Day Four: Friday

OMG! I just woke up and Mrs. Abby, (one of the staff) was lying on the floor on the ground, blood everywhere! So I go wake up my roommate.

I was jerked from sleep by my roommate saying “come on get up, tell me I’m crazy, and tell me you don’t see a dead body. Naturally I get up. Naturally I look out the window. Naturally I scream. When I’m done screaming I ask “is that real?”

I am rudely awoken by someone screaming! I get up and so does Grace. We both go to the day room.

I hear a scream. My first thought is: is it Amelia? Is she ok?

Ok, whoever is screaming, KNOWCK IT OFF! Some people are trying to sleep.

Sierra asks “is that real?” I answer her sadly “Apparently so.” We walk out of the room.

Grace comes up to me and asks what happened. I reply “come with me, I’ll show you.”

Amelia walks over to me, “are you ok?” I ask her

 By this point I’m about to cry. “I found a dead body.”

I follow her to her room and look out the window. “Oh my god.” I whisper when I see it. Amelia runs out and drags Mr. Matthews into her room.

“Oh wow.” Is all Mr. Matthews can say? Then he adds “Well I’m going to go call 911.”  

I hear Mr. Matthews say to Mr. Ken and Mrs. Carrie, “Mrs. Abby is dead.” What is kidding?

Then Mr. Matthews says. “Alright everyone in your room, if you don’t have a roommate, go to a room with someone, nobody in a room alone!” Shelby and Ana come into my room. Amelia and George are already looking out the window.

I close the door and Amelia and I sit down on one bed, Shelby, Ana, and Sierra sit on the other.

“Now what?” I ask, writing everything down, it is helping me cope. Plus if someone finds it they will know what happened to us.

“Now we stay here and stay safe.” I say.

But we can’t wait here forever. I think

“George, could you go get me a good book off the shelf?” I ask, trying to get him to leave the room. “Yea I want one too” Ana says. “Same here.” Shelby says.

“Sure.” I say. Then I get up and walk out to the shelves and look for books.

As soon as George is out of the room, Sierra jumps up and says. “I think that George likes you!”  “Me too!” I say. “Have you seen the way he looks at you?”  Shelby asks. “Guys I don’t-” Amelia is cut off because George comes in. “here y’all go.” He says handing everyone a book. 

Everyone starts writing in their journal. And slowly, one by one, we start reading.

“I’ll take the first shower.  If nobody minds.” Amelia says. I can hear her crying in the shower. The tears are washed away. After a while, she gets out and then comes out, fully dressed. “Does anyone need anything from their rooms?” I ask. “Clothes and supplies for showers.” They all say.

“This is our food for the day.” George says when he gets back. “I’ll skip, Ana says “so will me.” Shelby says. I was just about to say I would skip but then I remember I might be pregnant. “I’ll save mine for later.”

The day passes quickly and soon it is dark outside. Amelia, George and I eat our third of the food. Then we all go to bed. Amelia lies down on the bed and George next to her. I take the floor and Ana and Shelby take the other bed.