The film opens with four teenagers burying a dead girl's body (Emily). This takes place in the woods at dawn and the group of teenagers fall into a clash over what has happened and whose fault it is. As the body is being deeply buried, dark rainclouds begin to gather above them and they begin to hear loud twig snaps from nearby and foxes howling. The teenagers become increasingly paranoid that they are not alone and decide to leave the scene in the darkness. After they have left, we hear heavy footsteps and see the feet of someone standing over Emily's grave. There is then a flashback to 8 hours earlier.
The flashback depicts an establishing shot of a large college and Emily is approaching the entrance, walking past a group of four teenagers: Sara, Jenny, Michael and Jason. Although Emily goes past unseen, it is a teacher that brings her to the attention of the teenagers. Chasing her up for late coursework, Emily is told off by one of her teacher's and Sara steps in to antagonise the situation. Her efforts are cetainly not appreciated by the teacher, yet they are by Jason, who laughs, while Jenny just tries to ignore everything. Emily then runs off inside the building.
Afterwards, we see Emily in various lessons, not paying much attention and failing in her work. It is then lunchtime and the stressed Emily is in the canteen queue when the group cut in front of her. Before realising it is them, Emily gets angry and yells at them, only when they have turned around and she witnesses Sara's evil glare does she soon regret it.
Still during lunch, Emily is in an art room, when she hears Sara coming along the corridor. Sara and Jenny enter the room after seeing the art cupboard close as they enter. Sara and Jenny go inside the art cupboard only to find Emily there seemingly looking for supplies. There is then a heated argument, in which Sara says to Emily that she must show respect. Sara goes to push Emily, but Jenny steps in front of her, Sara get even angrier, and pushes them both. Emily is then knocked into the side of the cupboard banging her head. Sara then shouts to wake her, Jenny soon realises that Emily is also bleeding from her side, seeing the blood on the floor and Stanley knives sticking out of the side of the cupboard. Jenny then starts screaming and crying hysterically. Hearing this, Jason and Michael enter the art cupboard; both shocked at what they see; however Jason begins to laugh. Michael begins to comfort Jenny and the group formulate a plan. They lock the art cupboard and keep the keys.
In the early hours that night, after atteneding a house party, the group break into the school and move the body into Jason’s car and drive into a desolate woods. Suddenly, they hear noises from inside the boot. Sara and Jason go to investigate, seeing a dying Emily in her last breath, Sara then hits her with a shovel and she dies. Not knowing what Sara and Jason have done, Jenny still continues to cry and is comforted by Michael, who explains that they have to do this so they don’t get into trouble. We then see the opening sequence repeat and watch the burial of Emily after knowing what has happened to her. The group flee the scene and we again see the feet of an unknown person standing by Emily's grave.
The next day goes by, and no one seems to notice that Emily isn’t there. It is only at the end of the day when the teacher wanting coursework asks Jenny where she is. Jenny replies that she doesn’t know and after school starts freaking out, and must be calmed down by Michael. It is then that we see a person watching them, but then they disappear.
Lucy Johnston
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