ᴘʀᴏʟᴏɢᴜᴇ......

"ᴡᴏᴡ! ʜᴏᴇɴɴ ɪs sᴏ ɢʀᴇᴀᴛ, ᴛʜɪs ɪs ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴇʀғᴇᴄᴛ ʀᴇɢɪᴏɴ ᴛᴏ sᴛᴀʀᴛ ᴀ ɴᴇᴡ ᴊᴏᴜʀɴᴇʏ." sᴇʀᴇɴᴀ sᴀɪᴅ ᴀs sʜᴇ ᴡᴀʟᴋs ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴘᴇᴛᴀʟʙᴜʀɢ ᴄɪᴛʏ. ʙᴜᴛ sʜᴇ's ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴛʜɪɴᴋɪɴɢ ʜᴏᴡ ᴀsʜ ɪs ᴅᴏɪɴɢ..."ᴀsʜ..." ᴛʜᴇɴ sᴜᴅᴅᴇɴʟʏ, sʜᴇ sᴀᴡ ᴀ ʙɪɢ sᴄʀᴇᴇɴ ᴛᴠ ᴏɴ ᴀ ʙᴜɪʟᴅɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ ɪᴛ sʜᴏᴡs ᴀ ᴘᴏᴋᴇᴍᴏɴ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴇsᴛ. "sᴏ ᴛʜɪs ɪs ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴀ ᴘᴏᴋᴇᴍᴏɴ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴇsᴛ ʟᴏᴏᴋs ʟɪᴋᴇ. ɪᴛ's ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴀ ᴘᴏᴋᴇᴍᴏɴ sʜᴏᴡᴄᴀsᴇ ʙᴜᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴘᴇʀғᴏʀᴍᴀɴᴄᴇ ʙᴀᴛᴛʟᴇ." sʜᴇ ᴇxᴘʟᴀɪɴᴇᴅ. "ᴀɴʏᴡᴀʏ, ɪ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛᴏ ɢᴏ ᴛᴏ ᴘʀᴏғᴇssᴏʀ ʙɪʀᴄʜ's ʟᴀʙ ᴀɴᴅ ɢᴇᴛ ᴍʏ ɴᴇᴡ ᴘᴏᴋᴇᴅᴇx." ᴡʜᴇɴ sᴇʀᴇɴᴀ ɢᴇᴛs ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀʙ, sʜᴇ ɪɴᴛʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴇᴅ ʜᴇʀsᴇʟғ ᴛᴏ ᴘʀᴏғᴇssᴏʀ ʙɪʀᴄʜ sᴏ ʜᴇ ᴛᴏʟᴅ ʜᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ᴡᴀɪᴛ sᴏ ʜᴇ ᴄᴀɴ ɢᴇᴛ ʜᴇʀ ᴀ ɴᴇᴡ ᴀ ᴘᴏᴋᴇᴅᴇx. ᴛʜᴇɴ ᴀ ɢɪʀʟ ᴄᴀᴍᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀʙ ᴀɴᴅ sᴀᴡ sᴇʀᴇɴᴀ.

"ᴏʜ ᴇxᴄᴜsᴇ ᴍᴇ, ᴍʏ ɴᴀᴍᴇ ɪs ᴍᴀʏ ᴀɴᴅ ɪ'ᴍ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜɪs ᴄɪᴛʏ."

"ʜɪ, ᴍʏ ɴᴀᴍᴇ ɪs sᴇʀᴇɴᴀ ᴀɴᴅ ɪ'ᴍ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴠᴀɴᴠɪʟʟᴇ ᴛᴏᴡɴ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴋᴀʟᴏs ʀᴇɢɪᴏɴ."

"ᴡᴏᴡ, ɪ'ᴠᴇ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ʜᴇᴀʀᴅ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʀᴇɢɪᴏɴ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ!" ᴍᴀʏ sᴀɪᴅ, sᴜʀᴘʀɪsᴇᴅ. sᴇʀᴇɴᴀ ʟᴀᴜɢʜᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ sᴀɪᴅ sʜᴇ ᴄᴀᴍᴇ ʜᴇʀᴇ ᴛᴏ ɢᴇᴛ ᴀ ɴᴇᴡ ᴘᴏᴋᴇᴅᴇx sᴏ sʜᴇ ᴄᴀɴ sᴛᴀʀᴛ ʜᴇʀ ɴᴇᴡ ᴊᴏᴜʀɴᴇʏ ɪɴ ʜᴏᴇɴɴ.

"sᴏ sᴇʀᴇɴᴀ, ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴋɪɴᴅ ᴏғ ᴘᴏᴋᴇᴍᴏɴ ᴛʀᴀɪɴᴇʀ ᴀʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ? ᴍᴀʏ ᴀsᴋᴇᴅ.

