The Cold Mask

Chapter 26

Noah pov

Did you ever found yourself in a situation filled with awkwardness and the people present are all silent and waiting for one of them to speak first

Well I am leaving it right now

And let me tell you I prefer to be anywhere other than this meeting room

Where like always Cataleya is seated in front of the principle and her two teachers Mr.Navarro and Mr.James

The room is filled with tension and a suffocating silence and My princess didn't even feel it

The principle cleared his throat and put his warm smile and said "Why did you bring us here Cataleya?" He asked her looking at her beautiful unemotional face

"I want a favor" she stated simply

Shock was written on their faces, they all straightened up waiting for the genius girl that never asked for help to finally do so

Honestly I was surprised too

"What do you want" the principle asked with a megawatt smile while clapping his hands

He's way to happy for helping Cataleya

"I want you if you have a cancer patient to give me her name because I don't know any one" she said making the room fill in silence

Mr.Navarro smirked and said "The all mighty Cataleya need our help. Ohhh that is something new. What happened to the girl you was going to visit the other day?"

"Before we could start my medicine on her she passed away" she said without any emotion but I know better and all I wanted to do was to go there and hug her and ask her what she was feeling

But of course I didn't do it but I made a note to ask her later

"I don't have anyone, I am sorry" Mr.James quickly said making the principle looking at him with a frown but didn't say anything

Making me frown in return

Something wasn't right here

But I didn't comment and continue with my observation

"I had a woman who had cancer but it's complicated because she is from the people who just .... gave up" Mr.Navarro said making me surprised

He is willing to help?

"But you don't say that you know me I don't want my name to be associated with you" he continued

And there goes his bonus point

I wished so badly to roll my eyes at him but refrained

"Thank you" Cataleya said and took the husband number

And we went on our way

"Why don't Mr. Navarro like you?" I asked once we climbed the car

"In my first year I was correcting him from time to time and in our final test he gave us the longest exam you could have and when I finished it before 20 minutes I knew that something was wrong because Mr.Navarro wouldn't let that happen

So I counted the points of the test and I was right there were 20 points missing and I knew he made a trick

He told us once in class that the invisible ink is a baking soda solution, acidic grape juice will react with the sodium bicarbonate so I did just that

And the final exercice appeared in a different color and I solved it

He thought that I cheated in some way but when they saw on camera that I did nothing he knew he was wrong" she finalized