The new school week had begun, and Lou was preparing as much as he could for whatever might happen. Getting dressed slowly Lou began making his way downstairs and was greeted by his mother. Taking a plate with pancakes, toast and bacons Lou sat down at the table to eat. Due to the criminal still being on the lose the school had decided that the school would start later and end earlier so students and staff would be able to get home earlier to avoid leaving in the dark. From what the news had stated, there was barely any progress in the case in the law enforcement catching him but there were questions on how the criminal was able specifically target those who can’t or struggle to scream.

“Honey I won’t be home tonight so please message me when you get home. I have already got dinner ready for you!”

“Ok mother, hope you have fun tonight!”

Once finished eating Lou hugged his mother before making his way outside. Standing out in front of him was Ko, he had made Lou promised to wait for him before heading to school.

“Ready for school Lou?”

‘Yeah, hope today go by quickly!”

“It will. The school days are shorter now. Let’s get going so we won’t be late!’

“Ok!”

Walking quickly Lou listened to Ko talk about what he did during the weekend and how he hoped the authorities would capture the killer soon. Arriving at school, they found themselves waiting in a long que at the school gates.

“What’s going on Ko?” Lou asked as he couldn’t see much in front of them.

“Seems like there are security guards having students and teachers go through metal detectors after having their ids check!” Ko stated as he had a better view. “Got your id?”

“Can never leave home without it!” Lou replied. “So what’s taking so long?”

“Relax Lou, we will get through before class starts!”

When it was finally their turn, Lou presented his id before following Ko through the metal detectors. Waving bye Lou checked his timetable to see that it was cinema class. This one was one of Lou’s favourite classes where they got to watch different movies and have to write a review on them before class ended. It was more of free time instead of having to listen to the teachers or basically write the whole time like some other classes. There was a large screen to play the movies, the chairs were soft and comfortable. They were placed in step form where the back seats were higher than those in the front. When the movie starts, the whole room would become mostly dark to enhance the cinema feel. Taking a bag of extra salty popcorn, a bag of mixed lollies and a bottle of pop soda before choosing is seat. This time Lou chose to sit in the middle row on the side so that it would be easier and quicker to leave when class ends.

Once everyone was seated, the lights turned off and the movie began. The movie they were watching today was about people trying to survive in a world where dinosaurs had made their way inland. There was a lot of blood and gore as people were ripped apart and eaten. The movie ended right as the bell rang for the end of the class and the lights turned on. Quickly getting up Lou made his way out of class with his classmates towards their next class, screaming class. Lo hated it but hoped it wouldn’t be so bad since the class would be much shorter. Realising that his classmates were waiting at the door which led outside Lou saw that there was a note on the door. It read, ‘Screaming class, please wait inside until I come.’ Sitting on the floor against the wall Lou waited and waited. It was starting to appear that the teacher wasn’t going to come and if she did class wouldn’t be long. It was nice that no other teacher had walked by, or they all would have been in trouble. When the bell had finally rang, everyone made their way to the lunchroom to eat. Joining the line Lou ended up choosing a beef burger, chips, potato and gravy, and a bottle of pop soda. Taking a seat in the corner Lou begun to eat. It seemed that a lot of other students were still in class since the whole lunchroom was mostly emptied with only a few of the classes.

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“Hay Lou, guess you got out of class early too!” a familiar voice said from a distance.

Looking up Lou saw that Ko was making is way towards him, carrying his lunch. Giving a wave Lou returned to eating his food, he became lost in thought. ‘Are the classes on different schedules for lunch or something.’ Deciding that it was best to not worry about it, Lou decided to check his timetable later.

“What did you have for your first and second class?” Ko asked. “I had chemistry and dance!”

“Movie and screaming class!”

In the end they ended in silence, enjoying the peace and tasty food. The bell rang just as Lou and Ko finished eating. Pulling out his phone Lou was surprised that there was only one class left before home time. His last class was self-studying and he had to go to the library.

“What’s your next classes Lou?”

“Self-study, you?”

“PE and screaming class mixed together. See you at the school entrance once class ended?”

“Nah since its self-study I plan on leaving early so don’t worry about waiting for me!” Lou stated before they got up and made their way to their respective classes. Arriving at the library Lou entered alongside his fellow classmates. Inside they were greeted by the librarian who directed them towards the self-studying section. This section was the furthest corner of the library with some moveable walls allowing it to be closed off when in use. There was a lot of desks that were separated through dividers to ensure students would study instead of chatting. Although it doesn’t really work. Looking around before taking his seat Lou was surprised that the teacher wasn’t here. Miss Tella would always be waiting for the students before anyone got there. It was very much strange to have happened twice and for the students to not have been notified. Turning the computer on, Lou realised that he didn’t have any homework to do or nothing to study. Thinking about it, was the cinema teacher even there for class either. Deciding to play some games while he waited for the teacher to show or until it was time that they could leave early.

After an hour, Lou realised that the teacher was not coming and some of his classmates were already packing up and leaving. Looking at the time, there was still two hours left for the class. Weighing up his options on whether he should lave a few minutes or so earlier or stay till the early leave time. In the end Lou decided to leave early since his mother wouldn’t be home tonight so she wouldn’t even know. Slowly getting up, Lou turned off the computer before making his way towards the exit. Waving goodbye to the librarian Lou noticed that the library was usually emptied. There would often be other students skipping class in the library, finding books to help with their research and teachers chatting while on their breaks. Walking through the emptied hallway, Lou could hear his footsteps echoing loudly. Heading to the lockers, Lou grabbed the stuff that he needed before making is way out.