"ɪ'ᴍ ᴀ ᴘᴏᴋᴇᴍᴏɴ ᴘᴇʀғᴏʀᴍᴇʀ." sᴇʀᴇɴᴀ ᴀɴsᴡᴇʀᴇᴅ.

"ᴡʜᴀᴛ's ᴀ ᴘᴏᴋᴇᴍᴏɴ ᴘᴇʀғᴏʀᴍᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴅᴏ?"

sᴇʀᴇɴᴀ ᴛʜᴇɴ ᴇxᴘʟᴀɪɴᴇᴅ ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴛᴀɪʟs.

"ᴡᴏᴀʜ, sᴏ ɪᴛ's ᴋɪɴᴅᴀ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴀ ᴘᴏᴋᴇᴍᴏɴ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴇsᴛ!" ᴍᴀʏ sᴀɪᴅ.

"ʏᴇᴀʜ! ʙᴜᴛ ɪ ᴋɪɴᴅᴀ ʟᴏsᴛ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀ ᴄʟᴀss sᴏ ɪ ᴄᴀᴍᴇ ʜᴇʀ ᴛᴏ sᴛᴀʀᴛ ᴀ ɴᴇᴡ ᴊᴏᴜʀɴᴇʏ ᴏɴ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍɪɴɢ ᴀ ᴛᴏᴘ ᴄᴏᴏʀᴅɪɴᴀᴛᴏʀ."

"ɪ'ᴍ ᴀ ᴘᴏᴋᴇᴍᴏɴ ᴄᴏᴏʀᴅɪɴᴀᴛᴏʀ ᴛᴏᴏ ʙᴜᴛ ɪ ʙᴏᴛʜ ʟᴏsᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ɢʀᴀɴᴅ ғᴇsᴛɪᴠᴀʟ ᴏɴ ʜᴏᴇɴɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴊᴏᴛʜᴏ."

ᴘʀᴏғᴇssᴏʀ ʙɪʀᴄʜ ғɪɴᴀʟʟʏ ᴄᴀᴍᴇ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴀɴᴅ ɢᴀᴠᴇ sᴇʀᴇɴᴀ ʜᴇʀ ɴᴇᴡ ᴘᴏᴋᴇᴅᴇx.

"sᴏ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴀʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴅᴏɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀᴇ, ᴍᴀʏ?" ᴘʀᴏғᴇssᴏʀ ʙɪʀᴄʜ ᴀsᴋᴇᴅ.

"ɪ ʟᴏsᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ɢʀᴀɴᴅ ғᴇsᴛɪᴠᴀʟ ᴏɴ ᴊʜᴏᴛᴏ sᴏ ɪ ᴄᴀᴍᴇ ʜᴇʀᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴠɪsɪᴛ." ᴍᴀʏ ᴀɴsᴡᴇʀᴇᴅ. sᴇʀᴇɴᴀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴀʏ ᴛᴀʟᴋ ғᴏʀ ᴀ ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ɪᴛ ᴛᴜʀɴs ᴏᴜᴛ ᴍᴀʏ ᴀɴᴅ sᴇʀᴇɴᴀ ʟᴇᴀʀɴᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʙᴏᴛʜ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴛʀᴀᴠᴇʟᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀsʜ.

"sᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛʀᴀᴠᴇʟᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀsʜ ᴛᴏᴏ, ʜᴜʜ? sᴏ ʜᴏᴡ's ʜᴇ ʟɪᴋᴇ?" ᴍᴀʏ ᴀsᴋᴇᴅ.

"ᴡᴇʟʟ, ʜᴇ's ᴡᴏʀᴋɪɴɢ ʜᴀʀᴅ ᴏɴ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍɪɴɢ ᴀ ʙᴇᴛᴛᴇʀ ᴛʀᴀɪɴᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴏᴡ, ʜᴇ ʟᴏsᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴋᴀʟᴏs ʟᴇᴀᴜɢᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇᴛᴜʀɴᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴋᴀɴᴛᴏ." sᴇʀᴇɴᴀ ᴀɴsᴡᴇʀᴇᴅ. ʙᴜᴛ sᴜᴅᴅᴇɴʟʏ, sᴇʀᴇɴᴀ ᴛᴜʀɴᴇᴅ ʜᴇʀ sᴍɪʟᴇ ᴜᴘsɪᴅᴇ ᴅᴏᴡɴ...

"ʜᴇʏ ɪs ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴡʀᴏɴɢ?"

"ʜᴜʜ? ʏᴇs, ɪ'ᴍ ғɪɴᴇ! ʜᴇʜᴇʜᴇʜᴇʜᴇ..." sᴇʀᴇɴᴀ ʟᴀᴜɢʜᴇᴅ ɴᴇʀᴠᴏᴜsʟʏ.

