C3 Breakthrough

Abigail's POV

This happened over two weeks ago. I talked with Linda if she knew something about that day but only felt something had been wrong. She said that Beatrice told her that the principal asked to see her after closing and she should go home. She later got the phone call and everything happened just like that.

People didn't believe Linda when she said something didn't add up even though I warned her not to tell anyone that. We tried but came up empty and Linda started seeing a therapist about dreams she wouldn't tell me about.

"Abigail, your attention is needed in the principal's office" Samuel one of my classmates called from the front of the class. I nodded and made my way to the first floor of the second building. I reached the front of his office and knocked a voice from inside told me to come in.

"You must be Ms Lee, Abigail Lee?" A man sitting opposite the principal who looked like he was in his late fifties asked as he extended his hand.

I took it and replied, "yes". After which I was told to take a sit and sitting the man introduced himself

"I am Mr Kim," he continued"I am Yejoon's father, he is the student that joined your class today."

I nodded politely "yes I know him, sir."

"I have called you here today for a job."

"What job, sir?"

"Yejoon has had a rough few months and he needs to catch up on his academics"

"You want me to tutor your son?"

"Yes."

"Why not get him a professional teacher if I may ask?"

"I need someone who can watch him in school without getting noticed"

I was quiet.

"I have already checked your records and they are excellent both academically and behaviorally, so I know for a fact you can get the work done."

Silence.

"And yes Madam Lee recommended you to me saying you needed a job but I understand if you..."

"Deal"

He looked at me surprised but relieved.

"But I will only get my pay after this term is done, sir."

"Any way you'd like."

We talked for a few minutes about Yejoon's report sheet and so on, in which he hands me a sheet. We shook hands again and I exit the office and get back to class.

Yejoon's POV

The rest of the school day was boring and uneventful. The bell rang for closing time. I got out of the school where my driver was waiting

"Yejoon, how was school today?"

I hopped in without a word.

"Yejoon, I know how things are right now but I would kill you to say something."

"Good evening Mr Timothy school was good today."

"The cherry old man chuckled " Mr Timothy what happened to Tim?"

I ignored the question.

"Ok, then I won't bother you."

The rest of the ride to my new apartment was quiet. We got to my destination and I got off.

"Take care."

"Yeah, Ok."

I got inside and freshened up. I sat down on the sofa but I was up after ten minutes when I heard the doorbell ring. The security camera revealed a girl about my age on the other side.

I opened the door.

"Hi, my name is..."

"What do you want?" I cut her off.

She hands him a paper with a letter signed by him. I read through it, crumpled it and threw it outside.

"My name is Abigail Lee and I will be your tutor."

"Tell your boss I don't need a tutor."

"Your report sheet begs to differ," she said clearly but not an ounce of mockery in her tone.

My expression changed and I was pretty sure I was glaring at her now but for some reason, she didn't look at all fazed.

Abigail POV

He was tall about 6 foot, with light honey-coloured skin and very dark hair. He had very delicate yet versatile features and his eyes were uneven but with a closer look, I realized he had both mono and double lid. He looked like his father with the same intimidating aura.

His eyes were shooting daggers at me when pushed him aside and slipped in. He was caught off guard so he couldn't stop me. I sat in the little dining and got ready. I hoped he got the memo that I wasn't leaving that easily if he thought glaring was going to work on me, he had another thing coming.

I noticed him leaving for a room. He was back after about a minute. He walked straight to me and flung some cash in my face. I looked up at him.

"This is what you want, right? Take it and get the fuck out." He turned around and stopped to say with his back to me.

"And tell Mr Kim not bother me anymore."

Oh so that was it he didn't see eye to eye with his father. It was none of my concern obviously but I used the only method his father told me about.

"...and he might not listen so just tell him that I'll pull the plug"

"...just means I will cut his finances..."

"...don't say it any other way he'll think I am bluffing..."

"... it's a family thing" I recalled.

"Your father will pull the plug if you don't listen."

He was dangerously still before he turned around to face me.

"So the bastard told you?"

"Told me what?"

"You play dumb too wow, okay we will have it your way teacher" emphasizing the word teacher.

He finally settled and we began the lesson. At the end of the lesson, I gave him an exercise in which he did moderately well.

As I closed the books I said "we don't need to work here so we will take it to the library next time"

"Yeah."

"I will tutor you every other day starting on Tuesdays so that makes three times a week."

"Yeah."

"Are you sure you are ok with the arrangements?"

"Yeah."

I got up. "Revise everything we studied today so you don't forget."

"Yeah."

I went to the door, opened it and got out. I felt the door slam loud enough to startle me. He sure wanted to get rid of me. I found the nearest bus stop sat and waited for the next bus to arrive.

"...someone who can watch him..." Yejoon's father's voice rang through my ears. I was pulled out of my thoughts when I saw someone in a black coat approach. I was alert and ready for anything when the figure pull down the hood of the coat. Linda!

"Abigail I have been looking for you."

"Linda huh what?..."

"I trailed you from school but then you disappeared."

"Why were you looking for me wearing that? it's not even raining."

"My parent didn't allow me to go to school. They said we are moving, they thing a new environment will help so I had to wear a disguise."

"So you wanted to tell me? You could have called I would have visited"

She ignored me "They think I am reaching on the whole issue, I felt something was off and then I went to her house I finally found this it was in the bathroom cupboard." She pulled out a book from the pocket of her coat. It was a book... a diary. "It was Tris' "

"You found something?"

"I found a lot of things."

She opened the book and I mentally gasped. There were pictures of someone who looked a lot alike like Beatrice having what looked like a threesome with two much older men.

"That's Beatrice's elder sister." She flips one of the photos over it wrote: 'see me at the feld after closng.'

I thought for a while before I concluded and spoke "she was being blackmailed."

"You seem surer than I am."

"It's too obvious why would someone send this to her if not that it could have ruined her in school and she would have done anything to cover it up."

"Um."

"I hope you didn't show anyone."

"No way they would bury it and not take it seriously."

"But I thought the principal is involved somehow but I guess I was wrong."

"Why do you say that now?" I asked scanning the pictures.

"It was a student that sent her the letter just look at the handwriting."

"The handwriting shows that the person was nonchalant and not very bright even misspelt some words. It was a student but that doesn't cross out the possibility that the principal might be involved."

"You sound so convinced"

"Look over here" I pointed at one of the men in the picture "who does that look like to you?"

She followed my finger after a bit she widened her eyes and gasped. "The principal!" she exclaimed.