Jay's POV
There are two types of people during school festivals.
People who decorate normally.
And psychopaths.
Unfortunately…
Class 3-E belonged in the second category. 💀
"MORE BLOOD."
"That is NOT fake blood anymore, Felix."
"ART REQUIRES SACRIFICE."
"That's literally ketchup."
"STILL SACRIFICE."
I stared at the classroom in silence.
Then slowly looked at Keifer beside me.
"…We should've picked a café theme."
Keifer looked equally tired. "We still can."
Before I could answer, Ci-N appeared out of nowhere holding a plastic vampire head.
"Too late." He smiled proudly. "Darkness has already consumed us." 🧛♂️✨
…I hated this class.
A little.
Maybe.
Okay maybe not.
A tiny bit only. 😔
Festival week had officially destroyed everyone's sanity.
Each class had chosen different themes:
3-A had a princess café
3-B did a gaming room
3-C chose neon future
and somehow…
3-E chose:
Vampire Horror Mansion.
Because apparently my classmates wanted lawsuits.
"Jay!"
I turned immediately.
Big mistake.
Felix appeared in front of me wearing a black cape dramatically.
"Do I look like a mysterious vampire prince?"
"You look unemployed."
Ci-N fell onto a desk laughing.
Felix pointed at me emotionally. "You wound me."
Rory walked past carrying fake chains. "Good. Bleed."
Meanwhile Yuri stood near the wall staring at everything with deep regret.
"I should've transferred schools."
"No one's stopping you," David said calmly while painting black decorations.
Endrix suddenly ran toward us holding wires.
"GOOD NEWS."
"That sentence is dangerous," Calix muttered immediately.
"I figured out how to make the lights flicker automatically."
"…And the bad news?" I asked.
"The electricity almost exploded."
"ENDRIX."
"What?" He looked genuinely confused.
Keifer sighed beside me.
That man had been sighing every seven business minutes lately.
Probably because of us.
Mostly Felix.
Definitely Felix.
The classroom looked insane already:
fake candles
black curtains
red lights
hanging bats
creepy music speakers
vampire paintings
Honestly?
It looked kind of cool.
In a "we might summon demons accidentally" way. 🧍♀️
Ci-N suddenly gasped dramatically.
"WAIT."
Everyone looked at him.
He slowly pointed at me.
Then at Keifer.
Absolutely not.
"No," I said immediately.
Felix's eyes widened. "YES."
Keifer already looked exhausted. "…What are they planning?"
Ci-N smiled like a criminal.
"You and Keifer should be the vampire king and queen."
Silence.
Then Rory whispered:
"…Cinema."
My soul left my body.
"No."
"YES," Felix screamed.
"No."
"JAY PLEASE."
"I would rather fight a bear."
"That can be arranged," Endrix offered helpfully.
Keifer rubbed his forehead slowly.
Unfortunately…
the traitor was smiling slightly now.
Traitor.
Absolute traitor. 😐
Ci-N shoved a black jacket toward Keifer dramatically.
"President Dracula."
Then he handed me a red-and-black dress.
"Lady Death."
I stared at the dress.
The dress stared back.
We both hated this situation.
"You people are insane."
"Correct," the class answered proudly.
Three hours later…
the classroom somehow looked terrifying.
Students from other classes already kept peeking through the door nervously.
One girl from 3-B entered carefully.
Then immediately screamed when Felix jumped out of a coffin prop yelling:
"WELCOME TO DEATH."
The girl ran away crying.
Ci-N wiped fake tears proudly. "We're winning."
Rory was hanging upside down pretending to be possessed.
David was silently fixing decorations AGAIN.
Yuri looked spiritually disconnected from reality.
And Keifer?
Keifer was standing on a chair fixing black ribbons above the ceiling.
Unfortunately…
he looked annoyingly good in dark clothes.
Which was disrespectful honestly.
My brain:
Don't stare.
Me:
Already staring. 😔
Then suddenly—
Keifer looked down directly at me.
Caught.
Again.
This was getting embarrassing.
"You've been staring for five minutes," he said calmly.
"I was judging your ribbon skills."
"Mm."
"That sounded fake."
"A little."
Felix suddenly appeared between us.
"THE TENSION."
I threw fake vampire teeth at his forehead.
He screamed dramatically. "SHE REJECTS LOVE."
"GO AWAY."
As evening slowly approached…
more and more students came to visit the classes.
And somehow…
Class 3-E became one of the most crowded.
Mostly because people wanted to see:
the scary decorations
Felix terrorizing innocent students
Blaster pretending to die every ten minutes
and Keifer & me apparently becoming the "vampire rulers."
Which was fake news.
Mostly.
Probably.
…Whatever. 😐
Then finally—
the announcement speakers echoed through the school:
"Judging for best festival class design will begin shortly."
Instantly the entire class froze.
Ci-N whispered dramatically:
"This is our Super Bowl."
Felix grabbed my shoulders emotionally. "Jay."
"What?"
"If we lose…"
"We won't."
He stared at me.
Then nodded seriously. "…You're right."
Honestly?
That confidence scared me more than the horror decorations. 💀🩸
End of Chapter 📖✨