Chapter 12

-CODY'S POINT OF VIEW-

Monikka and I just stood at the side, watching other kids went up to a raging Zach who just came to school with Michael behind him, looking so small.

Apparently, yes, we have already trashed his house and made a huge mess from the inside to his front yard. Egging, throwing tissues everywhere, spray painting his walls, breaking valuable kinds of stuff, not to mention giving his card to his maid and made them run away.

Who wouldn't be mad at that?

The chaos didn't just spread to the school's ears, but it made it to the news.

Yes, I am still scared that we both will be caught but Monikka assured me to not panic and that we took out all the evidence.

I glanced up at Monikka who was smiling, satisfied with the chaos we just made. Knowing we just started our revenge.

We watched as Zach stomped his way to the school doors while other students following him in either pity or happiness.

I admit I was quite satisfied myself since I could get my revenge on him without him bullying me back because he knew I did it.

"So you up for the second round?" I heard Monikka's voice beside me.

"What will it be about?" I replied without looking at her.

"Well, we might need another person on our side too," Monikka explained briefly. I lifted my right eyebrow in the sign of confusion. Monikka must've got what I meant.

"Well, I know a person in this school... who could help us with things and I know that she can keep her mouth shut" Monikka gave a hint, emphasizing the last words as the biggest clue.

"Okay... where will we meet her?" I asked, not caring about who she is.

"Later." She answered shortly. Then the bell rings. "That will be our queue, bye," Monikka bid, leaving me just like that.

I shook my head, I should be getting used to this character now.

//TIME SKIPS//

It was break time and I am just sitting in my class, re-reading the book while waiting for Monikka.

Suddenly my phone buzzed.

Monikka

Meet me at the basement

ASAP

And with that, I immediately packed my things to went straight to the basement.

Once I saw Monikka suspiciously hiding behind the basement door, I went up to her.

"Hey, Moni-"

Suddenly she closed my mouth and pulled me with force, I was lifted to the ground until I am behind the basement door, hiding for no reason with this psycho girl.

Wow, she is strong.

She shushed me and looked over the door as if she was waiting for someone to come.

Sus. But I kept quiet.

Suddenly footsteps were heard and Monikka was getting tense.

Then a girl was passing by the door normally, then once she passed by, Monikka got close to the girl and closed her mouth and nose with a napkin, in one second, she passed out.

I gasped as Monikka dragged her into the basement door and locked it.

"M-monikka-"

"Shut it, nerd. Just wait." She said sternly, with no hesitation, I shut my mouth.

Monikka put the unknown girl to a wooden chair and tied her up with a rope.

But there is something wrong.

"Monikka, why isn't her mouth closed? Is that normal?" I asked, Monikka just smiled.

"Just see."

After five minutes, the girl woke up, when she saw us staring at her, she panicked. She tried opening her mouth, I suspected her to scream... but nothing came out.

I furrowed my eyebrows in confusion.

"This, Cody," Monikka said, pointing at the girl who looked terrified. "Is Coraline O'Shea, an unwanted girl."

Coraline O'Shea? Never heard of that name.

"You don't know her name because like I said, she is an unwanted girl. People don't know her and don't pay attention to her. I don't know why, but she is just... not wanted," Monikka clarified. "But there is something special about her, you will see it later."

I nodded my head in visible interest.

"But you know what is more interesting about her?" Monikka asked and I shook my head. "It is that she is voiceless."

Wait, what?

"Voiceless?" I asked, "As in mute?"

Monikka just nodded and I gawked in disbelief.

"She never had friends, and she is always quiet, I somehow found out that she is voiceless. Which makes it easier for everyone, aye, Caroline?"

Monikka moved closer to Coraline's face and Coraline looked like she was about to pass out again. Guess she must've known Monikka was the dark aura.

"Now," Monikka said in the darkest voice I have ever heard. "I am going to release you from the rope, and you are going to answer EVERY ONE of my questions. You get me?"

Coraline nodded vigorously, Monikka asked "Promise?" Coraline kept on nodding her head, Monikka just raised one of her eyebrows but released her.

And just by a flash, Coraline rushed to the basement door, she tried pulling the door handle, but it won't work. She mouthed "Shit" and banged on the door wildly.

Then the sound of keys was ringing around the basement and I saw Monikka giggling.

"Whose tongue soe'er speaks false, Not truly speaks; who speaks not truly, lies. King John, 1623" Monikka said as I stared at her in shock, "I knew you were going to run away, so I locked the door just in case."

I never knew Monikka was into Shakespeare, if I knew, I would've been friends with her since the beginning! But that is not the problem right now.

Monikka walked to Coraline who kept her back stuck on the door. Then Monikka gave her a notebook and a pen, I could tell Coraline was confused.

"Now like I said, let's sit down and talk for a while, yanno, cool things up a bit." Monikka said, "But if you won't..." Monikka made a thumbs up and slashed it to her neck as if she was saying that Coraline will be dead. "Now let's sit down."

Now all of us are sitting down in a circle.

"So Coraline," Monikka faced Coraline who is still stiff around us, you like Zach and Michael?"

Coraline's eyes went wide and instantly shook her head no. Great, it will make things easier.

"Good," Monikka said, "now we need you to work with us, we are planning revenge to the famous school bullies and we need your help."

"But what exactly... is the revenge about?" I asked Monikka, Coraline looked at her in the same facade as me.

"Well, if we have Coraline on our side, we could know all their most profound secrets and share it with the whole school," Monikka said. "That is why we need you on our side."

Coraline nodded then started to write something on the provided notebook, once she was done, she presented the notebook to us.

_But what's in it for me?_

Monikka and I looked at each other before looking back at Coraline.

"Well, what do you want?" I asked.

We gave Coraline time for her to write in the notebook.

_If you guys let me hang out with you, I am in._

"Just that?" Monikka asked. "That is all you want? You never had friends before?"

Coraline just shook her head.

I never wanna be friends with anybody since I don't want them to know that I have a disability, but since you guys already knew, I feel like I can have friends now.

"Then that is great!" Monikka exclaimed. "Both Cody and I just have a friend, which is each other. Maybe we can experience life with each other."

"Oh and one more thing. I need all you guys to co-operate. We must never backstab each other. We all are unique people, but please, make our friendship a memorable one." Monikka said.

I nodded in approval. It is true, other people have friends ever since they were small, but we encountered it the first time at 16.

"Oh, and one more thing, Coraline." Coraline faced Monikka who called her name, she raised her eyebrows in the sign of saying 'What?' Monikka just looked at her and said. "Yes, I am a psychopath."