She gasped, dropping her wand as well. Her eyes were wide open and she looked as if she had been caught in doing an illegal act. She faced her male counterpart but avoided eye contact. “You almost gave me a heart attack, Mr. Whitledge.” She said as her heart raced. She didn’t really do well in the dark and being surprised.

“I..umm uhh” She fumbled to find an answer to his question, at first. Why was she getting all flustered in front of Whitledge anyway? “I heard something in here or at least I thought there was,” She managed to reply after a moment.

Maybe, it really was just her imagination. The sudden shock that Mr. Whitledge unintentionally gave woke her up from her sleepy state. She was still highly suspicious of the room but it was probably due to its contents rather than a hiding student.

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