The Phantom of Guajome Park Academy

Chapter One

Locked in

Rain thudded on the windshield of the car as Susan's mother drove her to the 10th grade lock in. It was the night where all the incoming 10th graders got together and were locking into the school gym with their teachers as chaperones. It was supposed to be a great get to know you process, and to save time once school stared so teachers didn't have to play stupid name games. Not to mention there was free food and music and movies would be playing all night.

As they pulled into the drop off circle Susan grabbed her bag telling her mom good night and scurried to get out of the rain. Grinning up at the sky she decided it was a perfect night to have a lock in, with an on coming thunder storm it would be perfect to tell the story she had been working on. It would scare every one senseless. People were still filing into the building; they wouldn't lock the doors till 8:00pm.

Signing her name in, she gazed around the large auditorium. Spotting her friends she scurried over.

"Guys! Its finished! My story is ready." She grinned at her friends as they smiled and rolled their eyes at her enthusiasm. She could care less, this was going to be so awesome; nothing was going to ruin the night.

"God Susan, if all you did over the summer is talk to us and write your little story I'm going to kick your butt." Nichole said with a mock serious face. When all Susan did was grin Nichole was true to her word and kicked her right in the butt. This ten started a butt kicking war among the friends until the final of their number showed up.

"Children, how many times must I tell you fighting is a bad thing." The new girl said pretending to act like a teacher.

"Cat since when have you said that violence was a bad thing? I mean you're the one who usually starts the fights and wins." It was true, the tall blonde was on the track team and was a dancer so she by far had the hardest kick of them all.

"My name is not Cat for the last time! Its Catherine! I don't have nick names; my name is Catherine not Cat." She said glaring at them and just for good measure kicked Alley in the butt.

"Ow! I thought you said that fighting was a bad thing?" Alley said rubbing her sore bottom. Catherine Grinned and gave a look that said, 'that's what you get for calling me cat'. To spoil the girl's fun in walked the prep squad. Rolling her eyes Catherine made a gazing noise in the back of her throat. Alley just turned her head away, and Nichole gave the one finger salute behind her back.

After being spotted by them Susan and her friends tried to move away, but it was too late. "OH Susan! We heard your stories finished, we just can't wait to hear it, I'm sure it will be interesting" The leader Monica broke off with a giggle. Susan, not catching on to the sarcasm that used from Monica's voice smiled.

"It's going to be great, I started reading it to my younger brother, but I had to stop because it was freaking him out." Susan was so excited to go on but she was cut off buy an annoyed Emma, one of Monica's followers.

"Sure what ever Susan." And with rude giggles the group moved on to be annoying somewhere else.

"Thank God, I was afraid that they would be here longer than that, If I hear one more of their annoying hehehe giggles I'm going to barf." Nichole said letting out a sight.

"Did it really scare Mark that bad? He's never one to admit he's scared. Come on, he was the only one of us who wanted to keep watching The Ring at your slumber party." Catherine asked sounding really unsure. She hated being scared too much. When with her group of friends she felt more secure, but she would never go looking for something scary on her own even thought the most scary thing always seem to happen to her. Susan shook her head no.

"No Mark was doing okay, it was my mom who told me to stop reading and that it would give him nightmares, but I think it was her who was going to get the nightmares." The group couldn't help but laugh at that. Susan had three younger siblings, two sisters and the youngest was her brother Mark.

"So when will we hear this 'scary' story?" Alley asked as their laughing dissolved, of them all she was the rock, years of playing ice hockey and horseback riding on less than happy horses, had made her fear nothing

"At midnight" Was Susan's only response as the group headed over to the refreshment stand to grab a soda.

"ooohhh Scary, and have you planned it so some one will start making thinks happen as the story goes on, just to scare us more?" Catherine asked with her goofy grin on her face.

"No but I should have." It was a good idea, but how in the world would she have gotten the things she needed? Catherine could have, seeing how she's the vice president of the drama club and has a key to all the rooms back stage, and the stage. Alley could have, since she's dating the 10th grade president, and he has access to everywhere. Nichole knowing Nichole she would pick the locks to the rooms she needed stuff from.

Susan didn't have access like her friends did (if you count Nichole as having access) But her story was scary enough with out stupid affects added to it. Besides it was going to be fun to see who pointed fingers at who, because her story had to do with them all. And she still

Didn't know how to finish the story, even thought she said she was finished. She would wait and see, then finish the story. That way it would be more fun and throw in a twist if people thought they saw where the story was going.

A large slam told her it was 8:00 and for the rest of the night, they were together with only the mysteries of the night to keep them going.