Melissa opened her eyes slowly, after someone began shaking her. She looked up and saw Yukio, just as she had in her dream. Except, it wasn't a dream.
She sat up, seeing that everyone around her was still just a little bit abnormal, but enough to be noticeable. How could any of this be possible?
"Melissa, are you okay?" Yukio asked, with perfect English and absolutely no accent. "I think you fainted."
Melissa grabbed her head, still feeling a little dizzy, then stood up.
"Actually, I'm not okay. What's going on with everyone?"
Yukio looked confused. "What do you mean?"
"Everyone's acting different. Including you."
"Different than what?"
Melissa could see that Yukio had no clue as to what she was talking about. And she was willing to bet that no one else did either.
"Forget it. I ... I just need to be alone," she said, before walking down the hall towards the girls' restroom.
On the way there, she saw even more people with odd behaviors, like ...
