Chapter 1 - Meeting the Physco.

I woke up at 10 o'clock glad it was the weekend. I got out of bed and looked around my room for some clean clothes, I picked up some jeans and a baggy t-shirt. I got changed and went downstairs my Mum wasn't there so I guessed she was at work. I put on my black converse and went outside the sun shining for once. I walked down to the pier and saw a man with a scar on his left cheek and was wearing sun glasses he was coming towards me. I had no clue who he was but, I got the feeling I should run so I did I looked behind me and he was chasing after me. I got up to the park and hid behind a tree gaining my breath back I heard his foot steps crunching the autum leaves, the footsteps had stopped. My heart was threatening to jump out and run for me. I rembered all the self defense I had learnt from my Dad when he was alive he had been a police officer, he got killed trying to catch a cereal killer they caught him in the end and got put in jail for life justice had been served. I started running again and bumped in to someone he had a blue striped suit, with his covered up with a scarf, hat and sunglasses.

"Sorry," I said before running again I ran on to the beach looked behind me and no one was there I was finally safe,
I sat in the sand watching the waves crash down and sighed I wondered what that was about probably one of those people who kidnap children I thought about calling the police but he had probably got away. I got up and brushed the sand of my jeans and walked back to the park and saw the man I had bumped into before and the man who was trying to get me. The man with the covered up face had a gun at his head and the other was just laughing. The physco saw me.

"Her father tried to kill me he is dead now because I killed him now she deserves the same," The Physco said. Anger rushed over me I couldn't do anything all I could was stand and watch.

"Billy-Ray Sanguine you are under arrest," The Man said and put handcuffs on him I smiled and walked back home atleast the man who murdered my Dad. I opened the door still an empty house and went up to my bedroom and the man was there not the physco.
I was fed up of this now he was looking at photos.

"You know you should tidy your room," He said.

"And you should learn how to knock on a door and use a door," I replied.

"Skulduggery Pleasant," He said.

"There is no reason why I should tell you my name," I said shaking his hand.

"Deja Vu," Skulduggery mutterd.

"Can I ask why you are here," I said after a few moments of silent.

"Yes you can but I will answer before you ask," He said I rolled my eyes then heard the door open downstairs.

"I'm home!" Mum shouted.

"Hi Mum," I replied back. I looked back to where Skulduggery had been but he was gone now the window open I looked outside and he was walking towards a bently and drove off. I walked downstairs.

"What have you been doing today Scarlett?" Mum asked.

"Nothing just been in my room," I lied.

"I'm working tomorrow again," Mum said.

"Why I thought it was your day off and you said you would take me shopping for new clothes," I said I was dissapointed Mum had promised me before but she wanted to go out with her friends I let her because she hadn't had fun in ages since Dad died.

"You can go on the bus this time I don't mind just as long as your back at six," She said. I smiled and went over to hug her.

"Your welcome sweetie I will be off on sunday though," Mum said. After we talked for awhile I went to bed and fell asleep into nightmares.