UNACCOMPANIED MINOR SERIAL

What David Found at the End of the Hallway

PART VIII

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Unaccompanied Minor
Previous parts (if you’ve missed them):
I A Face in the Window
II The Ferryman
III Bent Fork 
IV The Librarian
V Sharon’s Side Quest
VI What Happened With The Whiffle
VII Within The Whiffle

“Sit down, young man!”

David had opened the door fully and was standing in the glow of fluorescent lighting. Ahead, five rows of desks faced him. They each held a youth about David’s age. One of the front desks was empty.

It was a classroom.

A young woman stood before the class. She had just turned to face David. She placed a sheet of paper on the empty school desk, pointed to David, then to the desk. “Now!” she added.

David asked her if she was the Teacher.

“Of course!” she said, tapping the desk with her index finger. “Sit! You are 23 minutes late.”

David complied. He slid into the desk. The rear of the seat pressed into the small of his back. He…