The Untraceable Evidence

Actually, it’s not easy to become a school prefect. Becoming a school prefect is creating a lot of enemies. When my name had been listed as one of the school prefect on the middle of the year 1994, I’m expecting my reputation is getting down. Before I’ve become one of the school prefects, they’re already hates me and now they hate me more than ever. I know I’m in dangerous situation but I believe if I’m being fair with my duty, one day, they’ll thanked me for saving their lives, if they wanted to admit their mistakes in front of me. But I know human had their own pride and of course they don’t want to embarrass themselves, isn’t it? Hehe… the next episode of MSOD was happens in the first month of the year of 1995. If you don’t know what I mean, it was January 1995. It’s been 7 months I’ve become school prefect but I’m already feel like 7 years I’ve been staying in the hell. Sometimes, I can’t stand their scorning, bitching and backstabbing me at my back. I hate them so much! But I was lucky because I’m still have my best friends who stands behind my back and catch me when I fall. They’d received the same fate as mine as they’d been labeled by most of the student as a mad rocket scientist, dumb and old-fashioned. I don’t care what those popular school boys and girls labeled at me and the rest of my best friends. I don’t want to pretend to be someone else because the only person that can helps me to catch the light of the better future is myself because nobody else better than me. When talked about my experience becoming school prefect, I’ve through a lot of adventures. One of my crazy adventures was saving all my classmates and at the same time saving myself from trouble. I know it’s wrong but I’m doing it because of the right reason. I had no choice at all.

It’s not easy to save them. I have to think it fast, faster than a speed of light. In fact, I was afraid something bad will happen. I was afraid if I was involved in conspiracy. But because of wanted to give them a second chance to remedy their mistakes, well, I had no choice to save them with the help of few of my friends who’d become school prefect as well. One day on January 1995, on the second time after recess, I was calling by the discipline teacher to the staffroom along with Ita, Irland and Rodney, who are also the school prefect in my class. When I’m coming to the staffroom with them, I saw Ming Ing had already waited along with others. She’d just grinned when she saw me. I feel little okay when I saw her although, I’m pretending myself looks like blank when I’m coming to the staffroom. Ita, Irland and Rodney looks cool to me. As soon as everyone is coming, Mr. Ajun had given us an order to start the spot check operation right about now. Ita and Irland feels little bit stressed. Rodney keeps on looking at me like I’m the one who can solve the problem. Actually, we know our classmates were in the danger zone. This morning we’re find out lot of our classmate had already breach most of the school rules. One of them is none other than David. He’ll be the first one to be grounded by the principle. “Damn!” moaning Irland. I’m asking why she’s moaning and according to Irland, she thought that the spot check operation will be done on next week. “Well, you’re just wrong!” I’ve told her. Rodney and I keep on looking at each other. Both of us don’t know what to do. I’m just thinking. Do I need to help them to escape or let them be? I just don’t know but my class had been targeted each time there’ll be an operation for the spot check. Sometimes, the student from other classes bitching about our class because we’re seems to be doesn’t have discipline. So embarrassing! Our performance as a school prefect seems to be slide down because of our classmates’ attitude.

Ita had always complained to me about how she feels irritated about Laura and Seti’s attitude. She’s bored giving an advice to both of them. I’m completely understood how does Ita feels. That because both of them not only like to against our advice to stop doing those things but also both of them had threatened us. Perhaps, Rodney never received such things but perhaps from someone else in the class. And because of both of them four of received such a bad rep because we can’t control both of them. When Mr. Ajun had given us an order to do it right now, we’re doing the spot check operation right away. Meanwhile Irland told me that she’s wanted to withdraw herself from the operation because she feels her head much in pain. Just like someone smack the flower pot to her head, thinking about what will happen to our classmates. When I heard about flower pot, suddenly the idea was coming like a speed of light. I remember about the TV series that I’m really loves, just like I love The X-Files. It’s Remington Steele of course, starring Pierce Brosnan. Okay, he was the former James Bond before Daniel Craig takes control of the Bond new movie – Casino Royale. The Remington Steele series plot is just like James Bond and that’s the reason I love it very much. I’m still remembering when Pierce had hiding the microchip about the government secret operation which he’d steal from the terrorist that wanted to sell it to Russia inside the flower pot. Flower pot – hey, that’s good idea! I remember the three flower pots had put behind Samad’s, Sibat’s, Awang Farhan’s and Irland’s desk. “Absolutely, beautiful!” I thought. I’m grabbing Ita’s and Irland’s hand. They’re both looks surprised although Irland looks obviously little bit stress. I’ve told both of them that I had idea to save us from received another bad rep from principle.

