Zein's Point of View
I woke up to the feeling of someone tapping my cheek. It was only a light touch, but it had a strong impact on me.
"Zein, wake up."
At first I couldn't see much of his face, but after a few seconds it became clear. His cold eyes were looking at me. The fatigue was obvious in his eyes.
He helped me sit up. I briefly looked around the entire room. It was unfamiliar to me and I didn't know where I was.
But I know this place played a big role in the past. Because like Hanz said, he will return everything to the past and end it.
I looked at Ace who was looking at me.
"Do you know I'm jealous?" he asked. "Just thinking about you being with them when you left me hurts me," he added.
I couldn't respond to what he said.
"I was worried..."
"They are not the enemy," I said, folding my arms. "Hell is not the enemy, Ace," I added.
When I almost fell off a cliff, when I thought it was my end, someone pulled me out.
It's funny that the reason I almost died is because he will save me. In those moments, I realized that they were not the enemy. They were just intimidating us and it was not their plan to harm us.
They are not the real enemy...
He smiled and let out a sigh. "I'm so stupid not to notice that," he replied. "I was so stupid that I didn't notice that I was wasting my time with you." I felt the tremor in his voice.
"Do I still deserve you?" he asked me. "Do you still deserve me in your life?" Tears welled up in his eyes.
I want to hug him and make him feel how much I need him but I don't know if I can anymore. There's a big gap between us and our love is being covered up.
"Who's to blame for this, Ace?"
I couldn't help but feel bitter in my voice. "I'm losing my self-esteem because of you. You made me feel weak, that I couldn't keep up with you. You made me feel like you could fight without me. You made me feel like I was worthless." I don't know where I got that from.
I want to vent all my resentment and I know it's impossible to vent all of it without hurting him.
"You were the first to give in, Ace. You were the first to let go."
"I managed to hide everything from you because even I don't understand." His tone became harsh. "How can I make you understand something that I myself don't understand," he said firmly.
I laughed because that would never be a reason. His reasons were stabbing me. It made me feel that way.
"Ace. Do you know the word trust?" I asked. "Because if you did, you should have told me everything. I waited, Ace. I waited for you to be open but you didn't." My eyes heated up.
"Am I the only one to blame, Zein?" I was stunned by what he said as tears fell from his eyes. "Not once... Did you try to ask me? Not once... Did you approach me to persuade me to tell me everything?" A question that made me stop.
"I was afraid that if I told you, you would hate me. I waited too, Zein... I waited for you to ask."
A truth dawned on me now. We were both scared and waited. Neither of us moved. Ace waited for me to ask, and I waited for him to say.
It's funny that I blame him when there's my fault too.
Matt was right when he asked me when I would have the courage... I would have the courage to ask and talk to Ace. Now it's a mess and it won't end with just one conversation.
When I discovered Ace's secret unit downstairs from our unit. What I saw through the window of the stairs down to that unit so I wouldn't suspect that he was always going out. I kept all of that in my mind because I waited for him to say something. I didn't even have time to ask.
I was the one who burned down that unit because as long as it was there, I was hurting and it was useless. All the information he gathered was wrong and lacking something.
"Zein, do you know what hurts?" he asked. "The most painful thing you did to me was to make me doubt my feelings for you." His voice was bitter.
I shook my head because I wasn't ready to talk about this matter yet.
"I love you more than the love I gave him."
"Ace, please..." I shook my head. "Not now." I wasn't ready to talk about that matter yet.
Suddenly the door opened and Raze came out, his eyes still closed. He had obviously just woken up. I quickly wiped the tears from my cheeks.
"Where are we?" he asked us.
Ace stood up and approached him. "You really don't remember?" he asked before leaving.
Raze left us behind. I saw the confusion in his eyes.
Where were we and where did Hanz and Winzy bring us? What role did they play in this place in the past?
Raze's eyes widened and he quickly left. I stood up and followed.
This house is not familiar to me.
All I know is that we're still inside Hell University but I haven't seen it or been there yet.
It has two rooms. Its age is obvious because almost everything is made of wood. The chairs are also made of wood.
Ace looked at the locked window, which he tried to open but couldn't.
Is this their plan? They won't let us go until everything is over. No one can leave the four corners of this house until everything is over and I know it won't be over without bloodshed... Blood from the eyes and the heart.
I looked at Sister Allison who was standing at the door of the other room. Like Raze, the shock in his eyes was also obvious as he observed this place.
What happened to this place and why did they bring us here?
"I miss this house." Raze said, still examining every part. There was a smile on his lips and I knew he was very happy to see it again. "Aren't you, Ace? You lived here too when you were Supremo?" he asked Ace who was now next to me.
My forehead furrowed and I knew Ace noticed that.
"This is where the Supreme Student Government President, Vice, and Secretary live. It's separate from your dorm so you can't go there." Ace explained to me.
"Why, me? Didn't I live here when I was a secretary?" I couldn't help but ask.
Raze laughed. "Maybe there will be a hima----"
"Brother..." Ace interrupted Raze who went to the kitchen. The older sister sat on the wooden chair and looked at the kitchen where Raze went.
I looked at Ace again.
"Why, Ace? Don't you want to be with me then?"
He smiled. "I know you're more comfortable with your friends," he said.
"You broke the law right from the start." We looked at Ate Allison. "One of the rules is that if you are a member of the SSG, you will live here. You cannot mix with others," she explained.
You know very well... After all, before me, you first... You first.
"How did you know that?" We were stunned when we saw Raze at the kitchen entrance. He was holding a glass. His face was frowning.
"How did you know about that law?" he asked again.
I was nervous for my sister and I also saw the fear in her eyes.
"L-Lux..."
Raze's forehead furrowed even more.
"Are you really that good that you can even remember the name I buried?" I know that's sarcastic.
He was already suspicious but he didn't want to accept it. Something was forming in his brain but he couldn't accept it.
I looked at Ace who was looking at me. He shook his head at me as if warning me not to interfere.
Even if I wanted to, I wouldn't do it.
This has to happen, this is the plan and this has to be fulfilled. No matter what happens... We will not come out until the secrets are revealed.
Tears will be shed and in the end, some will be disappointed. Some will be happy and some will be sad. The past will be brought back to the present.
Those who were buried will be dug up again.
***
Allison's Point of View
How do I start? Where should I start explaining? How can they understand me if I don't want to be understood by them.
I remained stunned as Raze waited for my answer.
"How did you know, Allison?" I saw her grip on her glass tighten.
I closed my eyes before standing up. I looked at them. I thought I was ready for this, but I was just thinking. Whether I was ready or not, this had to end now.
"Because... I was once a secretary of Hell University."
"W-What?" Lux was confused by what I said. It breaks my heart seeing him like this.
I have accepted my whole life. I have buried what happened to me. I have erased from my mind that dark part of my past.
"How did you become a secretary? I don't know you."
Her words felt like they stabbed my heart. "You know me, Lux. Not as Allison." I took a deep breath and felt like something was stuck in my throat.
"Wait..." He laughed bitterly. "I'm confused." His grip on her fragile glass tightened.
My most hidden secrets will now be revealed. And I... I will reveal them myself. It will come from my own mouth.
"Baby, it's me... Samantha..."
I closed my eyes when I heard the glass he was holding shatter.