The Phantom of Guajome Park Academy

Chapter Four

Unshed Tears

No one spoke after Mike showed them the rose petal, but every one who had been in the story room turned at looked at Susan with wet eyes from unshed tears of horror. Susan herself was stunned, there only chaperone was dead. Not to mention there was only a rose petal as evidence, and the key was missing. Finally a voice broke the silence that was like a heavy mist over them.

"It's him…the phantom of the opera." Catherine's voice was soft and shaky, but every one in the room heard it, and no one was ready to deny it.

"OK people let just take a moment and not panic, we will just call the police and the fire department will show up with a ladder or lock smith so we can all get out of here. When they get here the people who were here in the Gym will tell them every thing that they saw and heard." That's why the chose Mike, he knew exactly how to talk to people and get every one in order. Finally someone moved to wards the phone that hung in the back of the room, every one else watched in silence.

Picking up the phone Nichole listened and with a noise of frustration hung the phone back up. "What ever caused the lights to flicker killed the phone line, there was nothing."

"That's fine; I think almost every one has a cell phone." Mick said, he was trying to sound calm but hints of worry and fear was in his voice. The fact that they had unstable power and no phone lines was very unsettling to them all. Even he pulled his cell phone out of his pocket but closed it back up after a second of looking at it. "Batteries dead." He mumbled

Soon every one was pulling out cell phones, but mummers of excuses were echoing in the room. No service, no batter, I must have forgotten it or lost it. In the end it seemed no one had a cell phone. With a shrug Susan pulled hers out, she had a dreading feeling when she saw that she had a full battery and full service.

"Mine works…" Everyone watched Susan as she slowly dilled the number to 911, each beep sounding around them. Putting the phone to her ear she let out a shriek and dropped her phone. Catherine who was still standing by her bent down and picked up the phone. She at once went pale as a ghost, but seemed to be unable to pull the phone from her ear.

When she at last did, tears fell from her eyes as she looked out at every one. "It was him…he's coming for her…" When she finally said this she gave Susan back her cell phone and just sat on the ground, her hands shaking uncontrollably.

Voices filled the room as every one asked who he was coming for… who was this girl? Susan knew the answer, and it scared her out of her wits that she did.

"He's coming for his Christine, He's coming for his Christine!" The last part she shouted and voices filled with fear and panic soon joined hers.

"He'll kill us all!" and shouted "Who is his Christine?" Yelled another. "HEY!" Mike yelled from the stage, his voice louder than the rest, and once only a few whispers were left did he go on.

"OK, we know who did this…if you believe that it is some phantom…Personally I think that this is some freak accident. But for now lets set up some rules, one, every one stay in groups and spread out. If you see any thing scream and the rest will come running. Two, every one keep trying to call 911, we need help. And three, no one try anything stupid!"

"Hello/ were all being stupid, this is so a stupid prank, I bet that's not even a real body. Mrs. Brown is probably in some room working on something…" Monica was cut off by another student who had been in the room.

"That's not true, we saw her! Most every one here can tell you that, that body on the stage is the real Mrs. Brown!" Maria, a normally quite student yelled at Monica. Always getting state A's and being in every academic club and sport possible every one knew she would never lie about some thing like this.

"Want to know what really happened? I saw it, I saw it all, Mrs. Brown was murdered! We were all dancing and having a good time when we heard a the sound of some one laughing from up in the wings. Every one knows that off limits un less up there with a class, so Mrs. Brown went to see who it was. Once she was up there she called down to us. 'I don't see anyone.' Every one wanted to know who was up there se we all watched. We could see here feet, and suddenly another pair of feet was behind her, and we heard her scream, then the lights went out."

Every one was hanging one her every word. Even the ones who saw it happen listened, just to be sure what the saw was true.

"When the lights came back on there was Mrs. Brown, Handing there, her eyes wide with fear, her mouth open, as if it was gasping for a breath that wasn't there. And we all screamed. I guess you all know the rest…"

And for the second time that night dark laughter filled their ears.