Something Unexpected

Chapter Three

Five nervously shakes hisleg, even though he is standing. It was ten til' three and since Fivecouldn't stand being at the Academy or in his own bedroom anymore, hedecided to get some fresh air. Which was apparently located in frontof Claire's school.

So, here he was...

Alone.

Before Allison was toarrive to pick up Claire.

Fivescratches the back of his head as he tries to sway himself to getover being a pathetic teenage boy and go inside.

Fivetakes a very deep breath, straightens his tie, and begins walking upto the front doors. He gets to the front doors and grabs the handle."You can do this. You're a 58 year old man, for fuck's sake." Hepulls the door open and goes inside.

Inside,Five goes straight to the front office. He raps on the door frame toget the school secretary's attention. "Excuse me?"

Thesecretary, a woman who looked like what Five imagined Allison's birthmother to look like, dark skin and curly black hair with graystreaks, looks up at Five with a soft smile on her face. "Hello,young man. Can I help you with something?"

Thepleasant tone of the woman's voice didn't make Five want to glare andthreaten the woman with bodily harm. God, what the hell was wrongwith him?

Fiveputs on his most innocent smile. "Yes. I was wondering if you coulddirect me to your library?"

"Ofcourse." The woman tells him. She stands up and joins him in thedoorway. She then points down the hallway to their left. "You godown this hallway all the way down until you get to the corner andthe library is the first door on your left."

Onceshe finishes giving Five directions, she looks at him and takes inhis uniform. "Do your teachers and other classmates know where youare?"

Fivebites his lip as he tries to keep the innocent smile on his face.

"Yes."He lies. In truth, his siblings, classmates if you would, didn't knowhe was here.

Tokeep the woman from asking him any more annoying questions that weretaking up his time, Five quickly turns way from the woman and beginsheading down the hallway, following the woman's directions. Hequickly gets to the door and slowly opens it. Five quietly stepsinside, scouting out the entire room to make sure there was nobodybut Ms. Gale in the room.

Fivecloses the door and goes up to the front desk and rings the bell onthe desk. "Hello?"

"Justa minute." A familiar voice already ingrained into Five's braincalls out from the back of the room.

Fivenods, even though the owner of the voice can't see him.

Fiveturns his back against the desk and leans against it and tries tocome up with types of conversations that won't sound too ridiculousor rehearsed.