"This…"
Hearing what the stranger said, his firm tone that spoke volumes about his hard belief in what he just claimed, made even Ricky had a moment of pause and change in face.
"Whoever is orchestrating this annoying prank, stop it! I'm not falling for this shitshow." He shouted at the air beyond the five youths in front of him, looking for hidden cameras or snickering accomplices at either end of the long corridor.
John watched the youth's reaction, his mind spinning fast, thinking about what if what that stranger said was true. He ignored the current tension and weird situation, jumped to the point he had been doubting since the moment he saw the new face in Ricky's room.
