"Oh no..." He says.
843Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHEBM0wF3hI
It's dark. It's creepy. It's freakishly silent.
843Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAi1bQqUNC2
"What are we going to do?!" He shouts. I can't make out his visage; the only light is coming from the nurse's office, which isn't that close. But even without clearly seeing him, I can tell he has on a frightened expression.
843Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrU0BDfH5pG
"Lawrence... Feel the wall for a switch. It's got to be somewhere on the wall you're leaning on," I instruct him.
843Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtZhvcfsaxS
He quickly finds it and illuminates the main hallway. He sighs in relief. "Sorry... I have nyctophobia. I have panic attacks in the dark." He blushes a little.
843Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrsoEWWDZcy
"So how do you sleep?" I ask.
843Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1YfyPerF4h
"Who says I sleep in the dark?"
843Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1XUYbiGczG
I take this into consideration. "Good point. Now. What are you going to do?"
843Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqLRpe885Gr
He thinks for a while. "Well, I wouldn't mind staying here, since I have no choice, really. What about you? Don't YOU have a family to get to?"
843Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsjenn5z2mH
Honestly... As long as I have food, I'm good. My house isn't any better. Dark. Creepy. Silent. Ring a bell? "Uh... No... I live alone. So I'm good staying. There's the cafeteria here, showers in the locker rooms, and I think that there are reclining armchairs in the teachers' lounge, so I'm good. Plus, I don't have a phone. So I have no choice but to stay," I say all in one breath.
843Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIfOoePGBJh
He smiles at me. Why? Is he... Happy? Does he pity me? Is it a sad smile? Why is he so hard to read? The only person I ever read to perfection was [insert dead lover's name here].
843Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAn33ufzzPE
"So, do you want to give me that tour now?" Lawrence smiles that pearly white grin.
843Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtDjwkUwE2Q
I smile back. The first smile in a long time...
843Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyNg2t7UAfX
"Why not?" I grin.
843Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvKBPTc86fB
I showed him every room I could. We got to know each other better... The friendship you could create in a year, we kind of created in a day. It's incredible...
843Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ARGqy40PZ
By time it was 10PM, the last room I showed him was the lounge. I open the door and let him look around.
843Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDPn8armTKy
Right as I'm about to plop down in one of the big comfy chairs, Lawrence stops dead in his tracks.
843Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNE9GT5q9WD
"Hey, take a look at this..."
843Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnUqqGhtnPz
I moan and get up grouchily. I walk up behind him and look around. Until I see what he's looking at. A puddle of liquid. A puddle of red. A puddle of blood.
843Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUlf5lRiIoo
And that's when the door closed behind us.843Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCOD1Rt7GJj
and then Add to home screen.