Chapter 10: Searching
Running through the dark damp basement; Logan, Kendall, James, Carlos, Harper and Carly had no idea where they were going. All they had to navigate through the tunnels underneath the school were the brief glimpse they got when they saw the map which was made when the school was founded to help students get to safety if a hurricane hit and the flashlights they found just hours before.
Kendall led the way, moving as quickly as he can through the small spaces. Dirt, dust and spider webs covered the walls and ground that surrounded them, even themselves as they moved forward. Hearts pounded against their chests, not even wanting to look back to see if he was behind them, they continued on to go wherever the tunnel led.
Emerging from the doors which led outside, Kendall climbed out of the tunnels and helped everyone outside. Once everyone was out, it was then he realized someone was missing.
"Where's Jo?" Kendall asked shining his flashlight down the tunnel.
"She was right behind me. I could have sworn I saw her there." Carlos said joining Kendall by the exit to the tunnel.
"So for all we know she could have been killed by this guy and you didn't even see anything?" Kendall yelled.
"I'm sorry, I was too busy trying not to get killed myself that I didn't notice what happened to Jo!" Carlos replied.
"Well I'm going back to find her." Kendall said.
"No! You can't go back." Logan said.
"Why not? Jo could be in trouble or dead, and I need to find her."
"Well for all we know she could be dead as well, and I know that's not something you want to hear right now but it's the truth. And if there is a slim chance that she's not dead then you will be walking right into his trap. We need to stay together and get the police. I'm sorry that this is happening but there is nothing we can do!" Logan said, even through seeing the sadness in Kendall's eyes.
"I just can't take anymore. First it's Jimmy then Jo, this guy needs to be stopped and if we can't get the police then I'm going to do it myself." Kendall said, wiping the tears that formed in the corner of his eyes.
"He's right, we've tried to get the cops but it's obvious we can't get them, so we have to stop this freak before he kills the rest of us." James said brushing the dirt off his knees and standing up next to Kendall.
"I don't know guys, this is a serial killer we're talking about, who knows what he will do to us." Logan said.
"Well we are dead if we don't do anything, so we might as well put up a fight. So are you in?" Kendall said.
"I'm in." Carlos said.
"Me too." Carly said.
"Wait guys. Remember the book we found in the closet? There were other pictures in there of kids in our school." Harper said.
"Oh yeah, maybe they are still here, we should go find them before we start this attack." Logan said, seeing that they might have a chance if there were more people on their side to confront the man out to kill them, so they set out on a search party to find some people to help them.
Sam and Alex sat in the corner of the gym with their backs against the wall staring at the door. Their hearts beat fast with the nerves and fear that someone might appear at those doors, and it would be someone they do not want to see.
"I don't think I can take anymore." Sam said.
"What do you mean?" Alex said, taking her eyes off the door and looking over at Sam.
"I mean everything. This school, running from a psycho, part of me wants him to find us and put me out of my misery."
"You don't mean that. We can get out of this, we'll be fine." Alex said, trying to keep Sam sane.
"You don't know that, and it's pointless, even if we were to get out of this place, my life outside this school will still be the same hell that I hate."
"Why do you keep saying that?" Alex asked.
"Because, no matter what I do I can never please my father. I start doing everything he wants me to do and it's never good enough. I become captain of the soccer team here and still he keeps pushing me way past my limits. I just want to be able to live the life I want and for him to be happy for me." Sam said, with a single tear sliding down her cheek, she was just searching for happiness.
"If you really feel that way then maybe you should just tell your father that, he might surprise you." Alex said, trying to reassure Sam.
"Maybe, but I doubt it. I don't know, I just feel like going to sleep right now." Sam said, wiping the tear from her face and closing her eyes.
"Okay, I'll keep watch. It's going to be fine Sam." Alex said, watching as her friend laid against the wall.
"I really want to believe you Alex, but even you can't be sure." Sam said before she closed her eyes and drifted off into a peace-less sleep.
When Alex looked over and saw Sam asleep she took the opportunity to slide down against the wall and let out a few sobs, knowing that Sam was right. No matter how hard she tried to believe, there was no guarantee that they were going to make it out alive.
"Are you okay?" Jake asked Lulu, who holding her ankle after having just tripped on her way to the chemistry lab.
"Yeah, I just twisted my ankle." Lulu said.
"We should see if we can find the others. It's probably a smarter idea to stay together as a group instead of being separated." Hayley said as she peeked out the blinds of the window searching the part of campus she could see, trying to see if anyone was outside.
"Yeah, the only problem is that we have no idea where the others went." Jake said joining Hayley near the window.
"Well we should probably figure out where they went before we go on a wild goose chase." Hayley said.
"Are you guys sure? I mean I don't think it's a smart idea to go wondering around when a killer can be right there waiting to kill us. Maybe we should wait until the morning so we have some light to help us see." Lulu said turning towards the other two who were turning away from the window.
"Yeah, she has a point. We should stay here until we either know where they are or until the sun comes up so we can see better." Jake said.
Justin crept up the stairs of the frat house not sure of what to find. Since there was a serial killer running around on the campus, he was very apprehensive when turning any corner. Freddie was looking in the basement while Jett took the first floor. They weren't sure what they were searching for exactly but if they could find anything that could help them would be good enough.
Freddie walked as slowly as he could through the basement. He was cursing the other two under his breath because he drew the short straw and had to go to the basement. He could barely see his hand in front of his face it was so dark, but he used the moon's light from the small windows as guidance. He felt a small breeze brush against the back of his neck, bringing his hand to it he felt warm air hitting his neck. He looked to the window and saw no sign of the wind getting into the basement. He closed his eyes at the thought of someone being behind him, he felt sweat slide down the side of his head and the pulse from his heart course through his body.
With nowhere else to go he turned around and saw the dark outline of someone standing behind him, holding something in their hand. The person quickly swung his arm and whacked Freddie across the face with the weapon in his hand. Once the contact was made, Freddie knew it to be one of the hard wooden paddles that hung on the walls as decorations. Once again the paddle was swung across the temple of Freddie's head, causing Freddie to groan in pain and fall to his knees. He brought a hand to the side of his head and felt a warm liquid dripping down his face. Looking up at the person standing over him, Freddie knew it was pointless to put up a fight with how quickly he was being brought down, and he once again saw the paddle being quickly brought high into the air and swinging full speed towards his head, this time though, so much force had been generated that it sent him sideways into the stone wall behind him. That final contact of head to stone was enough to cause Freddie to lose consciousness, not just temporary, but permanent unconsciousness, falling victim to the Campus Killer.
A/N: I hope you all are proud of me that I was able to update twice in one week because I am. Well I really want to hear your thoughts on this story. I love reading your reviews and seeing your theories, well I want to hear what you think is going to happen. Who do you think is going to die next? Who do you think is the campus killer's assistant? Who do you think will survive, if anyone will survive? And anything else you think, and don't worry because these theories will not affect the outcome of the story, because I have already decided how it is going to end, who the killer(s) is/are, and who survives, if anyone does. Happy reading and stay on your toes for the next chapter, and be smart and don't let the Campus Killer get you.