Chapter 4 - Tense Atmosphere & Trust
Two bodies were found dead hanging on the Eckhart University yard. Those who killed were students from Eckhart University. The forensic specialists team, the police officer and also the detective team were conducting an investigation at the crime scene. They order all students and staff to stay there until the investigation done.
"Who murder them, Mrs. Samantha?" One student asked her impatiently.
"We won't become the next victim. Why we still here?'' Replied another with nerve voice.
"Until when they hold us here? I just want to go home. I am scared." Said one another panic.
Mrs. Samantha trying to calm down her students.
"Calm down students. We didn't know exactly what happened at that time. Who murder them. Let's the forensic specialists and the teams work on it, and hopefully, we could get the result as fast as we can."
"Mrs. Samantha I want to go to the restroom, but I am scared to go alone." Said one student named Angel.
"Hey, let's come to papa. Here, pee-pee on my lap." Mocking Don.
"You are disgusting and so nasty Don. How come you could say that in this situation?" Shouted Anne upset.
"Hey, relax girl. I am just joking."
"Better you shut the fuck up Don, no one like your joke." Max showed his anger to him.
"What's wrong with you man? Why do you speak rudely to me? I thought we are the best friends."
"Don, Max that's enough. Stop fighting each other. We just lost our best buddy Tim and Rex. Just chill two of you." Ray tries to stop them before they go too far.
"I will accompany you, Angel, let's go together with me." Said El fast.
Angel and El go together to the restroom. After they finished, they met one of the forensic specialists, the police and the detective teams. Lucky, after they have done with the interrogation, they send these two girls to go to the car park. Their parents already waiting there.
***
Charlotte followed this news from her house. She is already several days stay at home.
"Hello, can I speak with Zachary?" Said Charlotte used her phone.
"Zachary still in the hospital, he is accompanying his mum there." Said stranger voice there.
"Why? What happened? And Who is this?" Asked Charlotte curiously.
"Several days ago Zachary had been bullied at his university. His mum got shocked heard the news. She thought Zachary got worse injured, but in fact, he is just found. The difference with his mum, she became very depressed. I am Rafael, his neighbor."
"I am Charlotte, his university friend. May I know where is the hospital in his mum's stay? Can you help me with the address?" Asked Charlotte politely.
After making a phone call, she is going to the hospital to visit Zachary's mum.
"Hi, can I come in?" Charlotte surprised Zachary.
"Charlotte, how do you know? Yes, please come in, but mum still sleepy."
"Zachary, let's talk outside." After several minutes Charlotte inside.
"What happened Charlotte?" Asked Zachary curiously.
"Do you hear the fresh news from our university?"
"No, I don't. I am busy here with my mum."
"Something happened at our university. Two of the students found hanging dead cause of murder."
"Wait, what? Are you serious? You must be kidding me. That's not funny."
"I never make a joke for someone's life Zachary. Please trust me."
"Oh my God...!!! Whose victims? Do you know who are they Charlotte?"
"Yes, they are your classmate Tim and Rex."
Zachary seems not interested to talk about two of them.
"Hey, please tell me, who bully you, Zachary? I will kick their ass hardest."
"Nobody. None of your business Charlotte. Please put yourself far from trouble."
"You can trust me, Zachary. You can share everything with me. Your secret saves with me forever."
Zachary take deeply his breathe. Charlotte catches his pain from his eyes.
"Max, Don, Ray, Tim, and Rex. Five of them bullied me. It happened many times. They called me Mr. Paralyzed."
"Look at you Zachary, you have a perfect body. You are smart. You can get full of scholarship nor them. Please always remember that you are not Mr. Paralyzed. Now, the curse came to them. See, they already got punishment. We don't know yet who murdered two of them."
"Looked at me Charlotte! I am here with my wheelchair or stick. I am not perfect as you thought. Here, I am."
"Who care! You are perfect for me. Nothing else, Zachary."
"You know what Charlotte? You are really a good girl. You really lucky with all you have Charlotte."
"Lucky? I am far from that word Zachary. Something you don't know happened to me. It worse than anything else."
Zachary starred Charlotte deeply. He could feel something different with his feeling to see her.
"What happened Charlotte? Now, it's your turn to share all your problems."
"It's difficult to tell Zachary. I have been sexual harassment and raped Zachary. I met him at the dance studio. We went together to the pub after we practice dance. I never realized he had a dirty plan. He put something to my drink made me unconscious. When I woke up it happened, but Thank God I could escape from that raptor."
Charlotte covers her face with her hands. She is crying a lot in front of Zachary.
"Damn! F**ck him. He is really not gentle. Did you report him to the police officer?"
"No Zachary, never. I consider many things, including my parent's name."
"You can't let him free like that Charlotte. You're a victim, it means you're not guilty."
"I can't Zachary. I am so sorry, I can't do that."
Zachary hugs Charlotte so tightly. He won't let her go. He could imagine how difficult and hardest to become sexual harassment and raped victim. He let Charlotte cry on his chest.
Zachary's whisper Charlotte softly, "If all the victims keep silence like you Charlotte, I could say they the raptors 100% win. I believe they would never stop. They will do it again and again with someone else. Please stop him Charlotte. Please share your problems with your parents. I bet they will understand and support you Charlotte."
"What about you Zachary, will you report them? We are in the same condition, Zachary. Are you also ready for doing this?"
***
Two months later...
Eckhart University gets terror again. Two students were found stabbed to death. The victims this time Max and Ray.
"I just want to go home. This is crazy. What's wrong with this university? Why so many murder cases here? I quit, I am done with this. Let me go outta here." Cried, Sonia.
Mrs. Samantha orders all her students to move to the meeting room.
"Charlotte, come over here. Better we stay together." Zachary pulls Charlotte's hand to come closer to him.
"Why it happened again? I am scared a lot, Zachary." Charlotte whisper him, while she put her head on his shoulder.
"Let's sit over here. Get relax, you'll be fine. I am here with you Charlotte. I will protect you."
"Please don't leave me, Zachary, wherever you go please take me with you. I don't trust anybody, except you."
"I know, please stay calm and let's hear the instructions."
The Dean, and all staff following the police officer come inside the meeting room.
"All of you may go home now, we already catch the suspect. He is in the interrogations room." The Dean announced the student.
"Is he the serial killer sir?" Asked one student curiously.
"We don't know yet. They got drunk and fought each other last night. Now you can see how bad the influence of alcohol." We still interrogate him." Said the Dean again.
Charlotte and Zachary walks out from the meeting room passed by the corridor. They saw Don's hands got tied up inside one empty room from the transparent window. They could hear what Don says to the police officer.
"I swear of God, I am not the murder. They were my best friends. We didn't get fight last night sir, it's a lie. I don't meet them last night." Don crying to explain the situations.
Charlotte starring to Zachary, her handhold Zachary's hand so tight.
"Keep walking, and ignored all you heard. Do not let yourself involve in trouble. Let's go."
Charlotte nodded, she is followed Zachary's stepped out from their university.
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