8 Secret Mission: The First Clue (1/2)
I went to the schoolyard as planned, to see Ed. He was already waiting there for me.
”Claire, here.” he waved at me.
”You came early?” I asked seeing him there.
”I just got here. Should we go then?”
”Sure.”
We rode his car to the restaurant and had a good meal together. Unlike what Shaun warned me of, I sensed no treacherous conditions in my surrounding but from the school grounds to the time Ed dropped me at home, I kept feeling a gaze over me as if someone was watching over me from a distance.
The next day, I was sitting in the library when I received a message from Shaun asking me to meet him in the music room.
”So what was that thing you know about that guy in the black hoodie that I don't?” Shaun asked me when I went there to see him.
”It isn't something grand, it's just that when I was following him that day he left me the last note, I saw him walking down the corridor to the staffroom. Because of Emily, I wasn't able to spot him going in the staffroom, but since that corridor only leads to the staffroom, positives are that he went there. But when I checked in the staffroom, I found no sign of him. In the staffroom, there was only Ivan, Joseph, and Clara and none of them is suspicious enough to look into.” I explained it to him.
”I see, but that makes one thing clear to us that the staffroom has something to do with his disappearance. We might find a clue there. I think I'll need to have a secret visit there.”
”We! Don't you dare break the alliance like that? We are going together. I won't hear any other word.”
”Such a child you are!” he remarked. ”But the real problem is how are we going to get the key to the staffroom.”
”Leave that to me.” I boasted.
”Okay then, I'll trust you with the key. Let's meet tomorrow after the night study session in the passageway behind the gymnasium. Make sure you're neither followed nor seen coming there.” he instructed.
”Don't worry.”
On my way back to the class, I thought of a perfect plan to sneak in the Director's room and take the staffroom key from the key cabinet I saw last time.
During the lunch break, I called Dad and asked him to come to see me in the cafeteria quickly. I made it sound as if it was something urgent so that he'll come for sure. I waited near his room and as soon as he left I moved into his room. I ran to the key cabinet, pulled it open, and started search g for the key.
”Found it!” I took it out and creeped out. I went to the cafeteria straight away.
”Claire, what's wrong? Why did you call? Are you alright?” Dad questioned at once as he saw me.
I took him to a side so that no one could see us together.
”I'm fine Dad, it isn't about me. I called you to run an inspection. I feel like the standard of our cafeteria food keeps degrading, even the number of dishes have been reduced. You should do something about it.”
”Oh girl, you worried me. Is that all?” he sighed.
”Yes.”
”Okay, I'll look into it. Is there anything you want to add to the menu?”
”Sausage rolls and cheese lasagne would be good.”
He guffawed at my request.