Chapter 4: The spontaneous flame
Sitting tall upon many of the lab tables was a paper mache volcano. The size of the volcano was unorthodox to say the least. And its color choices had the cooler hues of purple for the rock and turquoise for the lava. All of which were in thick uneven brush strokes. It was like someone put a young in child in charge of choosing the colors and painting this monstrosity. "Despite its color" Kevin began "This model is supposed to represent one of my favorite volcanoes, Mount St. Helens. The model before you elevates 8,366 inches, rather than in feet like the actual volcano. And if you press this button." Kevin said as he held up a remote. "It will cause the model to erupt with a homemade lava substitute." He with a smile. Kevin's explanation was only met with the wide eyed stares of children. The lab was engulfed in an awkward silence before Varick spoke up. "Uh, Kevin" he began, still wide eyed "How did you get that....thing in here?". There was a response of children's murmurs after Varick asked that question. It didn't take a scientist to know that Varick had addressed the elephant in the room. "Ah, that's quite an interesting story, little dude." Kevin said as he acknowledged the confusion of Varick and his classmates. "You see kid, I brought the supplies to make this beauty to the school. Then with the help of Mr. Lynns one of Ms. Hans' fellow teachers we assembled it here. Thank goodness for the labs large size or I would have had to assemble it in the gymnasium." Kevin said with a chuckle. As Kevin continued to speak his lecture was interrupted by an object hitting the back of Varick's head. Varick turned around to see Max and Jacob's obvious snickering. Both holding crumpled up pieces of paper in their hands. Simply shooting them a glare, Varick turned around and continued to listen to Kevin speak. And just as Varick was once again engulfed in concentration, another paper ball hit the back of his head. "Knock it off!" Varick whispered sharply to his two bullies. "Why don't you make us!" Jacob whispered back tauntingly. Laughter beginning to falter his once serious threat. As Kevin's lesson about the volcanoes concluded he led the group of children out of the science lab. And back to Ms. Hans' classroom. But only four people stayed behind from the group. Soon Jacob and Max were obnoxiously closing in on Varick and Darce. "Time to finish the mess you made for yourself on the bus, Blondie" Max taunted. Continuously throwing crumpled up balls of paper as he did. "Ow, hey!" Varick shouted as the paper balls flew at him all at once. "Why are you doing this?!" Varick asked incredulously "I didn't even do anything to you this morning. You're just being brain-dead like you always are." Varick commented as he pushed Max away from him. "You wanna know why I'm doing this?" Max asked, a snarl appearing on his lips. "Because you're a freak! And you hang out with freaks like him." Max said as he pointed at Darces emotionless face. "Y'know, you could have been like us" Max began "But instead you choose to hang out with a bunch of nerds, weirdos, and freaks. These hurtful comments stabbed Varick like knives. Making his anger continue to rise and his hands begin to shake. His head began to suffer a migraine as rage took over his mind. And just as he was about to respond to Max's hurtful remarks he was interrupted. Suddenly a flame circle began to form around the four boys, trapping them. The four of them could do nothing but just stand there helplessly. Letting terror and fear rise in their blood. It wasn't until a few seconds later the fish tank in the laboratory spontaneously shattered. Engulfing the floor in water and extinguishing the circular flame. The four of them stood there for a moment, all in awe at what had just occurred. "Let's get out of here!" Jacob yelled to Max. And without missing a second beat the two bullies sprinted out of the laboratory doors, leaving Darce and Varick alone. To be continued........
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