Parkside college was a private college it had a lot of money from the rich families in the area until recently it was an all girls school but times were changing but slowly Parkside was like any other private college it has a gym a swimming pool a cinema and obviously classrooms lots and lots of classrooms all of them kitted out with the latest equipment a new science block has been commissioned and have been built by a relatively unknown building firm the block was due to open at the start of the winter term the head teacher 32 year old Mrs Lockwood worked late into the evening all the students had gone home this was her quiet time where she could get on with writing reports and catch up on admin work three coffees in Mrs Lockwood was ready for a bathroom break she got up from her desk put on her coat and headed into the corridor she passed the caretaker who said