Amelia always knew something was wrong with Woodland Academy... she just couldn't figure out what. Ever since she came here, the aura all around the school filled her body with tension. Especially the bathrooms. Every time she would go the bathroom, her mind was in a paralyzed state.
4:00 pm
Amelia had to investigate. 2 students had been pronounced dead in the washrooms this month. The police, of course, were far too lazy to investigate, and stated that both were suicide. She suddenly felt the urge to rush to the head office, and so she did. The headmaster wasn't present, and so she went into the head office, looking for any cryptic clue.
She was looking for about an hour, when suddenly, one of the watchmen came in the room....
6:23 pm
It has been at least 2 hours since she had gotten detention, and she was miserable. She felt that she was so close to finding any sort of clues, until that awful man came in and scolded her. She had to find out the truth about this castle, and had to find it quick.
2:09 am
Amelia had fallen asleep! She wondered why the doorkeeper hadn't woken her up. She checked to see if the door was locked. It wasn't! She rushed into the dark corridors, and ran to the head office again. Surely, nobody would be around... which meant it's the perfect time to look for clues again! She thought.
2:40 am
Amelia had found nothing. She gave up and was heading to her dorm quietly. However... just as she left the dark head office, her mind went into shock. She couldn't move, and couldn't think straight. There she was, in the dark corridors, paralyzed. Her mind felt as if it was blocking anything she thought about, and she suddenly felt a sharp pain in her leg. She tried taking a step, and did. "What had just happend?..." she whispered to herself. She had to get out of here. Fast. She ran up the stairs. She made it to her dorm, and let out a sigh of relief.
She twisted the doorknob... but it was locked! Amelia panicked. She felt that same feeling she felt in the corridors creep up on her again. At the corner of her eye, she saw the bathrooms. She ran in... She couldn't believe her eyes. Right on the ground, she saw a dead student lay in a puddle of blood. She struggled to breathe, but she couldn't get her eyes off the dead body. Suddenly.. she heard a voice.
"Oh dear.. you think I'm stupid enough to be oblivious to the fact that you've been snooping around my office?"Amelia recognized the voice. It was the headmaster! She turned around to face him and looked at his hand.. There he was, gripping a rusty old knife, with dark red blood on one side. She was too scared to say anything. Amelia always knew something was wrong with Woodland Academy... and she finally found out what it was.
"You know what happens to curious students don't you dear?"
And at that moment, the darkness took over.
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WoodLand Academy
Mystery / ThrillerA thriller short story. Amelia always knew something was wrong with Woodland Academy... she just couldn't figure out what.