"Is everyone ready?" Amy asked excitedly, her voice high pitched and loud over the crashing of thunder and the pitter patter of rain on the school building. It was eerie being there after hours, but Amy had insisted on doing the Sachiko Ever After charm here.
They had promised to clean up before they left, but the job seemed half-assed right now. Nora snorted at the thought. They would need to get to work after doing the charm. Flipping her waist length hair over her shoulder, she smirked as she took a step forward.
Amy was way too deep in her occult rituals. This was the third one this week, nothing new. Without a second thought, all six of their friends gathered into the circle. Their fingers were dug deep into the paper doll, everyone ready to pull of a scrap at a moments notice.
"Remember, 'Sachiko, we beg of you' six times. One for each person."
They all were quiet as they repeated the ritual in their heads. As if on cue, a flash of lightning struck down not too far from the building. Rin gasped and jumped, causing the rest of the group to snicker to themselves quietly. His face red, Rin cast his gaze down to the floor. He wished this would end already...
Things like this scared him to no end. He had no idea how Amy dealt with it on a daily basis. Even just this ritual caused his anxiety to sky-rocket. Gripping the paper tightly, he looked up at Amy.
She smiled and cast her gaze over the rest of the group. Nora stood to her left, then Rin, Alex, Yuki, and Rin's twin brother Ash. It was a somewhat smaller group for this kind of thing. But this is something she had been wanting to do for a while. "Is everyone finished?"
A chorus of "Yep!" went up as she commanded them to pull. A loud ripping sound filled the air as they ulled apart the paper doll. Amy beamed as she held up the scrap piece. "Now, don't lose it! Keep it somewhere safe, like your wallet."
Just as they were putting theiir scrap pieces away, the room began to shake slightly. The light ficture above shook silently. Rin's face paled as he looked towards Alex. He took a step away from the light, walking slowly towards his twin brother. "D-Did any of you guys... See that?"
Alex simply nodded as he looked up. The light began to shake more violently as the floor began to slip out from underneath them. Screaming they all grabbed hold of one another and tried to stand up again. But their efforts were useless. The earthquake was too powerful for them to overcome.
"Everyone, under a desk! Now!" Ash called out over the screams, pushing Nora frantically towards a desk. What the hell was even happening?! There hadn't been any alerts that had gone out about an incoming earthquake. What about their families? Where they okay? Beams and light bulbs burst around them and hit the floor as they scrambled towards their desks. But before they could, a section of the floor collapsed. Yuki's hand fell through the floor, and soon her body went with her.
"Alex!" She cried out, reaching towards him. Alex grunted as he flung himself towards her, barely catching her wrist before she could fall through the floorboards.
"Hold on, I'll pull you up," Alex called out as he began to lift. The weight added to the edge of the floorboards caused it to give wayy, causing both of them to fall through together.
Amy screamed as she tried to pull herself up off the floor. This wasn't how she wanted today to be like... She had wanted to do the ritual, spend time with her friends, and then go home. Never did she think it would end like this...! She needed to help everyone an get them to safety.
A floorboard creaked below her, causing her heart to skip a beat. No! Acting quick, she lunged away from where she had been previously sitting. The floor gave way rright where she had been before. If she hadn't of moved...
"Rin! Ash and Nora!" She called out over the crashing and roaring of the building crumbling around them. But it was no use. They couldn't hear here. A moment later and the rest of the floor gave way. There was nothng else to grab hold of.
They were done for.