HAMERTON
For new readers; Natalie joins Hamerton, a large school that has a lot of things going on, most of them 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.
Previously
on Hamerton;
Two years back
“Trevor Tommy.” Erin had
said.
The name echoed in Caitlin’s
mind all that night. She knew who Trevor Tommy was. Trevor was one of those
kids who got all that they wanted. Caitlin met him in one big celebration held
in Florida, USA in 2008. The man who hosted the party was Tommy Michael,
Trevor’s dad and Mr. Brooks’ employer. The Brooks and Tommy were family friends
and that was how Caitlin met Trevor.
According to Caitlin’s
knowledge, Trevor was a very intelligent guy and if he was the president of
HAMERTON schools then he truly deserved it. She wondered just how more handsome
he must have grown to be. Since they saw each other, it was past 2 years.
Sighing, she turned around on her bed deciding to catch some sleep. Just then a
shutter of glass arouse her from sleep.
“Ouch!” a painful cry
followed.
Caitlin dismounted the bunk
bed quickly and dashed to where the sound came from. It was very dim and she
forgot where the light switches of their dormitories were located. Luckily she
could get her torch from her school bag close to the bedroom exit.
She got into a long corridor
that was bordered by many open door rooms. The design, as Caitlin thought was
purposefully used for security, in case there was any problem, the students
will have a quick exit.
She walked to the end of the
corridor where the sounds could have come from. There was a staircase and she
swayed her hand with the torch around it. She could see a girl sitting on one
of the stairs collecting pieces of broken glass.
“Are you okay?” Caitlin
called. The girl turned to her and Caitlin waved the torch light away.
“Not really.” The girl
replied afterwards.
Caitlin walked down to her.
“What happened?”
“I was going to take water
and the lights went off. I got scared and my glass slipped.”
“Are you hurt?”
“No.”
Caitlin took the girl’s hand
and lifted her up. She looked down on the glass, “so what do we do with that?”
Just then, a light from one
of the school buildings flickered. The girls could see it from the transparent
glass walls of their own boarding flat.
“Ooh my goodness!” the girl
exclaimed with an inquisitive alarm.
“What?” Caitlin asked
Without responding, the girl
snatched her arm free from Caitlin’s clutch and started running down the
stairs.
“Hey!” Caitlin called going
after her. It took them at least three minutes to finish the stairs and Caitlin
was already panting breathlessly.
The girl hardly halted to
catch a breath and Caitlin chased her to the main school compound. They only
stopped a few times to evade the dozens of guards roaming around the school
yard.
“Why are you running?”
Caitlin asked in a whisper.
“Why are you following me?
You should get back inside.” The girl whispered back. They were standing behind
an oak within the school premises.
“What if it’s trouble?”
“Then they would sound an
alarm.”
“Then why are you running?”
“Are you an MP?”
“What?”
By that time, a guard that
threatened their motion had left. The girl resumed her run and Caitlin
followed. They emerged into the Chief school building and to a staircase to one
hallway. They tiptoed in the hall way to the only two large swing doors
available. These were inscribed;
HAMERTON PARLIAMENT
The
girl checked the doors. They were unlocked. She swung them open and walked
in. Caitlin followed to reveal an extra ordinary hall
Present Day
After
mass, Ingrid had to presume with her previous day’s search. She never saw
Steven nor Trevor after their afternoon encounter in the lockers.
She
now went to the boys’ dormitory, uncaring of how people saw her.
She
stood in an empty lounge-room waiting for any of the guys to show up. She was
too anxious to sit down. She had a bad feeling about Steven and Trevor’s
missing.
As
she waited, Brendan one of the seniors from Trevor’s class appeared from a staircase
coming to the lounge room in a towel. He was busy talking to a phone and did
not see Ingrid yet.
“Brendan.”
She called him.
“Really?...
yeah, yeah don’t worry.” He said pausing at the stair landing.
“Brendan!”
Ingrid snapped and he saw her.
His
eyes widened with shock. He screamed at first and begun running up the stairs.
Ingrid
rounded her eyes. “Boys…”
“What
gives?” Ingrid heard Brendan complain from upstairs. He came down again in a
shirt and a pair of trousers.
“Hey.
This is a no girl zone.” He said before two more guys joined in the lounge
room.
“Yeah.
Yeah.” Fred who was one of the other boys supported.
“Yeah.
What are you doing here?” Another guy who Ingrid did not know asked.
Ingrid
shook her head with impatience. “I am looking for Steve.”
“Steve
your boyfriend?” Fred asked.
“Can’t
you take your matrimonial issues elsewhere?” Brendan asked rudely.
“He
stood you up?” the other guy inquired.
“C’mon.
Just tell me where he is… or Trevor.”
Brendan
took a moment to recall. “Trevor didn't sleep in the boarding house last
night.”
Ingrid
narrowed her eyes. “Where did he sleep?”
Brendan
shrugged. “I don’t know. Now that you've mentioned it I recall that I never saw
him after the Interview. Not for supper not in the dorm later nor anywhere
else.”
“Is
it possible that he slept in the leader’s quarters?” Ingrid asked.
“That
place is off bounds.” Fred reckoned.
“Yes
but, Trevor’s the former president, Fred.” Brendan reminded.
“Why
would Trevor sleep there?” the other guy posed.
“Good
question.” Ingrid said.
“He couldn't have left campus without telling me.” Brendan said.
“Or
me.” Ingrid added thoughtfully.
“Can
we issue the parliament siren?” Fred asked.
“It’s
too early to conclude that Trevor is missing Fred.” Brendan said.
“But,
where could he be?” the other guy asked. “The siren will be the only way to
know if he is inside the school campus or not.” He glanced at Ingrid. “We can
also find Steven that way.”
“Steven
was deposed from being an MP when Natalie joined our class.” Ingrid said to
him. “But, if we find Trevor, we could find Steven as well.”
“So,
we issue the siren. Who has the parliament keys?” Brendan said and asked.
“Archibald.”
Fred replied.
“I
know a girl who always has a spare.” Ingrid said thinking of Erin.
“Go
ahead then, we’ll join you.” Brendan said.
what happened next? stay tuned to find out.
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