The voice of the intercom replayed in Auggie's head like a recorder: "This is Principal West speaking. Due to recent suspicious circumstances, all classes today are canceled. Any classes in progress are to be stopped and teachers are to watch over students as they call their parents or guardian to be picked up as soon as possible. Thank you." At that moment, the classroom began to fill with students prattling on about the school being closed for the day, while some immediately began dialing their parents to inform them about the incident. Auggie just sat back observing in on all the commotion that was going around.
Suspicious circumstances? She wondered what Principal West had meant by that. He didn't say why or what the occurrence was. He just left her there, curious in the position.
"They found a body near our school," she overheard someone say. "An animal or something.." Body?.. Animal? She stood from her seat to ask Clark- knowing that he of all people had the answers to what she was seeking- when someone had bumped right into her causing her to fall back. However, she felt the arms of someone from behind catching and lifting her back to her feet. She hadn't looked up to see who it was, just bowed her head in embarrassment and muttered to them an incoherent 'thank you' before proceeding on to Clark.
"What is it about this "body" that's going around?" she asked him.