Bridging the Distance

"WOAH! Party party" Ella screamed as she waved her phone with the light on. He was still standing in Ellice's car, his twin.

"Is it possible, Ella? We are in the middle of this unknown abandoned building, so please lower your voice, will you?" Ellice disobeyed Ella. Ella only made him suffer but he followed what Ellice said.

"So girls, what would we do now? It's already freaking midnight! What should we do?"

"Can you Mitch, stop your overreacting skill? Being an OA is not going to help you!"

"It's OA when you're scared, huh? Amanda?"

"Girls stop it, please. Let's think of a way to get out of this place" I disobeyed Amanda and Mitch. They have been fighting for a while now. What they are doing is not helping. "Try calling Mandy again"

"I've done France a few times, but there's absolutely no signal here," Ellice said as she kept holding up the phone to find a signal.

I washed my face and kept looking at the phone, knowing what time it was. I tried to think of what to do. Ellice's car, which was the only one we used, was also broken. There is also no signal in this area so we cannot ask for help.

If you guys are confused, we are here right now in front of the big University. It's all grass outside so we immediately knew it was abandoned. We don't know why we ended up here, we just followed the location Mandy gave us. But why did this place come to us?

"It's really Mandy's wedding! I told you that girl is a bitch. Why did you trust me?"

"You're also a bitch, but we are still trusting you, Mitchelle. There is no difference between you," Amanda warned Mitch. They've been like that for a while now, never getting along and always arguing.

"What are you doing? Isn't your fight really over? Just fight if you want" Ellice teased the two of them. Like me, it looks like Ellice is also cringing at the childishness of the two of them.

"Girls wait, the gate is open, I'll just check" Ella got out of the car and walked to the gate of the university in front of us.

We just followed him with our eyes. Not far from the abandoned university, Ellice's car was parked that we were hanging out with. It only takes a few steps to reach the gate, so we see Ella's every move as she slowly opens the gate.

"Girls, it's open. Come on, let's take a look inside" Ella yelled at us.

We got out of the car one by one and went to see Ella. When we arrived at the gate we found that it was indeed open. After all, no one is surprised by an abandoned person.

"What are we going to do? Don't tell me we're going in there?" Mitch asked cleverly. He just followed us and kept his hand on his mosquito-bitten leg.

"Let's go inside. Let's find a place to sleep. We can't just spend the night in the car," I told them. Maybe some bad person passed by where we parked the car, we might be tripped up, we're still girls. We have nothing against you.

"France is right. We have to get inside to find a place to rest" Ellice agreed with what I was saying and went inside first.

"But guys-"

"Could you, Mitchelle, even just now, put off your tact!"

Mitch gave Amanda a hard time. "Whatever" followed Ellice and so did Ella.

"Leave him alone. It's like you don't know Mitch" I smiled at Amanda and took her hand and squeezed it.

"You know, France, I've had too much patience with that girl. It's good to kill her"

"Haha, come on. You're too brutal" I pulled him inside. It's too cold outside. Because it's midnight. It's scary outside.

When we entered inside, we walked together in the long hallway here inside the university. It's just surprising that it's so clean and it seems like there are people here every day, while it looks abandoned and dirty outside.

There are also large lights on each side that illuminate the entire hallway. There are also lights in each classroom. I started to get nervous. My legs are also stiff and every step I take seems to be very heavy.

"G-Guys, something seems wrong" I could feel the fear in Ella's voice. He is also clinging to my arm.

"W-What if, let's go back" Amanda whispered and pulled the hem of my dress.

"Why doesn't it seem abandoned in here?" Ellice said with a smile. Only now did he show interest in what we were talking about.

I also thought about what Ellice was saying. Why is it different inside compared to outside? What is this? I took quick steps back to the gate and checked to see if it was still open but it wasn't, it was already locked inside.

"Shit! Guys, the gate is locked" I shouted to them. I slowly retreated back to their place. "I-I think, there's something wrong about this school"

"How come it's locked? We left it open, and I didn't see a lock before?" Ella said full of surprise and the fear was also evident in her voice.

"What are you? Are you the ones who want this? We're already inside, My God, you want more lu- aahhh" Mitch couldn't finish what he was going to say because it was replaced by a loud shout.

I covered my mouth when suddenly two people in ninjas stood behind Mitch and they pulled Mitch towards the dark place.

