SCOPOPHOBIA

Chapter 6 - M

Jade's POV

I turned on my phone, only to find out that I got a total of 31 unread messages and 10 missed calls from the same person... Kane Fierros. It feels weird to receive these from someone whom I least expected to. Maybe just the fact that he's known and I'm not.

I didn't mind it and shove my phone inside my pocket. Upon walking on the road near the lobby, a familiar human being from afar with her usual jumpers and a red beanie is waving at me. Of course, it's Loula.

"Hey what's up? You don't look good today, what happened?" she asked, literally noticing my dark eyebags like what do you expect?

"Uhmm.. perhaps, do you already have a partner for-" I haven't even finished speaking when Loula started answering me.

"Yes and guess what? It's our senior, Daniel! I know it's unbelievable but I got him!!" she screamed like no one was around. Daniel is the most recognized senior because of his looks but mainly because he's that one guy you see in fictional books who got it all in one. This lucky hoe hahaha.

"Congrats hoe. Did you also pick him online?" I asked, only to see her face looking so confused. Acting like I'm the weirdest person on earth.

What?

"Online? What the heck Jade? I don't use tinder nowadays. More probably, you're going to see me dating Daniel after this one month activity." she said, singing the word "activity" in the end while fixing her hair, using her other hand while the other is holding some papers.

Wasn't she informed that we can also choose our partners online?

"Don't tell me you didn't receive an email from the school. Aren't we allowed to choose our pairs online? It was on the school page." I explained.

But still, her face looks puzzled. It screams that she doesn't have any idea what I am talking about.

"Hey, you haven't chosen your partner, am I right? Jade, did you remember when the school prohibited ALL media-related things after the president and the dean's scandal? So it's impossible to hold the matchmaking, online."

"But how about the KEIOS? Have you heard about it?"

"Why are you suddenly so interested about that? Well anyway, it's a private annual underground battle competition. Even the participants' identities are hidden. Only the chosen ones from their head are able to participate in that. But there are people who brag about them being in that competition and ended up being beaten or in a critical condition. There are rumors that it's probably intense now, I wonder if it's deadly... KEIOS is just so dangerous." Loula said while shivering in fear.

Now, I don't know what to do anymore. What if I end up like those people? What if... what if I'll die?

*phew*

A sudden wind blew away Loula's papers to her back so she ran to catch them but when she took a glance to where I am-

"Look out!" Loula shouted, looking at a huge thing that's coming towards me!

It was already a meter away from me. The headlights shone, directly striking my eyes so I had nothing to do but to cover them until-

I felt a huge pressure on my hands pulling me and found myself trapped in a human's embrace.

-.-

o.-

o.o

I averted my gaze to the face above me- seeing a black mask covering half of his face.

"Why the hell did you ignore my texts and calls? You could've been hit by that car, stupid." he said, pulling me harshly on my wrist after letting go of the cover.

Damn, I'm not dreaming. It really is Kane Fierros.