Semua Bab Black Ridge Academy : Bab 11 - Bab 20

I stood frozen in the hallway long after Adrian walked away. His last words kept replaying inside my head repeatedly.Black Ridge will destroy you. He said them like he was too sure. A cold shiver slowly crawled down my spine. What exactly was wrong with this school?I finally forced myself to move before heading outside the mansion. The cool night air hit my skin immediately, helping me breathe properly again.Students still crowded around the compound discussing the bloody message excitedly while others acted like nothing happened.It was honestly disturbing. How were they all so calm?“Zara!”I turned around quickly as Lisa ran toward me looking panicked.“Oh thank God,” she breathed. “I thought you disappeared.”I frowned slightly. “Why do you look so nervous?”“Because you were alone with Adrian!”“And?”Lisa stared at me like I had completely lost my mind.“And? Zara, do you even hear yourself?”I crossed my arms. “He only told me to go back to the dorm.”Lisa's expression slowl

The same student we saw last night lying helplessly on the floor while those boys attacked him.A heavy silence settled inside my chest. For a moment, I could not even hear the whispers around me clearly anymore. My mind kept replaying his terrified expression from last night.A student from Class 3A was found dead early this morning behind the east dormitory building.The word alone made my stomach twist painfully.“Oh my God…” Lisa whispered shakily beside me.Students crowded around the notice board while rumors spread rapidly through the hallway.“They said he jumped.”“No way. I heard someone pushed him.”“Wasn't he involved in trouble recently?”“The school is already trying to cover it up.”I slowly stepped backward from the crowd, my breathing becoming uneven. Lisa immediately followed after me.“Zara…” she called softly.I looked at her. “We saw him last night.”Fear immediately crossed her face again. She quickly glanced around to make sure nobody heard me. “Lower your voice

My breathing became uneven as the footsteps outside the archive room grew louder.I tightened my grip around the folded paper in my hand while standing completely still behind the dusty shelves. The old wood pressed against my back as fear slowly crept into my chest.Then the archive room door slowly opened. I held my breath immediately. A shadow entered the room quietly before the door shut again.At first, I could only hear soft footsteps moving across the floor slowly. The person was obviously tiptoeing and clearly did not want to be noticed.I peeked slightly through the small space between the shelves, trying not to make any sound. My heartbeat pounded loudly inside my ears as the figure moved deeper into the room.The lights were off, making it difficult to see clearly, but I noticed dark clothing and broad shoulders immediately. The person stopped near the cabinet containing the incident reports.My fingers tightened around the folded paper. “Please do not come this way.” I mut

For a second, none of us moved.Rain continued hitting the dorm windows violently while thunder echoed across the sky outside. The terrified girl stood by the door breathing heavily like she had run all the way down the hallway.Lisa grabbed my wrist tightly. “What do you mean something is moving around the dormitory?”The girl swallowed nervously before looking behind her toward the hallway.“I do not know,” she whispered shakily. “People saw it outside the first-floor windows.”A cold feeling slowly spread through my chest.“What did it look like?” I asked carefully.“I could not see properly.” Her voice trembled. “But it was not normal.”The hallway outside remained loud with frightened voices and hurried footsteps. More dorm room doors opened as students stepped out nervously to see what was happening.Lisa immediately shook her head. “We are not going out there.”“But everyone else already is,” the girl replied quickly.Almost like proving her point, another frightened scream ech

I clicked the class door open as I dashed out, I couldn't see Vanessa any longer. She had run faster. I went in search of her, checking through classes, hidden places in school too. I got exhausted as my feet went numb. I sighed, went back to my class, and grabbed my bag before heading out.The atmosphere inside Blackridge Academy changed overnight.It was no longer just tense whispers in hallways or frightened glances exchanged between students during class. Fear had settled itself into the walls of the academy like something alive, something breathing quietly beneath the surface while everyone pretended not to notice it.By morning, security guards stood at nearly every corridor but there weren't the usual guards either.These ones wore dark uniforms I had never seen before, with silver badges pinned neatly against their chests. Their expressions remained cold and unreadable as students passed by, nobody spoke loudly anymore. Even the popular students who usually laughed carelessly