After many years of waiting, it’s finally our turn to play Senior Out. My friend and I have been planning for Senior Out since sophomore year. So, as soon as we got our assignment cards we started networking for potential links and planning to get our suspects. I made a group chat with numerous non-seniors in case I was ever stuck somewhere foreign.

The day started early. We met at Starbucks at 6:45 a.m., got a drink, and were at school by 7 a.m. We parked next to each other. I made my way to my friend’s car, and by 7:01 we were on the way to his victim’s house.

Once we arrived around 7:10 after driving through the victim’s street, we realized the target’s dad was outside and that our original plan of hiding under her car was not going to work. Instead, we waited until we saw her leave, attempted to follow her back to school, but lost her amidst the school traffic.

Defeated, we pulled back into the lower lot but still hid with the hope that we would see her pull in. At 7:28, we saw a car that looked like hers drive up Melba St. to the upper lot. We sprinted through school until we reached a bush near the 120s, where we hid for about 10 minutes. With no luck, we realized it was 7:40 and that we should go back to the lower lot to get our backpacks from our cars.

We grabbed our stuff and started walking towards school. Suddenly, I saw her walking and pointed her out to my friend. He sprinted and caught her.

The rest of the day was accompanied with lots of stress. I kept an eye on my target, but the person was always with a friend so I had no luck. Hopefully I’ll be able to get them soon.