CYNTHIA AND ZEV: Solve the Mystery of the Boarding School Ghost

CHAPTER 9

In the early morning, Cynthia wakes up from her peaceful slumber to find that Samantha had disappeared. She looks around the tent in panic, yet she could not find Samantha. Cynthia unintentionally wakes up Riley. Riley groans and halfway sleep-talks, telling Cynthia, "Cynthia. Go back and sleep. It's too early in the morning."

Cynthia said in fear in her voice, "I'm looking for Samantha."

Riley fully wakes up suddenly, horror in her eyes as she asks with worry in her voice, "Who is Samantha? And please tell me she's a human."

Cynthia, still looking around in panic, "Yes she's human." Then Cynthia realizes what she had said. "Oh my. She must have gone back to her tent."

Riley lies back down and covers herself with the blanket. She yawned as she went back to sleep. Cynthia sighs to herself then notices Samantha's unicorn. She holds the unicorn tightly as she lay back down to sleep. Just then, a trumpet playing a military theme song. Everyone woke up in a bad mood as they began to complain. Riley sucks her teeth as she places the pillow over her head. The theme song replayed over and over like a record. Everyone forces themselves to exit their tents and meet with coach Trent. He is playing the trumpet theme song in the form of an alarm clock. The students are fed up with coach Trent. Coach Trent is already in his sportswear outfit.

Coach Trent said, "Good morning students. The time is now 5:45a.m. Time to wake up and start the day."

Aiden replies, "Sir. The day starts when the sun rises."

Coach Trent said, "Shake off your sleepy face and put on your morning face."

Lucy yawns, "But I like my sleepy face."

Coach Trent said, "Sadly it looks like the rest of your face just looks much uglier."

Violet yawns, "Sir. Can you wake us up for breakfast instead?"

Coach Trent enforces a new rule among a group of students - No breakfast before exercising! The students are immediately disgruntled and start to voice their frustrations.

Cynthia asks, "Sir, how do you expect us to exercise on an empty stomach?"

Abby interjects, "Sir, that level of thinking will kill us."

Zev chimes in, "Coach, we are humans not machines."

Chris shook his head, "That's ridiculous man."

Aiden then exclaims, "That's a violation of school rules."

Kevin follows, "How are you still employed in this school?"

Riley adds, "Sir, you can't be serious".

And lastly, Benjamin realizes not everyone at the institution was an athlete and said "Coach, not everyone here is an athlete, you can't train them like me".

Clearly, Coach Trent's rule isn't going over well. Coach Trent tries to explain his logic, that breakfast is only given at the institution by rules and regulations, and right now they aren't at the institution. He had the free will to decide when and how which meant no breakfast before exercising.

Kai "I don't know which is worse? Coach Trent or the institution for hiring him."

Violet "I say the institution. Background checks are mandatorium for this reason."

Oliver "It's pronounced mandatory Violet. And my sister and I agree." Olivia nods at her brother's words.

Nate "I heard a rumor that coach Trent used to live in the institution a couple years back. That's why he got the job now."