The Miracle Clinic

Chapter 38 - The East Side (5)

Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwn!~

Having just let out the biggest yawn in his entire life, Alex Smith sits squished in the back of a crowded black sedan. On the other passenger side is Ronnie Everst with Marcus Veridan being squished in between the two. Elizabeth Moore managed to luck out in the front passenger seat while Aken Amnestor is in the driver's seat.

Their destination? The East Side.

Their estimated time of arrival?

HONK! HONK! HONNNNK!

BEEP BEEP! BEEP! BEEEEEP!

VROOM!

A fucking while.

Elizabeth, bored out of her mind, twirls the strings on her green hoodie as the sedan they're all in is stuck in a giant traffic jam. Cars of all shapes and sizes are not even moving at all.

Alex is drifting to sleep, only being pulled back to consciousness whenever his hand lands on Marcus' shoulder, and Ronnie is looking out the window trying to pass the time.

With the honking of car horns and screams of road ragers filling the open winter air, Amnestor decides to roll up the windows and play some songs on the radio.

"Oh hey, I think this is the song Miss Champion & Mister Ramirez were chatting about," Amnestor remarks as he tries to relate to his students, "Y'know the one where you kids all 'Harlem Shake' about?"

A look of disdain fills the air as Amnestor awkwardly coughs before apologizing.

Trying to switch topics, Elizabeth mentions, "I bet Alex's kiddy bike could've gotten there by now."

"Y'know what, I actually agree with Elizabeth," Ronnie affirms.

Alex, still dazed and half asleep, just grumbles, "Huh?"

"Let's just try to think positively guys, at least we aren't out in the cold," Marcus suggests.

"Dude, you're in the middle seat," Alex responds having finally become fully awoken, "Anything is better than that."

"I don't know why you guys are complaining, my seat is pretty comfortable," Elizabeth smirks.

"Yeah just so you know bub, I call dibs shotgun on the way back!" Alex yells.

"Uh huh," Elizabeth says, "though to be honest, what Hunter said is reminding me about something."

"You too?" Ronnie asks.

"That he's a jerk?" Alex questions.

"No not that," Elizabeth begins to say, "Remember that dude Ronnie & I had a run-in with at the cafeteria? Y'know the dude who was selling those muffins? Well, one thing we saw him trying to do was dig something up. But he stopped."

"I thought he was just a lunatic," Ronnie begins to say, "But after this, I don't know, Maybe he's related to whatever those new folks are a part of."

"Are you talking about that fire at the school?" Amnestor questions.

"Oh uh-," Elizabeth begins to say realizing she should've chatted about it more discreetly.

"It's fine, not much is really known about the fire besides it was started in the kitchen," Amnestor remarks, "Wouldn't be the first time something like that happened there."

"Hm? What do you mean?" Marcus asks.

"It's not something I should really be discussing with you," Amnestor remarks, "But if you must know; around two years ago the school almost shut down due to an incident in the school's kitchen. Some got expelled, three dropped out, but besides that, nothing else happened."