Rodney who’d already walk at the front of us had stopped for a while when he finds out that we’d been lost in his sight. He looks at the back and walk towards us when he saw three of us talk about the idea. He looks blank and when he reached at three of us, he’d asked what’s happening. Ita had told him that I had an idea to save our classmates and even ourselves in this operation. As I’m about to tell them about the plan, suddenly, Encik Hisham had appeared from nowhere and told Rodney to stop showing off to every boy in the school that he can date three girls at the same time. It’s seems like his joke isn’t really funny at all to Rodney and he’d left us with little anger. Ita, Irland and I had grinned to Encik Hisham and saw him left us. “What’s his problem?” asked Ita. “He’d good mood!” told Irland. “No, I mean Rodney. Why he’s so angry?” asked Ita again. As soon as we both heard Rodney’s name, we’d just realized he left. I was wondering what makes him a little angry on Encik Hisham until he can’t take a joke. Perhaps, he’s stress. Ita and Irland keep on asking me about the idea and I’m telling them, we’re going to do just like US TV series – Remington Steele. Both of them seems doesn’t know what I mean but oh well, I guess I’ll do the instruction later on. At the corridor of the Block B where our class is in this area, Rodney had waited for us with little sad on his eyes. While, few yards from him, I’m explaining to Ita and Irland to follow exactly what I’m going to do. Both of them agree without knowing that I’m plotting to save both sides at the same time. I’ve called Rodney and as he heard that I’m calling him, he’s coming towards us. As soon as he’s coming, he asked me what’s really going on. I’ve asked him to distract Mr. Sandin, while three of us trying to do what we’re going to do. I asked him not to ask the reason but to do as I’ve told him. He’d gone to the class and started to do his job. While three of us just followed him from the back and started doing to do according to the plan.

Mr. Sandin was feels curious when four of us grinned and talked at the outside without entering to the class. When, he’s coming out, Rodney was started his part to become the actor in this suspense movie. Three of us started to walk in from the back door of our class. Ita and Irland takes their position and I was started to walk slowly to the window where Laura is sitting while pretending to looking at the outside. Then, with the slow tone, I’ve started to tell the, the spot check will be done very soon and they must get their “valuable thing” out from their bag or their pocket right now. Then, they must put it at the right side of inside their desk. But I’m warned Seti not to screamed and if she does the boys in this class will throw her to the Anap river. I’m looking straight to the Seti with the serious face. Looks like she’s afraid when I’m looking to her like that and so, my other classmates were started to follow exactly what I’ve ordered. Sometimes, Rodney had looking at us. I think he was worried but he keeps cool while talking to Mr. Sandin. As we’re done our job, everyone is keep quiet which is very unusual thing to do. Sometimes, Mr. Sandin is very easy to distract. Rodney was very good in distracting people which making our job is very easy to do. When everything is over, Ita and Irland started to get the thing inside their desk. While I’m started to does my job as well while looking outside the window. Ita was throwing the nail clipper to David and looks like David was doing exactly what he needs to do. David was known with his stubbornness but I don’t know how did Ita did finally succeed to convince him to clip his long beautiful nails. Rodney had given us the signal that he no longer holding Mr. Sandin anymore. Ita and Irland taking all the things very fast as well as me. When, Mr. Sandin was going inside, everything was already in our pocket. I’m goes back and started to talk to the girls that I have to change the plan. Both of them looks shock and worried. But I’ve told him, if they’re looks afraid, both of them will become the first person to be spot. Then, both of them started to pretend cool.

