exchanging looks from one another.
We sit in our usual seats
immediately opening our books
for some final studying.
The silence couldn't be any louder.
The door handle turns and we all shut our books
and face the door with frightened looks.
She walks in with a stack of 14 papers.
In which each get passed out to each
and every one of us.
The blank side stares at me.
Following directions, I don't flip over the paper
to begin yet.
Before flipping the paper, she reminds us of the date.
"Now everyone please flip over your papers!"
The crisp sound repeated several times, gasps, and laughters.
"APRIL FOOLS!"
After that, the atmosphere lightened considerably.
I really like the line "The silence couldn't be any louder". It is totally true and stands out a lot! I like how you build up the suspense and I also enjoyed it since it was dark and creepy like they usually are! Good job. -Liz
ReplyDeletePS: Sorry I stole this idea :P