I Thought I Was A Devil

Season 6 Chapter 12

‘Lub-dub…..Lub-dub’, I could hear my heart beating fast with each passing seconds, as my nervous eyes stayed alert for potential danger. I could feel the adrenaline secretion as my body prepared me for a fight or flight situation. My body started feeling hot due to the adrenaline rush, and the forehead and palms were covered in sweat even though the temperature was cold. I made sure to hide well but for some reason their feet stops right in front of my hiding place as her eyes scans the whole area.

Unknown guy: What’s wrong, Emilia? (He asks alert)

Emilia: No, nothing. For a second, I felt like, I noticed a familiar face. (She frowned)

Unknown guy: Jeez Emilia. (He rolls his eyes) I guess, you are finally losing your shits. There is no one here.

Emilia: You are right. (She sighs while rubbing her forehead feeling annoyed) Those brats are eating my peace. I thought, I will stop them and ruin their courage. Tsk…..I failed.

Unknown guy: Don’t worry, these notes are enough to destroy their confidence. (He smirks while going through the pages of my notebook)

Emilia: Keep it safe and make sure that your team does their job properly. (She smiles with a dark expression over her face) I want to see that Anne fall on her knees and break down in tears.

Unknown guy: But, what if someone finds out regarding our plan? (He hesitates)

Emilia: We can always shift blame on that leech. Especially now, when she is taking care of the training sessions of those insects. (She said while shrugging her shoulder) Anyways, I will go first, just in case. See you next time, Peter. (She kisses his lips before walking off)

Peter: Tsk….(he wipes his lips feeling disgusted) Bitch. (He stares at the dark street for a second before advancing towards my direction, he looks around the trashcan where I was hiding, but luckily, I escaped before he could catch me.)

By the time, I reached the restaurant, I was covered in cold sweat and my face looked pale. Before I could realize, my legs were already running on its own at top speed. The adrenaline rush made my whole body tremble, I couldn’t remember the events that took place in front of my eyes, all I could hear was my body screaming of an unknown danger. “What would have happened if I had confronted them?” I wondered, would they have dared to get rid of my presence? Of course, it was Emilia….she absolutely hates me and would have gone to any extent. And that man, he looked dangerous. I went straight to my room, avoiding Naomi's questioning gaze. I locked my room door from inside and grabbed the water bottle as my hands trembled with anger and hatred, I chugged down water to calm myself as I felt nauseous after drinking too much fluid.  I sighed before grabbing a packet of cigarette and walking towards the balcony. I leaned against the balcony railing, and stared at the stars, lost in my thoughts. As I took out a cigarette and light it carelessly, pushing it in between my lips and taking a long puff. Then my hands reached my cellphone, as I dialed my brothers numbers and put them in conference call.

Me: Meet me tomorrow, at our usual spot. Don’t ask me anything now, I will explain everything tomorrow. (I said before disconnecting the call and taking another puff to calm myself).

Next day, after classes, I head towards the café, where brother Leo and King was already waiting for me. Their expressions expressed of concerns mixed with anxiety as their footsteps advanced towards me, they embraced me and looked for any visible injuries. Their hands trembled with nervousness and a sigh of relief when they confirmed that I was fine.

King: Jeez….we thought someone bullied you again. (He says while sighing as he places his hands on his hips)

Leo: What happened? You seemed stressed yesterday. (He asks while caressing my cheek)

Me: Uhm….lets sit down first. (I smiled holding Leo's hand)

They finally settled down but their faces were filled with anticipation and anxiety. I sat in front of them, while we ordered three cups of coffee along with egg sandwiches.

Leo: Now, tell us. We are getting tired of anticipating. (He said while rubbing his forehead frustrated)

Me: Do you remember……Emilia? (I said while hesitating, King's eyes widens as he hears that name)

Leo: Isn’t she, your football coach? (He raises brow)

Me: Hmm…..its a long story. (I said as I start explaining everything that happened till now) And yesterday, I saw her, handing over important information to someone named Peter. (I bit my lower lip) I am afraid that we might have gotten involved in something dangerous.

Leo: (his jaw hardens as he hears my words.) How can a teacher be so rotten to the core? (Leo cursed her under his breathe while King remained silent)

King: Peter….Peter Meyer, he is the coach of Edelweiss Mädchenakademie. (He says while staring at me) Does it ring any bell?

Me: Wait….(my eyes widens up as I could fill in the gap) That’s the same school, we are going to compete against this week.

King: Emilia and Peter has been dating for a while now. And….it would make sense why she is been hell-bent to stop you people from participating in the competition. (He sighs)

Leo: So that means, she is spying on her own school and leaking information to opponent schools. Dang. (He grits his teeth, as the veins around his forehead swells up)

King: Anne, I think its better to maintain distance from such troubles. (He said while feeling concerned regarding my safety.)

Me: Would, running away, solve anything? (I said frowning) Our father has been running away from his problems since last 25 years or more, did it do shit? Instead of giving me unwanted advices, its better that you shoot how do you know so much information about Emilia?

King: (he hesitates then rubs the back of his nape feeling uncomfortable) As you already know that I love spying for research purpose. (He says in a low voice while coughing as Leo rolled his eyes) When you first mentioned regarding Emilia, I started following her along with my friend and gather dirt on her. At that time, we came across Peter. And….and we may have taken few pictures…..but after that you never mentioned anything about her, so I thought, its better to hide it from you, instead of raising unnecessary issues.

Me: (I rubbed my forehead feeling frustrated) I will deal with you later. First tell me, if you still have those photographs or not.

King: (he gulps his spit while wiping his sweat) They are kept in my apartment.

Me: If its fine with you, shall we go and check King's apartment, after we are done with our coffee? (I asked brother Leo)

King: Hey! Why are you asking him? Shouldn’t you ask my permission? (He pouts)

Leo: (nods in agreement) I can’t let you go to his den without protection anyway.

Me: Yeah…..I don’t want to visit his place alone. (I said feeling disgusted knowing how he keeps his place.)

King : tsk. (He sulks)

After having our coffee and sandwiches, we paid the bill and met at King's apartment where he handed over the photographs where Emilia and Peter was seen dating each other. Without wasting my time, I dialed Victoria's number.

Me: Hey, did you do what I asked you? (I inquired)

Victoria: Already hired a private detective and paid him to follow Emilia. (She says)

Me: Good, I have some clues, ask the detective to work accordingly, and also dig up some dirt regarding a man called Peter Meyer. He is the football coach of Edelweiss Mädchenakademie. (I said)

Victoria: Wait, isn’t it the same school that won female football competition for last two-three years? (She says getting concerned)

Me: Ah…..the pieces are finally falling into places. (I said with a wide smirk over my lips)

To be continued.....