Chapter Four
Sweet and Sour
Night of October 30
Under the cover of darkness, Michael walked along the side walk, hiding occasionally from passers by. He reached the aparment house, he looked up at the first window on the seond floor, it was completely pitch black. Rememebering the back door being unlocked last time, he went around back and went into the dark kitchen. The house was quiet, he started up the stairs, in the bathroom, Rachel shut off the water, it was full now. She stood up stock still, she saw that Erin's light was on, she put her hands on her hips.
"Okay guys. This isn't funny, you nearly scared me", she replied. Rachel crossed the hallway and went into her friends room, there was nobody in the room. She scuffed and turned off the light, going back into the bath room, she noticed something funny on the mirrior. She reached out to touch it.
"What the fuck is this?",She replied, her fingers were red.
Rachel looked back to see Michael materialize from behind the shower curtain. She went to scream but he grabbed her around the neck and began throttling her. He then shoved her intere head into the steaming hot water, her body twisted this way and that for about two minutes before moving no more. Michael let her go, her body fell to the floor, her face was melted, red marks everywhere on her neck. From down stairs, the front door opened and shut. A male voice called up the stairs.
"Rachel, it's me, Matt. Erin and the others are waiting for us at the park".
Michael heard Matt coming up stairs, he hid back inside the shower. Matt came slowley into the bathroom, he saw Rachel's lifeless body, he bent down.
"Holey shit", Matt muttered.
Matt stood up and turned around, facing the shower curtain, the blade of the knife came down, right into Matt's chest, he fell over and landed on top of Matt. Both bodies were covered in blood. Michael dragged the bodies down the hall, he stuffed both of them into a closest, turning out all the lights, Michael left the house. He stealthely made his way to the hiding place where he had left the truck. Dr.Loomis and Sheriff Meeker stood out like a sore thumb, teenagers of all ages and college kids of all ages were gathered in the park.
"Keep your eyes peeled. He will be here", Loomis said.
"How do you even know he will?", Meeker asked.
"He's resourceful. He found a way to break out of Smith's Grove, didn't he?", Loomis replied.
Erin, Jamie, Lyndsay and Tommy stuck out like sore thumbs too, the park was full of band music but everyone around them were high, instead of raffel stands there were keg stands.
"This is boring",Erin replied.
"Erin, we have orders to keep you from the boogeyman",Lyndsay said.
Erin rolled her eyes, she wished she'd stay home, but Lyndsay insisted that they come to the park. Michael arrived two minutes later, he slipped into the crowed of teens, nobody seemed to notice him, except Dr.Loomis, Loomis searched the crowed for Erin.
"Let's split up, we can cover more ground", Loomis replied.
"Good idea", Meeker said.
Erin sat down on one of the park benchs, her breath rose in the air, she looked around at the all the people around her, this was a joke, all these years and she was never afraid, never shown fear, Tommy and Lyndsay were standing a few feet away, Erin didn't care what they were saying, she knew what happened thirteen years ago really had shaken them, they were probably wondering why she wasn't worried.
"This is riddiculous. We shouldn't be out here in the open", Tommy said.
"And where do you think we should go? You said it your self, we can't kill the boogeyman", Lyndsay replied.
"It doesn't matter Lyndsay. Michael Myers is following us. We don't even know who's going to be his next target", Tommy said.
Kris, who had been silent throughout, looked at Tommy and Lyndsay.
"Don't look now but here comes that asshole from Haddonfield U, the one who signed that pettition to burn the Myers house", Kris replied.
Four college guys, who were obviously drunk, walked over to them. Erin got up from the bench, at that moment, Michael caught sight of them.
"Why don't you guys fuck off", Tommy said.
"Fuck off yourself Doyle", Lonnie Elamb replied.
"Aren't you supposed to be selling girlscout cookies?", one of them asked.
"I didn't know you wanted a box", Erin replied.
"Lonnie, are you really going to take that?", a second guy asked.
Lonnie grabbed Erin by the shoulders.
"Leave her alone", Tommy said.
"The boogeyman is coming. He's going to get you.The boogeyman is coming", Lonnie replied.
The other boys began chanting it.
