>Eh?<< I gasped jubilantly, musing about this crazy adventure. But I had to cry out again when I struck my head against a wooden door. The door obstructed anything from infiltrating it, excluding the fairy river, which in no sense disappeared with just a stroke at the wooden door. > Hello<< My voice roared through the tunnel. >Is anybody down here?<< I continued, partly entreated by the sound of my voice. Soon enough, I numerously tested this unnatural phenomenon. It felt mitigating. My crazy rambling led to my right hand mistakenly hitting a sculpture on a rock. For a second, nothing happened. Then the ground beneath me began to tremble. After that, I noticed nothing except these eerie, tremendous waves of water pinpointing my location. I stood there restless, waiting for those large waves to carry me along. Instead of being slammed against the door and dragged by the mini-tsunami, it surprisingly carried me through the door without an opening.Â
>>Welcome to the ODDS<<Â
In my bewilderment, Noah’s voice closed in on me on the warm floor. With much effort, I gradually opened my eyes, despite the dazzling lights, to spot Noah and the other six students surrounding me in this old-fashioned but stainless brown library. >>What the heck, Noah? What did you do?<< I angrily sat up straight and asked the little monster if he was responsible for all those episodes. >>I should be the one asking you, Eva<< His customary smirk appeared, enraging me further. How I wish to wipe that smirk from his face with a slap. >>Ignore him, Eva. Welcome to the ODDS!<< A girl whose face was familiar elbowed Noah commendably on the rips. She extended her hand to me to stand on my feet. >>What now? The ODDS?<< I uttered, confused. So another girl I recognized from the Reds walked up to me and explained the whole existence of the group. It turns out Noah initiated the group ODDS. He knew all the corners of the school and chose this hideout for the group and illustrated those riddles for only the wise to solve. Those who solved the riddles were then welcomed into the group. They started as a four-membered group during the good old days to teach the bullies in the school a successful lesson. It was later clarified to ease my concerns that Noah also acted as a bully to be able to blend in with the main bullies, and he never touched anyone or their items. Also, due to the recent lockdown, the three students in the group made it possible to get into Charlotte’s murder case. They revealed that they had a mysterious leader who existed in the tunnel before them. >>So Charlotte, I ask you now? Are you in or out? << After the girl concluded.
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