125 Puzzle Countdown

I made an attempt to run upstairs to hide, only to be stopped by Melis.

"Shh! Don't run, keep silent!" she warned me, as she tried to listen to the footsteps of the teachers at the bottom floor. The teachers were talking among themselves, but more importantly, they were coming this way. This time, I slowly started walking upstairs, refraining from making any noise. I touched Melis' shoulder to signal her. She started following me, silently.

"Did I see something up there?" This voice was Cihan's. As soon as I heard it, I prepared to run; but Melis stopped me once again.

"Are you kidding me?" Adnan replied to Cihan. "Look, dude, I get how angry you are, but you need to calm down."

"No, I'm dead serious, I saw something over there and I HAVE TO look." Cihan said.

"Fine, if it is going to make you relax..." Adnan gave up. At that moment, Melis released her grip on my arm. She looked at me and said a single, powerful word.

"Run."

Before Cihan could come upstairs to look around, we ran upstairs to a higher floor. However, all the sound we made has exposed our existance and position.

"Dude, I told you!" Cihan shouted as he started running to follow us. Both teachers began running to catch us. We ran to the top floor, and towards the other end of the hallway. Fortunately, we were faster than them, and we had managed to put some distance in between.

"I have a great idea." Melis said.

"What?" I asked.

"I will get them to chase me. Meanwhile, you will go disconnect the power line." she said. "We will be in advantage."

"But-"

"They can see me, there is no problem. But if they see you, you won't be stepping into this school ever again." Melis certainly knew how to persuade me to do something.

The footsteps were getting closer.

"You block the other side." Cihan was guiding Adnan to the other stairway. We were about to be trapped by them.

"So much for that." I said. "Both ways are blocked."

"Quick!"

Melis pulled me into a nearby classroom, and closed the door. I hid behind a column next to the classroom's wall, while Melis stood next to the door to listen to the voices in the hallway.

"They are both on this floor right now." she was whispering the situation to me as I was peeking from behind the column.

"Damn it, they are checking the rooms!"

"Hide!" I warned her. She got away from the door and hid herself behind a small cabinet near the blackboard.

Finally I started hearing some footsteps outside. It became closer, and teachers came to a stop in front of the classroom's door. I stopped peeking behind the column and completely hid myself. The door opened.

"They are hiding somewhere near here." Cihan said. Both teachers entered the classroom. They started walking towards my hiding spot. Since the column I was hiding behind was adjacent to the wall, I had no chance to constantly keep the column between me and the teachers. If they got past the critical point, I would be out in the open.

I held my breath.

"Hey, there! I found one"

Was this the end of the adventure?

I heard something falling down, and both teachers immediately ran out of the classroom.

"You brat!"

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Melis had exposed herself to save me, and they were now chasing her. I took a deep breath at that moment of relief. However, this was my only chance to get out of here, and I had no time to lose. I got out of the classroom and went the opposite way which Melis was running. I hastily, yet silently made my way downstairs; constantly checking the whereabouts of the teachers. Melis would normally run much faster than both teachers, but it was looking like she was delibarately trying to keep the chase going on for longer by simply maintaining her distance; not close enough to be caught, but not far enough to make the pursuers give up.

When I came to the bottom floor, I got to the electrical panel on the wall. This panel controlled the building's main transformer, and also included the safety fuzes.

"Oh, come on!"

To my surprise, the panel was locked. I had to find a key to unlock it. That made sense, considering the safety of people in the school. But, unfortunately, I had no idea where the key could be. To cut the power, I had to find another way.

"If you don't cooperate with us, ma'am, your actions will have severe consequences!" The teachers were still chasing Melis upstairs. I could occassionally hear them.

I listened to the voices for a short while, and looked back at the electrical panel.

"The fuze!"

There were three cables coming out of the panel; colored red, white, and blue. They were protected, and I couldn't disconnect them by brute force; but, I could try something smarter. I ran into the nearby cafeteria to look for cooking gloves. They were really thick, and had no conductivity. After a while, I came back with the gloves.

A really loud noise came from somewhere above me.

"You will pay for this!"

"EYAAH!" This was Melis' scream. I assumed the worst, but I could not risk going up there and trying to help her out. I simply had to be quick with whatever I was doing.

I ran to the chemistry lab, which I had the key for. I went inside, got a piece of magnesium sample. This was one of the best substances I could hope to find in order to start a fire. After that, I got some paper and left the lab.

I got back to the electric panel. Using the magnesium and the lab key, I managed to create some sparks. The paper caught fire, and I carefully held it under the cables to melt through the plastic covers. Those plastics had almost unmatched electric resistance, but they couldn't stand much heat.

However, before I could melt the plastic covers, the fire alarm started.

"Not now!" I was about to lose my only chance to do this.

Some other noises came from upstairs.

"Come on, quicker!" I was getting impatient.

The red colored cable started to bend downwards, towards the white one.

I heard some footsteps. They were coming downstairs.

*POW*

Lots of yellow-orange sparks flew around the hallway, followed by a black smoke from the electrical panel. The red wire had touched the white one, sending all the power directly to the ground wire. The short-circuit caused the safety fuzes to blow up, and the lights went out.