Chapter 7: Acquaintance Party
Zein's Point Of View....
I moved my eyes across the entirety of the Wide Space. It was twice the size of a football field. It was also dark and the different colored light effects brought life to the surroundings. The party song that created noise.
I looked at my gown that was sent by the Admin Office yesterday. I am in my purple gown. My purple mask that covered half of my face.
"Whoa! So cool!" Matt praised the surroundings.
The surroundings were very grand. There were also tables around and in the middle was a wide space that I think would be the dance floor.
We sat at a table for six. Matt, Dave, and Jerome had blue masks, while Mia's was pink and Vanessa's was orange, matching our clothes.
"Girls, don't stay far from us, okay?" Dave reminded us.
"Even if it's Free Bloody Night today, we still can't be sure about the surroundings, especially since the President is not here." Jerome added.
We nodded. We weren't really going far anyway and as much as possible, we had no plans to dance.
Someone immediately served us food. I only took a little because I was still full.
The party hasn't started yet. Alcohol isn't forbidden here either so many people are drinking. We couldn't recognize people because everyone was masked.
"They are here." Vanessa whispered. We followed her gaze.
My grip on my gown tightened and I felt my palms sweating. Everyone fell silent and only the party music was making noise.
"Black Blood Gang," I whispered.
They were all in black formal wear plus their black masks. The man leading them was noticeable. His eyes were serious, his aura was very cold.
My attention was caught by the single woman in their group who was holding onto Nazzer's arm. That's Nicky for sure.
"That red hair." Mia whispered referring to the one next to their leader maybe. The hair was red.
"She's the one I saw before the lifeless body of Rouge Silvenia was found." Mia whispered again.
The pounding in my chest grew stronger when their leader, Nazzer Lumia, looked at our table. I knew he wasn't looking at me.
I estimated there were twelve of them. They sat at the table at the far left end.
Before the pounding in my chest could go away, the ones with red masks arrived again, wearing white formal wear.
"Devil God Warrior." Matt whispered.
The surroundings became hotter. The one leading them caught my attention. He didn't glance at us. Like Nazzer, his aura was very cold.
"Raze Silvenia." I whispered.
There were also only twelve of them and they sat at the far right end of the Wide Space.
After a while, the music quieted down a bit and the one I think was the Emcee went up front. This was Fritzy, I know. This bitch.
"I am Fritzy Saldivar, and before we start. It's an honor for me to introduce the Admins behind the Hell University." She started.
My jaw dropped when the luxurious cars started arriving. The atmosphere in the surroundings became even heavier. I heard violent reactions around, as well as their admiration for the three grand cars that were now parked on the side.
They had cars? For what? To make it more intense like that? I just rolled my eyes at the air.
"The Vice President of Hell University. The one who created the only law of the university which is the Bloody Night. Let's give him a warm of a clap. Mr. Francisco Augustine."
We applauded softly before a man without a mask got out of a car. We stopped when we recognized him.
"It can't be." Mia whispered.
"I thought he is just..." Vanessa couldn't finish what she was saying because of the shock.
The man smiling as he walked on the red carpet towards the three seats in the middle was none other than the man who let us into Hell University.
"He's the Vice President of HU then. Mr. Francisco Augustine huh?" I said to myself.
The applause stopped when he sat in the second seat. He smirked at everyone.
"The Head of Supreme Student Government. SSG Adviser, Ms. Katherine Velasquez."
We stopped for the second time when we saw who was getting out of a luxurious car.
"It's Ms. Kath.." Dave whispered.
Yes, our physics teacher. Now I knew what Celine was saying about her having a high position. Psh.
She sat next to Mr. Francisco.
Only one door remained closed. I already knew who it was. The black lady.
"And last but definitely not the least. The highest among all in this university. Please, bow your heads as I introduce the headmistress, Madame Violet Rivera."
Fritzy and everyone here also bowed their heads. We had no choice but to follow what they did. We bowed our heads for the black lady.
I secretly glanced at her. As usual, she was wearing black. She was in her mids 50s but still beautiful.
We lifted our heads again when she started speaking. Fritzy sat at a table.
"Good evening students. Welcome to our Acquaintance Party. Let's start."
They probably connected the speakers all around and our table seemed to be bouncing. The gangs who pulled the girls from other tables and danced with them cheered.
