Chapter 12
Vera's eyes narrowed. She examined her surroundings carefully. She had been anxious since she heard of the murders. She looked down at her lunch. She suddenly realized she wasn't hungry.
Vera, Chloe, Damien, Zac, Hannah, Taylor, Natalie, and Isaac were all sitting at the same table at lunch. Isaac, Chloe, and Hannah, being in the same grade, had their schedules fixed so they could have lunch with the others. They talked with each other, but not a word about what happened a few nights before.
"Natalie, how did you do on the science test?" Damien asked, casually.
"Alright, I guess," she answered.
Isaac talked to Hannah about different things. The book they had to read for english, A Separate Peace. (Which was just so boring, according to Hannah.) Their sub teacher, etc...
Damien, Vera, and Zac talked for awhile and Chloe listened with bemused interest. In other words, everyone was busy with something to get their mind off things. After a few moments, the talking died down into silence. The deafening silence of their thoughts. Under their calmness the air was crowded with nothing but their very own thoughts.
What's going on?!
Oh God, it's starting again...
It could be anyone...
Who's next? Who's going to die next?
....Not again... Please!
Ha... Believes every word I say... They'll get theirs... They all will. Sooner or later.
This can't be happening.
God save us.
"Do you have the notes for the history test?"
"Sure, here."
"Have you been to math yet?"
8 people, behaving normally at lunch.