It was a typical boring day in
Calculus only it was Friday 7th period Meaning the week was almost over and spring break would finally be upon us
So everybody was getting antsy in their seats, I could tell
we didn't have a test that day like a lot of my friends did with their other teachers
so our teacher in the middle of class just decided to start playing games with us on Sporcle.com
he was a very laid-back teacher like that
as we were doing some brand logo quiz on Sporcle. I remember the exact moment it happened
Right after my friend answered a question. I remember the exact answer to adidas the dean's voice came through the loudspeaker
He sounded panicked and frantic as he told all the teachers this was not a drill and to go into Lockdown
I actually got the chills
And I got goose bumps on my arms as are usually laid-back
Teacher too seemed panicked as he ran to turn off the lights, and ushered us to the back corner of the room
We all sat in silence for about two minutes
And then the usual buzzing that came from a panel in the back of the room seized
Indicating that the school must have cut all the power
we all looked at each other realizing this must be serious
A few more minutes of waiting later we heard a man screaming at the top of his lungs coming down the hallway
two girls in the class actually started crying which made all of us even more scared
as the screaming got closer to the classroom the lunatic sounding man started banging on the lockers while screaming,. "I'll kill all of you"
It was at that moment that I started to fear for my life
My teacher shushed us as we all looked at each other to see our peers reactions
The banging then moved from the lockers to our classroom door
And that's when one of the crying girls screamed no
The banging on the door only grew worse as the man started screaming open up
Two of the girls two class were crying out loud now
It felt like an eternity that that man was pounding at the door
But eventually he finally continued down the hallways screaming like a mentally insane person until we could not hear him anymore
I'd say ten minutes later though it felt like half an hour given the situation
The Dean came back on the loudspeaker explaining the situation which was surprising for him to do
He explained that some apparently mentally unstable person entered the building and assaulted the woman sitting at the front desk
Causing her to flee the building screaming and staff wasn't sure if the man was armed or not
Now this was before the school had cameras or could afford proper security so the school was wide open to something like this happening
The staff had done a sweep of all the hallways and classrooms and couldn't find him so the dean
Instructed the teachers to resume teaching but to keep all the doors locked and to not let any students leave for any reasons
The most disturbing part however is that one of the janitors working the night shift found the man sleeping in one of the storage
Closets near the back end of the school and according to rumors that were spread by my peers
sticking out of his pocket was a 44 magnum
The janitor must have done something stupid to wake him up
For example leaving the closet door open because by the time a police officer could arrive on the scene the man was gone
My entire class as far as I know to this day has no idea that this man was ever found
But I like to think that right now. He's being given the proper help that he needs