The recent events had left everyone on edge, their anxiety evident in the musty air of the school. Yet amidst the collective unease, there was one person who appeared far more troubled than the rest. She was a woman no one had seen before. With quick, restless strides, she paced from one wall to another, her eyes darting around as though searching for something invisible to everyone else.

“Who’s that?” Jayden whispered to one of his other teachers, his curiosity ...