Time Turner

"Alfi?" A soft voice called out to him. Alfizar looked up to saw black eyes and black hair girl, with her hair braided and wearing a spectacle. On her left, another black eyes girl with a short black hair stood with curious eyes. They are Alfizar's class representative and classmate. Frida Vonzuck and Sharile Jardoz.

"Frida, Sharile." Alfizar greeted them. "What are you two doing here? Aren't you supposed to be in your club?"

"We just came out from the toilet, we happened to pass by here just in time saw Razi walked out with a bleeding girl in his arms. I was worried, so I decided to look for you. Are you alright? What happened?" Frida said as she ended her explaining with questions.

Alfizar was about to answer when other presences make themselves known. They were Vianzo and Frans. Turned out, the one who was called by Rachzi earlier was Vianzo.

Because he and Frans were in the same club, so Frans decided to tag along. Rachzi was worried to left Alfizar alone, so he sent Vianzo here. All of them go down through the escalators to the Club's resting area. They talked while waiting for Rachzi comeback.

"No one saw the culprit?" Asked the slightly tomboy Sharile.

"No one stepped out when the Captain shouted." Alfizar shook his head negative. Frans tilted his head up then looked around. "Then again, who would step out?"

"There were surveillance cameras in every corner of this school. Maybe we should ask the school's guards or the teacher?" Frans suggested his thought.

"Don't bother!" A feminine but loud voice boomed from the door. "I am the captain of The Archery Club! The injured girl is one of my Club's member! I will be the one to take care of it." Brianna walked in along with a few members of her club's member and Rachzi following behind. While a few other members go to do their own business, Brianna and Rachzi walked closer to the discussing group.

Brianna waved her hand that holding an arrow. That was the arrow which previously injured the girl, Emma.

"I'm afraid, that this arrow pierced her not by accident. There's a message on the arrow." Brianna said then she turned the arrow around to show them. Just as she said, there was a small piece of paper glued to the arrow shaft.

"'Stay away?'" Sharile read the message out loud. "A threat messages?" She wondered. If there were any more words, it was unreadable with the amount of blood on it. They couldn't tell.

"From the look of it? Yes." Brianna nod.

"Maybe she was closed to a boy. And another girl was jealous?" Frida said, then she appeared to be in deep thought.

"A woman's jealousy was horrifying," Frans hugs himself as if he was afraid. He pulled his chair further from Sharile who was sitting beside him in a mock scared. Sharile glared at him.

"Don't speculate yet. We don't know whether the arrow actually meant to hit Emma, or she just happened to be where she was not supposed to be." Rachzi sat down on an available seat beside Alfizar. Rachzi stared at Alfizar in thought. "The arrow passed Alfizar dangerously close." He mumbled to himself.

Alfizar was silent in the whole exchange. All the thing they said was possible. Even if he only catch a glimpse of the culprit. But Alfizar was pretty sure of one thing, that the culprit was not a girl. That body was a bit to board for a girl's average slim body.

"Such a dangerous way to sent a threat message," Frans said.

"But it was also elegant. Thousand years ago, normal messages or a threat messages were sent with the messages tied to the arrow shaft." Brianna said with a look of admiration.

"You watch too much warring movies," Sharile stated bluntly.

"So? You got a problem with that?!" Brianna shouted loudly. They were about to fight if not for Rachzi who was quick to calm the situation.

"That writing was familiar to me. Let me look at it again." Frida said. She reached her hand out to take the arrow from Brianna. The shaft was clean from blood. Although it was not as long as it was supposed to be. The shaft had been cut off.

Maybe they had to do it in order to treat the unfortunate girl's injury? "This writing looks familiar to me... But I don't remember where I saw it." She mumbled loud enough for everyone to hear.

"Why don't you check GIPEC's art gallery? That was the only place the students stored their arts... And every single one of them got the painters name and sign." Vianzo who have not said anything since Brianna and Rachzi came in, suddenly suggest something.

The students have a talent class in GIPEC at their first years in every school section. That is four times. It was just in the curriculum to find a hidden talent among the students. After that, the students got to choose whether they want to join the club or not.

Alfizar got transferred to GIPEC in his second year in the high school section. So he did not take that talent class, which was actually trying all the clubs activity that were existed at GIPEC, including the weirdest club such as UFO Research Club.

"You are right! I will go there to look for it." Frida nodded.

"Don't waste your time on the matter that is not of your concern. Enough, let's called it a day. Now... all of you, out of my club! I have to go report to the teacher. Go Home!" Brianna commanded them. But there was no resentment or ill will in her voice. She probably wants to take care this matter by herself. She ushered them out of the club room.

"What if that arrow was meant for you, Alfi?" Vianzo said with a heavy concern dripping in his voice and eyes. They were currently walking to Combat and Defense Club to look for Henry. There were only Vianzo, Frans and Rachzi walked him there.

Sharile was with Frida to the art gallery, while Brianna was probably has gone to the teachers' lounge. Before Brianna and Rachzi came back from infirmary earlier, Alfizar has told them what had happened.

"If it was really for me, what does it mean by 'Stay away'?" Alfizar asked.

"Maybe the same theory Frida had thrown in earlier. Except, perhaps you were close to a girl?" Frans stared at Alfizar expecting an answer. It does make more sense to Alfizar if he was the actual target. After all, the culprit looks like a male. Maybe a jealous boyfriend?

"Try to think about it. My friend circle is only in our class. I always troubled everyone with my problem to catch up on lessons. Which girl would like me who have been a burden for everyone around me?" Alfizar looked down, he kept walking slowly and never noticed his friends had stopped walking.

"Why did you kept thinking of yourself so lowly?" Frans said with an angry huff. Alfizar stopped walking and turned around to look at his friends that had stopped walking.

"Don't think so low of us. We are friends with you, because of you are yourself. You are not a burden." Rachzi shook his head.

"A burden? If you really think of yourself like that, then we will help you get stronger and become more independent." Vianzo chuckled.

A warm feeling spread in Alfizar's c.h.e.s.t as another vision hit him.

***

"What are you talking about? We are here, not because of we are forced to, but because we chose to." Rachzi smiled.