At the same time, we backed away and were about to run, but there were also four men standing behind us who simultaneously pulled us to run in an unknown direction. I don't know how many minutes we've been running but I feel like time is very, very slow. We breathlessly entered a large room and the man who pulled me quickly closed the door.

I slowly backed away as he faced me. "W-Who are you?" my voice was shaking because of fear so I couldn't manage my speech. I also wondered why there were only two of us in this room. where are my friends

"You don't have to be here. You don't know what you're getting yourself into" apart from his cold voice, I can also see his muscular body. I couldn't see his face because it was dark where he was standing.

"We're lost, that's why we thought of going in here. A-What's in here?"

"Slaughter, massacre, bloodshed, different terms of slaughter"

I almost fell because of what he was going to say. He didn't look like he was joking because his voice was very serious. What I felt now is what I am trying to fight against. What he said was scary. Not even in your dreams do you want to enter this university.

"W-What do you mean?" even though what he is saying is clear to me, I still want to be sure. "W-how do we get out of here?" I didn't wait for him to answer my first question because it was more important for me to know how we could get out of here.

"There's no other way to escape. If you want to survive, you have to face your death. If you want to still alive, you have to fight"

Suddenly my tears flowed. How can we get out of here? How can we get home alive? What did we get ourselves into? We just want to celebrate because we just finished our gradations earlier, but why is this? Why did we end up in this place?

"How can we survive?" I asked in a raspy voice. I don't want to be discouraged. I have to find a way for us to escape from here.

"Fight for your life, that is the only way how to still alive"

"In what way?"

"You have to be strong. You have to attend every task that the superiors will do"

"I-I don't get it" I shook my head in front of him. I didn't understand even one of the things he said.

"All your questions will be answered"

My knees were weak as I sat on the floor. How are my friends? How can I fight if I can't ensure the safety of my friends? I have lost hope of escaping this place as I do not yet know their condition.

"Don't worry about your friends, they're safe except for your one friend"

I immediately looked up at him. "Mitch? What happened to him?"

"It was the Ukkanawas who got him. They are the group that increases the number of those killed"

Suddenly, the tears that wanted to fall down my cheeks poured down. We wanted nothing more than to have fun on this day, how did it happen that the day we wanted to be memorable for us was the day that would make us suffer.

"Jusko" I said. I buried my face in my knees and let myself cry.

"You have to rest, I will get back to you tomorrow, and prefer yourself because tomorrow will be your beginning. There's one thing you have to keep in mind, you have to follow the prime master's rules"

I didn't ask any more questions even though I wanted to ask him a lot. I didn't even look at the door where he came out because I heard his every step. I just kept my head down as I let my tears continue to fall.

Tomorrow is my beginning and I have to follow the prime master's rule? Sino ang prime master?

I couldn't imagine that in this case we would be in danger. Danger, danger is this place we've been to. I don't know how long our lives will last so our lives here are uncertain. If only I had known that this would happen, I wish I wouldn't have fought with my parents just to be with my friends.

My tears started flowing again because of the fear I was feeling. Fear not only for myself, but also for the lives of my friends.

Jusko, you take care of us.

I didn't realize that I fell asleep even though my face was buried in my knees. I reached for my phone in my pocket and checked the time. It's four o'clock in the morning. It's almost morning but I feel like time isn't running. I don't know what will happen to us. Why did we enter this place? We only saw those people last night but why is it so scary?

I quickly adjusted my seat when I heard the door ring, as if someone was coming in. I slowly moved and hid in the seat. I also searched for something that can be used against any person who enters here.

"It's me, you don't have to scared"

I breathed a sigh of relief when I heard the familiar voice of the man I was talking to last night. I slowly stood up and my eyes searched for the man.

He was standing near the door. He is wearing different clothes now, and I can see his face clearly. He is handsome, tall and young. It's surprising that at his age, he lived in this hellish place.

"S-Thank you and come back" I said happily, even though I was feeling so scared somehow it was relieved a little because he was here.

"I'm with your friends" he moved a little so I could see the door.

Amanda, Ella, and Ellice were standing outside of it with the three men who I think were the ones who dragged them last night. I feel so happy because somehow I still see my friends. They ran to my place at the same time and were the first to hug me.

"France, I'm scared. It's scary here" Ella cried while hugging me tightly. I also couldn't hold back my tears because this is how I am, emotional when it comes to my friends.

