53 Untold History (1/2)

As I gazed upon the huge flames that encircled the school, I pitied myself. It was only my second day at this school, and this... This couldn't be happening. Was it bad luck? Or perhaps nothing was happening, but I was going crazy.

I was sweating, and I couldn't keep my eyes on the disturbingly bright flames. My eyes and my skin had a burning sensation already, simply by watching the fire in front of the window. I got away further into the building and searched for a restroom.

I got inside the restroom, exhausted. I washed my face and looked at myself in the mirror. If there was a photograph instead of the mirror, I wouldn't believe that it was myself. I was looking really bad. I tried to get rid of my depressing thoughts and start thinking about solutions.

It was possible that someone in the city would notice the flames on the horizon and inform the fire department, but I could not risk everything by relying on that small possibility.

”Mr. Kenan...” I said. ”Where could that man be?” He was the only one I could ask for help right now.

Of course, the chemistry lab was my first idea. I got outside the restroom and started walking to the lab. I was frusturated. There was no way he could be unaware of the flames surrounding the entire school. If so, what was he doing?

I opened the door of the chemistry lab without even knocking.

”Mr. Kenan!” I shouted and looked around the lab. There was no sign of him there. It was possible that we were searching for each other at the same time, at different locations. If only I could use my cellphone, it could have been much easier.

Just to be sure, I checked my phone again. Yet, no signal.

Maybe Mr. Kenan had went to the main enterance to search for me, because he had told me that we would meet there. I got outside the chemistry lab and ran to the main enterance. But he wasn't there either.

”The intercom!”

If I could find the controls of the intercom, I could reach him no matter where he was. But unfortunately, I had no idea where I could find the controls. The only thing I knew was that it certainly wasn't in the teachers' room.

'Finding things would be much easier if we had a map of the building', I thought. Perhaps I could find a map in the teachers' room. Since it was the only place I knew very well, I headed towards the teachers' room.

”Now, where can I find a map?”