Rodney came and asked everything just working fine according to my plan. I’ve whispered to him everything is about to succeed except the part of hiding those “treasures”. Rodney had a pretty good idea to hide the treasure. But before we could give the treasure to him, Mr. Sigal, he called us to go inside the class and start working. Four of us feel guilty for a while but suddenly something had come to my mind just like that. I’ve asked Irland if my guess is isn’t wrong that she had the menstrual right now. “How you know that?” she asked. “You have a brutally bad mood for all these weeks!” I’ve told him. Then, I’ve started to tell both of them to use this as the plan to hide the treasure where the hostel girl used to hide their treasures too. They’re agree with the plan A and the plan B is if I can’t go along, I’ll make sure , I’ll come five minutes later. More than five minutes they’re must go without me. Ita and Irland were very afraid when I’ve told them about it. But as I’ve told both of them, never show the afraid looks to anyone else because they’ll become the first person that will be spot by the discipline teachers. Mr. Sigal keeps calling our name and we’re started to walk straight to him. When we’re reached at Mr. Sigal, Irland started taking the pretending part from Rodney. At first, Mr. Sigal doesn’t want her to go but Irland had threatened to show her underwear to Mr. Sigal if he doesn’t believe it. It seems like Mr. Sigal doesn’t want to take it any longer and so he agrees Irland to change her underwear. Ita and I volunteer to accompanies her but Mr. Sigal had told one of us is enough to go with her. Therefore, I let Ita to go. Everything is exactly according to my plan. Ita and Irland feels bad but they’ve started to walk away as I wanted they to do exactly as I’ve said. I know I’m smarter than Mr. Sigal but I’m quite unsafe as he’s can change his mind last minute.

When Irland and Ita had already went away, I’m gone inside with Mr. Sigal. I can feel my heart beaten faster than the normal beat. I was afraid if I can’t loose myself from Mr. Sigal. Mr. Sigal let me and Rodney started without Ita and Irland. I’m start pretending to check my classmates’ bags. Oh God, I feel embarrassed although I’m used to this kind of view. Not only this view but also hearing the same old bitching words which had been thrown to me everytime I’ve started doing the spot check operation. Same thing goes to Rodney, except he loves to grinned everytime he done the spot check. I was thinking what’s really happen to Rodney. Another minute he looks angry, then, he looks sad and no, he’d show the smiley looks to everybody. That’s crazy! I thought. I looked at my wrist watch and it’s almost 5 minutes. I’m started to do exactly as I plan. Everything seems to be okay to me and then, I reached at Mr. Sigal to ask his permission to go out for a while. But before that, Rodney and I had seen him checking on David. “Show me your hand. I want to see your nail”, he asked David. “No!” screamed David. “Damn!” whispered Rodney quietly to me. I feel a little bit angry to David. Mr. Sigal was very mad at David as he grabbed David’s hand. He wanted to see David’s hand to check her nail. When he grabbed his hand and checked everything, it seems like his long beautiful nails had been cut off. Pheww!!! I thought again. When everything is over, Mr. Sigal had tick the class as the “cleanest” class from breaking the rules. As Mr. Sigal started to turn his face to me, I’m starting to give a worry look and holding my stomach hardly. He asked what happen to me. I had explained to him that my stomach doesn’t feel good this morning and I’m asking his permission to go out for a while to go to toilet. At first, he’d told me that he wanted to check on me. I was very afraid and my heart even beaten faster than ever.

