Hidden and Trapped

Chapter One

A sense of first day nervousness and anxiety filled the air as a small murmur erupted among the acquainted students as the classroom's seats slowly filled up.

The desks were polished to a bright shine as brand new ridiculously thick books filled the shelves that were against the peach walls. Windows settled above the shelves on the right wall to let in the morning rays of light that illuminated small specks of dust dancing around in the air.

A couple of light brown storage closets lined the back of the room possibly filled with boxed supplied that would be used throughout the year. Taped up boxes covered with a layer of dust sat scattered upon the top of the closets creating a strange darken and blocked off area.

A large, rectangular wooden desk was centered at the front of the room. A container filled with newly sharpened pencils and unused pens peacefully sat in a corner behind an old model black computer monitor. A black keyboard laid in front of the monitor at a different angle with a small black mouse at its side waiting to be used.

A stack of papers were placed on the opposite side of the desk. A forest silently decorated the inside of a dome-shaped paperweight as it held the papers down from fleeing the now filled room. A brown clipboard was down in the center of the desk with a singular piece of paper attached to it.

"Good morning," cheerfully exclaimed a voice as its owner walked into the classroom with a gentle smile in hopes of calming the nerves of the sitting students. "My name is Mr. Andrews and I will be your homeroom teacher."

The school bell loudly ran throughout the classroom and the rest of the school, signaling the start of the school day and year.

Mr. Andrews scanned the room, looking at each and every student before he looked down at the clipboard which held the names of his future students. He looked back up keeping the smile on his face as he spoke, "I will be doing the roll call. When I call your name, please raise your hand and say here."

"Scarlett Anderson?"

"Here, sir!," cheerfully replied a blonde as she raised her hand up in the air with a bright smile.

"Crystal Bing?" Mr. Andrews asked as he looked around the room.

"Here," Crystal said quietly as she raised her hand.

"Marley Gray?," asked the teacher as he picked up the clipboard and straighten his posture before looking around the classroom for the mentioned student.

"Here," a white haired male said as he went through the contents in his backpack.

"Aiden Jaycen?"

"Here," responded a male with bright hair that leaned towards a pinkish color. He lazily raised his hand up with a smile before he continued to look around the room.

"Riley Kingston?"

"Here," roughly responded a girl with black hair from the back row. She was twirling a pencil in her hand showing little interest in the class that was currently being held.

"Ava Miller?"

"H-Here," stuttered a soft voice from the front of the class as she shyly raised her hand a few centimeters into the air. When she noticed Mr. Andrews look down at his clipboard, Ava quickly pulled her hand down.

"Destiny Marvin?"

"Here!" a girl with greenish grey hair said as she smiled and waved.

"Daniel and Donald Rey?" The teacher asked as he looked around the classroom for two raised hands. Seeing none, he adverted his gaze back to the clipboard as two males, one with black hair and the other with red hair walked in.