Breaking news reverberated through the school, announcing Pauline's mysterious disappearance that had spanned nearly two days. The revelation sent shockwaves through the student body, as more information came about her having never returned home since the day before yesterday. Hence the reason for her absence from school yesterday.
And here I was thinking she bumped school or something.
The presence of her distraught parents, filing a police report, was a sobering sight that confirmed the seriousness of the situation.
Knowing the reputation Pauline held as one of l the notorious "bad girls" of our school got me clinging to the hope that she would eventually reappear, as if this were just another episode in her rebellious escapades.
"Wait, so if her backpack was found in her locker...
