As the week passed Lou received daily health checks until it was decided by his father’s butler it was safe for him to go to school, at least for a half day. After getting ready for school, Lou hugged his parents bye before hopping into the car with his father’s butler.
“Before I forget, young master, here is your phone!”
“Thank you!” Lou replied, taking his phone happily.
As the car drove, they sat in a peaceful silence, listening to music. Lou started to get nervous the closer they got to the school. He wasn’t sure how things would go with his classmates, especially Ko.
“Young master f you are worried I can stay in town until pickup?” his father’s butler said kindly. “Unfortunately we are unable to enrol you into another school until the next year.
“No sir, I think I’ll be fine!” Lou replied as he tried to get comfortable, preparing for the day.
As the car pulled up to the drop off zone, Lou was handed a note before getting out.
“Young master, make sure that you give this to your homeroom teacher to explain your absences!”
“Thank you!” Lou replied before closing the door. Waving goodbye Lou begun making his way into the school, there was less students outside than Lou expected. Just upon entering the school’s doors, Lou found himself in a line.
Peeking to the side pass the line of students, he saw that there were two metal detectors with officers standing beside them. ‘Guess this explains why other students weren’t outside’ Lou thought as he begun to slowly move forwards. Finally with just two other students in front of him, the school bell begun to ring.
“Can we just head to class now, this is taking longer than necessary, and we will get into trouble for missing class!” stated the girl annoyed in front of Lou.
“Miss, calm down, if you were that worry you should have come earlier!” one of the officers said calmly, clearly not wanting a confrontation.
When it was Lou’s turn, he walked through the metal detectors before heading to the schedule board. There he found out his first lesson was screaming class. ‘Maybe I’ll be allowed to sit out this time?’ Lou though hopefully.
Feeling a hand tap on his shoulder, Lou turned around to see that Ko was standing there.
“Hay Lou? Feeling better?” Ko asked chipper.
“Um....yeah I am doing well now!” Lou managed to get out, trying to hide his nerves.
“Huh it seems that our class is combined for screaming class. Want me to persuade the teacher to let you sit out? She had been getting worse lately since the criminal is still out!”
“Thanks” Lou replied as they slowly made their way to the screaming class. It was located outside in the courtyard of some reason; they would be an annoyance for the classes around.
Upon reaching the classroom, a large number of students and three teachers were already inside. Not really a surprised due to the classes having large amounts of students and now being combined together. Following closely behind Ko they made their way to the screaming teacher. This screaming teacher was a balding male who looked unfit and not someone who could scream extremely loudly. ‘Guess this is Ko’s class screaming teacher’ Lou thought.
“Hi sir, I guess you are taking over for our normal teacher? By the way, my friend here has a note and I think its best for him to sit out of this class” Ko asked confidently.
‘Guess he isn’t Ko’s normal screaming teacher then’ Lou thought as he handed the note over. As the teacher read the note, they waited in silence for his decision.
“I see....I think that it is best for you to head to the nurse’s office with one of the teachers and get checked out!”
“Ok” Lou replied as a teacher was called over and begun to lead him to the nurse’s office. On the way to the nurse’s office there was no one out in the hallway and it was kind of freaky. Upon reaching the door, it opened, and they were greeted by Miss Cherry. She was an old lady who had been working as a school nurse for as long as Lou could remembered. Miss Cherry was wearing a floral dress, and her fingernails were painted red. Everyone considers her as a grandmother and would go to her for help.
“Hello dear, how are you doing?” Miss Cherry asked cheerfully.
“My teacher wants me to have a health checkup because of a note I gave him. Not sure why?” Lou replied happily.
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“Come in and lets get you check out so you can head back to class!”
Following Miss Cherry Lou sat down on a soft seat and allowed his blood pressure, heart rate, weight and height checked.
“I’ll write you a note to skip all physical activities today. Please have your parents take you to the doctors this afternoon if your health doesn’t improve!”
“I will!” Lou replied before he was given the note and followed the teacher outside, down the hallway.
“Do you know why there isn’t any students outside?” Lou asked confused.
“We have become much stricter with the students after the criminal had come to the school awhile back. Have you been updated on the rules yet?” the teacher explained calmly, clearly wanting to be helpful.
“No sir, I just came back today so I am informed!”
“Ok, I’ll explain them to you” the teacher stated before clearing his throat. “There are five main rules that all students must follow. Rule 1, only travel in groups of two or more with at least one who could scream. Rule 2, students are only allowed to go outside in specific areas if there are at least two teachers. Rule 3, students are not allowed to go home unless in a group or being picked up by their parents. Rule 4, try to avoid leaving class, if possible, encase something happens and everyone needs to be accounted for. Rule 5, report any and all suspicious people inside or around the school. I’ll provide you with some pamphlets with all the rules so that you and your parents can stay informed!”
