Chapter 30: Evacuation!
The classroom erupted like someone had set off a panic grenade. Screams shot out from every corner.
Girls jumped from their seats, knocking over books and scrambling away from the massive window as if they could outrun the horror looming beyond the glass.
One even dropped to her knees, muttering a prayer to a goddess that probably wasn't on speaking terms with them anymore.
"OH MY GOD WE'RE GONNA DIE!"
"SHUT THE WINDOWS! SHUT THE WORLD!"
"WHY IS THIS HAPPENING DURING ORIENTATION?!"
The floating spirit assistant blinked in the air, spinning nervously in place like a malfunctioning ceiling fan.
"Okay! Okay! Deep breaths, everyone!" it squeaked, waving its tiny light-arms in a frantic circle.
"Let's not lose our minds just yet! You're all future weaver elites, right? Big girls with big dreams and even bigger potential! We can work through this! It's only stage 3!"
No one listened. One girl tried climbing over another to reach the door, and someone else had started hyperventilating into her own uniform sleeve.
Another was just sitting in place, sobbing, "I didn't even get to fall in love yet..."