CHAPTER 2 LET THE GAME BEGIN

MY PARENT GOT JENNIFER'S STUFF TO DONATE IT. EVERYONE WERE DOWN BUSY, LUCKILY I GOT TIME TO SNEAK INTO HER STUFF. THE BEST PART I GOT HER DIARY. UNLIKE ME SHE WRITES DAILY. I WENT BACK TO MY ROOM AND STARTED READING. THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE THAN HER USUAL I WENT TO COLLEGE. AFTER TURNING A FEW PAGE I SAW SOMETHING INTERESTING.

"DEAR DIARY" I STARTED READING

"TODAY WAS FINE UNTIL I SAW SOMETHING. I SAW SOMEONE GET MURDERED IN FRONT OF MY EYES I COULDN'T DO ANYTHING. JUST GOT SOME INFORMATION RELATED TO THE KILLERS. THEY WERE WEARING BLACK LEATHER JACKET ALONG WITH SOME WEIRD MASK. ON THE BACK OF THEIR JACKET WERE WRITTEN SOME CODES. I AM NOT SURE WHAT IT WAS BUT THE CODE ON THE MAN, THE ONE ON THE RIGHT WAS '2919H1516 AND M5L2OU18145' AND THE CODE ON THE LEFT MAN WAS '2919H1516 AND N5231RK'. I AM SURE THIS IS SOME SORT OF CRIME GANG. I WILL TRY TO FIGURE THIS OUT." I COMPLETED READING. AND TRIED TO DECODE WHAT MY SISTER WROTE. AFTER TRYING A MILLION CODE I FINALLY GOT THE ANSWER. THE FIRST ONE WAS 'BISHOP AND MELBOURNE' THE SECOND WAS 'BISHOP AND NEWARK'. BEFORE I COULD READ THE NEXT PAGE MY MOM CALLED ME. AFTER DINNER I STARTED READING THE SECOND PAGE.