“Thank you, sir”
The closer to the classroom they could clearly hear the screaming and feel the vibrations they were making.
“I think that its best if you don’t continue forward encase it causes your health to get worse. I’ll open a classroom for you!”
Following the teacher back a good distance so that the vibration has stopped, and the screaming was much less, the teacher unlocked the door and turned on the lights.
“You stay here, and I’ll get something for you to do!”
Handing the teacher the note, Lou went and sat at one of the many desks. Turning on the computer, Lou opened his school mail to see if there was any work he needed to complete. His mail was filled with twenty different messages ranging from classmates and teachers. Saving the work he needed to complete into pdfs Lou sent them to the printer. When the printer didn’t whizz to life, Lou got up and made his way to it. Pressing the on button, nothing happened. Searching around Lou found the cords and begun untangling them to find the correct one before plugging it into the power point. Getting back up and whipping his pants off, Lou pressed the on button and listened as the printer whizz to life. Once the first page had begun to print, Lou headed back to the desk. Going through the messages send by his classmates, they were asking if he was alright. Deciding to send a copy pasted message to them, he wrote ‘Sorry to worry about you, I am doing well’. Turning to the internet, Lou looked up information on the criminal. There was nothing at all, it seemed people have moved on from it. Getting up Lou went to the printer and took the first few pages that had been printed. Sorting them into different pies, Lou stapled the ones that have been completed while leaving the others to do later.
Sitting back into his seat, Lou begun to play some music quietly as he begun to work on them. Out of nowhere an alarm begun to ring fiercely. Looking around, Lou noticed that the teacher hadn’t returned. ‘Is this just a drill? A fire alarm or lockdown’ Lou thought confused not sure what to do. Peeking out of the door, there was no one around. The speakers begun to crackle to life.
“Attention, attention to all. The school is going into lockdown. I repeat the school is going into lockdown!”
When the speaker crackled into silence Lou found himself alone and basically in view of anyone that turns into the hallway.
“What to do, what to do?” Lou muttered to himself. “Since the class was outside, they would head to the closest classroom!”
Backing into the classroom, there was no windows to cover the windows. ‘Great what am I supposed to do?’ Lou thought as he begun looking for something to cover it with, there was nothing. ‘Maybe I should try another classroom, but wouldn’t the door be locked?’ Lou thought but decided it was better to try. Unlocking the door, Lou peeked out before going to the door across from him. It was locked and also appeared to be missing curtains. Trying a few more doors, they had the same result, so Lou rushed back into the room. Looking the door, he begun to look for some stickie tape. Finding some Lou grabbed some paper before tapping them over the windows. Realising that the printer was still on and making noise Lou quickly pressed the off button before pulling out the plug since it was taking so long.
Turning off the computer, Lou then turned off the lights before searching for a hiding place. In the end Lou decided to hide behind the teacher’s desk. Knowing that the papers wouldn’t provide much hiding Lou just hopped that no one would come by. After ensuring that the windows were all locked, Lou grabbed all of his things and hid them behind the teacher’s desk. Realising that it would have been better to make it appear that no one was actually inside, Lou rushed to the windows and ripped the paper and tape off. Giving the room a final look, Lou hid behind the teacher’s desk. At least there was a large enough opening in the desk to hide in. Sitting in silence Lou waited and waited, nothing happened. Looking at the papers he still had to complete, Lou grabbed a pencil and begun working on them. Depending on how things go, he would have everything done and ready to submit. ‘Hope the lockdown isn’t going to last long’ Lou thought before his concentration was broken. There was the sound of rymantic knocking happening, it was further away but was closing in. ‘Oh shit’ Lou though as he pulled everything further in with him. ‘If everything goes well whoever it is will not notice me’ Lou thought. Grabbing his phone, Lou made sure that it was fully off. As the knocking got closer, Lou couldn’t stop trembling and having to make sure he was breathing. ‘For the first day back, this suck. Hope my parents don’t end up worrying too much’ Lou thought disheartened. Covering his mouth to prevent a gasp as the knocking begun on his door. When it stopped, Lou begun to feel the desire to peek. ‘This person is gone now or are they waiting at the door, why did they stop knocking’ Lou thought as many thoughts begun to run through his head and he couldn’t prevent it. ‘I need to calm down now, or I might have a heart attack’ Lou realised but he couldn’t. all he could hear now was his heart racing faster and faster. Quietly rambling through his small bag, Lou pulled out a needle and immediately injected it into his thigh. Feeling his heart calm down Lou allowed himself to fall unconscious with the needle dropping to the floor with a silent clank.