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Chapter 32 Unexpected Blackout

Jean squinted, her head spinning with chaotic thoughts.

That was when Lacey and the others somehow made their way over to her side.

“Stellarford Academy students, group together–we’re about to take the group photo!”

The teacher with the camera waved them over enthusiastically.

Jean blinked.

So it was time for the group picture…

But-

Weren’t they pushing in a little too aggressively?

Finished

Jean stood in the “center” spot–right in the lens’s focus. But the students kept inching closer, pressing in around her, trying to squeeze her out of the spotlight.

Then, out of nowhere-

Lacey reached out from behind and gave her shoulder a subtle shove

Jean lost her balance.

She stumbled forward, tumbling out of her place–while Lacey swiftly slipped into the spot she had just vacated.

With a loud thud, jean fell hard to the ground.

Landing squarely on the metal switch beneath her.

Before she could blink, the entire theater was plunged into complete darkness.

All the lights went out

Screams of every pitch and tone filled her ears, the scene erupting into total chaos.

Jean clapped her hands over her ears.

At the same time, she kept alert–listening, scanning for any strange movements nearby.

blackout was exactly what that

So–was he here!

had unknowingly triggered the

switch, after all, wasn’t something easy

a lot about just

ground.

A swirl of panic,

minute later, the lights finally flickered

scene was

were slumped to the ground on stage, faces pale with fear. Some

Chapter 32 Unexpected Blackout

Where’s Mr. Lamda?!”

out from a woman on the panel,

one scream

judge had gone missing during the

in chaos. All students

all, someone had vanished into thin air. The Central Theater was

Finished

on the phone with their parents. Others sobbed into the shoulders of their

chin on her hand

knew what might have really

be connected to

he wanted? To use

since it was the

want anyone to know where she

neared an intersection not far from her house, she called out to the driver

“Not going

Jean said honestly. “I’ll walk

I can drop you off at

off, smiling brightly “Really, it’s

in a dump and doesn’t want us to

Too embarrassed to let us know where she

won’t judge. Let’s see just how shabby your

just urged

pulled over

walked along the

full of that

there any news

her phone and

as she expected-“Hope Cup, “Central Theater,” and “Mr. Lamda” were all trending in

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