Buried Tales

Chapter 18 - United We Stand

CHAPTER 18 - UNITED WE STAND

BEATRIXIA

The four of us hugged Dwaynell as the other students cheered for him. We're now safe inside the Auditorium for we are encircled with huge fence gates, protecting us from the outside world.

"Yay!" Riann clapped her hands, "Akala namin hindi ka na makakaabot pa!" Riann said, teary-eyed.

He smiled, and to our surprise, he was holding a bronze vintage key. My forehead creased as I stared at it for a couple of minutes.

"Ano 'yan?" Edward asked. Dwaynell raised the key and sighed.

"This is the key for a bright future," he smirked. "Out of this school."

Our eyes widened as we stared at the key. He also held up a totally different blueprint from the one Mrs. Ramos gave us.

"Turns out that the blueprint Mrs. Ramos gave us was a fake." Dwaynell said. "Pumunta ako sa Science Laboratory, nagbabasakaling may makita akong importanteng bagay doon."

"And you found the blueprint and the key." Dwight finished.

He nodded and collapsed on the floor. The aftermath of running so fast without stopping is exhaustion, and that's what he's feeling right now.

"A-Anong susunod na gagawin natin? We can't just stay here, will we?" tanong ng isang Grade 8 student sa amin. Dwaynell gave me the blueprint and I spread it out on the floor.

I saw a lapel on the stage and wore it. "Ehem. Mic test."

Tumingin sa akin ang lahat ng mga estudyante ng may mga nagtatanong na mga mata.

"Please be seated for a while," sabi ko at umupo naman sila. "Here's what we're going to do first."

"Hindi ba't may mga weapons kayong lahat? Sapat para sa ating lahat dito na nasa loob ng auditorium," tumango sila. "Some of you don't know how to fight nor to defend yourselves either, so Riann and Edward are going to teach you the basic self defenses. Sa mga estudyante na marunong nang mag-self defense, you'll be taught by Dwaynell on how to use those weapons, long-ranged or short-ranged. For Dwight and I, we're going to think of a plan to escape. Sounds like a plan, right? Opinions and ideas are welcome,"

"Yes!" they replied.

"Okay," I smiled. "Let's begin!"

They moved the chairs to the side and gathered the weapons in one place as instructed by Dwaynell. Riann and Edward gathered the students, who doesn't know how to fight yet, to teach them. Dwaynell picked several weapons and gave it to the students he's teaching. As for Dwight, he climbed up the stage and joined me.

"Good thinking." he said, praising me for my good plan.

"Well, we need to make... like, an army...?" I said.

He spread the folded blueprint on the stage floor and sat cross-legged. May mga specific places na kung saan nakabantay ang maraming mga killers.

"The places were there are a lot of killers, are the important ones," Dwight began. "For example, the Abandoned Building, the Science Laboratory, the Gymnasium, and lastly... the Auditorium."

"Auditorium? Anong meron dito na kailangang bantayan ng mga killers?" I questioned Dwight. "Besides, wala naman tayong may nakikitang mga killers 'di ba?"

Dwight raised his head and stared hard at a specific direction. "They've just arrived."

I looked back and saw killers approaching us. Darn it! I grabbed the lapel and warned everybody.