Breaking Rules

"Everyone stay away from the area close to the abandoned classrooms" The school public announcer had been the students warning to stay clear off the area where the meteor had landed last night. Fortunately, the meteor didn't destroy any buildings but had destroyed some of the vegetation surrounding the school. The school authorities had already contacted experts who were on their way to investigate the crash site.

"Hey Bismarck" I looked behind to see Kevin,Derek and Ken walking towards me.

"Hey guys what's up"

It was unlikely for us to have classes today due to the incident. Even if we were to go to class, the teachers would not have showed up.

"This is just what I wanted", Derek said " something that would drive us out of our boring classrooms". Derek was not a big fan of school and learning. He had already tried to run away from the school a number of times but failed. Even though he was really smart, he dedicated all his time to reading comics and his grades had therefore suffered.

"Well I can't agree with you any less" Kevin said, "I think we need a little time out of the classrooms".

I was really tempted to go check out the meteor. I had always wanted to go to space to study all these rocks and planets. I never imagined that one of my greatest desires would actual land at my door step. If only I had vast knowledge I science I would have gone to check it out.

" Who's that over there" Ken said, pointing in the direction behind the abandoned classrooms.

"Isn't that Anderson, the weird nerd?" Kevin said

Anderson was the smartest kid in our class. He always acted alone and also suffered at the hands of Calvin sometimes. For all I knew, he was a quiet boy who always avoided trouble. But I didn't understand why the quiet kid would be breaking the rules that even Calvin would dare not break at this moment. That's when I realised that he was just what I needed. Anderson was a walking science textbook and it looked like he was sneaking to the crash site.

"Guys I think we should follow him" I said

"What?" they chorused.

" I said let's follow him"

"C'mon dude you can't be serious" Kevin said "The wisest to do is to report him to a teacher and everything is settled".

" Sounds like an adventure to me, so yeah I agree let's follow him" Derek said.

"What do you say Ken?" I asked.

"W-well its not advisable b-but it I'm Ok if no one finds out we went in there"

Ken was the youngest among us and never really questioned the decisions we sometimes made.

"Okay then let's go" I ordered.

It wasn't easy to sneak behind Anderson. We had to stop sometimes and hide when he felt he was being followed. Judging from his pace and sense of direction, it seemed like it wasn't his first time coming out here into the woods.

We continued to follow for a while until he stopped and put down his backpack.

"You guys can come out now, theres no need to hide anymore".

I couldn't believe he knew we were following him all this while. I had really underestimated his skills.

" You caught us" I said, "what exactly are you doing here in the woods?".

He continued to take out some weird things out of his backpack.

" I believe we all know why I'm here,"he started, " We all came here with the same goal and that thing which we seek is right three " he said, pointing in the direction of the meteor.

I couldn't believe my eyes, Was I dreaming, I was actually a few hundred meters away from an actual meteorite.

I smiled.

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