Classes.
Noise.
Students talking everywhere.
Nothing unusual.
He was sitting in class.
Half paying attention.
Teacher explaining something.
Same routine.
Then suddenlyā
The speaker turned on.
A loud click.
Everyone stopped.
Because that meant one thing:
An announcement.
The teacher paused.
Looked up.
Students turned their heads.
Waiting.
Then a voice came through.
Clear.
Calm.
āEveryone stay where you are.ā
Nothing strange at first.
Sometimes announcements are like that.
Important.
Serious.
But something felt off.
The tone.
Too calm.
Too⦠controlled.
The teacher frowned.
That wasnāt the usual voice.
āWho is that?ā someone whispered.
No answer.
The voice continued.
āDo not leave your classrooms.ā
Now the room felt different.
Quieter.
Tense.
The teacher walked toward the door.
Stopped.
Listening.
Then the voice said something that changed everything:
āThis is not a drill.ā
Silence filled the room.
Students looked at each other.
Confused.
Because there was no scheduled drill.
Nothing planned.
The teacher picked up her phone.
Tried calling the office.
No answer.
Her face changed.
Now she was worried.
Thenā
The speaker clicked again.
And the voice came back.
Slower this time.
āIf you hear your name⦠do not respond.ā
His chest tightened.
āWhatā¦?ā
People started whispering.
āWhat does that mean?ā
āThatās not normalā¦ā
Then it happened.
The voice started saying names.
One by one.
Students.
From different classes.
Different grades.
Clear.
Perfect pronunciation.
Like it knew them.
Every single one.
His heart started racing.
āHow does it knowā¦?ā
No one moved.
No one spoke.
Thenā¦
His name.
Loud.
Clear.
Through the speaker.
His breath stopped.
Everyone turned to him.
He froze.
Completely.
Because nowā¦
He remembered what it said.
āDo not respond.ā
His throat went dry.
He didnāt speak.
Didnāt move.
The room felt like it was closing in.
Then the voice said his name again.
Softer this time.
Closer.
Not through the speaker.
Behind him.
His heart slammed in his chest.
Because nowā¦
He realized something terrifying:
That voiceā¦
Wasnāt coming from the system anymore.
