20 Chapter 20 (2/2)

”Do you think it is a good idea?” she asked.

”You were literally trying to kill yourself a few minutes ago, and now you are afraid of death?” I replied. She looked at me, but she couldn't say anything for a while.

”Go ahead.” she said in a soft voice.

I approached the classroom to take a look. Inside the classroom was a complete mess. The board was on the ground, glasses were shattered and desks were on fire. The radiator pipes in the classroom were leaking water.

”How?” I asked to no one in particular.

”I don't like this.” commented Idil.

I walked away from the classroom, when we heard a new explosion. Something had happened at the bottom floor. The building started to shake again. We ran away from the nearby windows for safety. The glasses shattered, and cracks formed on the walls.

”I don't know what is going on, but perhaps this is the chance.” I told Idil.

”What do you have in mind?” she asked me.

”You know... As an alternative to the sacrifice of our lives... The building could be sacrificed.” I said.

”I don't think 'the curse' would let the building fall.” she replied.

”I am no expert, but I don't think the building will hold together any longer.” I said. ”Let's test our luck while we still have time.”

An unexpected sound startled us. The intercom was still functional.

”Don't just stand there, run!”

As I heard the voice, I felt a strange joy I've never felt before.

We started running towards the stairs at the end of the hallway.

”You had never really left us, did you, Mr. Kenan?” I asked, without hiding my shock and joy.

”Did you really get everything you've been told on the recording in the wrong way?” he replied. ”You disappoint me.”

We ran downstairs, and headed for the main exit. While we were running, a chuck of debris fell straight down to the hallway from the ceiling. Luckily, we could evade it in time.

We heard another explosion from one of the classrooms nearby. A door was blown away from it's place in front of us. But we couldn't stop now, despite the danger.

”There it is!” I said. I could see the main exit. The wall around the steel door was damaged, but it was unclear whether we could get past the door.

”Hurry, the partial transformation is going to take down the whole structure!” Mr. Kenan yelled. ”I'm not sacrificing myself to get you killed alongside us!”

”What!?” I shouted, unintentionally.

”Remember when I told you that immature transformations could take down the whole building? Well, that was our last resort, and here we are.” he started talking. ”Since we are trapped here, who knows what would happen if the building was destroyed...”

The main exit was in front of us, and that was our last chance to escape this horrible building.

”Can we guarantee that, if we make it out... we won't be hurting innocent people after the sunrise?” I asked.

”I think so... But there's one certain way to find out.” Mr. Kenan said.