Chapter Four
The walk to school seem to take longer then it should have, it was like walking through marshmellows, it was slow going. Ziggy and Kara had waited for her at the Elm St. sign. Erin recited the poem in her head over and over again as they approached the school lawn, Spencer and Cooper were standing by the oak tree near the side walk.
"We have comformation", Cooper said as Erin, Kara and Ziggy stood with them.
"Robbie and his friends are over by the stairs and their with Ashley and Tori", Spencer replied.
"Let's do this", Erin said.
Kara and Ziggy loyaly followed but they walked behind Spencer and Cooper. Erin could see Robbie a mile away and that's when she felt her heart fall flate on the ground. His and Ashley's faces were glued together. Erin turned away from the site.
"You don't have to do this", Kara said.
Sora, a girl with dark brown curls and brown eyes and Ally, a girl with dark blonde hair and brown eyes came over.
"We have ten other people who want to see this go down", Sora said.
"What?", Erin asked.
"Well...Spencer told ten other people that you were going to break up with Robbie and they want him to burn in hell", Ally said.
Erin saw kids she knew from her classes wave at her, she feebly waved back. She turned to her friends.
"Well, here we go", she said.
Erin turned back around and walked forward, Spencer, Cooper, Kara, Ziggy, Sora and Ally followed her. The ten other students stood behind them.
"Hey Robbie! Remember me", Erin yelled.
She could feel the whole school yard go quiet, Robbie and Ashely looked up. Robbie backed away from Ashley.
"Hey babe what's going on?", he asked.
"Listen you little shit, I know you've been screwing little miss hot pants over there and quite frankly, I hope you have the time of your life", Erin said.
"Your kidding right? You can't break up with me", Robbie said.
"Guess again shitface", Erin replied.
WHAM! Erin felt his hand make contact with her face, everyone was stunned. Spencer and Ziggy held her up as she stumbled.
"Oh my god, Erin, I didn't mean..I'm sorry, I didn't mean to", Robbie studdered.
Erin dropped her back pack to the ground, she held up her hands and Spencer and Ziggy backed off. Erin felt the words form on her tongue.
"One,Two, Freddy's coming for you. Three, Four, better lock your door. Five,Six, grab your crucifix. Seven, Eight, better stay awake. Nine, Ten, never sleep again. One, Two, Freddy's coming for you, Three, Four, better lock your door. Five, Six, grab your crucifix. Seven, Eight, better stay awake. Nin, Ten, never sleep again", Erin replied in song like trance.
She felt everyone's eyes on her, she picked up her backpack and rushed past Robbie and ran up the stairs into the school as the bell rang. Ziggy, Spencer, Cooper and Kara hurried after her.
"What was that about?", Ziggy asked.
"I have a feeling something bad is going to go down", Spencer replied.
They found Erin standing at her locker, her head rested against it.
"That was wicked", Cooper replied.
"Where did you learn that awesome poem?", Spencer asked.
"Just leave me alone", Erin mumbled.
Robbie spent most the morning paranoid, guilt ridden and somewhat freaked out by the poem that Erin had recited. Sun streamed into the classroom now, the teacher was talking about fractions and how to multiply them. Robbie felt his eye lids droop down. He opened them a third time but the sun was becoming warmer and he finally fell asleep. He opened his eyes but the shades had been pulled down and the lights were off, the classroom door opened and fog floated in. Some guy with a burned face and dark sweater came into the room, he wore a brown hat. Robbie frowned as the guy faced the class. Robbie noticed that his class mates were zombie like, with no eyes and wearing white clothing as though they were dead children.
"Today class, I'm going to teach you about what happens when you cheat on your girlfriend", he said raising his right arm up to the chalk board.
Robbie noticed that the guy had a glove with knife like fingers. The finger-knifes scratched across the chalk board.Robbie covered his ears. Freddy walked up to Robbie.
"You must be that bastard Robbie?", Freddy asked.
"And who are you?", Robbie asked.
"Your worst nightmare", Freddy replied.
"What--what do you want?", Robbie asked.
"You might say I was sent", Freddy replied.
"Sent? By whom? Why?", Robbie asked.
"By that sweet girl that you cheated on", Freddy replied picking up couple of pencils.
"Erin must be really mad if she sent you", Robbie replied.
"Now it's time to know what sharpened pencils feel like", Freddy said bringing down the pencils.
Robbie caught his arm and tried to fight him but Freddy grabbed Robbie's left wrist and put the pencils in his hand. Freddy then grabbed his arm and Robbie impaled himself, making deep cuts and slashmarks. Girls and Boys screamed as blood sprayed everywhere, the teacher hit the intercom button and told the Princepal to call the police. Erin stared out the library window and saw police cars and an ambulence bus pull up.
"What's going on?", several voices replied.
Erin, Ziggy and kara snuck out of the library and headed towards the huge crowed that was now forming on the staircases. Erin found Spencer and Sora.
"What's going on?", Erin asked.
"There's a rumor that someone in Mrs. Jacobs's math class, committed suicide", Spencer said.
Erin turned around and went back to Ziggy and Kara who had hung back.
"What did they say?", Ziggy asked.
"There's a rumor that someone in Mrs.Jacobs's math class committed suicide", Erin replied.
The intercom beeped and the princepal's voice rang throughout the school.
"Attention, students and staff. This building is to be evacuated amiedietly. Further more, school will cancled until further notice".
Erin and her friends were one of the first group of students out of the building, it had taken forever to get to school but it took even less time to reach her house. They piled into the livingroom and turned on the televison. Their princepal was on the news, standing on the steps of the school.
"It is my regret to inform you that student and star basketball player, Robert Hayes comitted suicide during his math class at 11:25 am this morning", the Princepal replied.
Kara turned off the television. Everyone was intensly quiet. Sora and Ally left around noon and Spencer and Cooper left a little after One. Ziggy left a short time after Spencer and Cooper did.
"You can go if you want to", Erin said.
Kara didn't reply back and left sometime after One-Thirty. Erin hugged on the couch pillows. It sometime after Three-thirty that her parents came home.
"How are you feeling?", her mother asked rubbing her back.
"I broke up with him this morning because I found out he cheated on me", Erin muttered quietly.
"We..uh..also found this in your room", her father replied putting the folded peice of paper on the coffee table.
"We're going to get you some help", her mother added standing up.
"What?", Erin replied, "You think I did this. Robbie and I don't even have any classes together".
"No, we don't think you did anything. But we think you need more help then we can give you", her father said.
"Your not serius are you?", Erin asked.
"I'm afraid we are. You'll be alot better off at the hospital", her mother replied.