"Does anyone have a flashlight or a match or something?" A female voice asked.
"No. You know we're not exactly allowed to bring matches to school." A male voice replied.
"Does anyone have a flashlight then?" The same female asked again.
"Err… I don't think any of us keep a flashlight with us either…" A second male voice replied.
"Ugh do I have to do everything on my own?" A second female groaned angrily as she started looking through her bag but it was hard considering it was too dark to see.
After a long pause, the girl pulled out her iPhone from her bag and switched on the flashlight on the back showing them about 6 metres of the tunnel in front of them, "There."
"Hey, look! Is that… a button?" A boy said as he pressed the button curiously which caused lights on the sides of the tunnel to go on revealing several sixteen year olds.
"I guess we won't need this anymore." The previous girl said as she switched off the flashlight and put it back in her bag.
"Now where should we go?" Another boy asked as he pointed out at the tunnel division ahead of them.
"I say we go left!" A girl said.
"I say we go right." Another boy argued.
"No we should go left!"
"No right!"
"I SAID left!"
"Right!"
"Left!"
"Right!"
"Left!"
"That tunnel is going to lead us to our death!" The boy exclaimed.
"And since when did you become a fortune teller?!" The girl shouted sarcastically.
Hello. I'm pretty sure you're all wondering how we ended up here. Well, let me tell you our story…
It was the start of the year 2015. Everything seemed to be fine: The World Governments sucking at their jobs as usual, students in class on a Tuesday last period as usual, scientists trying to develop the living style of humanity as usual, global warming still happening, birds and animals migrating with seasons changing; Everything was perfectly fine… Or so we thought.
"So, do you lot get it now?" Mr Akbar, our Physics teacher, asked.
"Yes, sir." The class mumbled half-heartedly.
A girl shot her hand in the air, "Sir what about if…"
This is Angela Soma. She prefers being called Angel. She's that one student with the milky chocolate hair and the blue eyes. She has beautiful pale skin, and stands at about 5"5. She's a nice person and absolutely adores anything related to the Japanese culture which is a reason why her favourite weapon is the Katana.
"Isobel, please shut up." Mr Akbar asked one of the girls sitting on the front desk.
She smirked. "Anything for you, sir!" Mr Akbar rolled his eyes.
Isobel Jackson. Most of her friends call her Izzie. She's British by birth, and definitely by accent. She has brown hair which is actually red in the sun and chocolate brown eyes. She's the shortest in the class, only 5"2, and has olive brown skin. She has a wicked sense of humor, but she can be very mean if you don't know her better. She's one girl you should NOT pick a fight with; she's not afraid of anything and packs a mean punch.
Poison Ivy giggled from next to her. No one knows her real name so we just call her Ivy. She's black haired and green eyed and just to tell you: she's probably the craziest person in this class. She's also the only one as short as Izzie.
Next to Ivy is Alectra Grace or Ally. She's like some kind of superhero if you hear her name but once you get to know her, you'll know how strict and "girly" she is. She is black haired and brown eyed. Some call her a model, standing at a perfect 5"6 and with her princess hair.
Now, on another desk is Omar Keshk, nicknamed Keshk. He's a cheerful person… A VERY cheerful person... He is black haired, black eyed and has a tan skin. He's one of the tallest in the class, standing at a 5"11.
Next to him sitting quietly is Minnie Zefta or Zefta for short. The boys gave her that nickname but she doesn't mind it really even though she is a shy character. She has brown hair, brown eyes and bright pink skin. She's of average height, a standard 5"4.
Fiddling with a pencil on another desk is Fares Ibrahim. His friends call him Ferfer. He's a funny and cool person in a way but can sometimes be a bit too silly. He's one of the tall ones, at a 5"9. He has brown coloured hair, bluish-brown eyes and a bronzy tan skin.
Next to him fooling around is Abdullah Mystifier or Mistyboy. He has brown hair, brown eyes and pale skin. He's of height 5'8". He's also funny in a way yet annoying in another way.
