Bloody School Days

Chapter 6

"Hey, man." Lui told Maurice.

Maurice smiled at him and went back to sleep.

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"Lui, who're they?" Paula asked, pointing to Kathy and Sarah.

"They're friends of mine." he replied.

"Okay..." Paula replied.

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The class were led to a huge room.

Rows of long tables covered in white cloth, laid out with millions of plates of food for the equally quantified refugees.

"Oh. My. God." Kaye gasped.

She reached out a finger to a little chocolate fountain, covering her fingertips with the rich, sugary delicacy.

"Yum..." she said, licking her finger.

She turned, and gave a little shriek.

She saw Lui munching on a giant t-bone steak.

"What the-" she gasped.

"Hey, Lui that looks delicious." Jerome said, snatching the slab of meat off his mouth.

"HEY!" Lui screamed, diving for the steak.

"It... It feels... It feels... Normal..." Kaye whispered to herself.

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After a while, Lui had broken off from the group to examine the huge, underground Safe Haven.

He noticed big, iron storm doors covering huge holes on the walls of the cave.

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Lui noticed two people walking towards him, realizing that they were Jerome and Rica.

"What's up, man?" He asked them.

"Nothing. Just wanted to know what you found on your little adventure." Jerome replied.

"Well, all I found here were these gigantic doors." he said, pointing to the doors.

"Wonder where they go.." Rica muttered to herself.

"That, my friends, is not for public knowledge." a voice behind them growled.

Rica jumped back.

"Oh, Mr. Stone, what's up?" Jerome asked.

"Nothing really, just that, I heard you talking about the Gates." he replied.

"Yeah, what about them?" Jerome said.

"I'm afraid that that information is not allowed to be mentioned here. The tale is too dark." Stone said, his eyes filling up with sadness.

"Now you kids get along now, the Gates aren't safe." He said.

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That night, the class was again fast asleep. Not a sound could be heard.

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"Psst." a voice called out in the darkness.

"Dude, you ready?" a second one said.

"Yeah. Let's go!" the first one replied.

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Jerome slid down the metal bars of the bunk bed's ladders.

Lui took off his pajamas and put on regular clothes.

Jerome took off his pajamas too, slipping into a white, red-striped shirt and blue pants.