Greenhouse Academy Season 5

New Students

The fall knocks the breath out of her, and she soon finds herself being pulled off the sheet and carried away.

As they run, she can see the park crumbling down around them, pieces of metal catching fire and shards of shrapnel falling like raindrops. She watches as they leave a trail of destruction in their wake.

Finally, they find somewhere the bombs have left untouched, heaving a sigh of relief as they see the police and the reopened gate.

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"You kids alright?" The cop asks as soon as everyone is seated and accounted for.

"Yes sir." They reply in unison.

"Alright, then." He nods. "The paramedics will be here in a few minutes to assess your injuries. I don't know if you kids got lucky or are just very unlucky."

"Sir, there were bombs planted all over the park." Leo interjects.

"I'm aware of that son, just keep tending to your ankle." The cop brushes him off. "Leave any investigation stuff to the authorities this time, ok kids?"

Hayley sits between Daniel and Alex, the rest of their friends scattered around them as Tammy tends to her arm.

"I'm pretty sure you're going to need stitches Hayley; it looks pretty bad." Tammy tells her, gently prodding at the open wound. "It doesn't hurt now, but it's going to be a pain once the adrenaline wears off."

"Here." Leo takes off his jacket and hands it over to Hayley, ripping off a sleeve in the process to wrap around her arm. "Can't let you go into shock right now."

Hayley willingly accepts the jacket, gritting her teeth as it pulls at the wound. "Tammy, that hurts." She clenches her fist as said girl tightly wraps the cloth around her arm.

"Sorry." She smiles apologetically, loosening the makeshift wrap a little. "Done."

"Thank you."

"Hey." Daniel calls to her, remembering the plush stuffed under his arm. "I got this for you."

Hayley only smiles, accepting the plush and bringing it close to her. She shifts a little, moving closer to Daniel so she can lean her head on his shoulder.

"Cold?" He asks, placing his arm around her shoulder and pulling her closer.

"No, just tired." She nuzzles up to him, letting herself rest.

"Wait, Woods." Leo suddenly interrupts, causing everyone to turn towards the two. He's not sure if it applies for people who had been through a traumatic incident, but just to be on the safe side, it's probably best to keep her awake. And right now, the only certain way to do that would be to annoy her with questions and conversations. "How did you get here?"

"I ran. Then I hitched a ride. Then I ran again." She explained as everyone looked on incredulously.

"Hayley, that was extremely dangerous." Alex chastises her. "Mom and dad have taught us better than that. We don't just jump into strangers' cars, especially when we're alone."

"But you guys could have been in danger, something didn't add up-"

"Alex is right, Hayley." Carter cuts in, putting an arm around his daughter. "Thank God you're safe. I don't want you to end up on the precinct wall, ok?" He places a kiss on her forehead as she nods.

"We'll need to collect statements from each one of you kids, and if you saw any suspicious activity, don't keep it from us. You got it?" Carter sternly looks at Team Eureka, who bow their heads and nod.