The Breaking

Chapter 11: Family

They went back up to the teacher's lounge. Routine. Alessi loved routine. Everyone else, though, did not.

Caroline muttered about a blue jay, Kalera started pacing back and forth, whispering about how they're all gonna die, Alessi began to plan out how to kill the last person, and Alena just swiveled in the swivel chair, thinking about the 85 pounds that was missing from her lap.

Caroline finally got up from her weird blue jay state and walked over to Alessi. "What are you doing?"

"I'm planning on how to kill the last person."

"What the hell is wrong with you? We kill that last person, we die. Juliane said it. We're going to be sacrificed by that weird cult." she snatched the paper out of Alessi's hands and turned it to a blank side. "We need to make a plan to escape, not to kill."

"Well, I think what Juliane said isn't that plausible. That stuff only happens in TV shows and books."

"What are you talking about? She got that information straight from the main office!" Alena argued. "We need to escape!"

Kalera shook her head. "Do you guys really think that a cult is gonna come and sacrifice us? That's dumb. Where's the proof?"

"The proof is Juliane's word," Alena responded. "Unless you want to check the main office yourself."

"Well, I think Juliane's word isn't that reliable. She looked insane when we found her," Alessi remarked. "Either she found fake information, she hallucinated, or she's a liar. Sorry, not is, was."

Caroline immediately walked towards her, looking her straight in the eye.

"Don't you DARE call my Star Sister a liar."

"Look, I'm not saying anything about Juliane, but I just think escaping wouldn't be the best idea. If we get caught, we could get killed!"

"LOOK I'M ALESSI, DUR DUR DUR, APPARENTLY I'M NOT SAYING ANYTHING ABOUT JULIANE WHEN THE SUBJECT OF THIS ARGUMENT IS LITERALLY JULIANE."

"Shut up."

"Now I'm gonna tell Caroline to shut up because it makes me feel good as an authority figure telling people what to do. I cut my fingernails with scissors and knives because I have weird fetishes. DUR DUR DUR."

"I SAID SHUT UP!" Alessi burst out.

Kalera stood with one of her hoodie strings in her mouth. "Guys... I'm tired."

"HEY I'M KALERA AND I'M GONNA INTERRUPT AN ARGUMENT TO SAY THAT I'M TIRED. DUR DUR DUR-"

"SHUT UP CAROLINE!" She took a deep breath. Caroline snickered. "Let's just go to sleep and figure this out later. I think we all need some rest," Kalera suggested.

Caroline turned away, muttering curses. She went on a spot on the floor and pulled a blanket over her. "Yeah, Sky, I'm fine. No need to worry about me. You focus on yourself." She laughed a little. "Oh, is that a new tune you're singing? Do you want me to hum it with you? Yes? Ok."

She began to hum a tune, until everyone fell asleep, and it was only her and Sky.

They awoke the next morning feeling kind of tired but kind of refreshed. Alessi woke everyone up by poking them. "Come on. Supplies."

"Supplies are bullshi-" Caroline began, but with one look from Alena she shut up.

"Guys," Kalera began. "I think escaping actually might be our only option. We can't take chances."

"That's my point!" Alessi continued. "We have to kill that one person!"

"We take chances any decision we make. Caroline, what do you think?" Alena asked.