Is My Life Ordinary? - Chapter 169

Jokes aside… if what Lily just said is true then it’s possible for Ariana to get herself to safety. From what Lily had mentioned earlier, Ariana has supposedly been using the drugs since earlier and if we take into account that she has some brain cells left in her she would have thought of a way to get out of such situations.

But…

“What are you thinking so hard for, Allen?” Alex shrugged my shoulders and asked.

“I was wondering if Ariana does get out then how are we going to have a talk with her, hm? In order to not get captured/arrested she would need to stay hidden. As the word suggests- Stay Low for the time being and to let things cool down a bit.” I proposed my theory.

“That’s true…” Lily acknowledged my theory. But Alex wasn’t convinced yet.

“Let it out.” I said as I noticed him getting restless.

“… Allen, you are thinking it from an outsider’s perspective. If she has been using drugs for quite some time then do you really think that someone like that person will be able to live without it? Isn’t she practically addicted to it, huh?” He said.

“…”

“… Alex, are you possibly more of a genius than I thought?” Lily said. And not just her, even my reaction was the same but of course she beat me to it.

“I am going to take it as a complement.” He replied.

Seriously though, what Alex said is true. I assumed she would stay hidden but the only reason she used drugs was to let go of her anxiety and possible grief and in order to overcome she got into shady stuffs and after examining her, it was pretty noticeable that she was addicted to it, if not then she wouldn’t have gone to that place on daily basis. She either needs to hold onto for a long time but it’s hardly possible. If drugs hadn’t had this sort of side effect then it wouldn’t have been illegal to take. She will eventually come out the hole.

“Alex, is there any possibility for you to look into someone?” I asked.

“Huh?” He asked.

“What is it now, Allen?” Lily asked.

“I have had my suspicions on someone for quite some time and in order to accomplish my goal I want to dig into their background thoroughly.” I said.

“Shady… buw why all of a sudden?” Alex asked.

True enough, the topic was focused on Ariana but I changed it but in truth I just wanted to expand my horizon and in order to do that I Need more information without their knowing since it’s not proven yet and it’s possible for them to spill the beans of force.

“I just have a few hints but in order for them to all join together I need more precise details.” I replied.

“But why not me then? I can gather it more efficiently and above all it would be ‘PRECISE’.” Lily sneered at Alex in doubt.

“I would have but I don’t think it’s better for you to get more involved in this. You are already starting to lose your cool that is supposed to be your speciality.” Alex chuckled. “Maybe because you are too sentimental for your friend. And because of our daily heavy pressure, yours to save your friend and mine to get my problems solved. It’s better for you to focus on one thing and nothing more.” I said.

Alex laughed that ticked Lily off as she thought Alex was making fun of her for being incompetent or is what I interpreted from that.

“… Fine.”

But Lily knew herself that she wasn’t going to do well, not in her condition. There have been several times where she lost her composure that shows her lack of stability. It’s most likely because of the pressure of anxiety of watching her friend go to a place that isn’t supposed to be a place for a child. Even Alex found it difficult to break this silence. Ariana isn’t only connected with Lily but with Alex as well.

“…”

Silence groomed in the room.

“Then what should I do?” Alex broke the silence.

“I will tell you about it later on.” I said.

Since this topic seemed to have taken quite some high tension I don’t think it’s a good time to raise my suspicion.

“Oh-okay.” Alex got my hint and stayed silent. Although his attempt to break the silence was admirable it still wasn’t good enough since I was out of topic to talk about and no one seems to talk about anything else.

…

And like that we all exited the roof with their own set of things to do.

Now that I think of it, didn’t the President come to school today? And he seemed to be more agitated than anyone else. If he did come out of that place then shouldn’t he have stayed low? Also he was supposedly in charge there. Is that also why he didn’t call the police on me? He must be afraid of getting in their radar.

Why didn’t I think of it? I could have used his weakness and exploited him.

But now that the time has passed I can’t do anything about it. It’s better to let it go.

I should now focus on how I should approach the girl. I still need to find out about her whereabouts. I mean she is definitely in her house but I need to know when she will move out. I need to find her otherwise I would get swallowed up by this person.

“Harrison.” I said.

“Allen.”

“What’s this?” I asked as I noticed a couple of Council Members behind him.

“Why don’t we hold this discussion somewhere else?” He proposed.

“… I suppose we could do that.” I replied.

It was not long after that I came to realize that we are heading towards the Principal’s office. But why? I thought he would take me to the Student Council room…

“Don’t worry. Unlike the last time, this time nothing will happen to you… at least physically.” He said.

“…” So it was pre planned by all of the members? Also if he had intended to harm me in any way, he would have taken the approach Henry took. Now he and I have been in front of many spectators.

*Creak*

The door opened. As usual the Principal was standing in front beside the chair while behind the sofa my homeroom teacher along with a couple of more heads. What’s with this situation?

“Allen.” The President called me out. I didn’t see him since he was standing behind the Principal.

“?”

“It’s come to our attention that Mr. Allen was in some sort of connection with the Suicide incident last year.”

“On what basis?” I asked.

“As per the information your Homeroom teacher gave us, it turned out that you and ‘that’ kid were somewhat close. Do you oppose the fact, Allen?” The President questioned me.

“No. I wasn’t close with him. But yes, I did talk to him a couple of times.” I answered.

I cannot afford to slip words that can be taken in a wrong way. With all these people around, it’s best to think that the President has pushed them to his side, having an edge over this situation. And I already have a weird record so it’s possible for them to think I could be a suspect.

“Really? It has come to our attention that even though there were 40 students in a class he talked to you only. Is this also wrong?” He asked.

‘No. It’s not true. He talked with Peter as well.’

I was about to say that. It was right on my tongue but I stopped in between. If I had said this sentence I would have exposed myself. Although it might not hold much information regarding the problem in hand, it sure holds an enormous amount of trust. All these teachers would have thought that I was lying and that would only lead to my downfall.

“Allen?”

“Yes… I don’t know about who he talked with since we were not close in the first place. Did this answer your question?” I said.

“I guess… Going onto the ne-”

I stopped him in between. “May I know what is happening here?”

“What?”

“Getting summoned all of a sudden. I don’t get why I was called here.” I said.

“After some investigation it has come to a conclusion that you, Allen was close to the Person and maybe you know the reason for him to commit suicide.” Harrison said.

“Huh? This is the stupidest thing I have ever heard.” I said instinctively. “I am sorry for that language.”

“What do you mean, Allen?” The President asked as I noticed him getting annoyed.

He must have thought that I won’t be able to keep my cool in front of all these people.

“I was not related to him at all. We just had a normal conversation like any two acquaintances but of course unlike the ones we are having right now. And he was in the same class as me and I so it’s possible for us to have a conversation for a minute or two.” I said.

TO BE CONTINUED…