Ana peered into the darkness Are you out of your mind I’m getting to class she said turning on her heel to leave The boy tugged at her uniform sleeve Come on he said You’re already late Let’s have some fun for a change You’re not scared are you Of course I’m scared Ana said But she was also curious This school seemed so perfect and now this She had to know what was hidden in the hall She took a deep breath and finally said Okay let’s go
HIDDEN PASSAGES As soon as they stepped into the passage the boy started pulling on the wall of lockers What are you doing Ana demanded I don’t want some teacher catching us he answered We need to pull it back to a crack Oh good idea Ana watched the lockers swing toward them She thought he was pulling a little too hard Suddenly the lockers snapped into place with no crack of light showing Oops the boy said Now that their way out was blocked Ana was frightened She pushed against the wall of lockers Help me get this back open she whispered
She felt the boy move next to her They both pushed hard but the wall didn’t move Great she said Now we’re trapped I guess we’ll have to see where this goes the boy said He grabbed her arm and began pulling her down the dark passage We’re in so much trouble Ana moaned as she stumbled along Her eyes were slowly adjusting to the darkness Now the boy looked like a shadowy blob And I don’t even know your name My name is Bryce he said cheerfully And you’re Ana How do you know that she asked We’ve never met before I was the new kid before you he told her And then you came Before your first day they told everyone your name They told us all about you before you started
Oh Ana said in shock No wonder no one has asked my name she thought She plodded along in the dark for a few moments As she walked she trailed her hand along the wall so she could stay in a straight line She was afraid she’d bounce from wall to wall otherwise How new are you she asked finally I’ve been here two months and three detentions His shadowy blob shook a little as he laughed at his own joke Have you made any friends she asked She figured he probably had At her old school kids liked boys like him Are you kidding he asked Among the robo-students I think they’re afraid they’ll catch detention germs I bet they love you though
