Chapter 1
Wednesday
Millicent's High Achievers School
9:40am
The students flooded into the classroom, none of them excited about the lesson which followed, (that's mainly because it consisted of long power points and boring lectures). Alternate studies was Millicent's High Achievers School's way of getting young girls interested in the way people in the real world worked and it also contained the research of supernatural phenomenon.
Their usual teacher was sick and the position today was filled by a new substitute teacher. He was young, in his twenties and he had short brown hair which suited him very well. He was stood at the front of the class; he was wearing blue jeans and trainers with a un- tucked button up navy blue shirt.
As the teenage girls (all around 17 – 18 years of age) sat in their place, they were admiring their new teacher. Most of the girls blushed and commented on how attractive he looked. When the girls had found their places and quieted down, the substitute began to speak.
"Hello, my name is Mister Spencer and I'm your substitute teacher for Alternate studies."
Two days earlier ….
Shawn flung himself in front of Gus protecting him from being splashed with blood (Gus hated blood and he didn't want Gus throwing up everywhere). The man who had held him , Gus and Alexis hostage fell to the ground in front of them (that was good news) ; but the bad news was the fact that the man who had shot him was stood three feet in front of Shawn and Gus and holding Alexis round the throat with his arm.
"So, Mister Spencer, if your detectives find you two alive, tell them thanks for giving me a new girl." The tall man said in his deep, gravelly voice.
"I am not your new girl ma-"The man clamped his hand over Alexis' mouth and tightened his grip around her throat. He pointed the gun at Shawn and Gus and turned off the safety.
"Where are you gonna go? You can't get that far and trust me Alexis is heavier than she looks." Shawn asked wiping his face clean of blood.
"Well, why don't you tell me where to go … psychic."
"Well, you and Garrison hid the money in the West Side Bank, that's where you'll go first. Then you'll go to Arizona in the hopes that travelling to a different state will get the police off your back … plus that's where your sleazy younger brother lives, so you'll have a place to stay for free."
"You're good. Just not good enough!"
As he lifted up the gun level with Shawn's chest, the garage door lifted up and Lassiter burst through the door, gun in hand. He was quickly followed by McNab and the Chief along with four other cops – it was seven guns against one.
"Jenkins, put down the gun. You're under arrest!" Lassiter announced.
Jenkins backed up, dragging Alexis with him. He held the gun to her head. "If you come any closer, I'll shoot her!"
"Don't test him Lassie; he's already shot that guy!" Gus said, pointing towards the dead body on the floor.
Just as he reached the back door out of the garage Jenkins was hit on the head from behind with a gun, he fell to
the ground. Alexis turned around to see her saviour. Stood in the doorway was the kind and familiar face of Juliet O'Hara, Alexis quickly hugged her and stomped over to Shawn.
She slapped him hard across the face.
"What was that for?" he screeched.
"She's heavier than she looks?"