I accidentally glanced at Raze who was now looking at me. I thought he would look away but he smirked at me which caused my hair to stand on end.
I looked away. My strength seemed to be getting sucked out. He is a demon, they are demons.
"Ms. Shion?"
A guy who came near me asked. My face creased. Even though I couldn't recognize him because of his green mask, I recognized his voice.
"What can I do for you Supreme Student Government Vice President Onel Ty?" I asked stiffly.
Unlike before, he was smiling at me now. Psh.
"Congratulations." He greeted, which made me frown. "You are the new Supreme Student Government Secretary." He added.
For all that he said, I just rolled my eyes.
"Should I be glad?" I asked, which made his smirk disappear.
"Nah. Just give it to someone who is dying for that position." I looked at the girl laughing with others.
"But this is the President's decision and sad to say. You can't do anything about it. Plus, because of that position, you moved up to ninth place in the ranks quickly. Yes, you must be glad, no one has ever done that fast plus the fact that the Supremo is picky in choosing his secretary. Congrats again."
Jaw dropped, I watched Onel disappear from my sight.
Seriously?
"T-Top 9?" Vanessa asked in disbelief. Even I couldn't believe it.
I should be glad! I must be happy! But there's something about this happening. It might be the beginning of another ordeal in my life.
"Zein! You are now in the Highest 10! You can now leave HU!" Mia happily exclaimed with a wide grin.
I don't know what pushed me to grab the shot glass with alcohol on our table that was meant for the boys. I closed my eyes as the bitter taste drew in my throat
.
"Don't accept the offer..." Matt said seriously.
"Why not, Matt?! Zein will be free from this hell! She can ask for help from the authorities!" Jerome said while Dave poured alcohol again and swallowed it straight.
"Jerome's right, once Zein is free, she can ask for help!" Mia agreed.
I pulled the alcohol from Dave's hand then swallowed it straight. Matt quickly took the alcohol from me and moved it away.
Shit! It can't be! What they are planning can't be!
I leaned back on the chair and fixed my hair. The alcohol felt hot.
"Being the Supreme Student Secretary is not easy! Everything has a price! And there are more bad things it can bring to Zein!" Matt insisted.
The others couldn't hear us because of the loud music. The surroundings became more noisy as the night deepened.
"Calm down! Can you?! Let Zein decide about it!" Dave suggested.
They all looked at me and waited for an answer. I don't know what to do. They won't understand. Not yet.
In my desire to escape from their questioning eyes, I stood up and joined the people dancing in the middle.
I quickly reached the middle where a little movement could bump me into others. I closed my eyes when I felt my vision spinning. Damn that alcohol
"What's bothering you?" I felt the tickle when someone whispered to me.
I tried to open my eyes but I couldn't see anything clearly. My vision was still spinning plus the people dancing were so chaotic.
"I heard about your promotion. And I think, it was really a bad idea."
Shit! Who's speaking?! UGH!
"Get away from me!" I shouted. I also stopped swaying. I felt like I would collapse anytime.
"You should have been dead a long time ago, but he protected you but sad to say, he can't protect you forever. I told yah, you will also hold a knife, and I must say, you must hold one now before it's too late."
Vanessa's Point of View....
We watched Zein stand up and mingle with the dancing people. She was avoiding our questions. But, why?
"What's your problem Matt?! Are you messing up Zein's mind?" I snapped.
He shook his head before taking the alcohol bottle and staring at it.
"I'm just telling the truth. That position is not just anything, and she just got it just like that. Isn't it weird?" He asked, and I couldn't deny he had a point
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We remained silent until we were surprised when Matt broke the alcohol bottle.
"Shit!" Dave shouted in surprise. But before Dave could even stand up, he immediately fell to the ground.
"Dave!" Mia shouted.
"Shit! Shit!" Matt successively cursed. His hand was already bleeding while holding a plastic inside the alcohol.
He broke the bottle to get it.
"W-What's that?" I asked.
"A type of illegal drug." We looked at a girl who was already beside us. She was wearing a black mask and I think she's a member of BBG.
I stood up immediately from where I was standing when I realized that someone had mixed it into the alcohol. Dave drank the alcohol, that's why he's unconscious now.
"D-Drug?" I asked.
Matt quickly ran to the dance floor.
"Damn it's Zein! She drank the alcohol!" Jerome shouted.
Note: This is a literal translation of the provided text.