Royal Academy [ON GOING]

Chapter 9- Sister

                     Chapter 9- Sister

-ANDREA-

"Someone grabbed her when we were walking pass the Rouge Forest." the girl with long, curly orange hair and green eyes said.

Rouge Forest? Sino naman si Journey?

"WHAT!? What happened to my daughter?" Ms. Red asked with a fear look. So Journey is her daughter?

Why does it look like going to the Rouge Forest is a big deal? Ano bang mayroon sa Rouge Forest?

"We're sorry that we failed to protect her." the boy with grey eyes and messy black hair said with no expression but I can see in his eyes that he's sorry.

"Let's go to the Rouge Forest, now." Ms. Red told the three people outside the door and went out of the house.

"Ms. Red." Amelia called kaya napalingon sa kaniya si Ms. Red. "What about the clues? You should give it to us after we help you, remember?"

Ms. Red pulled out a paper from her pocket and gave it to Amelia. It's a rolled paper tied with a red lace.

"Ms. Red, we will come with you. The Rouge Forest is dangerous and I think you need a backup." Scott said and Amelia looked shocked.

The Rouge Forest is dangerous?

"No. You kids, won't go with the four of us. You still have a stamp to hunt." Ms. Red told Scott and  the rest of us except the three people she'll be going with.

"But, Ms. Red, we want to help--"

"That's enough help for now, kids. You've helped me enough." Ms. Red interrupted Hailey and smiled. "I don't want to put your lives in danger. Sanay naman kami sa paglalakbay sa forests dahil Renegades kami so don't worry about us."

"We're going now." the boy with curly brown hair and brown eyes said and the four of them (including Ms. Red) ran.

"I thought she's going to order something to us again." Nathalie said and rolled her eyes.

We all gathered in one place as Amelia unfolded the paper. All of us looked to see what's written.

We all read at the same time.

'Concealed in a crowd, weeping is not allowed; But will it befall if dakrness will surround?'

"What does this even mean? Does this riddle even matter?" Portia asked.

"Of course it does! It's a clue about where the stamp is, you idiot!" Nathalie said and Portia just furrowed her eyebrows.

"My brain hurts." Hailey said.

"You weren't even thinking, how can your brain ache?" Amelia told Hailey.

"Excuse me? Do you think you're the only one who can think? I was thinking and I'm still thinking about the riddle even now." Hailey answered back.

"So you're saying that you're a genius? Are you a genius?" Amelia said and glared at Hailey.

"I did not saying anything like that. And what's the matter if I'm a genius? Did you get a trauma when Astoria was ranked higher than you?" Hailey said and all of them looked surprised.

I remembered that Astoria's the most academic-intelligent student in this school. Is that what Hailey meant, that Amelia was traumatised because of the rankings?