School of the Gifted

by nikiallen0119

In a small and nearly insignificant high-class town called Shaneton, a young boy named Josiah Perl is sent by his parents to a boarding school for advanced children. His parents claim that the experience is for his future, but compelled by fear and confusion during his time at the school, along with a strict and terrifying teacher named Baldi, Josiah believes otherwise.

1. Prologue

I watched. I watched the computer screen with intense thought and care. The room was lit with the light of the ceiling fan in my son's bedroom. He is only ten, yet his face lit up with the newly downloaded video game he couldn't wait to show me. And here we are. Father and son. The son enjoying the suspense of a slightly horrifying game, leaving the father to wonder about the purpose of it.

"Baldi's Basics in Education and Learning". It sounds so simple. So innocent and cheesy, with little to no storyline whatsoever. Yet the more I observed, the more I came to realize and really remember the memories I wished to forget.

This game. A replica of a story that was kept from the world, confined within a little town that was once my home as a child. If I had the heart, I would tell my son to delete the game immediately. So many people are seeing this outlandish game as merely a game. But it was a true story, and it happened to me. Although, the game itself makes it appear much different than how I know it went.

I sat on my son's bed and reclined, closing my eyes and remembering. All of it; every detail. This is my story...