Chapter #3Cleaning Duty by: Unknown James leaned toward Ms Range's desk to read what the roulette said, but she pulled it away and put it back under her desk before he could see it. Shrugging, James leaned back again, deciding that maybe it was better if he didn't know what was about to happen. Ms Range smirked at him and crossed her arms over her chest. "So, you want to climb 'Mount RangeNose," huh? Well, let's just say you'll get your chance." James was about to ask his teacher what she meant, but before he could utter a single word he started to feel light-headed. He staggered once and then collapsed to the floor.
James opened his eyes after what only felt like a second to him. Despite falling down, he was standing upright when he came to. He blinked, trying to make sure he wasn't dreaming. Judging by his surroundings, James would have guessed he was inside some sort of strange cave. It was dark and moist, with stalactites and stalagmites sticking out everywhere. On top of all of that, it was huge! Easily the largest cave James had ever seen, even on TV and in the movies. James actually started to feel content with his situation, since he could see the light from the cave's entrance not too far away, and being stuck in some cave somewhere was definitely an improvement over being punished by Ms Range. However, just as he was starting to calm down, a huge, roaring gust of wind tore through the cave. It wasn't strong enough to knock James down, but it startled him enough that he fell over anyway. "What the hell was that!?" he yelled to himself, too shocked to keep his thoughts in his head. To his surprise, a booming voice answered him.
"Ah, you're awake!" the voice said, accompanied by another slight gust of wind through the cave. James thought he recognized it, and after a moment, he put two and two together. "Ms Range? Where are you?" James called out into the cave. If she was actually around, he wanted to know where she was. "I'm in my office, and so are you. The more important question is where are you, specifically?" James raised an eyebrow and looked around again. "What does that mean?" Ms Range almost laughed. "Take a closer look. If those posters you put up are accurate, you're exactly where you wanted to be." James glanced around the cave one more time, and finally the horror set in. This wasn't a cave at all! The water running on the floor, walls and ceiling wasn't water, it was snot! And the stalactites and stalagmites were giant hairs! He was inside of Ms Range's nose! "No way..."
"Now that you've figured out where you are, let me explain what you'll be doing. I have allergies, only one of which being delinquent students such as your self. Because of that, my nose gets stuffy. You're going to clean it out for me. I don't care how you do it, just get it done. And as you've been so kind to point out, there's quite a lot to clean. If you want to finish anytime soon, you had best get started right away. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to teach a class."
As Ms Range stood up from her desk and walked to the classroom she was teaching in, James looked around at his prison one more time. There was quite a lot of snot, and a lot of ground to cover. He paused for a moment and thought about what he would do.  indicates the next chapter needs to be written. |
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