When he’s about to ask me to get the thing in my pocket, suddenly, Encik Hisham calls his name. “Please, I need to go now!” I’ve told Mr. Sigal. Mr. Sigal was laughed at me and let me go. “You’ll pay for this!” I’m screamed back and run. Mr. Sigal asked me to go hurrily to the toilet while he’s still laughed. As I run, the step in the plan B is seems to be succeed at the stage one. I ran and passed the girl’s toilet. Huh! Who cares about the toilet now? When I’m finally reached at the girl’s hostel, my eyes started to search for Ita and Irland. “Hey, Syl!” I thought I heard Irland’s voice which screamed at me but where is she. Don’t tell me she becomes invisible. “Hey girls, where are you?” I’ve asked back. “Up here, you fool!” told that voice back. I look up and I saw Irland while she’d grinned to me. Huh, it’s Irland of course. Ita is coming with the medium sized plastic bag and then, I’ve thrown all the things from the pocket into it. Irland had quickly going down and asking me the next step. I’ve told both of them not to hide the things inside the normal place which most girls in hostel hide their treasure from the discipline teacher during the spot check. I’m suggested the best place was Sri Annau hall. Irland was agree with the idea and according to her that place is never been checked for the entire time for years. Plus, there’s no way the teacher would expect the student would check on that place because there is the place for most teachers to keep the old books. We’re finally agrees on it. As we’re about to go to Sri Annau hall, we’re almost accidentally Miss Nirmal and the rest of other school prefects but we’re quickly hiding as fast as we could. She’s definitely asked a lot of questions and of course, we’ll bust out by her anyway. We saw she and her team had ransacked the girl’s hostel from block to block and we’re merrily escaped from her. We run faster to Sri Annau hall and sneaked through the kitchen hall. When we’re finally reached the place, we’re saves. Irland started to do her job hide the treasure among the old books. After that, we’re quickly runs away as we saw Mr. Sim (Apek) is about to go inside the Sri Annau hall to the kitchen. Huh! That’s too close, I thought. We’re actually hides ourselves behind the stage.

As we run and passed the girl’s hostel we saw Miss Nirmal keeps on ransack the hostel. “I hate her!” told Irland. “Be cool”, told Ita. I’m certainly agreed with Ita. As I saw Mr. Sigal and Rodney were about to coming out from the upstairs, I took the different direction to the toilet. “Hey, where are you going?” asked Irland. “Don’t worry about me, I’m coming to catch up with you guys.” I’ve told both of them. Two minutes later, I can hear Mr. Sigal voice which was asking for me and before Ita and Irland could answer his question, I’m quickly answered his question by saying, “I’m here!” He asked me what are taking me so long and then, I’ve answered him that I had a bad constipation. Mr. Sigal had given me an advice not to eat junk food anymore. While Ita, Irland and Rodney were smiled at me. They know I’m lying. Mr. Sigal had asked what took Ita and Irland so long at the hostel. Irland had made stupid answer but very much good actually when she can’t find her underwear and she had borrowed the underwear from Ita as she remembered that all her underwear had been washed this morning. Rodney added that Irland and I had never lied at the first place because this morning both of us already complain about stomached. “I don’t believe this but anyway, alright, I’m understood you girls.” told Mr. Sigal. We’re quite happy although we’re still worry about what we’d done. Mr. Sigal had brought us to do the spot check operation at all classes of form 2. As we done checking a lot of students had been busted. Luckily, Haidar, Maria and Sylvia did not bust by Mr. Sigal. They listened to my advice not to bring anything that makes them bust by the discipline teacher during that month. Some student had been fight with Mr. Sigal and it takes two to three teachers to take him away to the staffroom. “Students! One day, they’ll regret for doing this”, told Mr. Sigal to four of us. We’re just acting cool and hoping everything is going to be alright. As we’ve finished the spot check, we’d gone to the staffroom to see who’s been busted by the discipline teachers.

