Patricia

"Okay, head count. One, two three, four, five six, sev-where's Joy at?" Nina counts off, and when she stops, we all begin to panic. I slowly look out the small hole in the antechamber door, and am sinned with the sight of Victor, and Joy.

"Guys, we have a problem." I state, and Nina turns to me. "Victor's gotten Joy."

"What?" Nina gasps, and Amber turns pale. "What's going on out there?"

"I'm not exactly sure, I can't here too well." I reply, and turn back to watch.

Joy

"What do you think you are doing Ms. Mercer?" Victor whispered, starting off slowly. I knew that this could only get worse. "I said, WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU ARE DOING?!"

"I-I was j-just looking for my lost bracelet." I quickly lied.

"Well even after your somewhat dissaperance two terms ago, you should be very aware of teh rules around here! Now go! I shall punish you later!" he yells, and then sends me off. I quickly text Patricia:

Got caught, gonna go thru library entrance, b there in 5- Joy:)

I then hurry up and exit the main door, rushing to the library. I pick the lock with a bobby pin and am in within a minute. As I go through the tunnels, I see that everyone is there, on the Senet board, spread out around a picnic blanket. Patricia is the first to come a give me a hug.

"Long time no see, eh roomie?" she jokes, and then Nina comes up to me.

"Er...how'd it go?" she asks awkwardly.

"Good,, and listen, Nina. I'm totally over Fabes. I've realized that he loves you and only you. I kind of wanted to make it up to you this term by becoming friends?" I propose. She smiles in return.

"Yeah, that would be great Joy. Now, let's continue on with the eating!" she cheers, and we begin to tear apart the picnic basket full of sandwiches, pudding, cookies, scones, ice cream, and many more delicious foods. The night passed so fast, and we all decided to sleep down here. Turns out that Nina and Fabian were expecting this, so they each brought us a sleeping bag. I turn my head to see Nina and Fabian talking, Amber and Alfie playing games on their phone, and Patricia and Eddie snuggling. That's adorable! Just as I finish examining all of the couples, I hear a noise.

"Guys...did you hear that?" I ask, getting everyone's attention.

"Yeah, I heard that..." Amber says, looking up from her phone, placing it into her pocket. Just then we hear voices.

"Someone's coming!" Patricia whispers loudly. All of us begin to hurry up and pack up the food, sleeping bags, and any trace of evidence that we are here.

"Where do we go?!" Alfie panics.

"Let's go through the tunnel that led us to the room that Nina and the others were in when they fell through Senet." Fabian suggests, and we all follow him. When all of us reach the end, Patricia steps inside, setting down all the stuff. She decides to remain inside while we listen to the voices.

"Those children are beating us at our own game, Victor! If we don't hurry up, that young man will come back and kill them all! Us included!" We hear a voice that sounds like Mr. Sweet's say.

"Why, yes, but you must remember: The Betrayer has gone, and so is he. First his father dies and then he gets shipped to another country? I highly doubt that he'll try anything again this term!" Victor shouts. I quickly look at Patricia, who seems to be hearing none of this. But once I see tears start to well up in her eyes, I know that she's heard everything.

"Eddie! Go comfort you girlfriend! She needs it right now!" I yell at him, but when I turn to look at him, he up against theall, paralyzed. "Eddie!"

"Why him? Why my dad? Couldn't he of just stayed out of it?!" he yells. "God damn him!" Just then he pounds his fist against the wall, and the door to the room Patricia is in begins to close. Eddie nor anyone else seems to take notice. But by the time Patricia is realizing what's going on, the crack s too small for her to fit through.

"Patricia!" We all yell once I get there attention.

"Guys! Help!" She yells, and that is the last we see of her as the door closes.


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