For new readers;Natalie joins Hamerton, a large school that has a lot of things going on, most of it being illegal and terrorizing. She is agonized by the news of her friend's tragic death and she has to face up with the Hamerton's bloody governance in order to secure the President's badge that has the power to decode a bomb that could cause a large massacre. she teams up with Trevor, the ex and most renowned president of Hamerton and Class D students against Nicky and her fellow evil seniors.

Where it ended last time;

Heat in the elevator beats up Trevor and he suffers a relapse from an old disease. Nicky shows awkward concern and flashes of their former relationship come back to her. Trevor gets sicker and faints.

continue:

“It’s one ‘O’ clock.” Natalie said glancing at a diamond wrist watch around her hand. Trevor left it to her the other night. She requested to see it and, she had no time to give it back.

At the time, she turned to Steve who was undoing a small metal case that Robert brought. They were only two in the room, other members had scattered for lunch.

“He must be hungry.” She added.

Steven did not look at her. “Only a few more minutes.”

“Steven, what if he had to go to the bathroom first?”

“It’s a risk we had to take.” He opened the box. “To save Ingrid, you and him. Done.”

She marched up to him and looked into the box. “What is that?”

“I’m not so sure.” He replied taking out a glass encasing a silver like liquid.

“Wait.” She snapped and snatched it from him. “This…It’s metal.”

“Mercury?”

“Primarily yes.” She replied nodding. “Where did you get it?”

“I was looking for the calculator where Erin instructed me. I took interest in this. But, why would Erin keep,” he scanned the glass container, estimating its size, “averagely 60 mm of Hydrargyrum in her locker?”

“Good question. Considering just how dangerous it is.” Natalie supported.

He extended the box to her and she placed back the glass container.

He closed the box.

“Are you going to give it back to her?” she asked.

“I will ask her first.” He said.

“Okay. Steven, let him out.”

“Sure.” He said beginning to leave the room. “But, one tiny thing that we didn’t mention to you Natalie when we had Trevor stuck in the elevator.” He continued as she escorted him out.

They took some stairs going down a few stories below where they were.

“What?” she asked.

Before he replied, Brendan appeared in front of them at the end of the staircase.

“Steve. I can’t see Trevor or Nicky anywhere.” He informed.

Natalie was confused. Wait… probably, no it’s not that. She thought inwardly.

They came down the stairs and met with Brendan. “The power is out and someone just told me that he was going to Class D.” Steve told.

“Oh. Jesus. Nicky was also going to see Jacob. Do you think that they got stuck in the elevator?” Brendan asked.

Now Natalie was troubled. What!

Steve looked at her and read the expression on her face. It was very reproachful. He turned back to Brendan. “I want to check that out. I was going to level 7.”

Brendan nodded. He went ahead and Natalie grabbed Steven’s shirt. “Why didn’t you tell me?” she whispered angrily.

“I knew that you would prevent us from continuing with our plan.” He replied with slight regret.

“Call Robert. Have him put back the power now.” She raised her voice once Brendan was out of earshot.

He fetched his phone from his pocket but, there was something in his face that Natalie could not fathom instantly. He pressed some buttons and placed the receiver against his right ear. “Hey, Fred? ... Yeah. Amh, did you have the stretcher ready? … Okay.” He hang up.

“Wait… a stretcher?”

Steven sighed. He knew that she could never forgive him if he told her.

“Steven. What’s going on? A stretcher? For what?” she asked panicking.

He swallowed about to break the news. “I’m sorry Natalie.” He begged first. “Just know that, whatever we did, we’re doing, we also took Trevor into consideration.” He paused. “Ingrid… she wanted us to get Trevor into an unpainful coma until she gets back.”

Natalie’s lips parted, her eyebrows furrowing with queer. She did not understand anything.

He took her arms involuntarily. He tried speaking as calm as possible. “Keeping Trevor in a, quite unsubstantial ventilated room like the elevator was our best chance.” He paused and she freed her hands forcefully.

“What are you saying?” she whispered tears stinging her eyes. “We’re, we’re hurting-” she sighed unable to continue with the words out of her mouth. “I’ve got to get to him.” She cried running down the stairs.

He followed her calling, “Natalie! Natalie wait!”

 Natalie did not reply. In her mind she imagined Trevor suffocating and probably dying. And to think that she sided with these people…

Trevor. She called inwardly making her way in the seventh floor of the building.

When she arrived the hallway of the floor she halted. The scene that greeted her was so overwhelming.

A bunch of students stood around the elevator while a few nurses pushed a stretcher to a special disability transfer hoist at the end of the hallway.

Natalie run to them just when Steven had arrived behind her.

“Trevor?” she cried to him lying on the stretcher naked from the waist up.

“Miss, please.” One of the nurses said holding her away from him.

Trevor was motionless, helpless. Natalie was devastated.

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