Valka started suddenly. She had been dissociating during her lunch break, but was rudely awakened by the cacophony. She heard Josh beckoning to her, and she lurched upwards with her backpack slung off one arm. Valka stumbled after Josh and followed him out of the hall.
Students were gathered outside the building, murmuring about the recent happenings.
"Oh, great," Valka stuttered, her eyes glazed and her hands shaking.
The building was on fire. After last night, the fire reminded Valka of the panic and terror she felt at that time.
"There's no way two fires happened two days apart," someone in the crowd said. "I bet it's an arsonist." The people around Valka whispered to each other, saying Why aren't the police doing anything? Why do we still have to go to class? Who's doing this?
Valka just grabbed onto Josh's arm and shivered.