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12. Day One: Agent Prep 101

YES. An upload at last, right? This chapter was great. I love that we are now figuring out stuff along with Leanna. Let me know what you think and don't forget to VOTE! I'll try and upload as regularly as I can. 

As usual, the cafeteria was filled with lifeless children mindlessly eating their food. I was bored out of my fucking mind. At least Spencer was here today. He had a tray full of food that he never touched. I swear I’ve lost like ten pounds with the lack of food I’ve been eating. My stomach growled just thinking about it. Today it was enchiladas for lunch and it smelled mouthwatering. I glowered down at my food, wishing I could eat it. Yet, there was something inside of me that warned me not to. Yeah, Spencer warned me not to a thousand times but inside of myself I just had an odd feeling.

This was day one out of the seven I have left to figure out what the fuck is up with this school before that Steam machine gets here. Eavesdropping was going to have to come in handy, and I couldn’t get caught. Elloraina was watching my every move and it sucked ass because I refused to touch the food and I knew she was soon to tell someone. She wasn’t at lunch right now but she was watching me like a hawk at breakfast. I lied and told her my stomach was aching miserably. I think she bought it.

Never have I been so relieved for the bell to ring. Like robots, every student stood up and headed for the exit. I laughed, standing up stiffly and marching over to Spencer.

“Beep bop beep, lunch is over, lunch is over,” I mocked. Spencer laughed and I joined in.

“Stop before you get caught,” he whispered. “Did you find out anything?” he asked, dropping his voice even lower.

“Nope, you have to give the master time, jeez.” I smiled. “Bye.” I skipped off. It honestly sucked that Spencer and Janet were the only normal people at this damn school. I’m seriously starting to lose my mind with the lack of social I am getting. I feel like a Sim needing social….

“Leanna, just the person I was looking for.” Elloraina smiled as she entered the cafeteria for me.

Shit, this could not be happening. “Oh, I have to pee. Sorry!” I made a run for it. I haven’t really explored this school so wherever I’m running wasn’t a place I knew how to get back from. I skidded to a stop at the sound of something scraping across the school floors.

“...Don’t hit the wall or our heads will be on a silver platter,” a husky voice ordered.

I flattened myself against the wall. I must be by the front entrance of the school if they are wheeling stuff in. Wait, what are they wheeling in? It can’t be the Steam machine already, can it? Taking a deep breath, I dared a quick glance around the corner to find a huge cart being pushed by three men, holding a silver platform on it. It had wires hanging out of it as if they were going to eventually be connected to something. This didn’t look good, not good at all. I flattened myself back up against the wall and waited until I no longer could hear the sound of the wheels of the cart before veering in the direction they went into.

The hall was long and expansive and there were doors all down the hall as well. Was this where the administrators slept? How many administrators were there that I didn’t know of?

I know there were the teachers, the dean, and the cooks, maybe… Okay so that was a lot of people, nevermind.

Fearing being caught down this hall, I quickened my pace and then there was one turn at the end of the hall. I stopped, weighing my options. Go down this hall and possibly get caught and killed? Or go down this hall and find out something interesting? Hm, I am an eavesdropper at heart so the hell with it! Before I could change my mind, I veered down the hall to find three doors. Which one do I go through? Fuck!