Even though Ms. Elizabeth had told us not to wander off from the bus, expecting a bunch of seventeen and eighteen-year-olds to actually listen was pretty unrealistic.
While Roy, Jennifer, and Needy were talking, that Wade from before had already started wandering around the small town by himself.
Wade found that all the houses in the town were locked, and there wasn't a single person to be seen on the street.
After walking a few steps, Wade quickly discovered a strange wax museum.
What made it weird was that the outside walls and even the door of this wax museum were made of wax, which meant the whole building might be made of it.
After discovering this, Wade immediately called out loudly for his classmates to come and see.
Realizing that this was a good way to divert attention, Roy immediately grabbed Jennifer and Needy's hands and walked towards Wade.
"Let's go take a look!"
Jennifer and Needy both saw what Roy was trying to do, but neither of them said anything, just rolling their eyes at the same time in perfect sync.
Soon all the students had arrived and walked over to the wax museum.
"Wade, what did you find?"
A girl with slightly uneven eyes who looked a lot like Paris Hilton spoke up and asked.
This girl was called Peggy. Her family was quite wealthy in Waterfall Town and owned several bed-and-breakfasts near the Great Falls.
"Look! This wax museum is made of wax. It's so interesting!"
Wade, who had a key in his hand, scraped the wall of the wax museum, and sure enough, a lot of wax came off.
"A wax museum built of wax, how weird!"
Carly curiously touched the wall of the wax museum and even tried to peek inside through the windows.
Unfortunately, this wax museum had one-way mirrors, so it was impossible to see inside from the outside.
Seeing that Carly, the girl he liked, was interested in the wax museum, Wade immediately suggested.
"Why don't we go inside and take a look? Our field trip is pretty much ruined anyway, we might as well do something!"
Wade's suggestion was supported by many students. What was the point of driving for several hours to not do anything and then just drive back?
Now, if they checked out the wax museum, at least they'd have something to talk about later. Otherwise, they'd really become the laughingstock of the school.
Of course, there were also good students who had a different opinion, like Needy.
"Isn't this a bad idea? Ms. Elizabeth told us not to wander off!"
Peggy rolled her eyes at Needy. This woman really disliked Needy and had even wanted to bully her before, but she hadn't dared to act on it because of Roy's presence.
"Lesnicki, if you want to be a goody-two-shoes, no one's stopping you. But please, don't bother us."
Roy glared at Peggy.
"Peggy, what Needy means is that this wax museum has an owner, and we might get into trouble if we trespass."
Peggy answered Roy without even thinking.
"What are we afraid of with so many of us? Maybe this whole dumpy town doesn't even have as many people as we do!"
The worst thing at times like this is having someone like Peggy leading the charge. Now, except for Roy, Jennifer, and Needy, all the other students were tempted.
If it were any other place, Roy really wouldn't want to bother with these students, but he had already recognized where this wax museum was from.
The movie *House of Wax*!
Roy knew this movie from his previous life, mainly because the socialite Paris Hilton was in it.
At that time, Paris Hilton's video scandal was all over the news, and then this movie was made.
The movie was generally a classic slasher horror film, but the addition of living wax figures made it quite novel.
Before Roy could stop him, the quick-handed Wade had already pushed open the door of the wax museum.
Although there was a "Closed" sign hanging on the door of the wax museum, the door wasn't locked.
"Whoa!"
After going inside, Wade let out a series of surprised sounds, making the other students very curious.
"I want to see too!"
Peggy and Carly were best friends, and they entered the wax museum hand in hand.
Once one went in, the rest quickly couldn't resist following.
There was no way around it, Roy had to follow them into the wax museum. After all, Elizabeth had asked him to keep an eye on the students before she left.
However, based on the intensity of the original movie, there shouldn't be too much of a problem, as long as they didn't fall into any traps.
"Jennifer, Needy, you two be careful. I have a feeling this wax museum is a bit strange."
Needy was a little curious.
"Strange? How so?"
"What kind of normal person builds a wax museum out of wax? And opens it in a place that's not even marked on the map? There's definitely something wrong here!"
Hearing this, Needy immediately thought of something.
"Could it be... there's a psycho killer inside?"
"I wouldn't rule out that possibility. In any case, it's better to be careful."
Yeah, America is a hotbed for psycho killers, both in movies and in real life.
Some real-life cases are even more terrifying than what you see in movies.
Although Needy hadn't personally experienced a psycho killer, she was still a little scared.
On the other hand, Jennifer, who had almost been killed by her own brother, didn't seem too flustered. Her gaze just became more intense.
"Roy, maybe we shouldn't go in after all?"
"Don't be afraid, I've got this! You two just hold hands and don't let go."
With that, Roy also entered the wax museum.
Inside the wax museum, the students had already started looking around.
Putting aside all the other issues with this wax museum, the overall concept was actually quite good.
Everything inside was made of wax, including the tables and chairs.
And the wax figures inside were also incredibly lifelike.
"It's just like the real thing! Even the wax museum in Austin isn't this good!"
Peggy exclaimed.
Of course they're real! These 'wax' figures are actually people with a thick layer of wax on their skin.
I wonder how the students will react when they find out the truth.
Roy saw several students even touching the wax figures.
However, some students were also starting to get suspicious, like Carly.
"That's weird. Aren't wax museums supposed to have wax figures of famous people? But all the figures here look like regular folks."
Knowing that there might be danger inside the wax museum, Needy held Jennifer's hand tightly.
This girl was already easily scared, and now she was even more like a quail, not daring to look at the lifelike wax figures around her because of the uncanny valley effect.
Suddenly, Needy noticed someone standing outside the window. In the distance, it looked like a red-haired clown holding balloons.
Needy instantly started trembling uncontrollably.
Jennifer noticed that Needy was acting strange and quickly asked her.
"Needy, what's wrong?"
Needy pointed to the window, but found that the clown she had seen earlier was gone.
"N-nothing."
On the other side, Roy clapped his hands.
"Alright, you've all seen enough, right? Let's get out of here before the owner of the wax museum comes back!"
"That's a bummer, we haven't even seen the second floor yet!"
Just as Peggy finished speaking, a bell rang outside, and then the door of the wax museum suddenly closed automatically.
Yellow Chevrolet Camaro
(End of this chapter)