"France, let's go home. It's so scary here, we saw how people can be killed here, France, I can't live here"

I sighed and rubbed Amanda's back. "I want too, but we can't. We can't get out of here Amanda. We're going to die here"

"What? France we have to find ways. We can't stay here for long" Ellice didn't cry but I could see that her eyes were puffy. The fear was also evident in his voice.

"There is no way out. You can't get out of here anymore"

The three of them turned to the man with us now. "What do you mean?" Ellice asked the man.

"There's no other way to escape. Once we entered this fvcking university, we will never be free. Those are the words that cannot be removed from my mind since last night, Ellice" I myself answered Ellice's question. This man might even be crippled, we might be killed in no time.

"N-No way" Ella shook her head as if I was just joking.

"You have to take heart, Ella. This is not just a dream, this is a fvcking reality. We have to survive or else, this is where we will rot" I reminded them, I had to strengthen not only my heart, but also they They need to stand up for themselves.

"So what are we going to do?" Ella seems to be losing hope. The way she talked, she lost her courage.

I turned to the man in front of us. "What are we going to do?" I ask here.

"I informed Prime Master, and he offered you guys a room. I will bring you all there to make sure you're safe" he said seriously. "So let's go, maybe the Ukkanawa people will wake up and see you. We'll go through the back"

We followed him out the door. We just kept walking until we got to the back. We were very careful with every step we took because someone might have woken up and we could grab their attention. The three men who were with Ella earlier did not follow us, maybe they went another way.

The room he said was not that far away, so we reached it right away. He ushered us into a large room. It is very big like a condo. Everything is complete, there is a kitchen, there is a cr, there is a sofa and there is a small room.

"This is your room. You are not allowed to go out until the higher-ups inform you that there are new members. There are two groups here, you will be grateful if you end up in the Elite group"

Even though it was against the inside, we nodded at the same time. Only then did I remember to ask his name? "What's your name by the way?"

"Hussien" he answered simply.

I don't know if that's a real name or not. Because the word of the former, it doesn't suit his face. Hussien is like an evil. From the looks of him, his name is far away.

"By the way, I'm Emerald France Meller. I can't say it's nice to meet you because we didn't enjoy coming here, but we are still thankful that we met you" I introduced myself for a long time before I looked at the my friend. "This is Ella Joy Pementel" I pointed to Ella and also turned to Ellice "This is Ellice Jan Pementel, Ella's twin" after I pointed to Ellice it was Amanda who I approached. "And this is Amannia Dahlia Suarez, but you can call her Amanda"

Hussien just nodded slowly. "Be careful here. If possible, don't open the door casually. You can't go out until you are officially introduced, and this" he stepped towards the sofa and took some things from there. They were wrapped so we didn't see the look, but they were long. "Always bring these wherever you are. From now on, consider this an extension of your life" he took the cloths that were wrapped in the thing he was referring to and the long katanas were completely exposed to our eyes. He handed them to us one by one.

I could see Ella and Amanda's hands shaking as they accepted the katanas. Still can't believe our luck.

"W-What is this?" Amanda asked in a trembling voice.

"This is your protection. Later tonight, we will teach you how to use it. Prepare yourselves because you will participate in the training. Prime master told me that you have to know how to use weapon first before we introduce you"

"Is there anyone else's know about us except your prime master?" I couldn't stop asking that. If their prime master knows that we got in, it's not unlikely that many do too. I think, prime master has the highest position.

"Yes, only Prime master and my squad know, and by the way, you have to fill up this form" he took out a form and gave it to us.

This is an enrollment form.

We didn't waste any more time. After we filled up the forms, we immediately returned them to him.

"You have more time to rest. Don't go outside to avoid danger"

Because of what he said, I breathed a sigh of relief. Even though we are not sure of our fate here, at least there are still people who care about our lives and safety, and one of them we don't know yet is Prime master.

Whoever you are, I hope I can entrust my life to you, Prime master.

SEVERAL times Ella walked back and forth inside our room. We were both restless because a while ago someone kept knocking on the door. Ellice was constantly crying while sitting in the corner.

"FRANCE, we have to find a way to escape from here"

I let out a breath. I looked at Ella and felt like I was going to get dizzy from what she was doing. He holds the katana that Hussien gave earlier.

"We can't escape from here, Ella. You heard what Hussien was saying earlier, didn't you?" Amanda reminded Ella.

It's not that Ella doesn't get what Hussien was saying earlier, it's just that she can't accept our current situation, and I understand that.

