We swivel around almost immediately. No one is inside... Whoever closed the door is now outside.
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...Edward...?
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I look at Lawrence, who is fearfully looking at me.
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Are we being watched? Heard? Felt?
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"Um... Maybe it was the janitor...? Who happened to miss this puddle of... Food coloring?" Lawrence suggests, totally unconvinced.
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I'm too scared to leave the room. What if my knife isn't enough protection?
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"How long can we stay in here?" I ask Lawrence.
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"Well... I managed to sneak a few things from the cafeteria, but it's barely enough for tomorrow's breakfast. So I'd say tomorrow lunchtime. We can sneak out to the cafe and grab everything we can, enough to stay in here until Monday morning," he responds.
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It's a good plan... Better than any I could've made up.
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Lawrence uneasily goes to one of the reclining armchairs. And that's when I remember!
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"Hey! There are security cameras in here! Maybe we can--" I start.
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"SHHHHHHH. What if anon can hear us?!" Lawrence whisper-shouts.
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I blush a little and walk over to the security cameras. I rewind the camera roll that's outside of the lounge, trying to see if I can find whoever closed the door.
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After a few minutes, I found the part! I pause the tape and look closely but I can't make out anything that jumps out. 'Jesus! This school needs to buy better quality cameras!' I think to myself. All I see is a blurry image of someone in dark clothes. 'Wait a second... I'd recognize that coat anywhere...' I think...
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I thought I heard a yelp, but I ignore it. I turn around to tell my theory to Lawrence, but... He's gone...!
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And that's when all the electricity is cut off.
Did I mention I love the dark? Just not in a creepy situation.
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Edward wouldn't do this... Plus he's dead! But why would he creep the daylights out of me if it were him? I thought... I thought... Oh whatever.
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I use a flashlight that I always carry around and look for anything useful. And I find... Candles? In a lounge? Well then. I guess teachers do have everything in here.
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I ignite the lovely candles to illuminate at least a part of the room. And that when I notice the camera monitor is on... They must run on batteries!
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I quickly shuffle over there and look at all of the cameras. Nothing special. I'm about to walk away when the middle camera monitor catches my eye. It's the Anonymous person... In the coat that belongs to--
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Oh my God. Anon is holding up a sign towards the camera. Anon knows I'm watching. The message is for me:
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"You're next."
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... Next? What does he mean? Where is Lawrence? Is he dead?! Will I be dead?!
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Oh... My... God...
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I know who Anon is.
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A few days after Edward... abandoned me on Earth..., his house was robbed. The strange thing is that the only things that were taken were from Edward's room.
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That's where the coat was. But the coat is no longer in the possession of that household.
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I live in a small town. There are not that many suspects. Only 2. And I know one of them would never rob Edward. That person is too arrogant. Joey has his own refined taste in clothing, far from what's in Edward's closet.
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The only other person?
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