Claire comforted by Alex.

CLAIRE.

I walked down the hallway, turning the corner and continuing down till I got to the gym. I was sure that the sound had come from here because it had been kind of echoey and only the gym area gave off such sounds. I pushed the door open and walked in, taking in the quietness that surrounded the large space. I started to doubt that I'd heard anything as no one was in here even as I looked around but then I heard something like a shout -more like a grunted, if that made sense and the direction it was coming from was so close by. I looked at the room where the sporting and gym equipment were kept and sometimes had my blood running cold. Maybe I had already realized what I was going to see there.

I slowly walked to the door, glad to see that a small, glass compartment was squared off at the centre and I peered through. At first, I didn't see anything, my eyes taking time to adjust to the dim lighting. But then I immediately took note of someone's head, the thick mane of hair being