The Hybrid

Chapter 24

Chapter 24 – The Hickey Disease

I walk down the hallways of the school, books tucked under my arm as I head towards the library to do some study. Gym is my least favorite so, I'm making up any excuse I can to not exercise for a double period. Plus Vulcan woke me up at what should be an illegal hour to get two hours of training done so my body was already sore and tired from being hit more times that I could remember. 

But just as I turn around a corner, I'm pulled into a room by the back of my shirt. Shrieking, my books fall to the ground as I turn and glare at Rico James; Kaden's best friend. Shoving him, I rub the sore spot on my neck where the collar of my top almost choked me. 

"Rude!" I scowl, watching as he smiles sheepishly in return. "What do you guys want?"

''We need your help.'' Kaden states, aimlessly throwing a set of keys in the air and catching them.

His friends all stare at me expectantly, my curiosity piquing as I wonder what they need my help for. Kaden arches his brow in my direction and takes his feet off the table. 

''If it's homework related then no.''

He rolls his eyes, crossing my arms. ''I wouldn't ask you to help me with something I clearly don't do. I need your help to carry out a prank.''

"As much as I would love to, I don't have time. There's an English paper calling my name, unfortunately." I roll my eyes with a long sigh, starting to pick up my books. 

"Fine, go ahead and miss out on the most epic prank of the year." Kaden smirks wickedly when I stop and look at him in curiosity. 

''What's the plan?'' I give in, making them grin and pull up a chair. Soon enough, we're immersed in a heated discussion about strategy and details.

***

We're all positioned, in pairs, in two chosen hallways of the school. Rico has managed to disable the cameras that cover the footage of every hallway, so the principal won't be able check to see if it was us. 

Checking my watch, I wave to Kaden to follow me as we step up behind the corner. I take out my phone, noticing the others do the same, and text my friends, warning them to stay behind at the end of class. When asked of the reason, I give vague answers so it'll be a surprise when they see the chaos that's about to unfold in three...two...one!

The ringing of the bell echoes in the quiet hallway and seconds after, classroom doors burst open. The numerous alarm clocks placed on top of lockers go off at the same time, causing students to jump in fright. Because their attention is on the noise, I watch as they step out into the hallway and spill the red solo cups filled with water. 

Naturally, people start realizing that it's a prank and choose to either stay inside their classrooms or step out and make a mess. Eventually, we make our way into the middle once the coast is clear and nobody can assume that it was us. Blending into the crowd, I push my way to the forefront and see my friends who I had texted giving me a thumbs up and breaking out into hysterics. Alex snatches two cups and throws water onto his friend, howling as Zach grins and takes off his shirt, shaking his head once he realizes that we're behind the whole thing. 

Before going through with the prank, we all decided to stay back after school and clean up. And tomorrow, we plan to donate a sum of money for any damage done.