Chapter Seven: A Strange Morning
Tyler came very early to school the next day. There was no one in school except the janitor and the principal. The former minded his own business and mopped the floor, while the latter was busy in his office. Tyler walked to his locker, unlocked the lock, opened it, exchanged some books from his bag for some other books in the locker, closed the door and met Lara standing beside his locker. Her presence startled him greatly, for he wondered why was she here and why was she this early today.
" Umm...", said Tyler but the words trailed off. Then he noticed that she wasn't even looking at him. Following her gaze, he sighted the janitor at the end of the hall. The latter had stopped mopping and was staring at her as well. His eyes then met Tyler's and made him angry, showing off his yellow teeth.
" What are you two doing here?", asked the angry janitor.
" Umm nothing sir", Tyler replied uneasily," I'm just surprised to see her this morning".
" Lies", snapped the janitor who spat in the bucket of water he was using to mop," You two just decided to make love in school huh?".
" What? I would never do such a thing sir".
" Bloody lies. Then why are you so early today?".
" You know that I always come earlier Mr. Goldsberg".
" Except yesterday", smirked Mr. Goldsberg with a grin on his face.
Tyler sighed," Okay fine except yesterday".
Mr. Goldsberg then burst into laughter." Got you good boy", he said admist laughter," Just pulling your legs there. Have a good day kids".
Mr. Goldsberg carried the bucket and a mop and left them to mop somewhere else. Tyler sighed in relief and turned to face Lara. Before he could say anything, the latter gives him a long kiss! Tyler never expected this at all from Lara, nor was he even sure whether to kiss her back.
But there was something strange about this weird yet wonderful kiss. Tyler began seeing some horrible visions, many of which he couldn't explain. He saw someone's grave and a group of men, about three, digging the grave. He saw a bed where these men experimented on the dead body which was rapped with grave clothes, injecting the body with a bluish substance, striking it with thunder, bringing the body back to life. Yet again he saw a large machine that had a large blue cylindrical tube in it and was powered up from whatever was inside, infecting the minds of many people, turning them into monsters and savage animals. As if that was not enough, he also saw strange carvings on a brown wall, writings that he haven't seen before and that he didn't understand.
These were becoming too much for Tyler. He couldn't struggle to break free. He found himself stuck, not able to fight back, powerless before the beauty in front of him. He could only wait to see the meaning of the carvings on the wall, writings that were about to be revealed as Lara kept her lips locked in his.
Then came the janitor, breaking the kiss. They had been to engrossed in it that they didn't even heard the janitor running to them at all. His face didn't wore a happy one. He stared at the both of them with disappointment, while Lara stared back at him with an expressionless face. Tyler looked away from the janitor and bowed his head in shame.
" I would never do such a thing sir", taunted Mr. Goldsberg as he mimicked one of Tyler's earlier statements," Guess you aren't that smart at all huh Mr. Woods".
Tyler said nothing and still looked away. Lara still looked at the janitor and spoke nothing as well.
" Well in that case", continued the janitor," Why don't I take the both of you to the principal's office".
" You don't understand sir", Tyler managed to say.
" Shut up you lying brat!", snapped Mr. Goldsberg," Trying to cook up another lie huh? Even when you were caught red-handed, you still have the guts to talk huh? Nonsence children of nowadays. Now get your asses to the principal's office immediately".
Mr. Goldsberg then began shoving them to the principal's room. Lara walked without a facial expression while Tyler wore a worried look. He was wondering how Jugsty would react if the principal called him and told him what happened. He also wondered what the principal would say to him also. Many more thoughts circulated through his mind as he wondered what he was going to do at all.
" Don't worry Tyler, we'll get through this together", said an adult female voice in his head.
He looked around him and behind to find the person speaking to him, but only saw Lara and the angry janitor shoving them to the principal's office.
" I just need you to help me Tyler. That's all", said the same voice.
At that he looked at Lara who had her eyes on the principal's office and a smile on her lips. He concluded that this day's morning was strange indeed.
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