Mystery

A couple of minutes passed and as we passed the high school, I remembered something important.

"Oh that's right! Tony, you can drop me off here. I forgot my shoes at the race track"

I raised my voice to speak to Tony. Miss Bissette said she could come to her office tonight to talk about private tutoring, although it may be late at this time, better make sure. And if she made this lie up to Tony, he's not going to think he's suspicious that she goes to school in the middle of the night.

"Okay boy, no problem, go now. I'll wait for you here"

Tony stopped the car in front of the school's main gate and turned off the engine. He doesn't seem to want to let me walk home and is going to stay there.

Since he was sitting in the passenger seat, when I got off I stepped on the hard pavement with my sneakers. Look up to the sky, the bright stars light up the night next to the moon, half moon because it is not yet complete today.

The stars in the sky always gave me a feeling of affection or warmth, as if they were my home. But that's kind of weird because my home is with my family, which is now Debbie, Diane and Jenny, my friends and acquaintances. All of Summerville is my home...

Questions that I can't find an answer to now, it's better not to think about them and continue with what I came to do.

After that momentary stun of mine for no more than 4 seconds, I walked towards the back of the school.

The front door was closed and the interior lights were off. Looking down from Tony, I stepped onto the grass and a few meters later I reached the small parking lot that the school has.

It was a normal parking lot with only yellow lines limiting the space for about 6 vehicles and a bike rack.

The car space was not empty as I thought, that intrigued me.

At this time there should be no one in the school as it appears to be closed.

I came here to see if Miss Bissette was here, but I don't see her car, which is a white 2010 Ford Focus. And yes, I like cars so I know the year of manufacture from her model, it's not hard to see.

Now there is a matt black Audi A5 2010 car, some parts are worn or rusted, it needs a change on the taillights as well. Not even the director can afford to buy the latest Audi car. It is clear that the school is having financial problems and it is not because the principal steals money.

Apart from the director's Audi, there are 3 other cars. A pale yellow 2012 Chevrolet cruze, a dark red 2011 Buick regal and a dark ocean blue 2007 Chrysler 300C.

Of these cars, the cheapest is a 2007 Chrysler 300C, so I don't know if they belong to the other teachers at the school or to other people. I've only seen Miss Bissette's car when she gets to school once and she greets me with her car window open.

But what are the director and other people doing here? It may just be that they have a meeting...

"Is that fire?"

My gaze shifted from the cars, towards the back of the school, at the back gate of the school I saw something glowing. If my eyes don't deceive me, it was fire.

I walked close to the wall of the school looking for the source of that fire. A fire could start, but something told me it wouldn't.

*Close* *Close*

Reaching the edge of the wall, I silently craned my neck and with my right eye I saw a shadow enter the school. The back door closed with a click, so it's now locked.

My feeling tells me that something very strange is happening here and I must find out. After all, I want to graduate from this school my father graduated from and fulfill his ultimate dream for me.

Without making a sound, I approach the door and look inside through the small window.

What I saw left me shocked and chilled.

In the hallway of the school there was a line of more than 6 people with candles in a cup, walking in a line towards the locker room hallway.

Think about it, how would you feel to see a group of people completely covered in dark cloaks, from head to toe. Walking in a row, with candles, in the middle of a silent night inside the corridors of a school. It all looks like something out of a horror movie about evil cults that worship the Devil.

I pulled my head back from the window pane as those people disappeared into the locker room hallway.

I don't know what intentions this group of people have, but I hope they are good. It is not very realistic but you have to have hope.

I'm still going to find out what they're up to and whether or not I should try to stop them.

But where will they meet? They walked to the locker room hallway where there is only one bathroom and the mixed locker rooms at the end of the hall.

Only…there's another room, the maintenance room. It is forbidden to go near there since the school's plumbing and electrical system are located. No one has entered there, only rumors were heard of what may actually be there.

If there is a place where a mysterious group hides, then it is there. But I have no way to get in.

Touching my chin with his right hand, he tried to think of a solution, but nothing came to mind.

" Tch* "

I smacked my palm against my left cheek. A mosquito dared to try to bite me, but I killed it before...

*Buzz**Buzz*

As if mocking me, the mosquito, still alive, flies in front of my eyes.

With a vein throbbing on the side of my forehead, I crushed the mosquito between my hands.

*Buzz**Buzz*Buzz*

"You'll get caught someday you damn bug"

Clenching my teeth, I spoke quietly in annoyance to the mosquito that was taunting me. As he flew away without me being able to do anything to stop him.

Following the direction the mosquito flew, I saw the Summerville park that was practically behind the school.

"Eve"

I told him I'd stop by the park if I had time and now I'm not busy. I can spend some time there since it's not too late.

But tell Tony he's waiting for me now.

I turned around and started walking towards Tony's car.

*Flash*

I whipped my head around and looked into the tall bushes behind the parking lot. But I didn't see or hear anything so I kept walking.

"I must be imagining things. First a drunken stranger and now a group of cultists. What's next, Vampires? Haha… how many mysteries does Summerville hide?"

I mumbled to myself with direction. He'd seen a pair of red eyes gleam in the rearview mirror of the director's Audi. So I turned around, but there was really nothing.