Becoming Number One with Confession Attacks - Chapter 12

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#12

The second drawer had always been the problem. Even when she first came to this room, the second drawer wouldn’t open easily.

Still, the reason she kept things there was simple. It was a drawer that required a key to open.

Sonnet barely managed to open the second drawer and placed the bracelet inside. She carefully covered it with her precious notebook so it wouldn’t be noticeable.

Sonnet stopped by the library after a long time to find books for her assignment. She had spent quite a while looking for books, and when she returned to the dormitory,

She was shocked to find her dormitory room door open, and when she saw that the small drawer beside her bed had disappeared, her mind went completely blank.

Sonnet stood frozen like a stone for about 3 seconds before hurriedly examining her desk.

She rummaged through her desk, searched her wardrobe, and even tossed her bed sheets, but the bracelet Aiden had given her as a gift was nowhere to be found.

Sonnet immediately left her room.

She ran urgently toward the dormitory supervisor’s office.

The supervisor’s office was made entirely of glass. As soon as she saw the small window where she could speak directly, like at a counter, Sonnet spoke.

“Where did the drawer that was in my room go?”

The supervisor, who had been eating a sandwich with sauce dripping out, glanced at Sonnet and put down her sandwich.

She immediately wiped her mouth and smiled.

“There have been complaints about that drawer not opening properly for a while, you know? And we’ve been giving notice about it beforehand too.”

The supervisor showed her a piece of paper.

[Report Broken Furniture

(Will be replaced arbitrarily if not reported)]

This was content she had seen on the bulletin board in front of the dormitory before. Sonnet said in confusion,

“Even so, how does it make sense to take it without my consent?”

The supervisor tilted her head with a puzzled expression. She held out a document.

“Here, isn’t this where you signed to report the broken furniture?”

When Sonnet looked quickly, her name was indeed written there. But it wasn’t her handwriting. It looked deliberately scribbled carelessly.

Sonnet instinctively felt this seemed like something done by people who disliked her. She had experienced similar incidents before.

‘Things had been quiet lately.’

As Sonnet gritted her teeth looking at the paper, the supervisor asked,

“Is there some problem?”

“Didn’t you see a bracelet that was in there?”

“A bracelet? I didn’t see that.”

Sonnet felt as if the blood flowing through her body had turned ice cold.

The bracelet Aiden had given her looked very expensive even at first glance. Moreover, Tester had spoken with almost certainty. That it looked like a bracelet Aiden’s mother had worn.

Sonnet hurriedly opened her mouth.

“The bracelet that was in there is missing. It’s very precious.”

The supervisor’s eyelids twitched rapidly.

“Is it very precious?”

She seemed to realize only now that she had made a terrible mistake. Sonnet sighed and said,

“Do you know where broken furniture from here goes?”

“Probably to the waste disposal facility…”

“The waste disposal facility?”

“Since the furniture is old anyway, and it’s cheaper for the school to buy new rather than repair, everything…”

“Where is the waste disposal facility?”

“I don’t know that either.”

Sonnet checked her watch. It was past 6 PM. The administrative office staff had long since gone home.

‘Maybe at the library.’

Sometimes information bulletins contained addresses of shops in this area. She wasn’t sure if they’d have the waste disposal facility’s address though.

Still, she had to find the address somehow, so there was no time to hesitate.

Just as Sonnet was about to turn around,

“Sonnet!”

When Sonnet turned her head, the supervisor held out a document.

“Fortunately, the waste disposal facility’s address is written here. I kept the receipt to submit to the school, so it’s lucky, otherwise…”

“Thank you.”

Sonnet had already memorized the entire address. The waste disposal facility was in Malere. Malere was a 3-hour journey from here.

She didn’t know if they would dispose of all the furniture at this hour, but still, she wasn’t sure. Sometimes they rest during the heat and start work at night.

With an urgent heart, Sonnet went to her dormitory room and came out with just her wallet.

