Twelve: the chaos in the school

"Code red, Code red. This is NOT a drill."

It takes me a second to remember that code red is a drill for a lockdown.

The principal's voice seems shaky. Alec and I look at each other, and he grabs my hand.

He opens the door to the janitor's closet with a tight grip on my arm.

They said out of sight. Not grab Temperance's hand and take her somewhere.

"Where are we going? We were already out of sight in there!" I protest. I roll my eyes as he decides to ignore me.

We get to our classroom, and he frantically beats on the door. "Let us in!"

Yes, be loud Alec, that totally won't attract a killer.

The teacher opens the door and pulls us in. Everyone is huddled on the side of the room where the window on the door is perfectly angled away from them.

The teacher frantically turns out the lights and locks the door with shaking hands. Alec and I make our way toward the class. We sit close to the wall with a few students in front of us.

I imagine a person coming in and frantically shooting us w