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Masks 🚨
"It was All Hallow's Eve. A sedan drove down a slick, shadowy road illuminated only by the soft glow of the full moonlight, when..."
"BANG!" Lindsey yelled out, causing the kids to jump in their seats. She took over from Athena as she went on to say, "It was ripped in two by a telephone pole."
Athena put the photo of the car up on the monitor. "Now, we have more intense ones that I could share, but the school board asked us to stop showing them a few years ago. Too triggering."
The lights came back on as Lindsey said, "The scariest thing about Halloween isn't the ghosts or the goblins. It's the deadliest night of the year for young people. Twice as many die, from drunk driving, getting hit by cars-" The sound of laughter made Lindsey stop. She looked over at two girls who were looking at their phones and laughing together. "Excuse me. I'm sorry. Am I bothering you?"
"No, you're fine." One of them responded and then laughed again.
"Welcome to my world. That's life with the Sigmas," the teacher told them.
Lindsey's brows furrowed while Athena asked, "Sigma? What's a Sigma?"
"It's like today's version of the cool kids, but cooler."
Lindsey looked back at the girls and narrowed her eyes, "You know, maybe we could dip into a few of the classics for old times sake."
Athena nodded, "Anybody curious about what happens when a throwing dart goes through a human jawbone?" She clicks her remote and the photo pops up, causing the teens to groan in disgust. "Or a slip-and-slider ends up under a riding lawn mower?" The photo pops up and even the teacher had to look away.
There was laughter again and they turned to see the two girls still not paying attention. "It's not your fault," the teacher reassured them, "you don't speak Sigma."
Athena nodded, "No, we don't speak stupid."
When Lindsey walked into the room, they had just finished popping Bucks shoulder back into place. She winced when she heard the crack. Her eyes looked over at Eddie, who was sitting in a chair, flipping through a magazine. Eddie met her eyes and just shook his head at Bucks stupidity.
"How's the pain?" The doctor asked.
"Yes, so much better," Buck said with a smile on his face.
