INSIDE THE CLASSROOM-
Adrian's POV-
I looked around, everyone was enjoying themselves.
Suddenly, Mr. Dalton came near me and whispered,
"Adrian, Have you seen Lucian?", he asked.
"Yeah, he was there a few moments ago.", I pointed towards the table.
But the chair was empty.
Where is he?
"I- I just saw him a few minutes ago. He was here. I even tried to talk to him, his face was
A bit tense."
Mr Dalton looked towards me…
"I know, even when I saw him, he was not okay. He got up and moved out without informing anyone", Mr. Dalton spoke.
"What? Moved out", I looked around but Lucian was nowhere to be found.
"Where did he go?", I asked sir.
"I am not sure, just now he went out.", he pointed towards the gate.
I kept my glass on the table and ran outside.
I searched everywhere but…
I couldn't find him.
I checked the parking lot.
"His car is not here…it means he went away?"
I whispered.
Suddenly, the whole section came out.
Damon spoke,
"Did you try calling him?", he questioned me.
"Not yet.", I pulled out my phone and quickly dialed his number.
[The person you're calling is not answering. Please try calling later.]
"Let me try!"Leo shouted.
"Go on", I replied.
Almost everyone called Lucian but his phone was unreachable.
Suddenly, my phone rang.
[Hello?] A voice came.
"Hello, Adrian here."
[Ahhh! Thank god. I am Era, Lucian's house help.]
"Ohhh! Aunt Era…"
[Adrian, Lucian's phone is unreachable so I called you. If he is around please ask him to come home right now, I can't handle Nikos anymore. He is such an irritating person.]
"Sure Aunt I'll call you later."I hung up immediately.
"Now…What should we do?"Isla asked.
"Don't panic, children. We still have hope."Mr. Dalton said.
"Hope?"Ethan questioned.
"Tessa, you are a computer specialist,right?"He looked towards her.
Tessa is a shy girl.
She is comfortable just around us, but mostly around others, she stays quite.
But…but…
Her father owns a cyber company.
He taught Tessa computer basics and advanced skills.
She is well-learned in every aspect.
"Tessa, can you track Lucian's phone?",Mr. Dalton asked.
"Yes, sir. Absolutely."She pulled out her laptop and started typing.
After a few minutes…
She kept the laptop down and said,
"Sir…", she stopped.
Her expressions were cold.
"Lucian's phone is switched off."
"WHAT!"
"We are doomed."
Nothing can be done."
"Where has he gone"
"There might be some way!"
Everyone started talking and whispering.
"Guys! Guys! Stop."Julan shouted.
"What are we supposed to do now?"Xander asked.
"There is a way!"Rylan came forward.
"What?"We all asked.
"Tessa,what's Lucian's last location?"He asked.
"Near Aria's house."she answered.
"Let's goooo!!"Finn shouted.
"What?"Julian asked.
"I know what Rylan meant."He looked towards him.
"Speak up now!"I shouted.
"We can now ask Aria where he has gone!"
"Stupid! Sophie already went there to pick up Aria."Selena said.
"I know, but Sophie isn't here yet and Aria is also not here."He looked at all of us.
"That means, Lucian has gone to find out where they both are?"Nora questioned.
"Yes!"Mr. Dalton spoke.
"Try calling Aria" He instructed.
Luna pulled out her phone and dialed Aria's number.
[The person you are calling is busy, please wait or try again later.]
"Busy?"Nora questioned.
"Tessa track Aria's phone. Her phone might be still on."I instructed.
"On it!" She started focusing on the laptop.
"Here! Her current location is near Kensington dockyard
"Let's go, no more talking" I took my car keys.
"You are not going alone."Damon stopped me.
"Fine, decide quickly…who is coming?"I leaned on the car nearby.
Suddenly, a voice came from behind.
"How about taking me along?"
I quickly turned back.
"Car talks?"Clara shouted.
"No, it's Aurora Blake!"Leo started jumping.
"Hey! How are you cutie?"She hugged Leo.
"Stop it! Why are you here?"Damon stepped forward.
"Hey, calm down… Didn't we already decide that I'll visit section B once a week?"She casually replied.
"It wasn't a week, it was once in a month… And that too because of Aria!"Damon's anger rushed through his veins.
"Drop the act you are not coming! Not at all!"He pushed her.