She ran to the carriage stop in front of the dormitory with the setting sky behind her.

The coachman was separating the carriage, seemingly finishing up his work. Sonnet hurriedly approached him.

“Do you go to Malere?”

The coachman straightened his upper body and checked his watch. He tilted his head and looked at Sonnet.

“Student, it’s already late and today…”

“I’ll pay triple.”

Sonnet was usually never one to waste money. Especially not for others.

In her desperation, such words came out without her realizing. Moreover, triple the price – that was tremendous overspending for Sonnet.

“If I don’t go now, I’ll never have another chance.”

Now even desperation filled her words.

What was certain was that she couldn’t think of anything else, and only the bracelet Aiden had given her had to return to her hands.

The coachman looked at Sonnet’s face for a moment, then nodded.

“I’m going because you look so desperate, student. Otherwise, would I be crazy enough to go there at this hour?”

“Thank you.”

Sonnet barely suppressed her trembling heart and got into the carriage.

The coachman drove the horse quite fast. Throughout the journey, Sonnet’s heart was in turmoil.

What if she went to the disposal facility and the bracelet had been crushed along with the furniture? Such worries wouldn’t leave her mind.

Her palms, clenched tight with worry, became damp, and her mouth grew parched.

‘I should have just kept wearing it.’

This trouble had happened because she had removed the bracelet out of unnecessary worry.

Usually Sonnet rarely even felt regret, but now her heart was filled with nothing but regret.

Because of the endless worries filling her head, she couldn’t even enjoy looking outside peacefully. It was too dark to see well anyway.

The carriage that seemed like it would never stop came to a halt exactly 3 hours later.

Sonnet paid the coachman and looked around. Though a few lamps were lit, it was very dark.

Sonnet looked around busily, then saw the waste disposal facility written on an old wooden sign and immediately ran toward it.

The place had piles of all kinds of garbage stacked like huge mountains, and several old carriages were lined up in rows.

Fortunately, the management office still had its lights on. Feeling relieved, Sonnet ran straight there.

Knock knock, when she knocked on the door, heavy footsteps echoed from inside before the door burst open.

The person who opened the door was an old man with an unkempt beard.

He was chewing something, apparently having been eating dinner, as he looked at Sonnet. The smell of alcohol was a bonus.

“I lost something in a drawer brought from Rosefield Academy.”

The old man frowned and chewed what was in his mouth several times before answering.

“How can you find that, student? We’ve already piled everything up over there to crush tomorrow morning.”

At those words, Sonnet’s eyes lit up.

“You haven’t crushed everything yet, right?”

“That’s true, but…”

“If you tell me where you put the furniture brought from Rosefield Academy, I’ll find it myself.”

The old man waved his hand dismissively.

“You won’t be able to find it. It’s dark now too…”

“Could you lend me a lamp?”

The old man looked at Sonnet with a frowning face.

“I don’t know what item it is, but I guarantee you won’t find it. Think of lost things as things that never existed and forget about them.”

Then the man tried to close the door. Sonnet barely managed to stick her foot out.

Because of this, the man looked at Sonnet while trying to close the door. His face showed bewilderment.

“It’s really a precious item. Would it be impossible?”

Sonnet felt like she was about to cry. Coming this far had been desperate enough, but the opportunity to find the bracelet here was equally desperate.

The Old Man looked at Sonnet with a frown, then let out a sigh.

“I can lend you a lantern, but you have to find it by tomorrow morning. I need to process the waste that’s coming in tomorrow.”

“Yes!”

Sonnet’s face immediately brightened. The Old Man left the door open and went inside his house.

After a moment, he came back carrying an old lantern. It was a lantern with a wooden handle worn smooth from much use.

Sonnet accepted the lantern without any complaints and walked in the direction the Old Man pointed.

Her heart was focused solely on the bracelet Aiden had given her.

When she had glimpsed the clock in the Old Man’s house earlier, it was almost 9 o’clock.

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