want to fight?" She enters the water. I start to run away from her.

Soon, one by one, people enter the water and start to splash on each other like a wildfire. We have been training like crazy, so an activity like this help us to wash the stress away.

"Don't run away, Nina!" Zahra shouts. I laugh out loud.

"Are you crazy? There's no way I won't run! Not to mention that you chased me like you want to eat me!" I run while constantly looking behind my back. That's the reason why I fell the next moment.

"Whoa! Princess. Look at where you go." A hand prevent me from falling. I look at his face.

"I-I'm sorry. Thank you, Frizz."

"No problem. Looks like Zahra is going to catch up to you," he says and I began to realize.

"That's right! Help me!" I hide behind his back. I take a peek to see Zahra is getting near. Suddenly, I feel a hand is pulling me and before I knew it, I already in someone else's embrace.

"R-Ryder?" I call out the name of the one who pulled me.

"Can you not hold other guys in front of me?" his voices sound irritated, just like before. I just stay silent. I take this chance to have a smell of him, which is like an ice mint. It's so soothing. It's the first time I get to hug him like this.

"Enough playing. Let's search for our phone." He let go of me and walk out of the river. I just nod weakly, still not satisfied with the short hug.

After thinking hard about it, we finally understand what the clue means. But it's actually Ryder who found the meaning first and explain it to us. We went to the arrow in the forest and from the direction of the river, we turn it to 90 degrees.

"It shows above!" Jane exclaims. I begin to climb the tree and search. A green bag catch my attention and I grab it. I open the bag and there are a lot of phones in it.

"I found it!" I shout before climbing down the tree. I put it carefully on the ground before searching for my phone.

"My phone isn't here." I frown.