Upon arrival all the students were evacuated. Noelle parked the limo up the street a little ways, the school was on fire and the art wing was collapsed. The three of us silently joined the crowds.
At that time Mr. Levi, gave a speech, "students and faculty do not worry, there are students still inside the building and are being searched for, there is no need to panic the EMS, police department and fire department are here."
That's when I noticed Kenzie, Clarissa and Lexi all missing. I shot a glance at Katie two lines over and mouthed their names. A look of alarm spread over her face. There was nothing we could do, nothing but pray.
The three of us gathered near the flag pole and created a rescue plan, we guessed they'd be in the language/art wing because that part was damaged. I unlocked the main doors and let Katie and Noelle sneak through and I picked up the rear. We rounded the bend into the hallway with the cubbies and saw two monstrous dogs ripping at a back pack, the contents spilled onto the floor, a small decorated journal flopped out. I recognized it as the journal Clarissa shared with her friends. Looking to my friends as a way to get passed, Katie shrugged and Noelle suggested the other hallway. We back tracked until we reached the lobby again. A grin exploded over Katie as she looked down the workshop hallway.
"I have an idea," she whispered and went in that direction.
Looking at Noelle I said, "Hope we meet up with her soon,"
We journeyed down the hall zig zagging avoiding fires and such. When we arrived at the language hall we saw Clarissa and Lexi in a room barricaded with desks to prevent anything from coming in. I glanced worriedly into the window, they saw me and pointed to the courtyard window, I took that as they wanted to meet other there. Walking around the debris we met them in the court yard.
"Chris! Noelle! Thank gods you guys are alive. Kenzie forgot about the trip. She's in the art wing looking for you two. Wait, where's Katie?"
"Right here." She was holding a wrapped bundle of something and her left shoulder was wrapped in gauze. "When I was in the workshops I made these, untiring the knot, swords tumbled out. They were crude and short. But Katie said they had been proven effective. They each took a sword and left one propped against the wall.
"We can't all go out there," Clarissa said. "We should stay here as long as we can."
"Not me, I'm going to look for Kenzie. Like it or not." I stammered. I was full of fear but I couldn't let that show. These were my friends, they looked up to me. Even though they pick on my non-stop. They looked to me as their leader.