I washed my face when I remembered Mitch. I need to find her. I have a strong hunch that he is still alive. We can't be together here, we have to fight together.

I quickly took my phone and checked it, it was six pm, we felt very bored earlier because we were locked in this room all day. Training starts tomorrow at eight pm so I still have time to find Mitch. I stood up and slung my katana behind me.

"Where do you think you're going, France?" Amanda asked me with raised eyebrows. He even stopped me by the arm and there was a threat in his eyes.

I didn't know that he saw my movements.

"I need to find Mitch, Amanda. I can't just sit here and do nothing. I will find him and bring him here"

"Are you crazy? By doing that, you're only making the situation worse! You can't put yourself in harm's way just because of him"

I pulled my arm that he was holding. "I need to go, I'm running out of time. Please Amanda. I need to save Mitch"

He slowly raised his two hands. "Fine, but you have to make sure you come back here safely. I need you, France"

I nodded and hugged him. He hugged me back. I even glanced at Ella and Ellice who were now facing each other. They have no idea about my plan and I have no intention of letting them know, because I know that like Amanda, they are also against it. They were a little far from us so they couldn't hear Amanda and I whispering.

I slowly opened the door so they wouldn't notice me. Amanda also signaled to me to hurry up. When I found an opportunity, I quickly stepped on my feet to get out for good. When I went out, the darkness dawned on me, only the light of each pole gave light.

I also see a lot of students with samurai clothes. I also saw something that I knew was not just training, but was going to kill. In my whole life, I have only seen a person killed, and in this way, they killed very brutally.

I was even surprised to see a woman suddenly stabbed in the neck by a man. I was so shocked that I couldn't help but scream. I quickly covered my mouth and stepped back. I started to get scared when there were three students looking at my place, even though it was dark in the part where I was standing, I still couldn't help but be nervous. I know they heard my scream earlier.

I took a step back when I saw three students step towards where I was. It was like they found out if there was anyone here where I was. I also covered my mouth very tightly because I was afraid that I might make noise again. My body was shaking because I felt like they saw me.

Jusko, please don't.

I stopped myself from letting out my sobs. My tears are starting to fall because of fear. My left hand still remained in my mouth while the right hand was tightly holding the katana hanging behind my back. My lips were trembling and my shoulders began to move because of my soft sobs.

I continued to step back until I felt that I bumped into something behind me. My body suddenly stiffened, but I still forced myself to turn around to see what or who hit me.

A man in a black hooded robe came to my view. My eyes traveled to his whole body. Despite being so nervous, I still managed to peek at his face, but I couldn't see his face properly because it was dark and he was also wearing a hood. There is only one thing I will never forget about him, his height and his green eyes that I can see through the reflection of the mirror behind me, because the mirror lit up a little and it met his eyes.

"Go back to your room" he ordered me coldly. His voice was weak and I think he did it on purpose, but his voice was very manly. Not scary.

I slowly lowered the hand covering my mouth. "W-Who are you" I asked him with a trembling voice.

"You shouldn't come in here anymore. You don't know that you put your lives in danger" He didn't answer my question. Besides, he still preaches to me, and I can feel his concern for us.

"N-We're lost" was all I answered.

"What's your name?"

"France"

"France. It's a nice name, but you won't be able to use it for long"

I looked down and that's how scared I was when I saw the samurai he was holding. It was pure blood and the rest was dripping on the floor. My whole body was shaking and I stepped away from him.

"After seeing this" he raised the samurai he was holding. "You have to avoid fear, for the sake of your safety"

"W-Who are you?" I continued to step back because of the fear I felt.

"You shouldn't know the person, but the movement. Go into your room, make sure it's locked until eight o'clock tonight" after he said that, he completely left in front of me. I didn't follow him anymore because I hurried back to our room.

I knocked loudly on our room and Amanda immediately opened it. He knew very well that I was the one who knocked so I couldn't see the fear in his eyes when I finally got inside.

"What happened? France, are you okay?" Amanda touched both my cheeks. I can't deny the concern I see in his eyes.

I clutched my chest while my whole body continued to tremble. "Mitch, there's no way we'll ever see Mitch again. It's scary out there"

"Sshh, it's okay. We can handle it"

I slid down while leaning against the door. I covered my face with both hands. I want to be brave, not only for myself. I'm afraid I won't be able to handle it and I won't be able to see my parents forever. From what I've seen before, I just don't know if I can stomach such activities.

Those thing is not for human, it's for evil who aren't afraid to kill.

