The Nerd Duchess

Chapter Nineteen

Chapter Nineteen

"Hell—"Zoe said as she pushed the door of the Teacher's Lounge open. "What happened here?"

The entire room was a complete wreck. Papers were littered all over the floor. The aquarium was smashed. Glass shards were littering the floor, as well. Water was leaking out from the crack in the aquarium soaking the papers and a few books in the area. The fishes were all huddled together away from the crack.

Cracked and broken figurines were all around the coffee table.

The only place untouched was the back of the room leading towards the storage room of the Teacher's Lounge.

Zoe walked towards that direction, carefully treading the area.

She carefully walked over towards the turned-over couch where she found an abandoned piece of rope.

"Oh my gosh!" Zoe said making a move of picking up the rope but before her hand could touch the rope she a distinct moaning coming from the storage room.

At first, she thought that she was only hearing things but it came again.

Zoe closed in on the door slowly opening it. And the scene that greeted her was Professor celste Patterson gagged and bounded on a chair.

"Professor Patterson," Zoe exclaimed.

She quickly rushed to the woman's side and untied her from the rope and the gag.

"What happened here, Professor?"

"Thank goodness, dear," she gasped. "You found me."

"Are you okay, Professor?" Zoe asked the distraught woman when she suddenly straighten up and froze from what she was doing.

"Where's is she?"

"Who Professor?"

"Victoria. Where is Victoria?" Professor Patterson's eyes darted from left to right, to and fro, as if looking for something.

"Victoria is not here, Professor,"

Her eyes snapped to Zoe as soon as the words left her mouth.

"What do you mean she is not here?" Professor Patterson hastily stood up Zoe had to left her steady on her feet as black dots blurred her vision. "She was here. She has to be here."

"She wasn't here when I arrived Professor. The room was empty except for being ransacked."

"Is the Welcoming Program done?"

"I think so, Professor," Zoe said. "Why?"

"We need to find the Headmistress," She said as she walked back to the main room. Zoe followed closely behind her.

"Why do we need the Headmistress, Professor? And what happened here?"

"We need her because Victoria Rostova is kidnapped." Professor Patterson said as they walked out of the lounge on their way to the find the Headmistress.

***

"Why are we here again?"Adam asked as they arrived outside the Headmistress's office.

"I told you," Charles replied. "It was okay if you guys wouldn't accompany me. All we are doing is meeting my parents."

"No," Adam said dismissively. "And besides, we wanted to meet your parents anyways."

"If you say so," Charles said shrugging his shoulders before opening the door that lead to the headmistress waiting area where her secretary was situated.