Emma's P.O.V

"If what you are saying is true, then we need a change of plans", I told her, pacing back and forth.

I then sighed.

Maybe that is why our previous spies found nothing suspicious about him.

"Good job Bella!", I patted her on the back making her beam at me in pride.

"Now listen, this is the plan", I whispered as she stared at me with those determined black orbs of hers.

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Isabella's P.O.V

My gaze wandered towards the sky as a soft sigh escaped my dry lips.

The whole sky was lit up with sparks, reflecting shades of orange and red upon my eyes. My eyes squinted to focus on a fiery red orb of light slowly sinking beneath the horizon, later widening in utter admiration.

The scene was too mesmerizing for I couldn't help but stop and stare in awe.

I watched the sky turn a darker shade of blue as the the sun slipped further, gradually engulfing the whole sky in darkness and serenity.

I sighed.

We have been gifted with something so powerful and pure, but all that man could do is, destroy it!

"And they call themselves educated", I chuckled to myself bitterly.

My mind was too engulfed by my thoughts that I almost screamed my head off when I felt my leg vibrate. I took my phone out of my pocket to see that it was Emma.

Oh shit! I was supposed to be proceeding with our plan.

"Hello?", I answered nervously.

"Why do you sound so nervous? Are you alright?", I heard her ask in concern.

"Oh yeah, I am. No worries", I chirped back, trying to sound cheerful enough to convince her.

"Ummmmmm", her voice drawled unsurely, giving me the hint that she didn't buy it.

Why does this woman always has to be smart?

I sighed and tried again.

"I'm fine. I promise. I got a bit carried away by nature and it's beauty", I told her sheepishly.

That was the truth so.

"Oh okay, then", was her hesitant reply.

I expected her to hang up, but no, she didn't. I heard her hesitating again as if she wanted to tell me something.

After a few seconds of silently contemplating, I heard her call out again.

"Bella?"

"Yeah?"

"Hey, if anything happens, we are hear to protect you alright. Be strong. Do what you've got to do, and leave the rest for us. We all love you. I love you", I heard her say in a soothing soft voice.

I couldn't help but tear up at her words. Not even my parents had told me that they loved me.

"Thank you", I said and bit back a sob.

I pocketed my phone and wiped my eyes.

I now knew why I let myself get carried away at an important mission like this. It was because I was afraid. 

I was afraid that I might fail.

I was afraid whether I would come back to see my little brother.

"You can do this Bella. I believe in you", Emma's soft voice echoed in my ears bringing me back to reality.

I gulped in some air and tried to calm down my nerves first. I closed my eyes and thought of the other little girls who were dead because of them.

Images of dead girls with their insides flowing out flashed infront of my closed eyelids.

My eyes flung open on their own accord.

For anyone looking at them, they might look glassy. Yet, for anyone looking closer, they would see that there was rage and determination burning behind the glassiness.

Let's do it buddy!

I began to walk naturally along the college corridors. It was around 7pm now.

There was a basketball tournament today at our college grounds. It finished at around 5:30 pm. Most of the students had already left. Only a handful of them still lingered around.

I headed towards the control room with my hoodie up. I touched my face to feel that my disguise was still intact. With a wave of satisfaction, I walked naturally towards the control room.

Fortunately, there wasn't anyone around this corridor and the door to the control room was closed.

I walked past the control room as my heart threatened to pop out of my mouth anytime soon.

I knew that my every move was watched and monitored.

I went towards the phone booth, which was located a couple of feet away from the control room and pretended to wait for the girl before me to finish using it.

For anyone else, I would look like a student who lived in one of those college dorms because that booth was specifically allocated for them.

The girl was taking longer than I expected. Taking this as an advantage, I began to pace back and forth in front of the room, to exaggerate my pretence.

After a minute, the girl left.

