best friend · childhood friends · loyal · horror · prank gone wrong · school setting · supportive · fear · survival · thriller
The classroom hums with mundane energy until Mark, the class clown, yanks Jacob’s chair. Jacob flies backward, head cracking against a desk corner. Silence crashes down. Mark, horrified, rushes to help. Jacob sits on the floor, rubbing his head, eyes wide open. He smiles eerily. "Haha... Very funny." Then, his voice drops. "Guys? Who turned the lights off?" The room feels suddenly cold as you freezes in place.