Chapter 7 – Outsider
168 0 4
X
Reading Options
Font Size
A- 15px A+
Width
Reset
X
Table of Contents
Loading... please wait.

"Okay then! With every member already comes, and our honorable guest too, we will start our Club activity!", President.

She sits at a chair, a cue in for others to follow. Andy and others follow her too, sitting around the table.

"Chloe, please explain our Club goals to the guest", President.

"Then, I will explain it...", Chloe.

The pink hair girl stand-up and begin her speech.

***

To summarize.

Parapsychologist Club is a new club in this school, built by the previous upperclassman. 

A Club that focuses on scientific studies of unusual phenomenon. An anomaly.

'Putting that aside, that Lynx girl was also an anomaly herself!!'

Even when Chloe explains, he still have an eyes for Lynx. The girl that appeared suddenly.

Maybe she notices it, but she also looks at him. Making eye contact.

'She's blushing? She's blushing right?!'

Amidst that, Chloe finishes her speech.

"Ahem!!"

A cough from the braided hair girl. Hamin.

"Then I would like to bring our latest investigation. Awlin, you know about the people missing cases lately right?", Hamin.

Andy nodded at her.

"Our Club was researching these cases. Everyone was given a task to doing an interview. And Hamin was one who gets the job to put the data together", President.

"As the President said, we have already done many interviews this month. After I compile it, discuss it with President, this is the result. From here, we get some similarities. A similarity for every missing victim.."

"Wait, victim? You're implying that there is a mastermind behind these cases?"

Hearing his logic, Hamin just shakes her head.

"We.. don't know. Yet. That's just some phrasing of it. One of the possibilities. Anyway, I said before they had similarities. That is, most of the people who disappeared were adolescent.."

'...Rebellion phase?'

"Moreover, the adolescent that got missing usually introvert and unsociable kid. Making them more prudent to kidnapping"

"Wait.. all of the cases like that!?", Andy.

"No. What I just said was the majority. Hmm... about 60% of it"

Before he knows, Najel already gave everyone a paper. Written on it was some statistic.

"Take this, Andy"

"Ahh.. thank you... Na..Na?"

"Najel! Don't forget that or I will angry, okay?"

Najel makes a fake angry pose.

"Okay..."

'..She's cute..'

Then he looks at the paper.

In it, he sees a chart and summary of their interview. With almost a hundred interviewees.

Hamin who already told her pieces take a seat.

"Please take a look at it. I will send the complete file later"

Andy begins to look at it carefully.

***

After the short meeting.

All members got free time and doing their own business.

Playing board games, watching TV, reading book..

Andy himself was still looking at the complete file. The file that was sent by Najel.

'Wait! why would I care about this!?'

"Do you want more tea?", Chloe.

"Ahh... Yes, thank you"

"You're welcome"

Andy who gets his tea refilled sips it slowly.

He began to ponder what he was doing here.

"May I ask? President.."

"What's the matter? If you in search of a toilet, It's there", President.

Andy then gets up, ready to go.

"Thank- No, no! I want to go to the toilet, but that's not it. Isn't it, you know.. a bit weird for an outsider like me to meddle like this. I mean, I'm not a member of this Club. Hell, I'm not even a student in here"

"Hmm..Now you said it, you're right"

"Right? It's too weird..", Andy.

When he gave a talk with President, they hear Najel calling them.

"Oii, you two! We want to play Uno here. Hurry up.."

From the sound, they seem to want to play Uno cards.

"You're too loud Najel!", Hamin.

"Hehe.. It's weekend. The teacher won't come and lecture us!"

"Even It's weekend, you can't do that"

They also hear Hamin and Najel quarrel.

*****

The afternoon.

"I'm home!"

Andy comes home holding plastic bags. The groceries he buys from the convenience store.

Putting the ice cream in the fridge, he hears someone coming from behind.

"Ohh.. already home?"

"No. I'm still outside right now. This is just my astral body"

A girl.

"Okay. What you got there?"

"Some snack and ice cream. Just take the ice cream if you want. I buy about 6 pack anyways", Andy.

"Then I won't hold back. Hehehe"

Astry Awlin. Andy's little sister.

She has long-disheveled hair. Dark with a tint of purple in it. Just like Andy's hair.

Astry grab one with the chocolate flavor.

"Thanks! Umm.. Dad told me he won't come back tonight. Just lock the door if you won't go outside", Astry.

"Huh. Okay, I will"

Andy nodded. Then, he remembers about his father. His father that rarely comes home.

And lately, it got worst.

'... whatever'

"Then I'll go to my room", Andy.

After putting in the ice cream, the bags only contain some snacks. Chips and alike.

He takes it, and goes to his room.

*****

4