SO HERE'S CHAPTER 14... I think... I don't know... I've been writing so much, it's hard to keep track of which chapter I'm on, especially because I'm writing two different stories for two completely different topics! Well I found out today that I'm being published in a book for a story I wrote! YIPPIE! The other 4 books I was published in was only for poems, but this is my first one for stories! I forget what it's called lol... but when I find out, and if you're interested in reading my story that I wrote, I could tell you the name of the book! Well anyway... ENJOY! :D
Philby's P.O.V.
I held my textbooks and binders close to my chest as I navigated my way through the hallways of my busy school. I swerved throughout crowds of kids, and tried to avoid running into the guys who had a fight in the hallways between every period or the selfish girls who only cared about themselves and just stood in the middle of the hallway talking. I finally made it to my english classroom and took a seat in the front row. I never really had a problem finding a seat in the front row because everyone else was too afraid to sit near the teacher so they always sat near the back which gives me the opportunity to sit in the front. I copied my homework down into my agenda and took out To Kill A Mockingbird, the novel we were currently reading in class. I followed the instructions on the board to read the next chapter and I tried to shut out all of the noises around me as I attempted to focus on the page in front of my eyes. After only reading for about a minute, the class bell rang loudly in my ears, telling everyone that they should be in class by now, and if they didn't have a pass for being late, they were sent to detention. The bell rang for about 10 seconds before stopping and everyone in my class quieted down and took out their own copies of the book and began to read. I turned back down to my book but was interrupted by my english teacher, Mrs. Rucco. She tapped me lightly on the shoulder and asked me to meet her in the hallway. She stepped outside and I nervously followed... Oh gosh... I hope I'm not in trouble. I mean, when am I never in trouble? In every case, whenever I'm called to the guidance offices or the principle's office, it's usually about an award I've one or about something good I've done.
"Dell, you were asked to go down to the guidance counselor... there's someone up there to talk to you." Mrs. Rucco told me.
"Oh... phew... I thought I was in trouble." I blurted out loud.
"When is Dell Philby ever in trouble?" Mrs. Rucco laughed.
"I don't know..." I shrugged and she waved to me. I walked off in the direction of the guidance office, but the whole way there, I could not stop thinking about how much I hate it when she calls me Dell. I trotted up the staircase that led to the small office and right as I was about to open the door to it, I was grabbed by a pair of icy cold hands and flung into the copying room. The door was slammed shut and the lights flickered on.
I stared in shock at the tall, slender woman with bright green skin that stood in front of me.
"Hello Philby." Malficient smirked.
"How did you find me?" I asked.
"I snuck into your files... they should keep that place guarded more." Malficient laughed.
"What do you want?" I barked.
"I. Want. To. Kill. You." Malficient answered sternly. I gulped hard and pressed my back into the wall behind me as she began to take a couple of steps towards me. I then remembered the magical pen that I had in my binder. Which I was now holding. Which was right in front of Malficient's eyes. Malficient glared into my eyes with her own icy ones, and placed her eerie hand on the top of my hair. As she tousled it around, I slowly, and very cautiously took out the pen from my binder. Before I could stab her with the pen, she grabbed my neck really tightly and lifted me up, not releasing her hand at all. I struggled to breathe as she continued to squeeze harder... and harder... and harder... until I could barely breathe any more. Okay, maybe Jez's visions aren't always right. This was not turning out well. I began to thrust my flailing legs against the wall that laid right behind me, letting out a loud thumping noise but not loud enough for anyone to hear.
"There's no use to save yourself... in a manor of seconds, you will die a very slow... and painful... DEATH!" Malficient laughed evilly. I could feel my body become weak and I was beginning to lose the feeling in my legs so I knew that this was my only chance. I weakly lifted my arm and stabbed the pen into Malficient's side just in time. If I had waited a second longer, I would have been strangled to death. Malficient dissolved into thin air, as I knew she would, but I collapsed onto the ground, struggling very hard to breathe. One of the guidance counselors just happened to walk into the copying room at the time and saw me laying on the floor, almost unconscious, so she scooped me up and ran as fast as she could with me to the nurse.
"What happened to you?" The guidance counselor screamed while she ran through the hallway.
"I. Was. Attacked." I panted.
"By who?" She asked.
"I don't know..." I lied. She thrust open the door to the nurse's office and nervously stopped short in front of the nurse's desk.
"What's wrong?" The nurse asked.
"He... he... was attacked... strangled... he can hardly breathe... he needs help!" The guidance counselor insisted. I tried shaking my head in hopes of her realizing I was fine but I was too weak to. The nurse rushed to my side and helped the guidance counselor put me on one of the beds. She placed a weird mask over my face, and suddenly I could feel the oxygen filling up my lungs again. After a couple of minutes from being hooked up to this mask, I was becoming stronger and the nurse called my parents.
"They're coming to pick you up. I called the police. You will be questioned." The nurse smiled but I could tell she was very worried. I nodded but worry filled my head. What exactly was I supposed to tell them? I was strangled by an evil green witch from Disney World called Malficient? They would think I'm insane and put me into a mental institute! I think I have an idea...
About twenty minutes later my parents and a police officer rushed into the nurse's office along with my principal and vice principal.
"Hello Dell. My name is Officer Beckett, I'm just going to ask you a couple questions." Officer Beckett smiled. Man, did I hate it when people called me Dell! My mother and father nervously wrapped their arms around me as Officer Beckett took out a pad and a pen.
"First of all... how are you doing?" Officer Beckett asked.
"I'm doing better... thanks..." I mumbled and then peered over to my two principles who stood in the corner of the room nervously staring at me. I felt bad for them. They must be mortified that they allowed and attacker to get into their school and hurt one of their own students.
"What did your attacker look like?" Officer Beckett asked.
"Well... honestly... my english teacher Mrs. Rucco told me that there was a visitor wanting to talk to me at the guidance office so I went there. As I was walking up the steps, I was grabbed by my attacker, she was a female. Tall and slender, she was wearing a mask and gloves. She dragged me into the copying room and began to strangle me. She then kind of disappeared and then that guidance counselor found me." I explained. I could see Officer Beckett jotting everything down.
"Okay... that's all the questions for today. If I need to ask you anymore questions, I will contact you at home. We will work on this case until we find out who attacked you... I promise. Feel better Dell." Officer Beckett smiled and then my two principals helped escort her out. My parents helped me up and both held my shoulders as we exited my school. On the whole ride home, I thought about where Malficient went after we each stabbed her with the pen. Now I have to tell my friends A.S.A.P. what happened today and how Jez's vision was wrong. Most likely if she's wrong about something in one of her visions, something will be wrong in the others. I let myself calm down as we pulled into my driveway. I had a lot of explaining to do to my friends...
So... what did you think of this chapter? YES FOR ALL YOU PHILBY LOVERS! THIS WAS ALL ABOUT HIM! YAY! LOL! I'm not really that big of a Philby fan, but hey, Jez said he was the next one to be attacked so this chapter was obviously going to be about him! SO WHAT DID YOU THINK OF THIS CHAPTER? Good... Bad? Love... Hate? Please review! I love hearing from my AMAZING FANS :D! By the way, did you know that KINGDOM KEEPERS 4 comes out on like APRIL 5! EEPPP! I'm so excited! I pre-ordered the book all the way back in December! ARE YOU EXCITED FOR IT? WELL TELL ME! LOL!