I inserted some coins and pretended to talk for a couple of minutes. After around five to ten minutes, I pretended to sigh in frustration and kicked the phone booth, cursing out aloud. I then started pacing along the corridor, looking worried and frustrated as ever.

And then after a minute of the so called pretence, I went and knocked on the control room door.

The door opened and a man stepped out. He appeared to be around his mid forties.

"May I help you kid?", the man sounded genuine.

I looked up at him with teary eyes and sobbed softly.

"Woah! Hold on girl. Why don't you come in and tell me what's going on", he asked and stepped aside for me to enter.

Yes! It's working!

I can surely become an actress one day.

I nodded and entered the room, still sobbing.

"Eh what's going on?", I heard another confused voice ask.

I looked up to see another middle aged man sitting on one of those chairs infront of the huge camera monitoring screens.

So there were only two of them.

I saw the first man shrug and I started wailing aloud.

"Tell us what's wrong kid!", the second man grunted.

"My mummy has passed away", I managed to choke out between the sobs.

"The phone booth isn't working. I need to talk to my dad", I then continued still crying.

I looked up to see that the men were staring helplessly at each other.

Oh God! I felt like laughing my ass out now.

"Can I have your phone to call him", I asked again, sniffling aloud.

"Sure kid", the first man handed over his phone to me with a look of relief.

I gave him a watery smile that radiated gratitude and took his phone along with me out of the room. I pretended to talk into it for a few minutes.

I then barged into the room with a handkerchief covering my nose and mouth, pretending to cry into it furiously. I gave the phone to the man and ran out of the room, shutting the door behind me, wailing aloud.

Anyone who hears me right now, would definitely assume that it was a Banshee.

I then ran away and hid in a dark corridor.

Phew! That was close!

The sleeping gas would be already working it's magic now!

When I entered the room to give the phone back, I made sure to enter with the sleeping gas container in my hoodie pocket wide open.

I knew that the men wouldn't come behind me. They weren't the emotional type.

I remained hiding in the shadows for around ten minutes with my heart thudding against my rib cage. I looked at the time and slowly tip toed towards the room again, slipping into the shadows when ever necessary.

I reached the door and opened it a fraction bit to find the guards unconscious.

I quickly tied a scarf around my nose and mouth tightly and entered the room shutting the door behind me. I had only a minute to re-do things. I had to get out of here before I fell unconscious too.

I looked around the footage screens searching for an underground monitoring one. But unfortunately, found none.

I found the screen monitoring this room's corridor and deleted tonight's footage and replaced it with a previous one. I did the same with all the other screens too.

I looked at the time. It was already past one minute.

C'mon only a few seconds. That's all I need.

My fingers were already shaking terribly, making it hard for me to focus on what I'm doing.

C'mon!

C'mon!

DONE!

I ran out of the room and out of the building, removing the scarf to breathe some fresh air. I took in gulps of them and sighed in relief. I walked towards the college gate and dialled Emma's number.

"Hello", I heard her voice, calm and steady.

"Mission accomplished! Now it's your turn", I said and exited the college with a full smirk on my face, nevertheless feeling a bit dizzy.

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Hey guys,

Here goes the twenty ninth chapter.

So how was it??? Did you all like it?? 😱

Seems like Emma's planning to raid the campus too. Did you expect her to do it in this way?? Hopefully not?? 💃

Anyways here are the questions-
1) Did Bella really succeed in covering her tracks?? Or did she leave a few loopholes behind? 😱
2) What do you think Emma's next step would be??
3) Will Emma succeed or will she become another one of their captives?? 😱

Let me know your ideas guys!! Can't wait to hear them 😍😍😍

And I can see many of you all already reading this book for which I'm very thankful for 😊

Yet, don't hesitate to give me your comments guys. I would love to hear them. Your votes and comments is what keeps me motivated to keep writing.

Like I've always said, who is a writer without his readers.

So yeah, let me know your ideas or criticism. I would be more than glad to hear them out 😊

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Love,

Ranna