The Murder Club Chapter 4
They all stared at each other not sure what to say. Kati had not explained where she was, and they didn't know how they were supposed to help her. If they called the police they would need to tell them her location. They stayed silent for a while.
"Vanessa!" Dan exclaimed catching everyone off guard.
"What?" Nate asked confused.
"Vanessa just left." Dan explained. "What if this thing is in the school?"
"Kati never said where she was." said Serena.
"No, but we heard someone scream while ago." said Dan. "How do we know it wasn't Kati?"
They all considered this. They knew it could be true, but nobody else was willing to admit it. Dan began to walk to the back room that Vanessa had entered to sneak out. The rest of the group followed curious.
"What are you doing?" Serena asked.
"I'm going to find Vanessa." he said climbing up to the air duct she had went through.
"Well your not going alone." said Serena following him.
"What happens if you run into the person or thing doing this?" Blair asked.
"I just kind of hope we don't." said Dan.
"I'm coming with you." said Jenny.
"No your not." said Dan. "If there is someone out there trying to kill people you are not getting into it."
"Well, I'm not staying here." said Jenny. "So either I come with you guys, or I set off after you leave on my own."
He considered this for a minute. He knew she would leave on her own and that even if the others tried to stop her, she would still do it.
"Fine!" he said giving in. "Come on."
The three of them left through the air duct finding their way to the place that Vanessa had left. They each got out and looked around the hall. It seemed eerie the way the lights dimmed and the hallways seemed abandoned. They began to walk down the creepy hallway when they heard a creek of a nearby door. Dan put his hands over Jenny and Serena's mouths muffling their screams. He pulled them back into the shadows and took his hands off their mouths. They saw Mr. Royce walk in the other direction without looking down their part of the hallway. They all let out a sigh of relief as the headmaster headed in the other direction. They turned around and began heading back down the hallway. The way the hall was lit reminded them of a horror movie. The wind brushed a tree on the side of a nearby window which made them jump.
"Were working ourselves up." Dan whispered. "We don't even know if anybody is here."
"It has a really creepy feel to it." said Jenny swallowing hard.
"It will be fine." he said not believing his own words. "Come on."
They turned the corner and noticed this hallway have even fewer lights than the previous. There were so few windows that not much light was able to come through. They began to walk down the hallway again, when Serena suddenly stopped staring at something on the floor ahead. Dan and Jenny looked at her.
"Is that blood?" she asked pointing to a puddle coming out from under a nearby door. As they moved in closer it confirmed their suspicions. There was blood that seemed to pool from something inside the closet. Dan walked closer to the door. He hesitated before opening the closet door for them all to see. The all jumped back as a mangled body was hanging from a rope tied above. Her legs were broken and arms were clearly bloody. There was a large wound in her neck that was clearly the place the blood had come from. They could see the fear and agony etched upon her face before she died. Dan was hardly able to get the word out.
"Vanessa!"
Authors Note: I was a little surprised to see that this story was quite popular. I wasn't sure how many GoGi reader were on here. I appreciate all of you who have reviewed and those who do and continue to. I am glad people are liking the story. ;)