𝚂𝚠𝚎𝚎𝚝 𝚜𝚑𝚒𝚝

Chapter 11 : "Window Scrubbing"

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You sat at one of the cafeteria bench eating a slice of cake that one of the kitchen ghosts gave to you as grim cleaned the windows "I'm already exhausted from a full day of cleanin'. I can't believe we still gotta wash a hundred windows!" grim whined as he washes the window "Try and learn from this experience" you said as you take another bite of the cake with your bandage hand as your body shivers in polite 'holy crap this is sooo good' you squealed in your head "What's buggin' me is, Ace ain't even here yet! To make us wait, after what he did... Grrr!" grim huffed as he throws the rag into the bucket filled with water "let's just wait for him" you said before taking more bites of the cake as you and grim waited for ace

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"And now he's super late! I bet he up and bailed on us!" grim huffed angrily by this time your cake was now finish "We should look for him" you said as you stand up as grim floated to the door of the cafeteria "Ain't no way am I doin' his punishment for him!" he said as he kicks the door open before turning to you "C'mon, [Name], I don't care if we gotta drag him kickin' and screamin', he's washin' those windows!" he said as you followed him thru out the school opening doors and looking out of the windows

"Hey! Ace! Get over here! Try to hide from me, will ya!" grim said as he kicks one of the classroom door open "Huh... Maybe there's really no one here?" he grumbles as you walk next to him "Oh, I wouldn't say that, I'm here" a voice said as you look around seeing that a painting was talking "Bwaaah! That painting just talked!" grim squeaks out as he hides behind you "Yes, and...? Is a talking painting really such an oddity at this school? The lady in the portrait on that wall talks too. As does the gentleman in the portrait on this one. As long as a painting has a mouth, why wouldn't it be able to talk? Is that really so strange?" the painting explain calmly "In fact, yes. Paintings don't usually talk." you said in a polite tone as the painting hum "Well, your "usual" and my "usual" clearly differ. Shall we agree to disagree on the matter?" the painting pauses "Now, you seem to be searching for someone" the painting ask and before you can answer grim cut you off "We're lookin' for this guy called Ace. He's got messy hair and a heart drawn on his face" he said as he floats closer to you as the painting didn't speak for a moment "Ah, I know the one. A new student, I believe? Today was his first day at school. I think he went back to his dorm a while ago" the painting said dismissively "Myaaah! So it's true! He's tryin' to ditch us!" grim said annoyed and angry stomping his little feet in the air "Do you know which way he went?" he ask the painting before the painting pointing to the right "The door to the dorms is in the eastern building" the painting said as grim looks to you with determination in his eyes

"Let's chase after him, [Name]!"

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NRC News!~

~You are currently the topic of the school

~A certain someone has their eyes on you

~You met a certain boy back in the informatory

~A few teachers caught the news of the female janitor

~A few ghosts and paintings start to like you; platonically of course

~A certain guy has caught your eye