"DEAR DIARY, I WAS RIGHT. THEY ARE KILLERS. THEY CALL THEMSELVES PUNISHERS. THEY ARE ALL NAMED AFTER CHESS PIECES; KNIGT, ROOK, BISHOP, KING AND QUEEN. THEY KILL SINNERS. EACH OF THEM HAVE THEIR WAY OF PUNISHING. I SAW THE BISHOP. I HAVE TO TELL THE POLICE". "PUNISHERS! THAT'S A RIDICULOUS NAME"I COMMENT. THEN I WENT RUSHING DOWNSTAIRS WITH THE DIARY IN MY HAND. "MOM! DAD! JENNIFER WAS MURDERED!" I SAID, TRYING TO CATCH MY BREATH. "LIV WE TALKED ABOUT THIS." MY MOM REPLIED. "BUT MOM YOU CAN'T JUST LET THIS GO! I MEAN WE CAN REPORT THE POLICE" I SUGGEST. "LIV YOUR MOM IS RIGHT. LET THIS GO AND CONCENTRATE ON YOUR STUDIES." MY DAD SURE DIDN'T LIKE MY SUGGESTION. "I AM SURE THIS MUST BE NATASHA'S DOING! GO AHEAD LISTEN, TAKE HER ADVICE. AFTERWARDS, DON'T COME TO ME CRYING I WAS RIGHT". I YELLED. THE NEXT DAY AT SCHOOL I WAS LATE. NOT JUST ME."MAY I COME IN!"WE ASKED FOR PERMISSION. "COME IN"PERMITTED SIR BERZELIUS. ( I NEVER GET HIS NAME RIGHT) I SAT ON MY USUAL PLACE. CHEMISTRY MY FAVOURITE. "CAN I SIT HERE?" ASKED ROMAN. "SURE" I REPLIED MINDING MY OWN BUSINESS. "SO CLASS! TODAY OUR LESSON IS HEATING OF CALCIUM CARBONATE AND TESTING THE GAS EVOLVED WITH A BURNING MATCH STICK. ONE MUST PERFORM THE ACTIVITY AND THE OTHER MUST WRITE IT DOWN" MR. BERZELIUS EXPLAINED."YOU WRITE THE NOTES AND I'LL DO THE EXPERIMENT" I SAID. "WE HAVEN'T MET YET, I'M ROMAN, ROMAN DENMARK" HE INTRODUCED HIMSELF. "LIVANA BERK" I REPLIED. I STARTED WITH THE EXPERIMENT. "YOU WEREN'T PRESENT FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS," HE SAID. "YEAH, PERSONAL REASONS" I REPLIED. THEN A CONVERSATION STARTS. AFTER CLASS WE WERE WALKING THROUGH THE HALLWAYS. "SO YOUR SISTER DIED," HE SAID. "I'M SORRY" ROMAN ADDS. "LIV!!!" WE ARE INTERRUPTED BY NICOLE, WHO LOOKED PRETTY PISSED. "HI" SHE TURNED TOWARDS ROMAN. "DO YOU KNOW WHERE ARE THE PAST YEARS YEARBOOKS?" SHE ASKED. "NO..." I WAS PERPLEXED. "GOOD, WE ARE ALL LOOKING FOR THEM AND YOU, MY DEAR ARE GOING TO HELP ME FIND THEM" SHE EXPLAINED. "OKAY, THEN SEE YOU LATER" ROMAN WAS LEAVING. "ROMAN! WAIT WE MIGHT NEED SOME ASSISTANCE" NICOLE STOPPED HIM. TOGETHER WE WENT TO THE THIRD FLOOR. " AND WHAT EXACTLY ARE WE DOING HERE?" I INQUIRED. "AS PER MR. WESLY THE PREVIOUS BOOKS WERE IN A BOX WHICH WAS MOVED TO THE BIO LAB ON THE THIRD FLOOR" NICOLE EXPLAIN." AND WHERE IS THIS BIO LAB?" ROMAN ASKED. " I DON'T KNOW MAYBE WE'LL HAVE TO SEARCH THE WHOLE FLOOR" WE WEREN'T EXCITED ABOUT THE YEARBOOKS. IT WAS A COMPLETE WASTE OF TIME UNTIL WE CAME ACROSS THE BIO ROOM. NICOLE KNOCKED ON THE DOOR, THERE WAS NO RESPONSE BUT THEN WE HEARD SOMEONE FALLING AND A BOY UNLOCKED THE DOOR. "AND YOU ARE??" HE INQUIRED. "GOOD AFTERNOON I AM NICOLE, THIS IS LIV AND THAT IS ROMAN. WE ARE HERE TO TAKE THE PREVIOUS YEARBOOKS." NICOLE REPLIED. "I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT," SAID THE BOY SHUTTING THE DOOR. "WAIT!" I STOPPED HIM. " YOU CAN CARRY ON WITH YOUR WORK WE PROMISE NOT TO MESS THINGS UP..." I ASSURED. "OKAY" HE LET US THROUGH. ROMAN STUDIED THE ROOM. LIV CHECKED THE SHELVES AND I WAS STANDING AT THE DOOR. THE ROOM WAS A MESS. THE WINDOWS WERE OPEN AND SO WAS THE FAN BUT STILL, THE BOY WAS SWEATING. "THEY AREN'T HERE" NICOLE'S FACE FILLED WITH SADNESS. "WHAT'S INSIDE THE BOX?" ROMAN WAS KEEN TO KNOW. "NOTHING," THE BOY SAID WITH HIS VOICE SHAKING. "CAN I HAVE A LOOK?" HE SAID. SURELY, ROMAN WAS UP TO SOMETHING BUT WHAT?. " NO WAY! YOU SAID YOU WOULD MESS THINGS UP. NOW GET OUT!" HE YELLED. WHILE LEAVING, " SORRY, BUT I HOPE WE WILL SEE THE YEARBOOKS IN OUR CLASS AFTER 4" ROMAN SAID. I STARTED TO THINK IF IT WAS A REQUEST OR A WARNING. AFTER 4 WE WENT STRAIGHT TO OUR CLASS. THE YEARBOOKS WERE ON THE FIRST BENCH. "HOW DID YOU DO THAT?!" I WAS CURIOUS. "NICOLE, LIVANA CAN YOU KEEP A SECRET?" HE ASKED. WE SAW EACH OTHER AND 'YES' WE NODDED. " IT WAS SIMPLE, DIDN'T YOU SEE THE DEVICES? THEY WERE ON OUR WAY TO THE BIO LAB. IT WAS CLEAR. WHEN SOMEONE WALKS THROUGH THEM THE MONITOR RINGS A BELL. AND THAT MONITOR WAS IN THE BIO LAB" HE EXPLAINED. "WHAT IS THE FIRST FORBIDDEN THING IN OUR SCHOOL?" ROMAN ASKED. " NO SMOKING" I REPLIED. "CORRECT, THAT'S THE REASON WHY HE WOULDN'T LET US IN AND WHEN I ASKED ABOUT THE BOX HE DECIDED TO SEND US OUT BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE HE KEEPS HIS CIGARETTES. AND THE REASON WHY HIS WINDOW WAS OPEN WITH THE FAN ON IS TO LET THE SMOKE OUT" HE EXPLAINED. "WHY DIDN'T I THINK THAT" I MUMBLED. AFTER THE YEARBOOK MYSTERY I LEFT FOR HOME. ON MY WAY I SAW A MAN HE LOOK JUST LIKE THE PUNISHER FROM JENNIFER'S DIARY. I STOPPED TO SEE WHAT HE WAS DOING.