The Adventures of the Holmes Club

Chapter 17: I Who Am About to Die, Salute You

***Sophie***

I groaned audibly. So did the rest of the class. Mrs. Hatfield had just announced the date of our final exam for the first semester.

Currently, the most common sounds on campus were groans as student learned of the dates for their finals and the content that would be covered.

Penny would have made fun of those of us who groan because the dates are listed in the planners we get at the beginning of the year. I swear, I'm getting used to thinking like the others do. I can almost predict what they're going to say. Sometimes, it's really scary.

***Nadia***

Blah, blah, blah. Who cares. I decided to braid Sophie's hair to amuse myself, she sits in front of me, so I didn't have to stretch to much.

***Alina***

I glanced over at Sophie to see how she was reacting to the news of our final exam. Finals week was only seven days away, then we would be free! Honestly, finals are just taking the test they already gave us at the beginning of the year, but easier because we had actually learned the material. 

***Max***

I glanced over at Penny's seat before remembering for the millionth time that she was gone. 

Where is she, though? She can't be really gone. We're her best friends, someone would have talked to us if they didn't know where she was.

***Louis***

Ah, finals the bane of my existence. 

Actually, the bane of everyone's existence. It was crazy how stressful they made it for us.

But anyway, I had something to celebrate. I would be going to Oregon with my friends after one last week of torture. It seemed years away, but it was only a week and a half from now.