[ There's a slight huff of amusement as she rolls her eyes. Heard that one before.
Still her stance relaxes more. She doesn't regard Adam as the threat, but she keeps the blade out anyway. Used accurately it could be deadly. Knowing her luck? It'd probably just buy her a few seconds, if even that.
She nods at the door instead. ]
What about what's out there?
[ It was still a potential threat. Even Adam seemed fearful of it.
For a moment that gives her pause as she regards him. She knew why she was fearful. Why was he? ]
[ Or a nightmare. Adam doesn't know. But he inches himself further down the door again and waits. Another sweep of a light illuminates the walls of the classroom inside and he motions for her to get out of the way of it.
He used to feel safe in this school. It held his potential. Now he just feels sick. ]
[ Cops weren't comforting to Keira in the least bit. Her blood ran cold at the very idea that it might be a cop. Squatter in the local school? It might have drawn attention.
The light comes back and this time Keira drops to the floor with him. She ducks close to the teacher's desk, watching as the light lingers in the hall outside the classroom. Her heart is pounding in her ears as she watches.
The screen is dulled now, hiding the light of it better, but she holds it again as she meets Adam's eyes. ]
[ He can't hear anything and he can't ask her if she can. Adam's deaf ear rings with fear as he holds himself still. The light illuminates the classroom and he finds himself pulling his feet closer to his body to avoid the pool of it. It looks so sinister in the light, tables and chairs casting shadows over the floor. He can see a piece of note paper Ronan flicked at him in Latin earlier, a crude picture of a dog drawn on it.
And then just like that the classroom is dark again. Adam shuffles to his knees and leans up to peer out. He can see the shape of someone out there but from the jacket and the baseball cap he's fairly certain it isn't a cop. ]
Okay. So, there's someone out there. [ Whispering. ] Not a cop. Or a student.
There's a breath of relief from her. Almost anything is better than a cop. Almost. It's still such a relief to her that she slumps against the desk slightly.
Her eyes dart back up at the window. Whatever... whoever is out there, they're quiet. She can barely tell if they're still there or not. She edges out from the desk now, getting closer to Adam as she stays crouched beneath the window. ]
[ He glances at the girl as he whispers the words out. The person gets further and further away but every so often they pause to glance inside of a classroom, their flashlight swinging. ]
I'm going to have to find out what. [ It's more to himself than to her. They might be looking for something to do with Gansey or Ronan. He has to protect them. ] What are you doing here? Are you trying to pull a prank or something? [ Sometimes the public school breaks in just to mess the place up. ]
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Still her stance relaxes more. She doesn't regard Adam as the threat, but she keeps the blade out anyway. Used accurately it could be deadly. Knowing her luck? It'd probably just buy her a few seconds, if even that.
She nods at the door instead. ]
[ It was still a potential threat. Even Adam seemed fearful of it.
For a moment that gives her pause as she regards him. She knew why she was fearful. Why was he? ]
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[ Or a nightmare. Adam doesn't know. But he inches himself further down the door again and waits. Another sweep of a light illuminates the walls of the classroom inside and he motions for her to get out of the way of it.
He used to feel safe in this school. It held his potential. Now he just feels sick. ]
I can't tell where it's coming from.
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The light comes back and this time Keira drops to the floor with him. She ducks close to the teacher's desk, watching as the light lingers in the hall outside the classroom. Her heart is pounding in her ears as she watches.
The screen is dulled now, hiding the light of it better, but she holds it again as she meets Adam's eyes. ]
Don't move.
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And then just like that the classroom is dark again. Adam shuffles to his knees and leans up to peer out. He can see the shape of someone out there but from the jacket and the baseball cap he's fairly certain it isn't a cop. ]
Okay. So, there's someone out there. [ Whispering. ] Not a cop. Or a student.
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There's a breath of relief from her. Almost anything is better than a cop. Almost. It's still such a relief to her that she slumps against the desk slightly.
Her eyes dart back up at the window. Whatever... whoever is out there, they're quiet. She can barely tell if they're still there or not. She edges out from the desk now, getting closer to Adam as she stays crouched beneath the window. ]
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[ He glances at the girl as he whispers the words out. The person gets further and further away but every so often they pause to glance inside of a classroom, their flashlight swinging. ]
I'm going to have to find out what. [ It's more to himself than to her. They might be looking for something to do with Gansey or Ronan. He has to protect them. ] What are you doing here? Are you trying to pull a prank or something? [ Sometimes the public school breaks in just to mess the place up. ]