I apologize for the delay for this chapter to come out, work has proven to be busier than I expected. Nonetheless, here's chapter 2.
Kevin looked at his mom, who was still watching the news.
'Should I do it? Should I ask her if I should stay home today? I'm not worried about the test but... today just doesn't feel right...'
Kevin took a deep breath, he made his choice. He approached his mother, a lone drop of sweat went down the left side of his face.
"Hey mom, I don't really feel to good today do you think maybe I can stay home?" Kevin asked, faking a few coughs as best as he could to try to sound convincing, he was also holding his stomach in pain.
Kevin's mom gave him a suspicious look before giving him a smile with a raised eyebrow.
"Sweetie, you can't fool me. It's perfectly natural that you'd be nervous about this exam. But you can't skip out on school, now hurry along, you don't want to miss your bus." Kevin's mom responded, seeing through her son's façade. She hurried him along outside to join his friends.
Kevin started talking with Nazz and Rolf about Kevin's bad feeling, but they just assured him that it was just about the test and that he shouldn't worry about it. As they spoke, the bus arrived, the kids of the cul-de-sac boarded the bus.
"Well our exam isn't until after lunch, so I suppose I could give you one last lesson. Though you fellows really should have studied beforehand." Double D said.
"What, and mess up the plot?" Eddy responded with a bitter tone of voice. Ed just stared out of the window and saw everything that passed with his usual goofy, cartoonish grin.
The school bus pulled up at Peach Creek High School at exactly 8:09 a.m., classes began in 11 minutes. The Eds walked through the hallway, which was hustling and bustling with the sound of the other students that were conversing or in a panic about their final exams.
The boys were getting some of their things from their lockers when a young man approached them. The boy was rather tall and a bit muscular, he wore a green shirt that was similar in color to Ed's jacket, purple jeans and black sneakers. His hair was spiky and as a deep chocolate brown.
"Hey Ed, did you get the new copy of 'Evil Tim'? It came out yesterday!" The boy said. Ed's interest completely turned to the boy.
"W-what?! It came out! Matt, did you get it?!" Ed asked in shock.
"Yeah, I can let you read it during lunch if you want!" Matt answered, smiling at his friend. Eddy and Double D turned their attention to Ed and Matt's conversation.
"Sorry Matthew, but Ed will be with us, studying for our Math final later today." Double D stated.
"The one for Mrs. McMahon?" Matt asked, to which the Eds nodded.
"Mr. Hill, would you kindly head to your homeroom please, I need to speak with the Eds." A voice said. The four teens turned to see an older gentleman wearing a red collared shirt, khaki pants and light brown hair that was connected to a mustache and goatee.
"Y-yes sir!" Matt said, running to his homeroom.
"No running in the halls Mr. Hill." The man called out. "Sorry about the interruption boys, but I needed to talk to you in private. Please, come with me to my office."
"Of course Principal Antonucci!" Double D said, following the principal. Ed and Eddy gulped nervously while they followed along.
The Eds followed Principal Antonucci into his office and took a seat, Antonucci took his own seat at his desk. Eddy began to sweat nervously while Ed was sweating in a cartoonish fashion, they both had a desperate look on their faces. Double D on the other hand looked calm and was smiling.
"Now bo-" Antonucci began before Ed interrupted him.
"ED IS SORRY PRINCIPAL MAN! PLEASE DON'T TELL SARAH!" He shouted, groveling at Principal Antonucci's feet. Some of the other staff members heard the commotion and entered the room. "If you tell Sarah, then Sarah will tell Mom, and Mom will yell Dad, AND DAD WILL JUST SIT THERE AND WATCH TV!"
Everyone was giving Ed and Antonucci a strange and concerned look. But Antonucci kept his composure.
"It's fine everyone, please return to what you were doing." He said. The office door was closed and everything returned to silence. "Now Edward, Edward, and Eddward, you three are not being punished."
"Oh." Ed said, rushing back to his seat in embarrassment, Eddy slapped his forehead and groaned in frustration at his friend's impulse.
"Then what did you bring us here for, sir?" Double D asked.
"I just wanted to say that I'm very proud of you three!" Antonucci said, making Eddy intruiged. "Eddward, your grades are among the highest in the entire school, you'll be a shoe in for some of the most prestigious colleges and universities in Canads, perhaps even down South in the United States as well."
