High school schedules are predictable—students know their classes, teachers, and routines. But at Ridgeway High, something is unsettling about Period 7.
No one remembers attending it. No one remembers what was taught. And worst of all, no one knows why.
A Strange Gap in Time
At Ridgeway High, the school day officially ends at 3:15 PM. But according to old schedules, there used to be a seventh period—one final class before dismissal. Yet, when students are asked about it, they stare blankly, unable to recall anything.
Even more disturbing? Their watches, phones, and clocks skip from 2:30 to 3:15 without explanation.
Teachers who check their attendance logs find that every student was marked present for Period 7—but no one, not even the teachers themselves, remembers being there.
The Teacher No One Knows
Digging deeper into old yearbooks reveals something even stranger. Each year, Mr. Ellison is mentioned as a teacher assigned to Period 7. But no one remembers meeting him. No one recalls what he looked like. No photos of him exist, even though he is listed in every staff directory.
An attempt to discover more about Mr. Ellison led to an even more terrifying discovery—no records of him ever being hired. No payroll. No contract. Nothing.
The Student Who Remembered
One student, a junior named Ben Parker, once claimed he had broken the spell. He swore that one day, he forced himself to stay conscious through Period 7.
His account was chilling:
“I was in a classroom I’d never seen before. The walls were… wrong. Like they were moving. The desks were too tall, and the windows didn’t show the outside. It was just… darkness. And the teacher—Mr. Ellison?—he didn’t look human. His eyes were black. No pupils. No whites. Just… black.
He looked at me and smiled. That’s when I blacked out.”
The next day, Ben was found wandering the school halls after hours, repeating the exact phrase: “Period 7 is real.”
A Vanishing Classroom
After Ben’s incident, more students started noticing strange details. Some tried staying in the halls after the sixth period, hoping to see where the missing time went. But no matter what they did, they always found themselves at their lockers at 3:15, as if the hour had never happened.
One student tried to record the experience. He set up a voice recorder before entering what he believed to be the Period 7 classroom. When he played the tape back, all that could be heard was a low, distorted voice whispering, “You shouldn’t be here.”
Why No One Talks About It
The school administration refuses to acknowledge Period 7. When students bring it up, they are met with nervous glances or stern warnings to drop the subject.
A theory suggests that the school once had a seventh period, but something went wrong—so wrong that an entire hour had to be erased from history.
Others believe the classroom still exists, just not in the way we understand time and space. A pocket of reality hidden within Ridgeway High.
So if you ever find yourself at a school with a missing period, pay attention to the gaps in your memory. And if you hear the name Mr. Ellison?
