Bab 122: Chapter 115: And the winners are...
It has been two weeks since the attacks during the election day. Although the mayor and the other ex-candidates had already been discharged from the hospital, the mayor position was still being held by Zant, the candidate who was second in line during the votes. This was because Hilliard was still healing up in his own residence.
Even though Lachlan was a bit skeptical with Zant's ruling, there haven't been any problems in regards to the latter's govern. Then again, Lachlan still finds it suspicious that Zant has been visiting the headquarters more often. Back when Hilliard was in command, he hardly visited the headquarters, rather it was usually Lachlan who went to the Mayor's office. If he knew better, he felt like Zant was trying to butter him up.
Back then during the attack, when he had arrived home, he was greeted by a furious Luella. She demanded to be involved in the search of the rogues. She no longer stands being in the dark. She doesn't want to be ignorant when the pain of her pack was out there, still threatening them.
After listening to his Luna's outburst, Lachlan reluctantly agreed and promised to get her involved more, much to her satisfaction.
As for Erick, although he was slightly curious about what had happened, after the warning that his mother had given him to not get involved, he unwillingly had to back off. Noaz constantly reminds him about the barnyard case and also warns him that if he doesn't listen to the Luna, he will sicc Roel on him.
Unfortunately, even if Noaz can be such a naggy person, he was much more lenient, compared to Roel, who can be strict and unmovable.
He was also feeling a bit frustrated because he had to postpone his search for Dane's soul due to the attack. Nevertheless, he did not mind since he could go this weekend. Probably. He hasn't asked for his father's permission, though.
Currently, he was in class where after much delay, they had been waiting for the results of the best class during the Open Day.
Earlier that morning, words had been spread around the school that the results will be announced through the school speakers. Knowing that they prefer to announce via the speakers, rather than having it presented in a school assembly showed the school doesn't take much notice of the competition. It was not to say that the competition wasn't important but ever since the attacks during the election day, for safety reasons, the management of the school was advised that they shouldn't have an assembly of more than two thousand students in one room.
In the classroom where they were having homeroom, the class was bustling with excited chatter as they played guessing games on who would win the competition. They weren't so confident that they would win because apparently, Jeayan's class who did the Shakespeare play was also quite popular that day.
Hence why some of them had already consoled themselves by saying that even if they did not win, they can just go to the amusement park next time if they want to.
Hamish, however, has quite a competitive mind that he does not like the feeling of losing, especially when it comes to free items. Seeing and hearing how his classmates already gave up on winning, his eyes darkened. He scoffed in disdain as he looked away.
His eyes landed on Erick, who was sitting beside him and behind Amber. He was playing with her strands of hair, his chin rested on his palm. Amber looked unconcerned with him playing with her hair as she talked with Dana, who sat beside her.
Hamish let out a sigh. 'He's a goner, alright,' he thought ruefully as he stared at his best friend.
Just then, there were static sounds coming from the speaker on the wall of their classroom. Everyone in class immediately fell silent as they looked at the speaker. Shortly after, there was a scratchy voice coming out of the speaker.
'Good morning, everyone! Krys here! Before I get down to what I want to say, everyone in the committee would like to thank everyone for their participation and hard work during the Open Day. Without everyone's teamwork and dedication to make the event a success, we couldn't have made the Open Day a happening day! Everyone here deserves a good pat on the back for all your hard work and sacrifices!'
Everyone in class cheered, where some playfully smacked each other on the back, laughing and giggling.
'So, before I go into the best class, I'd like to announce the other categories,' Krys continued.
He went on to announce the winner for the other categories such as Best Activity, Best Stalls and so forth.
After announcing all the other winners, Krys finally got to the category that everyone in school had been waiting for. Well, except for Erick, who was currently sleeping on his desk. He never has been interested in any of the competitions. He only got involved because of Amber. His classmates, on the other hand, were feeling excited as they awaited the news. Hamish ruefully shook his head when he saw Erick sleeping.
"The Best Class goes to the Japanese Cafe!"
At first, there was silence in the room and shortly after, screams and shouts reverberated and echoing around the class. There were some who jumped around in glee and excitement, there were those who hugged each other. It was as if they won a lottery.
Erick, who was still sleeping soundly behind Amber, did not notice the sudden noise. Amber turned around in her seat and poked Erick on his cheek. "Erick, wake up! We won!" she said excitedly.
Erick blinked his eyes furiously, trying to blink away his sleepiness and raised his head. "What?" he asked groggily.
"We've won!" Amber repeated, still poking him on the cheek.
In reply, Erick only cocked an eyebrow as he propped his chin on his palm, looking straight at Amber with his sleepy smile. "That's nice," he murmured.
Surprised at his sudden smile, Amber suddenly flushed red.
Dana, who was watching the whole scene, rolled her eyes and threw a pen at Erick's direction, who swiftly caught it with his hand.
The broadcast ended with Krys saying that representatives of clubs and class will be able to get their prizes during lunch time or after school within the week.
It was then decided that Hamish will get the tickets later after school.
After the broadcast ended, everyone in class immediately left the room for their next class.
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That evening, Erick was in his room, lounging against the headboard of his bed, with the remote control in his hand while he was watching a movie. Luka was lying down on the floor, just beside the bed.
Earlier that day, Hamish went to the administrative office in school to get the tickets. He then texted in the class chat group, saying that he will pass the tickets soon. Erick and Amber had waited for him while he went to get the tickets. And once he got them, the three of them were in the same car, driving back home. Erick first dropped Amber at her house since Erick and Hamish lived near to each other.
After dropping Hamish at his house, Erick went straight to his own. He was planning to ask his father whether he could start his search for Dane's soul. But after the attacks, even after weeks had passed, his father was always busy in the office. Sometimes he would return home late, even after Erick had slept.
Since tomorrow was their long-awaited weekend, he was determined to stay awake, waiting for his father, even if he has to binge-watch all of Harry Potter's movies!
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