Chapter 2 - The Principal Presses Play On The Hallway Tablet

Principal Henderson stood under the flickering fluorescent lights of the crowded school hallway with a grim, unyielding expression carved across his face. He held his school-issued administrative tablet firmly in both hands, his thumb resting directly over the digital play icon.
Vanessa’s arrogant smirk faltered for a fraction of a second as she watched the glowing screen reflect in the lenses of her designer sunglasses. Her friends, who had been laughing moments earlier, suddenly fell dead silent and stepped back from her like she carried a plague.
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“Let’s see what really happened here, Vanessa,” Principal Henderson said quietly, his voice echoing loudly in the tense silence of the corridor.
With a single tap of his thumb, the high-definition security footage began to play, projecting crisp, crystal-clear audio and video into the open air.
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