Double D proud of his accomplishment and grinned.
"As for you two, you've astounded me with how much you have improved since you were Freshman. Having your friend Eddward tutor you was a good decision. While your grades are not on the same level as his, you two have raised your G.P.A high enough for you to graduate. I'm sure wherever you go, you three will do splendidly!"
Ed smiled his goofy smile and blushed in embarrassment. Eddy had a pleased smirk on his face.
"Here, take this pass. You three should head to your homeroom." Antonucci said, handing Double D their pass.
As the day went by, students came and went to their classes, took their exams, and so on. The time was currently 11:47 a.m., Principal Antonucci was currently talking to one of the janitors by the front entrance.
"It's really been an honor having you here Mr. Godin." Antonucci said.
"Oh please Danny, you're not my student anymore, call me Shawn." The janitor replied.
"So what will you do now that you're retiring?" Mr. Antonucci asked.
"Me? Haha, I'm going to Hawaii! I'll visit whenever I can, but for now Danny, aloha!" Mr. Godin said, he ripped off his uniform to reveal a Hawaiian themed tropical shirt and khaki shorts. Mr. Godin bolted out of the school, allowing a sickly looking boy to enter.
This boy seemed to have a bite mark on his arm that was bleeding, he was pale yet he also looked a sickly yellow-green. Antonucci looked concerned with the boy. He escorted the boy to the Nurse's office.
'Poor kid'. He thought to himself. 'I need to remember to call Animal Control later...'
Some time later, everyone was now at Lunch. Despite nothing bad happening, Kevin still had a bad feeling.
The Eds were busy studying, their next class was Math, which meant that their final exam was fast approaching.
"Now fellows, we've covered about three quarters of sort of equations and other functions should be on our exam." Double D began to explain, Ed's attention shifted over to Matt, who was sitting with some other teens, he noticed Ed looking at him and waved at Ed, showing him the comic.
Ed bit his lip, wanting to join them, but he glanced back at Double D who was still explaining the exam to Eddy, who looked like he was about to die of boredom. He looked back at Matt and shook his head with a frown.
Matt gave Ed an understanding smile and a thumbs up, leaving him to study.
Meanwhile in the nurses office, the sickly boy was laying down on a bed. The nurse entered the room with a concerned look. She put a pair of gloves on and took out a thermometer. When she got close however, the boy's eyes widened. Revealing deep, lemon yellow eyes with blood red pupils.
The boy made an inhuman screech before biting the nurse's neck. Two security guards who heard everything rushed in, only to find the nurse bleeding out and a broken window.
"Antonnuci, we have a problem..." one of the guards said via his walkie-talkie...
Minutes passed, and the time had arrived for the teens to take their Math final. Mrs. McMahon entered the room, she was a young and attractive young woman with light brown hair, hazel eyes, and a thin hourglass figure which most of the boys enjoyed. She had a small box with the exams in her hands.
"Well class, I hope you all studied." She said. Suddenly, the intercom turned on.
"Attention staff and students. There has been an incident at the Nurse's Office, due to this incident I'm afraid school will be dismissed early for a proper investigation to take place. I apologize for the inconvenience and I wish everyone a good day." Principal Antonucci announced. Some of the class cheered at their luck. Eddy was one of the first students to dash out of the classroom and out of the school.
"Yeehaw! No exam for us boys!" Eddy shouted cheerfully.
'Huh, I guess I might have been worried over nothing.' Kevin thought to himself.
Everyone was taking advantage of their early dismissal by either studying more or just hanging out.
Jimmy was picking flowers by the lane, he was trying to rebuild his 'Garden in the Sky', when he found a stray dog that appeared to be gnawing at something. He couldn't see what it was as the dog had its back turned to him. Jimmy didn't know what to do...
What should Jimmy do?
Option A: See what the dog is eating.
Option B: Avoid the dog and head home.
The choice is yours...
I apologized for being late, now I need to apologize for the result of the choice of the previous chapter. However, this does show something that this story will have. Some choices will often end up having results that may be different than what you can expect. Remember, what you think is the right choice may end up causing greater harm than good.
Other than that, I hope you enjoyed this chapter and will look forward to the next.