"France, where have you been? What's wrong?" I could feel the worry in Ellice's voice.

He sat equal to me and held both of my hands. "What happened? Tell me what happened?"

I shook my head several times while keeping my hands on my face. "N-Nothing. I saw a man holding a samurai. I didn't recognize his face but I clearly see his eyes"

"Who is he?"

"I don't know. He didn't tell me his name. It's scary outside especially at night, but we don't have any choices. We have to be brave so that we can survive" my voice echoed. because I'm afraid someone outside will hear us.

After seeing what happened outside, my fear only got stronger. What happened here was inhumane. Taking life as if it was normal for them. That's not unfair. Why doesn't anyone discover this place?

There is no fear of beheading every person they trip. How I wish, this is just a dream, a dream that I can wake up at any time.

Suddenly we were alarmed by someone knocking on the door again. Knock that is not as loud as before. It was a smooth knock coming from anonymous.

Ella stood up and walked towards the door. "Maybe Hussien"

"Don't open the door, Ella" I stood up and quickly chased after Ella. "We need to be sure. Move"

Ella retreated and I took a position near the door. I looked for a small hole to see the person outside but I couldn't find any.

I walked over to the window next to the door and peered out through its small opening. I saw a man standing in front of the door, wearing a black mask and holding a knife.

I slowly raised my left hand to signal them to sit on the floor. They get what I mean so they sit on the floor together. I returned my gaze to the hole where the outside could be seen. The masked man still hasn't left and he's knocking on the door again and again.

Even though I was nervous, I insisted on staying near the door. I have already thought of a way when the man who repeatedly knocks insists on entering.

After a while we didn't hear any more knocking so I peeked through the hole again. I breathed a sigh of relief when I saw that the person who was standing there earlier was gone.

I smiled and sat on the floor with my hand on my chest. I feel like we survived the second disaster. I know there's more but the little joy I feel is what gave me hope.

If we can get in here, we can get out of it, alive, nothing more and nothing less.

Mitch, wait for me. I'll save you. Don't lose hope. I will find you as long as I live.

"France, it's 7:30 pm. Hussien will pick us up here in 30 minutes"

I nodded to Ellice and stood up. I prepared myself and my katana. "We need to get ready"

"I'm scared, France"

"Sshh, you don't have to. I'm here for you Ella"

I smiled when I saw Ellice hug Ella for the first time. Since then, I have always been the four of them running. It's new to me to see Ella and Ellice get along, and this is the first time.

"Get ready girls. Hussien will be here in a few minutes" I said to them as I kept looking at my cell phone. 20 minutes only.

I was about to peek the whole to hopefully see Hussien's arrival, and just then someone knocked on the door. I saw Hussien standing while knocking on the door so I quickly opened it.

"Are you ready?" he opened to us. He was just peeking at the door.

I turned the three and looked at Hussien again. "It's really necessary, right? We're ready"

"Follow me," he said and motioned to us.

We followed him. We don't know where he will take us but I still hope that we will be safe where we are going. I trusted Hussien because if he was a bad person, we would have been dead from the start.

I put Ellice, Ella and Amanda first. I'm the last one but I'm also constantly looking at each side of the road. Like what I saw earlier, there are many students who are disguised and make killing people a toy. They wouldn't notice us because we passed through the very corner, it was very dark here. We are just groping while Hussien is carrying a red light that matches the light that the students here are carrying.

I heard Ella's sobs so I signaled Ellice. He got what I meant so he covered Ella's eyes while he supported her as she walked.

Ella is the brave one among us, but in this case, I know she can't handle it even with her eyes.

Hussien entered a tall building. He was still looking at me like he was watching. We did nothing but follow him. When we got inside, there was an elevator that we could see right away.

Hussien rushed in there and beckoned us. "Hurry up"

The three rushed inside the elevator and caught me. I haven't even entered the elevator when I see three old men cleaning up the blood.

I think they are janitors here.

"France hurry up"

I managed to run to the elevator when I heard Ellice's scream. The elevator was about to close so I doubled my pace to reach it. When I finally got inside, I felt a shock. I was the last to enter so I was in the front, I was so shocked when I saw a man standing in front of the elevator.

His eyes were glinting as he looked at me. He's carrying a knife and he's wearing a hood, but I can clearly see him glaring at me.

"Your curiosity will kill you"

My breathing stopped for a moment because of what Hussien was saying. He was standing next to me and just looking straight at the elevator door, but I knew he was talking about me.

