Hiding Hunting Season

A school trip meant to feel like freedom quickly becomes something else entirely.

Rules are recited, smiles are practiced, and a five-star hotel looms like it's watching rather than welcoming.

As the bus rolls closer, one student observes the cracks beneath the luxury - rotting systems, empty promises, and classmates who believe consequences don't apply to them.

When Nisha's phone battery dies before they even arrive, it becomes clear: Rules only matter until they don't.
And everyone assumes the next step is guaranteed... until it isn't.