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The water filled the bowl and started pouring on the ground in handfuls, meeting with the fire and reducing it's energy.

He was able to cross to the other side and open the inner stall where he saw Pearl at.

She's still deeply asleep right there, looking oblivious of the chaos going on around her.

He quickly hoisted her up in his arms so easily since she's so small, and she let out a gasp unconsciously.

He stepped out of the stall and met the fire still burning despite the pouring water, so he waited and gave the door a short look.

It's still burning vivaciously.

He stood still, counting the minutes with his mind.

One...

Two...

Three...

Four...

And in the fifth minute, the door fell from the frame, creating room to escape.

He ran out of the room with just four steps, and immediately he arrived outside, Rebekah was already waiting with a bowl of water which she poured on them.

Roonie placed her down gently, offing his mask.

"Pearl!" Morgan and Lizzy knelt beside them, and Sybil let out a relieved sigh.

Teal bit her tongue hard. Why can't she just die?.

The water seemed to do the magic cos Pearl's eyes opened slightly, and when she saw the people around her, she opened them wide.

"What's ... Going on?" She muttered.

Roonie released a harsh breath, the water in his hair dropping on her face in droplets.

"Roonie?" She muttered again, sitting up.

Then she saw the place is full of students staring at her and the burning restroom!

Her eyes widened, and she immediately remembered going inside and sleeping off as if someone added sedative to her coffee.

"No" She gasped, her eyes getting wider.

Did someone just try to burn her alive?

Last was the freezer, and now this?

What if she really burned? She'd look like barbecue right now.

She started fighting back her tears, staying still as the realization hit her.

"Are you ok?" Lizzy asked, touching her wet hair.

"Pearl, say something" Morgan said.

"Wifey?" Rebekah shook her, and she looked up at them with glassy eyes.

"I could have died" she sniffled.

"You didn't, gosh...I'm so relieved" Rebekah replied, hugging her.

Morgan and Lizzy stood, leaving just Roonie on his squat.

He's still breathing harshly, and his eyes are so red from the smokes, his wet hair sprawling sinfully over his eyes.

Pearl broke the hug with Rebekah and faced him, but she doesn't even know what to say.

He was supposed to be in Madrid, right?

It's only 10am, why is he back already?

It's obvious he brought her out of the restroom, but she couldn't form a word as their eyes mirrored.

"Roonie" That was the only thing she could say, and his throat moved shortly as he broke the eye contact and stood, facing the guys

"I told you to watch over her, I strictly said follow her wherever she goes" he said sternly.

"We couldn't possibly follow her to the restroom" Axel replied.

"You could have fuçking waited outside, don't give me that crap!" Roonie snapped, and students flinched at the harshness of his voice, even Pearl herself.

"We're sorry, bro." Axel replied.

"Don't get mad, Banks. It's scary" Hyce added, unable to hold eyes with Roonie as he talked.

"I'm sorry" he concluded.

Roonie looked at Pearl who's just standing up with the help of Rebekah, and before she could say a word, he took her hand and started dragging her down the hall.

She just followed.

Sybil couldn't blink as she watched them leave.

They finally went out of sight, and then the firefighters arrived.

"That was one hell of a thriller drama" Morgan released a heavy breath.

"Tell me about it" Lizzy replied, and Rebekah made to talk too, but her eyes met with Axel's.

She tightened her lips, and he turned his back, walking out too.

She released her breaths.

Hyce tried following Axel, but Rook blocked him.

"Hey Hyce, I need your help on something" he said, and Hyce scoffed.

"What the hell gave you the confidence that I.... Hyce McCall will help you. Are you high?" Hyce said dramatically, gave him a death glare and started leaving.

"It's about the person trying to off Pearl" Rook said, and Hyce stopped, turning back immediately.

"Come again" he said, walking back to him.

Rook brought out the wrapped inhaler.

"Your father is the General at the metropolitan station, right? There are fingerprints scanner in his office and I need them to analyze the fingerprints on this inhaler. The culprit held it I think" Rook explained.

"How did you even get this? In your dreams?" Hyce replied calmly.

"I saw things in Jeremy's diary, and I knitted them together, so I stole this from him" Rook said.

Hyce gave him a long look and started leaving again

"Still not interested"

"I'll help you get Issac!" Rookshouted, and Hyce came back automatically.

He snatched the wrapped inhaler from him.

"Meet me in front of the station, 5PM. If you come late, oh I'll kill you" he said seriously, leaving finally.

Rook smiled and left the corner, but then he saw Lizzy just leaving the fire scene.

"Hey!" He stopped her.

"You smile more than required these days, wow! People really change" she said.

"I'm only grateful for being alive, no shits" he smiled again, his bushy brows almost joining in the middle.

"You should trim your brows, it's too much" she noticed.

"Not doing that, my father likes it" he replied.

"Whatever" she shrugged, moving away.

"Let's go back to the library together " he went after her.

"Then walk faster!" She replied.

Rook joined her with a bigger smile.

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