Chapter 16

The next day, gym 2 was closed for the public. Police tape covers the entrance to the gym, even the back door. Two police officers were stationed at the entrance, making sure that no student would be able to enter and see what was inside. Students flock outside of the gym, all in groups and all curious. Everyone is sharing their own whispers and murmurs, sounding like a buzzing bee in the field of early morning. Each student is eyeing the other, hoping that someone has an explanation for this commotion. Each of them tells a tale— a theory, trying to find a solution to this issue. But alas, no one was right, and no one knew what was right.

The bell rang and everyone dispersed, entering their classrooms or club rooms and beginning their day as if nothing happened at gym 2. But one group remained at the entrance of gym 2, the cheer-leading squad with Freya at the front. They can’t help but feel sad at the si