Asher was eliminated, but left his mark as the bravest one of us all, he was standing in the face of death, instead of crying and pleading like the others, he was smiling, he wore a smile before Death, showing her how dominant he is towards her, leaves me with the impression to do more than I've been doing. If Asher can face reality without fear, what about me that acts like a bully?, Shouldn't I be tough?, Shouldn't I be tougher?, Why aren't I giving Death a hard time?, All I've done was getting her to slap me, but getting her to be filled with rage is something that looks unachievable, maybe I should now up my devotion in taking her down, Asher's bravery has been a great motivation that can't be overlooked, he showed all of us that Death is not scary, rather, she was a child who doesn't know anything about the value of life.
If she's killing alphabetically, then it has got nothing to do with seating positions, it's something relating to a setting, but it's definitely not the seat because we didn't organize it that way, what might be her source?.
Sitting in the classroom, the person who's next now and really scared was Barrett, he's trying to act strong, he was sitting alone, not even raising alarm about his turn, trying not to make anyone pity him, but I know the settings, I know the register, he's the first name that starts with B on the role call, role call?.... The register, it's the register, Death is taking her victims from the role call.
I looked at Barrett whose shoulders were shaking, despite the way he was trying to numb it all in, his shoulders were giving him away, adrenaline was rushing through his body and there's no way to hide that.
I called Micheal and Kevin close, believing I have to share this idea with them, despite knowing all they would do was agree, just like always.
“ Guys, I think I have found the missing tile, the second ritual....”
Both of them were taken away, really shocked that I was declaiming that to them, something everyone has been waiting for. “ We've got to share the information with the others.....” Micheal said his opinion, really excited about this news.
“ No..... We should be careful, if we get the register, what do you think we would do with it?, Of course no one knows, but if I share what's on my mind, people like Barrett will protest, knowing that it's his turn tonight, he possibly wouldn't understand my reasons for action.....”
“ Your reason for action?, what're you planning on doing?....”
Kevin asked, curiosity on both of their faces, both of them staring into my face, I asked them to come with me, telling them to wait until we acquire our class register. We went to our principal's office, breaking the door open before it was locked with a key, we looked around the office, how it was being organized and maintained, looking standard and durable, guess the principal seems to know something else apart from throwing me into the detention hall every time.
We searched around the office until we opened one of the lockers, there we saw something, something that's really familiar, something that got us all into this mess, an untouched packet of the same sweet Death offered us during her birthday, I know it because the papers were all over the classroom when I returned from the detention hall, Micheal and Kevin recognized it too, pointing at it and looking at each other, Death was definitely planning on attacking our teachers next when she's done with us.
We took the packet of sweet and our class register as we left the principal's office and headed back to the class, now it's about time they all see what I was planning. I asked Michael and Kevin to return to their seat, they went and sat down, the classroom still unaware of what we just found. I brought out a lighter which was always inside my pants pocket, lighting it up and holding the register on top of it as it caught fire, throwing it to the floor, Micheal and Kevin who were expecting an action from me was taken aback by what's before them.
“ Bruno!.... Are you insane?....”
Michael shouted as he ran out from his seat, as well as Kevin, his scream grabbing everyone's attention. I was expecting this, that's why I waited until noon to do this, knowing that it will stir up trouble, if I leave school after noon, then I have no problem with Death because that's dismissal for her.
Everyone was watching out of shock, not understanding what was really going on, while I set the register on fire, as well as the sweets which they happen to recognize, almost all of them pointing at it with their jaws dropping.
I came and stood in front of the fire which I lit, so no one could come and turn it off, their shouldn't be any remains. “ Why?!...” Kevin asked, looking displeased, waiting for explanation.
I know they did be expecting I brought it in front of the classroom so we should decide on what to do like we always have, but this time, I have doubts, I have doubts that not everyone would agree to this my thoughts, especially Barrett who've definitely lost all hope.
“ I have to do this guys, it's the only way, Death was planning on striking the teachers and staff after us, so I had to set those sweets on fire, as for the register, that's the second ritual we've been planning to find, Death has been killing us alphabetically, that means she's killing through the names in the register, burning the register is the only way, but I know if I told you guys that, someone like Barrett will definitely argue because at this point, he's not willing to take chances....”
Just as I expected, Barrett attacked.