When the Family 32

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.

was exactly what that mysterious figure had

So–was he here!

Lacey, had unknowingly triggered

switch, after all, wasn’t something easy to activate.

said a lot about just how hard she’d hit

ground.

intensified. A swirl of

the lights

scene was still a

the ground on stage, faces pale with fear. Some had even burst

Chapter 32 Unexpected Blackout

Where’s Mr. Lamda?!”

a woman on the panel, her

scream redirected everyone’s

gone

Cup ended in chaos. All students were

someone had vanished into thin air. The Central Theater was

Finished

who were still shaken. Some were crying on the phone with their parents. Others sobbed into the shoulders of their friends. The

hand and stared lazily out the

knew what might have really

disappearance–it had to be connected to

To use

student off at their doorstep since it was the weekend

didn’t want anyone

an intersection not far from her house,

driver glanced at her in confusion. “Not going home? Why get off at

is nearby, Jean said honestly. “I’ll walk the rest of the

frowned. “It’s no trouble. I

smiling brightly “Really,

dump and doesn’t

embarrassed to

Let’s see just

ignored them and just urged

over Jean

walked along the sidewalk,

full of that

news about

pulled out her phone and

she expected-“Hope Cup, “Central Theater,” and “Mr. Lamda” were all trending in the top three spots. The buzz was

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