Chapter Fourteen

I'm sitting on my bed while looking at the ten feathers inside the envelope. This morning, when I open my locker I was surprised because I again received the black envelope. The inside was the same, except it has a new message.

DON'T JUST CLOSE YOUR EYES

SEEK FOR THE TRUTH. BE A DETECTIVE

OF YOUR OWN.

And also again, it was written in red ink. I don't understand. What am I supposed to seek? Is it a thing? or someone? And I'm not Sherlock Holmes to be a detective. I'm not smart to easily understand this.

I bit my lips in frustration. Whoever sent this must be playing with me. And I'm sure she/he is not in my class. I already ask all of my classmates and they just give me a clueless face. But what if they're lying? Everyone can lie, right? Especially those who are best in acting. But I didn't tell any of my friends nor my brothers.

I want to ignore this but I have this feeling that it's telling something. Secrets... if there's one thing who keeps secrets from me is my brothers. Maybe I should ask them...Yeah, I should ask them.

I grab one of the feathers and run to Zeyts room, his door is open but he isn't here. So I decided to just go to Adi. Maybe He can answer me.

I went to his office, which is on the third floor. But as I got closer and closer I heard their voice. Xyro's, Zeyt's, Adi's, and Liv's voices. I heard all four voices. They are in a meeting. Adi's office door wasn't that quite close. It's enough for me to eavesdrop.

"Walton is at the hospital because of Cronus. We can't just let him do things like that Adi! We need to move!" I heard Xyro shout. Which surprised me, He never shouted before. He is always calm and always has no expression. Being blank is the best way to describe him but now... his voice is different. And who's Walton and Cronus?

"If we move now, We will all lose. T and his allies are helping us." Adi said. T? Their's a name like that?

"How can you be so sure of about T. Remember Alberto just betrayed us before. If ever that guy betrayed us, GEM will sink like five years ago." It was Zeyt.

"Why do you have so much hot blood towards, T and the other Turantos clan? They help us raise the GEM this past few years." Liv said.

"T is known for being smart. And he might betray us!" Zeyt snorted.

Liv laughed. "You're just saying that because you can't sleep with his sister. Zeyt, you can't get every woman you wanted. Quen doesn't like you that's why she keeps rejecting your offer, dipshit." I heard a loud slap. I think Liv just slap Zeyt on the head.

"Ouch! You little son of a bit-." Zeyt was cut off by Liv.

"Don't say that! We have the same mother, stupid."

I don't know but it made me giggle. They are always like that. Teasing each other and being loud as an elephant. Which kinda pissed Adi off.

"Okay enough both of you!" Adi shouted. I told you it pissed Adi off. "T won't betray us, We knew him from the start. So stop being paranoid Zeyt." I heard Liv's laugh again and Zeyt just curses him and curses him.

But they all stop when Liv talks. "Amae is growing up and I kinda have a feeling that she is being suspicious of us." I froze when I heard my name. "She's growing up, what if she already knows? We can't just let her right?"

I heard Adi sigh. "It's better if she doesn't know. If she knows about it, We can't control what possible things could happen. She is pretty smart."

My free hands turn into a fist. Why won't they let me know! I know from the start that they are hiding something from me but I didn't know that they are so determined to hide something from me.

"You said it yourself, She is smart and she is already doubting us," Zeyt added.

"Let do our best. Let's fix everything before we tell her." Adi announces and the others agreed. "We need to keep our dark secret hidden."

Dark secret, huh?

Let us see. I'll find out about that dark secret that you all been hiding from and I'll swear to god, I'm going to do my best to find things out. I look at the black feather I'm holding.

"Sorry, feather-sender-guy but I need to find out about my brother's secret first. They always say family goes first." I talk to the feather-like it's going to answer me. I look crazy if someone will answer me.

Before anything else, I went inside the door in front of Adi's office. This is our library, our mom loves to read books there are also some educational books of all kinds. I usually stay here and read some of Mom's favorite books but reading novels or non-fictional things isn't my thing. I grab some books and waited for my brothers to come out.

I'm going to go out at the same time as them, I want to see their shocked face. I know they will think I'm eavesdropping on them– which is true. And I'll just act like I was here for a long time reading some books.

I stick my ear on the door so I could hear their footsteps. And a minute of waiting I finally hear them coming out. I fixed myself and casually leave the room.

When they saw me, their face turns white. If this isn't a serious moment right now. I could be laughing but I need to remain calm and confused. "Why?" I ask them. As if I didn't know anything.

"What are you doing here?" Adi asks trying hard not to stutter.

I raise a brow and show them the book I'm holding. "I borrowed Mom's books. I was a little bored." I said acting confused. "Why? Is there something I should know-."

I didn't finish my sentence when they all cut me and said "NO!" at the same time. I turn my confused face into emotionless and leave them, without a notice. I didn't look back and just leave. As if they care about it.

I went inside my room put all the books on my bookshelf. Now, what am I gonna do? I have no test for tomorrow.

But I need to make a plan on finding my brother's secrets. I grab a notebook that I've not been using and wrote.

SEEKING FOR MY BROTHERS DARK SECRETS.