HellKeeper(1) Bonus story

Introduction

Time passed painfully slow as Mike stare blankly at the blackboard filled with words. That examination’s answers are totally crap to him and no one in class seems to be listening. The teacher seemed to notice the class’s ignorance, but continued to teach in her own method: nagging and nagging until the class starts copying the answers down. However, her method never seemed to work as none of them are moving their pens. With a small sigh, the teacher gave in, deciding to give out the papers. She viewed the record slip and told the class to collect their scripts once their names are called.

Cole Helen, the new transfer student did not even fidget under her dirty looking over-sized clothes. She has won her teacher’s trust, never saying a single word in class. In the teacher’s eyes, she was merely a shy girl who listens intently during every lesson. She never seemed a rebel like other students in the class and had her eyes glued to the white board, as if memorizing the answers.

"Well, If none of you would be so ignorant, maybe you all would score higher than expected! And," The teacher stopped in midway, giving Mike a suspicious glance. Only then did Cole’s eyes moved away from the white board and landed nervously on Mike. "Mike, work harder next time! Miss Cole has surpassed you in this year’s exams! Congratulations, Cole! Here’s your script!" The teacher handed Cole her paper while Mike stared at her with his extended jaw. Others too gave Cole a look as if she was out of this world. Cole only smiled weakly in reply.

For the next half of the day, Cole became the top of the class’s gossips as almost no one would bother to study for the exams during their first week of school. All got their fair share of bad results, except Mike. The rumors said that he never even lay a finger on his textbooks, yet he always managed to get the top results of the school, until Cole came to this school. Whenever Mike’s friends asked him what he wanted to do in order to beat Cole, he just shrugged, making an unconcerned face. But others would just think that he was longing to ‘kill’ her and snatch back his top place.

Cole seemed unconcerned about her good results too and that made busybodies pair Mike and her up. "Both are so alike," That’s how many would say when either of the ‘brainy’ students pass by. Cole hardly ever listened to those rumors even when people told her that. Mike, on the other hand, would frown and say, "Stop pairing me up with a girl, it’s embarrassing."