Forever Alone

Chapter 7

Science Class, 2:00 PM

It was the same day Amelia and I were partnered up for the experiment. Amelia asked me if I was ready and if I listened to ma'am yesterday. Oh no. I obviously didn't listen. I was doodling at that time. It was a drawing about a lonely guy sitting on a rock holding flowers and a box of chocolates at midnight. Hopefully none of that would happen later. I looked at the test tubes and had this crazy colored liquids inside them. Someone came in a few minutes after that. And I'm 100% sure it wasn't our science moderator. It was Mr. Albert, our History teacher.

"...You might be wondering why I'm here. It is because your Science teacher is ill and all of you are required to do your assigned task. I have no idea what it may be, but from what I know, your teacher explained what you're gonna do so go on!"

The whole Lab was huge. Everyone started going to their assigned places. The worse thing is, we are at the very back of the Lab. All of the students started mixing chemicals and took flasks from the cabinets while I was just sitting on my stool. On my right were Justin and Julia's table. I looked at their paperwork and it was like looking into hieroglyphics. Justin caught me staring at their work and he immediately took it away.

" The time is 2:00 PM. By 4:00 PM, finished or unfinished, you must all leave the Lab."

I was just lying down on the table and felt so tired from all the schoolwork. I just felt really sleepy.

Amelia was holding a stapled paperwork. Luckily, she doesn't know I didn't listen. She told me what I was supposed to do and what I should get. She told me to get a few beakers and some chemicals I never even heard about. 

Amelia stopped me. "Oh yeah Connor, don't forget to get us a few Oxidizing Agents."

I checked on Anthony and Michael's work. Anthony asked if I could help him carry his stuff. I put down the list and helped Anthony. I also asked him what were the chemicals they were working on. Anthony said, "We are actually working on Reducing agents". I have no idea what he was talking about so I just grabbed the list and went back to work.

I came back with my hands full from the stuff from the list Amelia wanted me to get. Amelia asked, "So did you get the Oxidizing agents and the rest of the Chemicals?"

I replied, " Yeah. I got everything from the list."

Amelia was wondering why I brought the stuff that we didn't need. "Connor, why did you get Reducing agents?"

Reducing agents. That sounded like the stuff Anthony and Michael were working on. "I must've grabbed Anthony's list!" I panicked.

"It's okay, I'll just get the rest of the stuff." She looked into the cabinets for the materials but they were all being used by the others.

Amelia came back to me and said, "I'm gonna go check if they still have extra supplies in the storage room. You stay here and follow the instructions. Okay?" She left rushing.

I read the instructions but all it said was that I had to wait for the mixture to do something. I waited and fell asleep on my arm.

I woke up and stretched my arms. Then I bumped something.

BOOM!