The Edelin Chronicles: The Search for Cindias

Chapter 5: How the Hell Did That Get in Here?

It has been exactly one week since I met Rose, Natalie, and Zach. And despite the incident on their first day, everything has been quiet, almost too quiet. So things you think should probably change.

Well, if you guessed that things would remain quiet for yet another week before any drastic happens, you'd be correct. Congrats, you get a medal, not exactly gold, more like pyrite. What? Do you think I'm rich or something?

Anyways, two weeks after meeting those three, of course, started like any normal day. Starting with me getting ready, this time choosing a knee-length black dress with a green overcoat, along with silver tights that sparkled in the light, and black knee-high boots. Deciding that I should stylize my hair, I decided on braiding the front of my hair into two parts and tieing them in the back with a hair-band. And wearing a neutral pink lipstick and silver eyeshadow.

Then eating breakfast, but my mom was gone already, which meant I had to make my breakfast. Now, before you all panic, her absence isn't jarring, she does have a job, and sometimes she has an early work shift. But, what her job is, remains unknown, she never tells anyone what she does or even where she works.

But, I had to get to class. Riding to school on the bus, praying for the day I get my license and meet Rose, Zach, and Nat as I decide to call her, outside the school to get to class.

But of course, lunch is when anything significant happens, so that's when things start running amuck. The cafeteria is crowded with hungry teenagers, as my little group of friends sits in the back towards the window looking out at the student parking lot.

Katelyn and Jax have school lunch, while Rose, Zach, and I have home-packed lunch, but Cora had an off period so she got all of us something from the fast-food place down the street, especially Nat, who begged her to get something take-out.

"So, how was the last geometry test?" Cora asks, with her being a smart cookie, she taking all advanced classes, especially in math, where she takes classes ahead of her level, she just wants to know what it's like for us common folk.

"I swear, Mr. Rueben is deliberately trying to make us fail," Nat says groaning over her cheeseburger.

"Says the person who rarely studies," Rose replies, making the whole group burst out laughing, including Nat, even though a touch of pink has risen to her cheeks.

"Alright, fair enough but even if I did study for the test, would this even be relevant after school?" she asks as we start settling down.

"Well, how else will we know about how to tip a server or learn the amount of a house or car?" Jax asks in return, she nods in recognition but mutters something to Zach. Who mutters something else in return, he then turns to have a conversation with Jax. Both blushing in the process, their friendship was honestly really sweet, and might even be more than a friendship. Which I'm guessing is a surprise to no one. But then, things get good.

A crash sounds in the distance, it seems that the whole school has heard it, it was silent for a few more minutes, some groups started talking again, until another crash, and a low growling filled the cafeteria. An alarm sounded as the head security guard came on the PA.

"Attention students and staff, we are currently in lockdown, all students in lunch find the nearest classroom to do the procedure, this is not a drill, find the near classroom and hide," the same low growl emanates through the speaker as it cuts off. But of course, people start getting into a panic, rushing to get out of the cafeteria to get to safety.

While others were more methodical, walking slowly and dodging the panickers to get out of harm's way, Cora, Katelyn, and Jax were part of that group as they were some of the first to leave before the chaos started. But I was left with Rose Nat and Zach. Above all the commotion, I could hear Rose cursing, but not in a language I understood, she then turned to me.