DETENTION!

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"Trust her. She wants the best for you!"

I gasped and sat upright on my bed while sweating profusely. This was the 5th time I dreamt of the same old lady telling me to trust my enemy, but this time she said something more that she hadn't before. I don't remember it clearly. She might have said 'It is now time'.I felt the need to be prepared for what may happen in the future.

I cleared my mind and got ready for school. If I would be late, Ms. Dreadtris, my homeroom teacher, would punish me by making me stand in the hallway for 20 minutes. Her face never showed expressions in any situation. Her face would always stay blank. She had her grey hair tied up in a tight high bun and kept a long wooden stick with her as if she needed it's support. She wasn't old enough to need support to walk, then why did she carry it everywhere with her?

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"Thank god! I'm on time!" I sighed while dragging myself to my regular desk. I sat in the last row of the 3 rows near the window seat. The first row was close to the entrance and right next to the wall, built to keep students from escaping the classroom during lectures, I think. The teachers paid less attention to the side rows. My seat was in the last row, near the window, with less focus of the teachers.

"EUPHORIA!" I was snapped out of my thoughts by my enemy and seatmate, Chloe. Her brown curls swayed to the left side as she tilted her head to face me directly. She was known as a typical nerd at school, but she was fun before. She adjusted her big round glasses, which made her big eyes look even bigger.

"Ms. Dreadtris is calling us to her cabin."
"So?"
"So... come with me!"
"Fine." I yawned and lazily stood up.

I might have an idea what this is about.

Ms. Dreadtris was making us solve a weekly sudoku yesterday. Chloe and I finished it at the same time. We fought to hand it in first.

"I am very disappointed, especially in you Cloe." said Ms. Dreadtris. The sight of shame painting her face was so enjoyable. My mood lightened and my spirits brightened. Joy-

"This was expected from Euphoria but not you" I could see her trying to hide her smile from the corner of my eyes.

"You should be showing unity as a class, not compete with each other. " I snorted. Ms Dreadtris narrowed her eyes at me.

"Detention for both of you. Clean the storage room by today."

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"Do you not like me?" We were cleaning the floor of the storage room.
" Not like you? Nooo!! I hate you. " I deadpanned.

Marie came in after Chloe and I became friends. The 3 of us were best friends. An art exhibition was going to be held at school but my mountain scenery painting was dipped in black!

 An art exhibition was going to be held at school but my mountain scenery painting was dipped in black!

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(artwork is not mine. Credits to its owner.)

(this was the painting that was ruined by someone.)

I stormed out my class to find the culprit but then I saw Chloe slap Marie in the playground. As soon as Marie saw me, she pointed toward Chloe while sobbing. The calm Chloe I knew, was fuming with rage. Marie told me that Chloe had ruined my artwork. All my memories after that are faded. Soon Marie shifted away from Queens and I cut ties with Chloe.

"Hate me? What have I ever done? "
"You were my best friend! We 3 were happy" I continued.
"Marie?" She murmured
Just as we continued bickering, a bright light filled the room. I passed out.

"The time has come. Wake up!"

As soon as I woke up, I realized that I was laying on the floor. The first thing that came to my mind was-
"Ewww" Who sticks chewing gum under equipment racks?!
I looked around and saw my body lying beside me.

...


Am I dead...?

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