The Four Elements

I could not take another bite, I was far from stuffed but I had other things on my mind. I had my final exam tomorrow and if I flunked again, I had summer school to look forward to. I had not studied one bit, but I couldn't care less. I never liked science, no matter how much it had to do with sports. I was tempted to revise, but as well as my exam, I had an assessment at my football club and with this approval, I will have lots of opportunities. Football or Revision? My choice was obvious, I will revise later. Maybe.

'Ben, get up, your friends are here, early' yelled my mum
'Ok' I replied. 8 already I thought. I was scared, my head shaking, I was going to fail, I forgot all about revising. Mr hill was going to kill me. There is no exaggerating when I say this as well, I failed all of his other exams and if I... And that was when I realised, I had the practise exam in my bag. I quickly changed into my uniform and ran down stairs grazing my elbow on the way down but that was the least of my worries. my main priority was getting my friends to help me, or even trust them with this.

On the walk to school, I gradually explained my situation to them all including all the reasons they should help and avoiding the consequences. Zeke and Triston never really cared about Hill but Secura was afraid of anything below a B. She wasn't going through with it but that still didn't stop Zeke and Triston. It's times like this when you are happy you have terrible people for friends.

So, 3 minutes left until the exam finishes, I have put one word answers for nearly everything and I was sweating like a pig. My head slowly turned in between Zeke and Triston and they were holding back their laughs like their lives depended on it. i then turned to Secura who i had never seen so upset. The shame that she saw in me was piercing. I tried not to look but i could see her staring at me in the corner of my eye.

'Time is up, pens down' Mr Hill spoke with a firm voice making sure that the students would do what he says. Nobody dared to challenge him but the look in some eyes were clear anger. The teachers began to wander the room collecting papers from all the students and when he came to collect my work he gave me an intense glare. He then whispered in my ear 'Good luck'

'Alright, now' said Zeke. 'He isn't here'
'Good, lets do what we need and go' I said.
'Don't be such a baby' he replied. Triston then burst through the door loud and proud. he grabbed my practise test and swapped it. He was so casual, it was like he was used to it. He laughed at us when he saw the shock on our face.
'What are you doing' Secura whispered at us loudly. We all were shocked that she even dared to show up but she only came to say one thing. 'Hurry up, Hill is coming' We all jumped up and ran to anywhere that looked like a place of hiding. If only Zeke had not locked the door we might have got out alright. Mainly because Triston caught on some of the chemicals.
Gases began to spread and we were starting to suffocate. The key, nowhere in sight through the fog but I managed to stay standing for long enough to see Secura collapse. I was too weak to yell for help but using his last breath Triston screamed, then fell to the floor. I managed to stay up the longest to see secura burst like a balloon, leaving a pool of water. I still to this day don't know if i collapsed due to the gases or shock.

'His vitals'? a distant voice echoed.
'Normal'
'What was all that we saw before'?
'I don't know, but he wasn't the only one'
What do you mean'?
'Well he and his friends have all go...' the voices faded into the background and I fell asleep once more. To this day, i can't remember anything later in the year 2011.