Chapter 140: Stoking the Hype

As it turned out, Trinity Shadboult's worries were not unfounded. When Jason Sowden went to class on Monday, the retractable gate at Anville High School was jammed with people. Reporters with microphones and cameras clustered shoulder to shoulder. A swarm of clickbait channels blocked the entrance too, all trying to ride the wave. The crowd sealed the gate. Teachers and students could hardly squeeze in. Every time the guard pulled the gate open a crack, people outside tried to slip in with the...