18. School of Shocks
School of Shocks
Sam, Jess and Amanda walked into the school hall giggling. Jess’ brother had told her a dirty joke the night before and she’d just told her friends.
“That is so wrong!” Sam said wiping the tears from her eyes.
“Well, Bobby is quite wrong, so I guess that’s to be expected,” Jess said.
Amanda had been looking around the hall, “What’s going on?” she asked her friends.
The other two looked around and saw what Amanda was looking at. All the teachers were huddled in a group at the front of the hall. It wasn’t just some of the teachers or most of them. It was all of them. Even the principal and deputy principal were there. None of the teachers were smiling.
“I dunno,” Jess said.
The three of them sat down with the rest of the year nine students. Most of the people they could see were looking around, trying to work out what was going on. The room was quieter than it usually was during assemblies. The students knew something was going on.
“Hey,” Amanda’s boyfriend, Jamie said as she sat down next to him.
“Hey,” she said.
“Hi,” Jess said. “Do you know what’s going on?”
Jamie shook his head.
“I think another student’s missing,” a boy sitting in front of them said, turning around.
“Why d’ you think that, Simon?” Amanda asked.
“My dad had the news on this morning and they were saying something about a missing kid,” Simon said.
“Crikey,” Sam said quietly.
“Where’s Mr Anderson?” Jess asked suddenly.
The other four looked towards the group of teachers. Every teacher was there except Mr Anderson.
“Dunno,” Jamie said.
“That’s weird,” Simon said.
“Yeah,” Sam agreed.
“I guess we’re about to find out what’s going on,” Amanda said as the principle stepped forward to address the students.
“Good morning,” he said as the students stopped talking and looked towards him. “Yesterday evening a student in year twelve was abducted while walking home from school.”
A murmur ran through the assembled students. The senior students looked around to work out who was missing from their ranks. Every person there realised how serious the situation was.
“Who was it?” someone called out.
The principle raised his hand to silence the students. “Tommy Sutherland,” he said and waited for that piece on information to sink in.
“Tommy was walking home after his maths class yesterday evening,” the principle went on. “He was last seen at the front of the school by another student from that class. At this point it is unclear who abducted him and why.
“I’m sure I don’t need to point out that this is the second student to be abducted from this school in just over a month. There’s no proof that these abductions are connected but I don’t want any of you to take any chances. We’ve decided to introduce some new safety rules.
“No student is to walk home alone. Students who walk home are to find a walking buddy. Any student who has a class that finishes after 4:30 is to be picked up by their parents or other arrangements are to be made by the parents.
“I know this sounds extreme but it’s better to be safe than sorry. I’ll be sending a note home with each of you for your parents to read.
“If anyone wants to talk about what’s happened please see the councillor or talk to any of your teachers. Please leave in an orderly manor.”
The principle stepped back, indicating the assembly was over and the students should move off to their classes. The students filed out quietly. They were all shocked by what they’d heard. Tommy Sutherland was a prefect and known by all the students.
“He didn’t say anything about Mr Anderson not being there,” Jess said.
“Maybe he’s sick or something,” Sam said.
“That’s a bit of a coincidence don’t you think,” Jamie said.
“What else could it be?” Jess asked.
“Maybe he’s the one who’s taken the kids,” Jamie joked.
“That’s not even funny, Jamie,” Amanda said.
“It’s probably nothing,” Sam said.
The four of them walked into their English classroom. Despite everything that had happened they still had to analyse Romeo and Juliet.
Sam, Jess and Amanda walked into the school hall giggling. Jess’ brother had told her a dirty joke the night before and she’d just told her friends.
“That is so wrong!” Sam said wiping the tears from her eyes.
“Well, Bobby is quite wrong, so I guess that’s to be expected,” Jess said.
Amanda had been looking around the hall, “What’s going on?” she asked her friends.
The other two looked around and saw what Amanda was looking at. All the teachers were huddled in a group at the front of the hall. It wasn’t just some of the teachers or most of them. It was all of them. Even the principal and deputy principal were there. None of the teachers were smiling.
“I dunno,” Jess said.
The three of them sat down with the rest of the year nine students. Most of the people they could see were looking around, trying to work out what was going on. The room was quieter than it usually was during assemblies. The students knew something was going on.
“Hey,” Amanda’s boyfriend, Jamie said as she sat down next to him.
“Hey,” she said.
“Hi,” Jess said. “Do you know what’s going on?”
Jamie shook his head.
“I think another student’s missing,” a boy sitting in front of them said, turning around.
“Why d’ you think that, Simon?” Amanda asked.
“My dad had the news on this morning and they were saying something about a missing kid,” Simon said.
“Crikey,” Sam said quietly.
“Where’s Mr Anderson?” Jess asked suddenly.
The other four looked towards the group of teachers. Every teacher was there except Mr Anderson.
“Dunno,” Jamie said.
“That’s weird,” Simon said.
“Yeah,” Sam agreed.
“I guess we’re about to find out what’s going on,” Amanda said as the principle stepped forward to address the students.
“Good morning,” he said as the students stopped talking and looked towards him. “Yesterday evening a student in year twelve was abducted while walking home from school.”
A murmur ran through the assembled students. The senior students looked around to work out who was missing from their ranks. Every person there realised how serious the situation was.
“Who was it?” someone called out.
The principle raised his hand to silence the students. “Tommy Sutherland,” he said and waited for that piece on information to sink in.
“Tommy was walking home after his maths class yesterday evening,” the principle went on. “He was last seen at the front of the school by another student from that class. At this point it is unclear who abducted him and why.
“I’m sure I don’t need to point out that this is the second student to be abducted from this school in just over a month. There’s no proof that these abductions are connected but I don’t want any of you to take any chances. We’ve decided to introduce some new safety rules.
“No student is to walk home alone. Students who walk home are to find a walking buddy. Any student who has a class that finishes after 4:30 is to be picked up by their parents or other arrangements are to be made by the parents.
“I know this sounds extreme but it’s better to be safe than sorry. I’ll be sending a note home with each of you for your parents to read.
“If anyone wants to talk about what’s happened please see the councillor or talk to any of your teachers. Please leave in an orderly manor.”
The principle stepped back, indicating the assembly was over and the students should move off to their classes. The students filed out quietly. They were all shocked by what they’d heard. Tommy Sutherland was a prefect and known by all the students.
“He didn’t say anything about Mr Anderson not being there,” Jess said.
“Maybe he’s sick or something,” Sam said.
“That’s a bit of a coincidence don’t you think,” Jamie said.
“What else could it be?” Jess asked.
“Maybe he’s the one who’s taken the kids,” Jamie joked.
“That’s not even funny, Jamie,” Amanda said.
“It’s probably nothing,” Sam said.
The four of them walked into their English classroom. Despite everything that had happened they still had to analyse Romeo and Juliet.
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