"ʜᴏʟᴅ ᴏɴ, ᴅᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀ ᴄʀᴜsʜ ᴏɴ ᴀsʜ?" ᴍᴀʏ sᴍɪʀᴋᴇᴅ.

"ᴡʜᴀᴛ? ɴᴏ!" sᴇʀᴇɴᴀ ʟɪᴇᴅ.

"ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʀᴇᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴏғ ᴄᴏᴜʀsᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀ ᴄʀᴜsʜ ᴏɴ ʜɪᴍ!" ᴍᴀʏ ʟᴀᴜɢʜᴇᴅ.

"ᴍᴀʏ!"

"ʜᴀʜᴀʜᴀ, sᴏʀʀʏ!"

"ʙᴜᴛ ᴡᴇʟʟ, ɪ ᴅᴏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀ ᴄʀᴜsʜ ᴏɴ ʜɪᴍ..."sᴇʀᴇɴᴀ ᴀᴅᴍɪᴛᴛᴇᴅ ɴᴇʀᴠᴏᴜsʟʏ.

"ɪ ᴋɴᴇᴡ ɪᴛ! ʏᴏᴜ ᴛᴏᴏ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ᴀ ɢʀᴇᴀᴛ ᴄᴏᴜᴘʟᴇ! sᴏ ᴅᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛᴇʟʟ ʜɪᴍ ʜᴏᴡ ʏᴏᴜ ғᴇᴇʟ? ᴍᴀʏ ᴀsᴋᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴇxᴄɪᴛᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ.

"ɪ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ᴛᴇʟʟ ʜɪᴍ. ʙᴜᴛ ɪ...ɪ"

"ʙᴜᴛ ɪ?"

"ɪ ᴋɪssᴇᴅ ʜɪᴍ..."

ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴏᴏᴍ ᴛᴜʀɴᴇᴅ ɪɴᴛᴏ sɪʟᴇɴᴄᴇ.

"ᴡʜᴀᴀᴀᴀᴀᴀᴛ?!" ᴍᴀʏ sᴛᴏᴏᴅ ᴀɴᴅ sʜᴏᴜᴛᴇᴅ.

"ɪ ᴋɴᴏᴡ, ɪ'ᴍ ᴀ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴇᴛᴇ ɪᴅɪᴏᴛ ᴏᴋ! ɴᴏᴡ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ sʜᴏᴜᴛ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴍᴏᴜᴛʜ!" sᴇʀᴇɴᴀ sᴀɪᴅ ᴀs sʜᴇ ᴛʀɪᴇs ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴍᴀʏ's ᴍᴏᴜᴛʜ.

"ʜᴀʜᴀʜᴀʜᴀ, ɪ'ᴍ sᴏʀʀʏ. ɪs ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ's ᴋɪɴᴅᴀ sᴜᴘʀɪsɪɴɢ. sᴏ ʜᴏᴡ ᴅɪᴅ ʜᴇ ʀᴇᴀᴄᴛ? ᴅɪᴅ ʜᴇ ᴛᴇʟʟ ʏᴏᴜ sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀᴛ?"

"ᴡᴇʟʟ, ʜᴇ ᴡᴀs sʜᴏᴄᴋᴇᴅ ʙᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀsᴛ ᴡᴏʀᴅs ɪ ʜᴇᴀʀᴅ ғʀᴏᴍ ʜᴇʀᴇ ᴀʀᴇ "ʙʏᴇ, sᴇʀᴇɴᴀ!"

"ᴡᴇʟʟ, ᴛʜᴀᴛ's ᴀsʜ ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ᴀʟʟ." ᴍᴀʏ sᴀɪᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴅɪsᴀᴘᴘᴏɪɴᴛᴍᴇɴᴛ. ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴄᴏɴᴠᴇʀsᴀᴛɪᴏɴ, sᴇʀᴇɴᴀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴀʏ ʙᴏᴛʜ ʟᴇᴀᴠᴇ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ sᴇᴘᴀʀᴀᴛᴇ ᴡᴀʏs. ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ sᴇʀᴇɴᴀ ʟᴇᴀᴠᴇs ᴛʜᴇ ᴄɪᴛʏ, sʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴄɪᴅᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ sʜᴇ ᴡɪʟʟ sᴘᴇɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ɴɪɢʜᴛ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏᴋᴇᴍᴏɴ ᴄᴇɴᴛᴇʀ. ᴡʜɪʟᴇ sᴛᴀʏɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ, sʜᴇ ʀᴇᴄᴇɪᴠᴇs ᴀs ᴄᴀʟʟ ᴀɴᴅ ɪᴛ ᴛᴜʀɴs ᴏᴜᴛ, ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ғʀᴏᴍ ᴀsʜ...

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