Death Grip (On-going)

DEATH GRIP: CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE

I froze, looking at Zhea before taking a gulp. Why the fuck haven't I remembered about death grip as a secret organization.. Shit, this gonna be a big trouble. Thanks to me.

"U-uh.." I struggle to utter making me gulp again one more time. Zhea didn't say a word and seems like waiting for me patiently.

"I met them all before I enter peculiarim. Master Badufalsa was a teacher in my previous school and known her as my English teacher. I didn't know she's a gripton." I explained, slightly stuttering.

Now I'm doomed. Zhea already know it, and that's because of my own stupidity acting like a boss here. I should have act like I hadn't been in this place, and make them believe it is my first visit here. Ugh! I mentally did slap my face.

On the other hand, Zhea is my friend. Maybe I can make a deal with her not to tell everybody about death grip, though.

"Z-zhea, I want you to do something for me. Death grip is a secret organization and no one should--"

"Don't worry. It's safe with me. I know about death grip better than you." Zhea said interrupting me. I blinked twice.

"Y-you mean, you've been here before? How?" I utter, completely confused.

"Of course. I am one of the death grip before." She answers happily.

Now that makes me furrowed my brows. Okay so, how many members are there in death grip? First I learned Wilson twins are both in the death grip and now there's Zhea claiming she's one of them too.

"Andrea Stanford is also a member, actually." Zhea chuckles looking at me.

"Are you fucking serious?" I asked with my wide eyes. Zhea then walks in the room and sat on bed. She's holding the unwrapped lollipop in her hands and starts playing it.

"Well, we're all seven in death grip. Clarence, Lance, Red, Leanne, Bella, Andrea, and me. All of us were chosen by the supereminent and trained by master badufalsa."

"Then? What happened? Why did it look like Leanne, Clarence and Lance are the only members of it?" I asked when she stopped speaking for a few minutes.

She looked up at me with a faint smile which made me feel heavy inside. I guess, something bad happens that causes their friendship ended up.

"Master Hilda was Andrea's mother who killed Leanne's sister and fled away from peculiarim." She confessed almost tearing up. The atmosphere becoms so heavy that I can't barely breathe. I was right. Their friendship ended up just like what happen to me and my bestfriend a long time ago.

"That was so cruel.."

"Andrea was my bestfriend during that time. Obviously, I chose to be with her. The two of us decided to leave death grip behind since Leanne was so mad she even ended her friendship with Andrea... as well as with me."

"What happen to Leanne's sister? I mean why did Master Hilda ended up killing her?" I asked carefully. She looks down at her feet.

"I don't know... Some says Master Hilda's sanity gone out. I really don't know. She was my Master in Class Q, though." We both fell in silent. I'm out of words, I don't know what to say anymore.

So that was the history of death grip, huh. I wonder what's the purpose of--

"Our duty is to protect the peculiarim  at all cost." Zhea answered after reading my mind.

"Against the Seulas?"

"Not just the Seulas. Everyone who might cause destruction to the academy as well."

Another silence. I sighed. What she said to me is really heavy--

I blushed instantly as my vision came back to normal after looking through the wall. What the hell did I just saw!?!