I also felt Ellice rubbing my back.

We stood in the elevator for about ten minutes. We were both silent. I thought maybe the elevator is broken, why haven't we arrived yet, my legs are shaking from standing up.

The questions in my mind were answered when the door finally opened. Hussien went out first, as usual, we followed. He went to a wide wall so the four of us looked at each other with surprise registered on our faces.

We just watched Hussien in his movements. He slightly pushed the wall and the surprised faces of the three of them changed to amazement. Suddenly, the wall pushed by Hussien opened and a vast battle ground opened up to us.

There were men who were sitting one by one while looking at us. Some have glazed eyes and others I can see pity in the way they look at us. They also have their own weapons and I think they are from the battle.

"Who are they, Hussien?" The voice of a man standing smoking a cigarette echoed.

"They are a newbie. Prime already knows about them" Hussien responded to the man who was so scary before.

"But Prime master's didn't see them, am I right?" he asked Hussien with a smile before walking towards where we were. "You guys will die. You can't survive every death class"

Death class?

"D-Death class?" Ella asked stammering. It retreated a little to get away from the scary man in front of us.

Laughing, the man turned to Hussien. "You didn't tell them?"

"Not yet, but if you want, you have my permission to tell everything they need to know" said Hussien. He sat in front of us next to the arrogant man.

"Okay" the man grinned and looked at us scary. "So you still don't know what the class method is here?"

"Can we find out?" I asked directly. I was so proud of him that the fear I felt earlier disappeared.

"Alternate"

"W-What do you mean by the alternate?" Amanda asked the question.

Napaismid naman ang lalaki. "Monday, regular class. Tuesday, death class. Wednesday, regular class. Thursday, death class. Friday, regular class"

"A-And what about Saturday and Sunday?" Ella also asked curiously even though her voice was shaking.

I felt hopeful because even though they were scared, I could not see in their faces that they had lost hope.

"Killer's freedom. Killers day" Hussien answered Amanda's question.

"What's that?" like them, I am also curious to know their methods here.

"When it's Saturday and weekdays, every student has a permission to kill. These are the days when more people get killed, so if you want to live until you're the only one left, it's death class, you'll kill" he grinned like a crazy promise that arrogant man.

Killer's freedom? Killers day?

I felt like I was out of breath when I remembered what day it was today.

today is sunday Does that mean that when we entered the university last night, it was killer's freedom? So did someone pull Mitch?

And now, Sunday.

That's why many students scattered earlier. That's why the three janitors I saw earlier are cleaning because it's Killer's freedom now. That's why there were many masked students who wandered around carrying samurai swords, some with knives. This day is a killer's freedom, and we are still thankful because we survived the first and second disaster.

Pero may death class.

"Who are the killers?" Ellice asked.

"They, me, and you. All people who want to live, killers. And we all want to live, so we are a killers"

Damn it, shit! This isn't funny.

"A-And what does death class mean?" I asked again. He doesn't seem to be overwhelmed by the number of questions I ask, instead he likes to answer.

"When death class will start, you have to defeat every student you bump into. It is based on the number of your tag. Each death class has a different tag that each student will receive, and what is the number of your tag, that's the same number of students that you will paralyze, cut off their arms, legs, and give them little breath, but it's easier if you kill them"

"W-What?" Ellice asked sadly. It slowly sat down on the floor.

"Remember, always follow the rule to remain your precious breath"

Rules? I don't remember the rule that Hussien was talking about.

"What rule?"

"It's for you to find out" he chuckled before turning his back on us.

My knees gave out but I still stood. I looked at Hussien with a blank expression as he watched us.

"How many days is the training?" I asked Hussien.

He stood up and handed his samurai to me. "10 minutes"

I frowned as I looked at him. "Are you kidding me?"

"I don't think so"

When Hussien said that, I lost my trust in him. My hunch was right, that at this point the only hope should be myself.

If he only gives 10 minutes to train us, we don't need that. We will only get tired but will not learn.

"In that case, we don't need the ten minutes you will teach us. We can learn by ourselves" I said to Hussien annoyed.

I thought we could count on him? It's not. Damn it!

"Good" he clapped together and came close to me. "That's how it is, France. You must learn by yourself. Because of this, each has his own strategy, just live"

"But France-"

I didn't let Ella speak anymore because I blocked her mouth with my hand even though I was staring at Hussien.

"Tell us about the rule" I said again.

