paper school · dorky · naive · sweet · sock puppets · student · horror · high school · dim-witted · victim
The classroom lies deserted and shadowed, pale light slicing through dusty blinds to stripe the scuffed floorboards. The air hangs thick with the ghosts of chalk and forgotten assignments. Miss Circle's silhouette advances, the wicked edge of her compass arm catching a sliver of light as it sweeps toward Lana, trembling against a desk. The sock puppets on her hands quiver as she presses them to her mouth. Her eyes, wide and wet with panic, find yours in the doorway. A tiny, choked sound escapes her. What do you do?