"Shut up", Tommy yelled.
"Let me go", Erin screamed trying to get loose.
Michael started towards them, Lyndsay, Tommy, Kris and the other three college guys saw Michael and ran.
"We forgot Erin", Lyndsay replied as they ran through the crowed.
Loomis then spotted the kids two minutes later but after a second, he noticed one was not among them.Michael grabbed hold of the back of Lonnie's neck, he let go of Erin, she fell to the ground, squeezing it, Lonnie began to make choking noises, his feet kicked in mid air, Michael took the knife from his pocket and slashed his throat and stabbed his back. Michael let go of Lonnie, he lay on the ground, blood seeped everywhere. Erin was speechless, if she could find her voice, she thought she might vomite. Michael put the knife way and turned to Erin, she was still sitting on the ground, paralyzed, she looked at him. He held out a hand. Feeling taken aback, she took his hand, his skin was soft yet it felt cold, as she got up, she tripped and fell forward. Michael caught her around the waist, her hands rested on his upper arms.
"Thank you", Erin muttered.
Dr.Loomis approached Lyndsay,Kris and Tommy, they looked at him, guilt was written all over their faces, their shocked,frigtened faces.
"Where is she? Where is she?", he asked.
"I don't know. Over there. We ran when we saw him. We saw Michael Myers", Lyndsay replied.
It was quiet now, she could no longer hear the band playing or the noise from kids getting high. Erin could only hear Michael breathing. They had wondered away from the crowed, she could feel her right hand becoming warmer, he was still holding it. They were near the gazebo now, pumpkins had been lite and were sitting on the steps. They stopped to look at the pumpkins. Sheriff Meeker met up with Dr.Loomis, Lyndsay, Kris and Tommy about two seconds later.
"We found a body", Sheriff Meeker said.
They followed him towards the benchs twenty or so yards away, they stood around Lonnie's body, blood stained the grass, his eyes were open and glassy eyed.
"Bastard used to pick on me in the sixth grade", Tommy said.
"My men are searching the area but Myers could be anywhere",Meeker replied.
"We'll help too. They didn't get too far", Loomis looked at the other three, "If you were Erin, where would you go to get away from a crowd?".
"The gazebo", Lyndsay replied atomatically.
Erin looked over her shoulder, she saw flashing lights, she held her hand over her eyes.
"Oh no", she thought.
She turned to Michael who was lost in thought, he glanced at her, she was pulling on his hand in urgency.
"Their coming. Let's hide behind here", she replied.
The two hid behind a solide pine tree, the cops passed without notice, as they disappeared onto the next street, Erin noticed that Michael had disappeared too.
"Michael!", Erin replied.
She walked past the gazebo, she looked down the sidewalk and then up the sidewalk, as she looked up the sidewalk, she saw Lyndsay and Dr.Loomis.
Erin didn't say anything as she ran towards them,the crowed was disperssing now, two police cars pulled up, Kris and Tommy got out of the first car, along with Sheriff Meeker.
"I want you to drive them home, I'll follow", Dr.Loomis replied.
The car ride was just as quiet, Erin had been put in the middle in the back seat, Lyndsay and Tommy were on either side of her. Two police car and an ambulence followed them, along with Dr.Loomis. Arriving at the house, Sheriff Meeker made the kids stay in car while he, four other officers and two ambulence technitions inspected the house. They came out, three minutes later, the ambulence technitions were carrying the bodies of Rachel and Matt on stretchers. Erin, Lyndsay, Tommy and Kris got of the car, Dr. Loomis got out of his.
"Oh..he was here. He was here and he killed them", Lyndsay muttered.
"Let's get inside", Dr.Loomis replied.
The six of them went inside and into the living room, Erin sat away from everyone, she stared out the window, at the flashing lights of the ambulence, driving away.
"What should I tell my men?",Meeker asked.
"To keep their mouths shut and their eyes open", Loomis replied.
"I'll check back here in the morning", Meeker replied leaving the house.
"I will be back in the afternoon", Loomis said following the police officer.
Lyndsay locked the door behind them, she came back into the livingroom.
"Now what do we do?",Erin asked in a whisper.