You might hear the sound of children laughing like adults, and adults dancing like children.
The school administration, for its part, maintains a willful blindness. Leaked emails suggest that the “Faculty Retreat” is actually held in the school’s own basement, where teachers drink cheap wine and listen to the thumping bass above them. They simply choose not to look. This year, a rumor has surfaced that the festival will not remain secret. An anonymous manifesto pinned to the school’s online forum reads: -ENG- Ariel Academy--39-s Secret School Festival -R...
But those in the know —a self-selecting group of upperclassmen chosen by the outgoing senior class—know the truth. The retreat is a decoy. You might hear the sound of children laughing