Next to them is James Liebig, also known as Dodo. He has brown hair, brown eyes and a pale skin. He's 5'10" tall. He's a nice person once you get to know him.
On another desk is Bexy Sting. She's probably the most hyper student in our class, a loving person though but if you have a secret then you better it keep it away from her. She has very pale skin, caramel colored hair and light blue eyes. She's one of the tallest girls, of height 5'6".
Next to her is Dana Al Ghazali but you can call her Dandan for short. She's a really nice person. She's cute, funny and LOVES fashion. She has brownish-red hair and hazel eyes. She's average height.
And on another table is Mary-Ann or Mary. She has light brown hair and brown eyes. She has a peachy white skin and is 5'6" tall. She's quiet and shy though social at times.
Next to her is Angelrina de Val. Rye for short. She's some kind of detective-like kid sitting in our class. I'm telling you: NOTHING gets out of her sight. She has black hair and hazel eyes. She's a Caucasian of height 6'1" which makes her the tallest girl in our class.
On another desk is Ashton Turner, nicknamed Ash. A REALLY quiet and silent person so he prefers to sit alone. He has a tan skin, dark brown hair and brown eyes. He's 5'9" tall.
Sitting next to Izzie attempting to make terrible jokes is Anwroo Akbar, (yes, he has the same last name as Mr. Akbar but are fortunately for him unrelated). He's extremely stubborn and defiant and if you tell him not to do something, he probably will. He's a tall guy. He has black-mixed-with-yellow hair, hazel eyes and a pale skin.
Next to him is Jeff Winger. He can give inspirational speeches which is only when he is in the serious mood otherwise he's a careless person. He has a pale skin, brown hair and brownish-hazel eyes. He's 6'1" tall.
Next to them is Senior Chang or El Tigre (he's Asian). He's a pretty annoying person and uses the word 'Chang' in almost everything he says and the biggest problem is he is short-tempered. So if he annoys you and you pick a fight with him then I wish you luck. He has a pale skin, black hair and dark brown eyes. He's also 5'8" tall.
On another desk, for the eighth time, is… Handsome Jack, also known as HJ. He's a bit like Ivy except not as evil as she is. He has a pale skin, light brown hair and green eyes. He's 5'10" tall.
Next to him is A-Man or "Dude". Even though his name makes you think he is some kind of gangster guy, he's most definitely the furthest from that. He's not a serious person except when in dangerous situations. Serious usually? NO. Serious in danger? YES. He has a light brown skin, black hair and dark brown eyes. He's 5'5" tall.
Next to him is Mohammad Al Masri or Hamood. He has black hair, black eyes and a pale skin. He's 5'10" tall. I don't have much to say about him since we hardly ever spoke.
And on the last desk, finally, is Nikola whose last name is unidentified or simply: I don't know. He's a calm and smart person but silly at times though. He is black eyed and brown haired. He has a Caucasian skin and is 5'8" tall.
Next to him is Alexandra Nicholas or Nexi. She is kind yet strict so you wouldn't want to go around messing with her. She's a Caucasian with light brown hair and hazel eyes. She's 5'8" tall.
And finally, next to her is me, Anne Wood. I have dark brown hair and brown eyes. I'm a Caucasian and I'm 5'6" tall. I hate having to describe myself but here's how my personality is like: I can be brave, intelligent in a way, hard-minded, strong-willed and short-tempered so don't mess with me or you will end up with bruises all over your body (I also secretly love cute things but don't tell anyone!).
Now that you've met our class, we can continue the story…
"Right, so moving on, the electromagnetic spec-" Mr Akbar was interrupted by the school's alarm going off. Mr Akbar's eyes widened when the alarm bell sounded different to the fire alarm, high pitched and prolonged. It was the intruder alarm.
