"4 more days..." Deb moaned. The gang still could not accept the idea of kidnapping Mr. Philip (to Nury's and Baihakki's disappointment). They were all lost. With no ideas, no plans, and just 4 more days with their friend's life and family at risk...things were getting VERY serious...
"I Think we know the best thing to do now" Nisa ended.
"NOW U GUYS COME AND TELL ME? U GUYS ARE S-T-U-P-I-D, STUPID PEOPLE!" Mrs. Mani bellowed. "Mrs. Mani shshhh!" Nadera replied nervously. "Ya pls Mrs. Mani, no one else in this school knows this. Not even about where Senthil and Ghazali disappeared. Our teacher just told the class that due to certain 'issues' they will not come to school for a long time" Zahira whispered. "Thud thud...i am disappointed in you. Keeping this for so long..when my student's life are at risk...Ghazali..i knew he will always be up to something..always giving me that cheeky look.." "Mrs. Mani! Now's no time to recall! We really need your help! We have run out of ideas and have..well...no other person to turn to.." Nury murmured. "Well...judging from all that you have said..i totally agree that we must get rid of Mr. Philip first. But HE IS a police officer...so..." Mrs. Mani said and went into deep thoughts. Just then, Nadera's handphone vibrated. "Urm, i need to go to the toilet. Excuse me..." "Just take it out here. Think i don't know your dirty tricks?!" Mrs. Mani replied. Embarrassed, Nadera slowly took out her handphone, read the message and screamed in shock. "What is wrong with you girl!" Mrs. Mani exclaimed. She looked at the rest and said, "Vikram just sms me! He..he said that they have kidnapped Mr. Philip!".
"What is going on here? Firdaus, i expected better of you!" Mrs. Mani scolded Firdaus. "No Mrs. Mani...I..I..." They all held their breath. Would she walk over and untie Mr. Philip? Was telling her about this a great mistake? "Look at your fan! So dirty! And your lights! God ur table's a mess..." Mrs. Mani went on. Baihakki giggled together with Zahira behind he back. "Why did u bring her?!" Vikram whispered to Nadera. "Well, now that she knows, its only right we bring her.." Nadera replied. They all gathered and sat around the dining table. Mrs. Mani was looking around the kitchen to find more things to criticize. In the middle of the table, tied up was Mr. Philip, squirming around and screaming all sorts of words that were muffled by the cloth in his mouth. "How did you do it?!" Nisa asked. "Well, remember we were actually disagreeing with it? Then today, we went to Far East Plaza to eat when we saw Mr. Philip. He was acting strange. Instead of entering the mall, he was going away from it, as far from it as it seems. So we forgot our hunger and trailed him where we found him at a corner talking to 2 people. We waited behind a huge billboard and when both men emerged, it was Ghazali, Senthil and Mr. Philip! Immediately and idea struck us. I called Senthil and told him to tell Ghazali that he wants to eat. Obviously, Ghazali will leave him as he does not care about Senthil. We then told Senthil to bring Mr. Philip to his house under orders from Ghazali. That fat head will believe him. So after that...it was rather animated..." Legolas ended. "Right into the Lions den! The job was so simple after that. Senthil then bought food and left to go back to Ghazali" Baihakki replied. The guys beemed at the girls, waiting for words of praises or maybe even a kiss. "What do we do now?" Nadera asked. The guys turned sour. "No words of praises?! It wasn't easy you know!" Baihakki exclaimed. "What's there to praise? You think the whole police force will keep quiet if an officer dosen't turn up after long hours? And if he dosen't answer his phone, you think they will just sit back and wait for him to come back!?" Nisa exclaimed. The girls stared at them. Even Mrs. Mani who was listening placed her hands on her hips and stared at the boys. The boys turned red. "Wwweelll, we..we can threaten him! He's now under our control. So we can make him say that he will be away for a week for an important case or something!" Firdaus replied nervously.
"See Firdaus, now you have showed true qualities as a leader" Mrs. Mani replied. She then pulled the cloth out of Mr. Philips mouth. "Why you little *******! Wait till my force comes looking for you and you guys will pay! Wait till Ghazali can't contact me and your friends will arrive dead at your doorstep! Wait till..." "HEY YOU! SHUT UP! HOW DARE YOU TALK TO MY STUDENTS LIKE THAT! THINK YOU ARE SO SMART! WHAT MAKES YOU..." Mrs. Mani screamed at Mr. Philip. The gang just sat back and watched the horror. Though Mrs. Mani uses no vulgarities, her words can make anyone go crazy. Mr. Philip was turning red in the ears and you could distinctly see the viens building up around his temple..about to explode. The gang quietly stood up and crept away to the hall. "My god..." Deborah exclaimed. "Yup, she's nuts..." Firdaus replied. Then suddenly, Nury who had not spoken for long suddenly burst out " That's it! Mr. Philips out of the way! Now we only have to tackle Ghazali and get away with our friends! Senthil's on our side. Mrs. Mani's words makes anyone listening to it go mad. We can use to to distract Ghazali and his mates while...while we do something!". The gang looked at her, speechless. Mrs. Mani finally stopped screaming. Mr. Philip was wimpering. Mrs. Mani came out and asked "Where's the ice water, can i have some. This Philip is a hard nut to crack!".