"Rule number 1: You have to find out What is rule number two"

Damn it! "I'm not joking with you Hussien" I shouted at him. I don't know where I got the strength to yell at him even though many students were looking at us.

"Rule number 2: caps lock. Find out by yourself. By the way, here's your uniform" he handed us the paper bags. We each have two paper bags.

Even though I was annoyed, I was able to accept the paper bags that he presented to me.

We took out its contents one by one. The contents of one paper bag are school uniforms and the contents of the other are five leather jeans and five leather jackets and two black masks?

Other than the uniform, what are these for?

"That's uniform for death class, and one more thing, don't leave your room on Saturdays and Sundays, remember, it's killers day"

Our jaws dropped as we stared at the contents of a paper bag. I thought there was only one uniform? The death class also has a uniform.

Damn it, it's horrible. Even if it's not killers day, you still have to be careful. Because there is a death class.

I look FIXED at my reflection in the mirror. This is the day we will be officially introduced to the higher ups and the students. Today is Monday, which means regular class today. We are wearing our regular class uniform because after the introduction we will start our first class.

The skirt here is very short but the top is long-sleeved. I kept thinking to myself that I was in Korea.

"Nakz, our France is beautiful. The uniform suits you," Amanda teased me. Like me, they are also wearing the uniform.

I sighed and looked back at the mirror.

"You too" I said back to him. He thought he was the only one who knew how to be silly.

"Your white legs are so exposed, you're attractive, Emerald France Meller" he sobbed while saying those unbelievable words.

"Why are you acting like that?" I arranged my things and faced him. "Aren't you scared?"

"For what? No matter what we do, there's nothing we can do, right? Why don't we use our beauty to knock out the killers?"

I just shook my head at his brilliant idea. "Crazy. Remember, it won't last long, we will belong to them"

"Amanda is right, France. Why don't we try?" Ella was satisfied. He even posed like a model.

It's amazing what they do. Does that mean they have accepted our fate? They've managed to make a joke.

"Stop it girls, we have to go to the headmaster that Hussien is talking about"

We nodded together and agreed with what Ellice was saying. We left our room with our foreheads high. I don't know what the three of them are feeling but I know that just like me, they are also hoping that there might be a miracle and we can get out of here unharmed.

It's not like last night that with every step we took, we were like animals in the forest that were afraid of the hunters. There are still many students who look scary but at least it's morning. We will see if there is any danger near us.

Every student we pass is staring at us. Some people's eyes glaze over when they look, some are also surprised and some wonder. I started to get nervous again, because I couldn't forget that we were at TLU. The school of demons.

We arrived outside a room where Hussien was standing outside and waiting for us. He was with the man who was so arrogant yesterday.

"Tsk tsk tsk, do you know that there is no beauty here? The women here don't care about their appearance. They use the blade of a samurai" the arrogant man immediately told us.

I was annoyed by what he asked so I approached him. "No one cares"

He suddenly laughed accompanied by her holding his stomach. "I like you, France. You fight"

I smirked. I even purposely raised the corner of my lips. "Well, I don't like you"

"That's enough! Let's go in" Hussien disobeyed us. He even pulled my arm and brought me inside the room.

When we entered we saw an old man sitting in his swivel chair. This woman was talking to someone and if the woman could look at us it would be like eating us alive.

"Mr. Kek, these girls is the newbies i told you last night" pagsisimula ni Hussien.

The one Hussien called Mr. looked at us smiling like a mad dog. Cake. He looked at us one by one.

"The uniform suits you girls" said Mr. His scary smile never goes away. "Well then, you girls are now officially belong in this university. I think you know the only rule here, am I right?"

The four of us looked at each other before looking at Hussien at the same time. His expression was blank when he looked back at us.

"We don't know" I answered indifferently. How do we know if they don't tell us?

Damn!

"Hmp" he nodded at the same time. He opened a folder and read it. "Emerald France Meller, stay here for awhile. Amannia Dahlia Suarez, Ella joy Pementel and Ellice Jan Pementel, you can proceed to your class"

I was wondering why I was left behind while the three of them were being sent to their classes.

What are their plans?

I could hear Ella's breathing after she heard what Mr. Cake. "N-No, we can't have separate classes"

"Uulitin ko, you can proceed to your class, now"

Their shoulders slumped as they left this room. I can feel their concern for me because they keep looking at me even when they are walking. The arrogant man accompanied them to their class.