Civil War

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Drina walk and muttering incomprehensible words for Alec who walking besideher. The girl with golden-brown eyes bump into every people who crossher path on the sidewalk.

Alec walking next to girlfriend without speaking. He knows when Drina is upset, she need space to calm down.

The announcement made by Paul and Caroline was a shock for Alec, but he is a quiet man.

Drina and Alec trough the streets of the medieval town of Vignoly until arriving at their high school. The high school of Vignoly is a huge and modern complex, organized around a vast courtyard. The two teens enter in the west building.

Walking through the corridors with his girlfriend, Alec see that most of the other students speak about mobile phones who don't work.

When they enter in their classrooms, Alec and Drina will immediately sitdown at their usual table, at the back of the room. The room includes thirty wooden tables, sixty chairs, a blackboard on the wall, and a glass wall of the room who gives a direct view on the rugby field.

— Calm down Drina, said Alec.

— Calm down ? Sériously ?

Alec caress gently Drina's cheek.

— They are old. They will quickly forget their madness.

Drina is not convinced of that.

— I hope you are right, she said.

— Don'tworry. I will not leave you, gingerbread.

She smile, before giving to Alec a shove in the shoulder.

— You are very agressive, he laughs.

She crosses her arms over her chest before smiling.

Luc, who carries his clothes of rugby, enters in the classroom, and joins Alec and Drina.

— You too ?

Alec and Drina look at Luc.

— Wewhat ? says Alec.

— Mobilesphones don't work, says the rubgy player.

— And ?says Drina. There are only one relay antenna in this municiplity.This antenna is often down.

— Andnobody can connect to The Internet, assert Luc.

Threefighter aircraft Rafale overfly at very low height the highschool. Every windows of building tremble.

Allpupils of the Terminale C are gathered in front of the glass wall tosee planes.

— Cool,murmur Luc.

Sixbig military transport aircraft A400M Atlas passes over thehigh school. They fly in the same direction as Rafales.

— Theyfly towards the former military aerodrome, affrim Alec.

Drinaturns his head towards her boyfriend.

— Ibelieved this aerodrome was abandoned since the World War II.

— Heis, confirms Alec.

TheAussie frowns. She tries to understand what is happening.

Gradually,all pupils get back to their places. One hour passes without ateatcher or supervisor of the school enter in the classroom of theTerminale C.

Moira,a small Irish gets up from his chair and says to the other students :

— Iwill looking for a supervisor.

— Boo,says many pupils.

Moiraleaves the classeroom ith tears in the eyes.

Alec,Luc and Drina join to Moira in the corridor.

TheIrish simled to Alec.