Aliana The Mermaid ✔

Chapter | 4

Next Monday, the principal was announcing through the intercom.

“I want to announce that this Saturday, the 12th-grade students will be having a sleepover from 8 pm till dawn. So don't forget to bring your pillows, along with your sleeping bags, and do not bring your phones. If you want to make an important phone call, you tell one of the teachers.”

Days passed, and it was finally the day for the sleepover. Aliana was so excited. When she heard a knock on the door, she picked up her pillow and sleeping bag, she was wearing blue pajamas that had white polka dots all over them.

“Bye, Mr. Jude. I'm going now,” she said, as she ran down the stairs.

She opened the door to see Lillian in yellow pajamas, that has smiley faces on them. They entered Lillian's car and drove to school.

The teachers were already on the school grounds with other students when they arrived. Most of the students were not there yet, so they had to wait for them.

It was 8 pm when the teachers locked the gate, by then everyone was complete.

“Ok everyone,” the principal started, making everyone pay attention. “ No one is allowed to leave the classroom, you are going to stay in. If you are caught roaming about, you're going home. Okay, boys to the music class and girls to the art class.”

With that, they went their separate ways. The girls were in the art class gisting, telling stories, and playing truth or dare while the boys were doing whatever boys do.

Aliana was feeling pressed, so she took permission from the teacher in charge of the classroom to go to the girls' bathroom.

Meanwhile, Cole was feeling bored, he looked at the male teacher who was sleeping, instead of monitoring them and took this opportunity. He took the phone he hid in his pillowcase, making sure no one saw him, before leaving the classroom.

Aliana was heading back to the art class when she saw Cole coming downstairs. she quickly hid, wondering where Cole was going, because the boys' restroom was upstairs. So she decided to follow him. After a while, she saw him enter the janitor's closet.

Cole went inside and shut the door. He sat down on a turned-over bucket, switched on his phone, and started watching a movie when Aliana barged in.

“Well, well, well,” she clapped her hands. “If it isn't the famous Cole Jackson disobeying the school authorities.”

Cole kept his phone in his pocket and ran his hand down his face in frustration. Why is this girl hell-bent on making his life miserable?

“Keep your voice down, you're going to get us in trouble. Don't forget you are not supposed to be here either,” he whispered.

She laughed. “You're going to be in bigger trouble than me when I tell the principal that you brought your phone to sch-” she was still talking when she heard footsteps.

Aliana quietly opened the door a little and took a peek, she saw the janitor coming.

“Oh no.”

“Who's that?” Cole asked.

“The janitor.”

The two teens were really scared now, the janitor placed her hand on the doorknob and was about to turn it when they heard the principal say;