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.

exactly what

So–was he here!

unknowingly triggered the very thing he asked of

something easy to activate.

a lot about just how

ground.

of panic, crying,

later, the

scene was still a

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

Chapter 32 Unexpected Blackout

Where’s Mr. Lamda?!”

out from a woman on the panel, her

one scream redirected everyone’s

judge had gone missing during

Cup ended in chaos. All students were quickly escorted out

had vanished into thin air. The Central Theater was no

Finished

the bus along with her classmates, who were still shaken. Some were crying on the phone

on her hand

she knew what might

disappearance–it had to be connected to that mysterious

wanted? To use the darkness to take Lamda

student off at their doorstep since it was the

however, didn’t want anyone to

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

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

Jean said honestly.

frowned. “It’s no trouble. I can drop you off at

off, smiling brightly “Really, it’s not

and doesn’t want us to see,”

pitiful. Too embarrassed to let

see just how shabby your place

them and just urged the driver to let her

over Jean stepped

walked along the

full of

any news about Lamda’s

out her phone and

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

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