I can say lot of students had been busted that day. I was shut my mouth when I saw few of the students that I know had been busted. One of them is the Queen Scandal – Jenny Asok. She screamed out loud to Mr. Sim that she will kill all discipline teachers and school prefects that involved in this spot check operation. Then, Mr. Sim shouted back as he told him to shut up. Meanwhile, Ming Ing had whispered to me that Jenny was really dares to threaten Mr. Sim. She’s not only dares to threaten Mr. Sim but also threaten every discipline teachers and school prefect in the school that making her life in mess. She was sitting next to me with Ita, Irland and Rodney while listening to every harsh word that had been out from Jenny’s mouth. Few minutes later, Rodney added that Jenny isn’t doing it because she dares. The good word that replaced for the dare was rude. In second thought, I think Rodney was very smart in this topic for today. Jenny was actually busted because she’d brought the forbidden magazine to the school. No, no, no, no, no, it’s not playboy-like magazine but only the entertainment and artiste’s magazine. We’ve been asked to leave the staffroom. On our back to our class, Rodney was asking the entire plan that I was doing to save our classmates. Therefore, I’ve told three of them, most of the plan that I’ve done was according to my instinct. “You do what?!” shout Irland. “Cool down, girl”, I’ve told her while smiling to them. I’m always trust my instinct but since Irland quite mad at me and asked what if my guess was wrong. Oh well, my answer would be bad luck. The last question that asks by Rodney was if I’m seriously going to ask some of the boys in our class to throw Seti to the Anap River and I’m said, no way. However, Rodney had told me that I’m pretty serious with the thing that I’ve said. “Of course, not”, I’ve told him back. We’ve gone back happily to the class. As we’re about step into the stairs which was led to our class, I’ve asked Ita, what she’d been said to David until he willingly to cut his nail. Ita didn’t answered my question until she’s sitting alone with three of us at the next morning.

At the class, we’re coming with normal face. Rodney grinned around and started to make joke with his friend. Jeliah had quickly coming to Ita and Irland while asking about Jenny. Rodney added that Jenny had fight like tigress which had been caught by a zoologist for vaccination treatment. “Well, is she going to be suspended?” she asked again. Irland had shaken her head. Nobody knows what is going to be happened to Jenny. Few minutes later, Samad had asked about his valuable treasure that holds by us to Rodney. But I’m quickly told to Samad to take it from Ita and Irland this afternoon after class. My other classmates were look happy with it. Ita and Irland keep on smiling while Rodney just grinning all the time. On the next day, I came to the school with the happy mood. When I’m coming, I saw Rodney had swept the class floor all by himself. I was little shocked when saw him swept the floor and asked him if everything is going to be okay. He’d told me he was feeling exactly what he’d feel all the time – happy and good. I put my bag down and looking at Rodney while he swept the floor. Few minutes later, Ita and Irland had coming and shocked seeing Rodney was very hardworking sweeping the floor of our class. “What the hell are you doing?” asked Irland. “Can you see I’m sweeping the floor”, told Rodney while a smile in his face. As far as we know, Rodney had never wanted to sweep the floor even for once. For one thing he is as lazy as pig. Then when talk about the spot check yesterday, Irland had told both of us that Miss Nirmal had found lot of treasure at the normal place where the hostel’s girl had hid it. Then she was wondering how I knew that. I’ve told her that it’s also based on my instinct as well. Thought she was quite disagreeing with what I’ve told her but as long as it does save her life, everything turns okay for her. Besides, what’s the big deal anyway? Meanwhile, Ita had told three of us, she’d threatened David by telling him that she will break his nail if he doesn’t want to hear her order. She demonstrates how she’s giving a little serious look to David and perhaps, she’d terrify David until he agrees to clip his long nail. Poor David, I thought.

Actually, I never really told them where such good ideas like that. I’m TV series junkie and I learned a lot of suspense plot that makes my heart beaten faster than a normal beat. I guess I shouldn’t do this often because I’m easily had a heart attack. Even my three friends feel terrible with the last minutes changing. If I’m giving a chance to do this again, perhaps, I don’t want to get through this kind of problem anymore. As I’m growing older and get familiar with my own school, I think I know the suitable place to hide the treasure. But I won’t tell you where until your figure out by yourself. It was the safest place to hide all the treasure from the ruthless discipline teachers and even the world.