Prepare yourself, dear reader, for the second worst short story that this blog has covered so far. (I mean, let's be real, nothing's going to beat thumbprint of doom.) Our wastepaper bin - I mean, protagonist, - Travis, failed year 7, so he's off to summer school. How do you fail the easiest, 3rd most privileged year of secondary school? His teacher, Mr Grimsley, has a stupid name, so, in a move that will soon become incredibly annoying, I'm sure, he will be known as Dr Destro. I'm sorry, I just like writing about him, and besides, it makes it hurt less. Dr Destro's main rule is simple: anyone who doesn't do their homework or revise properly gets sent to the chalk closet (*thunder and lightning*). Well, judging by the "revising" bit, it's gonna be a bit cramped in the chalk closet (*more thunder and lightning*).
Travis receives his first homework, that might be the most ridiculously simple task ever given out: list 5 reasons why you'd like to be a pilgrim. Actually, thinking about it, that'd actually be pretty hard; I mean, who wants to be a pilgrim? Because this assignment is stupid, Travis only comes up with 3 reasons:
Eventually, Travis spends one night watching, as he puts it, "a Lethal Weapon movie," and doesn't do his homework. Hmm, that reminds me of last Friday, when I was watching a Rush Hour movie. At school the following day, Dr Destro finds that Travis hasn't done his homework, and Travis gets taken to the chalk closet (*more and more thunder and lightning*). If you saw this coming, congratulations, you are smarter than Bonnie Sue Bowers. So, what is the horror that is found within the chalk closet (*thunderbolts and lightning, very very frightening*)? It's just a dark room where one can hear the constant sound of fingernails on a chalkboard. And within, you must listen to this atrocious sound forever, or, realistically, at least until you die of thirst/starvation.
The Chalk Closet is boring, stupid, and isn't even really horror related until the end. I will give them credit for trying to build up the chalk closet (*thunder, feel the thunder, lightning and the thunder*), but they fail at that, too. Travis is a moron (you're only watching a movie, I'm sure you'll still have time to do your bloody homework), and Mr Grimsley (Dr Destro) makes no sense as an antagonist (why was he doing this, and how come he hasn't been arrested or at least fired?). And, of course, the reveal of the chalk closet (*last round of thunder and lightning*) is completely lame. Overall, this story, like I said at the beginning, is the 2nd worst I've covered so far.
Travis receives his first homework, that might be the most ridiculously simple task ever given out: list 5 reasons why you'd like to be a pilgrim. Actually, thinking about it, that'd actually be pretty hard; I mean, who wants to be a pilgrim? Because this assignment is stupid, Travis only comes up with 3 reasons:
- Get to travel a lot. (Suffering horrible diseases, food shortage, etc. on the way. Sounds very appealing.)
- Eat dinner with some really cool Indians (or rather, their corpses, knowing pilgrims).
- Don't have to recycle (Am I at all surprised by his disregard for the environment?)
Eventually, Travis spends one night watching, as he puts it, "a Lethal Weapon movie," and doesn't do his homework. Hmm, that reminds me of last Friday, when I was watching a Rush Hour movie. At school the following day, Dr Destro finds that Travis hasn't done his homework, and Travis gets taken to the chalk closet (*more and more thunder and lightning*). If you saw this coming, congratulations, you are smarter than Bonnie Sue Bowers. So, what is the horror that is found within the chalk closet (*thunderbolts and lightning, very very frightening*)? It's just a dark room where one can hear the constant sound of fingernails on a chalkboard. And within, you must listen to this atrocious sound forever, or, realistically, at least until you die of thirst/starvation.
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