"Right, lights off, completely silent or I'll have you by your dolt, grab your bags!" Mr Akbar ordered as he typed something on the computer in front of him quickly.
"Isn't that the fire alarm?" A-Man asked.
"No. It sounds different, there must be something else going on out there." Rye stated.
Soon enough the whole class had their bags on their backs. Mr Akbar pressed one more button and a part of the floor flew open, revealing a tunnel.
"Go in! Quick!" Mr Akbar ordered the students, his eyes full of concern as he helped a few of the shorter girls through the mounted doorway. They start jumping down into the hole one by one.
As soon as they were all inside, the students looked back for their favorite teacher, but Mr Akbar had already pressed another button causing the opening to slowly shut close. He switched off the computer and turned everything off, getting ready to exit the class and hide. Opening the classroom door, the blood drained out of his face as he came chest to chest with black cloaks and a feeling of despair. A few of the students screamed as the door finally closed on the image of their favorite teacher for the last time.
So that's how we ended up in this tunnel with these heavy bags stuck on our backs.
"You know what? I'm taking my bag off, it's not like it's of any use now." Anne dropped her bag.
"I'm leaving my bag too!" Mistyboy exclaimed acting like some kind of hero as he took his bag off.
"And so will I!" Fares followed him and soon so did everyone.
Anne and Rye met eyes and sighed. "Kids." they muttered.
It wasn't ten seconds till the right or left argument had started between Chang and Ally.
"I'm telling you it's the right!" Chang exclaimed.
"Shut up boy! You know nothing! It's the left." Ally yelled back.
"IT IS THE RIGHT!"
"NO IT'S THE LEFT!"
"RIGHT!"
"LEFT!"
"RI-" Change was interrupted.
"SHUT UP, BOTH OF YOU!" Izzie shouted in anger. Unsurprisingly, they did.
"Something is going on out there and it doesn't sound like it's something good..." Alexandra moaned.
"And you two are busy fighting over what? A tunnel!" James threw his hands up in exasperation.
"Oh shut up! If we don't decide then-" Chang was interrupted.
"Enough! All of you!" Anne ordered with her arms crossed causing everyone to go silent, "You're being such babies! If you keep acting like that then we have absolutely no chances of surviving!"
Angel and Izzie nodded in agreement. Angel said sadly, "Mr Akbar is probably… gone now…"
Izzie said with a pained voice; "And he did this to save us."
"We shall not lose a soul in vain." Anne said then turned to Ashton, "Take the map out."
Ash nods silently as he pulled out the school blueprints map from his bag. He took a look at it and said, "We should go left."
"HA!" Ally laughed in Chang's face.
"Oh shut up." Chang said with an angry expression on his face.
"Where did you get that map?" Anwroo and Jeff asked at the same time.
"Mr Akbar gave it to me before I went down the hole since I was the last to leave." Ash replied quietly.
"So where exactly does this map take us?" Nikola asked.
"The map leads to a training shelter, I think." Mary replied in a low voice.
"It will protect us for a while but…" Dana paused.
"It won't last long." Minnie quietly continued Dana's comment.
There was a period of silence. Everyone was thinking about the same thing; Mr. Akbar.
"Everyone take your bags with you, we might need them." Anne said determinedly as she picked her bag up and started marching towards the left tunnel following Ash.
"I hate Tuesdays." Mohammad stated as he walked after the group with a heavy bag on his back.
"Yeah, me too. I hate today in particular." " HJ added.
"And I hate dark places…" Bexy said in a low voice.
"Me too." Minnie and Dana said to Bexy.
"Shush ya Zefta." Mistyboy grinned at Minnie.
"Okay…" Minnie said quietly.
As they slowly trekked through the tunnel, stumbling once in a while, eventually they heard a loud scream and heard three sets of loud footsteps pounding from behind them. Seconds later it was followed by the sound of something obviously heavy coming at a similar speed.
"RUN!" Anne screamed as she realised they were running from some very familiar black cloaks.
