LUCIAN
HOURS BEFORE…
I stood beside President Ryder, my eyes fixed on the scene before us. We were discussing the incident at the dorm, the bomb that had gone off and the poisoning that had affected so many students.
"How many students were poisoned?" I asked, my voice grim.
President Ryder's face was set in a stern expression. "Too many. Both freshers and old students were affected. We're still counting the numbers, but it's bad."
I cursed under my breath. This was getting out of hand. "What is Darius really planning?" I asked, my eyes narrowing.
President Ryder's expression turned thoughtful. "I think he's after something specific. When I entered my office after everything happened, I found out that my office had been ransacked."
"What?!" I prompted, my curiosity piqued.
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