"Damon!" I rushed forward and stopped him.
"Hey! Stop bullying her! She can come along!"Leo insisted.
"And why the hell should we take her with us?"I stared at him.
"Because I am a specialist in martial arts. At least I can help you there."she replied.
"And how can I believe that you will not just back down?"I questioned.
"Because I am not one of you, right?"She stepped forward.
"At least we are helping our friends, not like you, because guess what…chameleons keep on changing their colours just like Section A , right?"I stepped forward.
"Whatever"She moved towards Leo.
"Your friends don't understand my importance."She leaned on him.
"We don't interfere in your section's personal matters"Maya murmured.
"Ohh! So girls are also not less than boys here?"Aurora stared at Maya.
"Stop it! Fine, you can come! But don't start showing your true colours."I moved towards the car.
"Damon, Jayde, Rylan, Marcus, Tessa, Selena…Come along with me. Maya, Aurora, Xander, Ethan…You are the backup team. You'll be with us, but in the second car. Ethan… You will be leading group 2." I stepped forward towards Ethan.
"You can count on me!"He confidently moved out.
"Get in everyone, and Tessa, make sure to carry your laptop along with you."
We sat in the car.
I drove towards the Dockyard.
"But Adrian, have you ever been to the Kensington Dockyard?"Jayde questioned.
"No, Lucian never talks about his company, or any business matter with us" I looked towards him.
"Brooo! Are you serious! Where are we going then!"He shouted at me.
"Calm down Jayde."Selena said softly.
"Call Lucian's house help."Damon instructed.
"Yes! She might be knowing where Lucian usually goes."Tessa shouted.
"I'll dial the number but you will talk."Damon took my phone.
[Hello?]
"Hello aunt, It's me Adrian."
[Ohh, Did Lucian say something?]
"Aunt, Lucian isn't with us, and we suspect that he is in Kensington Dockyard, we want your help"
No voice came, no reply.
Only sobs.
"Aunt! Are you all right?"
[Lucian's life is in danger… Adrian! Please save him! He has no reason to go there! Then why! Why is he there!]
"Aunt, please help us with it. Can you tell me which place it could be in Kensington Dockyard?"
[I'll ask Stephen to call you. He is Lucian's manager. He will help you.]
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"Drive faster, at least we can reach the dockyard on time."Jayde spoke up.
In just a few minutes, I saw a big port.
Ships, containers, cans, trucks and big cranes.
We got down.
There were many entrances and exits.
Where the hell would Lucian be?
I looked towards Damon
He was staring at my phone.
He came to me.
"Hey! It's Stephen's call!"Damon handed me the phone.
Crazy guy! I'll die from a heart attack one day.
"Hello…"
[Hey, are you Adrian Frost?]
"Yes, I am Adrian."
[So, Era told me about what happened. So, Mr. Frost, what can I help you with?]
"I am Lucian's friend and I want to know about which place Lucian frequently visits in Kensington Dockyard."
[There are not any "Frequent visits", but yes, what I remember is, whenever any misshappening occurs, it always happens in the Basement Storage-11 C]
"Are you sure, Lucian can be there right now?"
[Not 100% sure, but yes. If anyone is targeting him, then possibly this should be this location. Because it is the most secret basement here.]
"Secret?"
[Secret in the sense that, no one goes there, for a long time it is closed, only when Lucian goes there the gates are opened.]
"Thanks for the help"
I hung up.
"Adrian!"Ethan came running towards me.
"Hey! Everyone here?"I looked around.
Suddenly, a car came speeding up.
"Get back…"I said , everyone stepped back.
"Hello students."
Stephen stepped down from the car.
"Hi, I am Stephen."He came near me.
"Nice to meet you, I am Adrian. But let's go and save Lucian!"I insisted.
"Fine, but I asked Nikos to come here too."He looked around.
"He'll come, let's not waste time."I moved forward.
Basement Storage 11-C
Stephen led us towards the basement.
As soon as we got down.
A loud gunshot echoed.
And fora moment everyone went silent.
We ran forward.
But I couldn't understand the situation.
Lucian was holding Aria.
Aria was on her knees.
An old lady was holding the gun, and Lucian's father was on the floor.
They looked at us.
"Adrian, take Aria away, we need more people to fight them!" Lucian shouted.
And then, men wearing black coats appeared from behind.