I quickly walked to class, only to find a rowdy class with everyone talking here and there.

This was strange, no matter what happened, the students never got that rowdy and noisy before.

"August, you're here," Jedai said, running towards me.

"What's going on, Jed, why is there so much unrest in school today?"

"I guess you haven't heard about what happened then?"

"Huh? W...what happened?" I asked, almost in panic.

Juedai breathed a huge sigh and quickly pulled me out of the class to a quiet corner.

"It is said that Mr Stone is dead."

"What?! Y...you mean the principal?"

"Exactly!" Jedai answered in a whisper.

"His death seemed to be mysterious and weird," Jedai added.

"Could you please elaborate on this?"

"Well, according to the school authorities, the principal stayed up late at night, going through our exam sheets since the exams were coming near, but then, he didn't go back home until midnight. The security guard went to his office to ask if he was going to stay the night but