chapter 18: Top 10 Troublemakers

It's Tuesday...

"Tuesdays are sooooo boring~" The strange haired Daniel complained from his seat.

"Hey! Don't say the 'B' word, you'll jinx us stupid!" Rain warned after covering Daniel's mouth with his hand.

As the strange haired boy mumbled with a closed mouth, the classroom doors slowly opened to reveal a shadow-like figure.

All eyes were on the mysterious creature who was unfazed by the judgemental stares of young teenagers who are just aching to find entertainment. Laurens couldn't help but wonder how the creature could stand up straight in front of these people, the last time he was in front of the class was when they pranked him... And he literally fainted! On the other hand, the thing wasn't human either, so maybe it didn't have han emotions.

The shadow-like figure did not have a mouth, it looked like Slenderman's shorter version covered with black smoke. It did not have legs either, it was just gliding through the floor. It captured the students' interest to say the least.

The shadow-like figure wrote on the board, it's handwriting was clean and precise. It wrote "Top 10 troublemakers, please follow these instructions" in big bold letters. Then it proceeded to write 10 names.

The list included the names and wrong doings of the troublemakers deemed by the school and the principal. And some names happened to be quite familiar to Laurens. For one, there was:

Daniel Villarose - Ranked as the most troublesome for vandalizing school property as well as insulting a teacher, sexual harassment and other cases that cannot be mentioned.

"Wha- that is not true! Getting someone's number is NOT sexual harassment, Damn it! Plus it was Rain! Friggin Rain!" Daniel protested loudly as he threw Rain's hand on the table.

Hernando Rain Gunichillu - ranked 2nd for trashing the the gym, destroying school property and abusing authority as one of the teacher's relative.

"We were practicing! My dad said it was okay!" Rain also protested.

Catherine Willingham, ranked 3rd for obstruction of businesses, speeding, passing through red lights and aggressive behavior.

"THAT'S SOME BULLSHIT!"

Laurens and the others could hear Catherine yelling from the next room, Jace couldn't help but snicker a little.

Milliania Huddleston, ranked 4th for destructive behavior, destroying school property, dangerous experiments with explosives.

"JONATHAN, YOU MOTHERFUCKER!" and as you guessed it, it was Milliania who screamed those words from the room behind theirs.

However, her scream only added another wrongdoing on the list and that was "Slandering the Principal".

Rachel Page, ranked 5th as a troublemaker for attempted murder on an animal abuser, destruction of school property by instigating a zoo riot and bringing an animal to school.

"Attempted murder? How come she's not higher up the list? And why the heck am I ranked number one?" Daniel complained endlessly.

The shadow figure then responded by underlining the words "Animal Abuser" on the board and proceeded to write the rest.

Another familiar name was. Brad Locks, ranked 6th for bullying and school violence. And Shane Baddie, ranked 7th for inappropriate behaviours, sexual harassment, and bullying. That last time Laurens heard their names was when they slandered each other and threw a chair at him.

For the rank 8th and 9th, Arthur Melinda and Lindsay Mayhem were their names. And the two were completely unfamiliar and unrelated to Laurens.

Although the last name was also unfamiliar to Laurens, he somehow knew that Rachel knew this person. Grey Hayfield, ranked 10th for abusing innocent animals in the school and burning library books.

And thus the list was completed, however, there were two missing names that the rest of the class could not find anywhere.

Rain raised his arm and asked, "How come Laurens and Jace aren't there?" And everyone completely agreed with the guy.

Jace and Laurens had a look that said "Don't drag us with you, fool!" However they lost the chance to retort as the shadow-like figure began to write it's response. The nervousness of seeing the results got the kids on the edge of their seats.

"Why would they be in the list? They're the most well behaved students in this school" wrote the shadow like figure.

The two sighed a breath of relief as they presented smug look on their faces as if declaring that they were untouchable. However, Daniel and the others knew how much of a bullsh*t that was. Jace and Laurens weren't 'well-behaved', they were just good at hiding the evidence.

They could still recall the time when Laurens was high off his ass and converted the whole school's plaza into a sculpture of a giant spider, the whole school went into a state of panic and destroyed the plaza. The teacher ended up blaming everyone in school and Laurens was gone by then. Jace also got into a fight just 2 weeks ago, he practically beat 5 students half to death and lied his way out.

The teachers tried to investigate thoroughly but all evidence pointed towards the 5 students. It was terrifying how much they could get away with things and that alone made them a terrifying existence in the school.

"Well-behaved my ass, tell that to the students at the school clinic" Daniel mumbled under his breath.

"Anyway, for those who have been mentioned please gather at the Dome by 5pm. For those who defy the instructions, you will be dealt with... silently" wrote the shadow like figure on the bored.

The creature placed the marker on the teacher's table and disappeared like smoke, the children were surprised and impressed by the stealth exit.

After the shadow was gone, the school bell rang six times signifying that classes will be put on hold until the next day. The whole school rumbled with cheers and shouts in a matter of seconds! School was cancelled so the reactions were to be expected.

As the students cheered and hurried themselves to leave the classrooms, the four boys moved at their own pace and did not mind staying behind in the room. Suddenly, the door slammed open and in came three furious women from the other classrooms, they sat down on the vacant tables near Laurens and the boys before huffing and crossing their arms in frustration.

"That list is bullshit!" Exclaimed Milliania.

"Couldn't agree more" almost everybody responded.

"Relax guys, I'm sure there's good motive behind all this" Reassured Laurens.

"Says the guy who's not on the list. I know what you did Laurens and it's gonna haunt me for the rest of my life" Milliania whispered threateningly.

"You mean the spid-"

"Shhh! Don't. Say. It's. Name" Millinia interrupted as he glared at the boy with madness.

"Well, Even if you guys are international criminals or school delinquents. We are still your friends and that's never gonna change" Jace proudly stated. This earned him multiple glares from the group.

"Well, I'm leaving early. There will be guests today and Dad won't stop nagging me to be their tour guide" Said Laurens as he interrupted the tension in the group.

"Come on Jace, you'll be dying with me" said the dark haired boy as he grabbed the fake blonde by the collar and dragged him out of the room.

The group turned silent...