Prescott Dormitory-Boys Wing, Blackwell Academy. Arcadia Bay Oregon, October 10th, 2013, 8:37 AM
James awoke abruptly as he had usually done, he turned over to see his roommate Alex sitting at his computer as he had been doing all day long, he looked over at James who was seemingly staring at nothing
"Did you finally get some sleep Sherlock? You've been out for like, a really long fucking time man..." Hillsef called out.
James yawned and arose from the bed and stood up "What time is it?" James asked, Alex looked at the clock on the wall
"Like around Eight Thirty, you came in the room last night and fucking crashed man, I don't think I've ever seen you sleep that long." He answered "Also. Before you ask, I already gave the card back to Ms. Grant. She was actually surprised to see your name on it" Alex informed his roommate
"I've been surprising a lot of people lately..." James said thinking. "Right I'm heading out. Hold down the room for tonight will you?" James asked heading for the door
"Yeah, yeah Sherlock. I look after Baker St. for you." Alex said in a not so subtle sarcastic tone.
"Well thank you Watson... I'll be back" James replied in an equally snarky tone
James walked out into the hall of the dormitories where he noticed some other people out in the hall along with him. Some barely noticed him, while others pointed at him and spoke in hushed tones, no doubt saying insults, rumors, or simple gossip directed at him which he didn't care about.
He walked down the stairs and out of the Dormitories, he noticed Samuel sitting on a park bench near the Dorm building, James never really knew how to feel about Samuel, on one hand, he was rather odd and spoke rather weird and cryptic things, yet on the other hand he never hurt anyone, in fact compared to some others he was a downright pacifist. He walked up to the Janitor and greeted him.
Samuel looked up with a smile across his face "Oh, hello young James, Samuel has heard many things about what you had done the other day. a Very selfless act Indeed..." James wasn't exactly sure what he meant by that but he assumed he was talking about his attempt to save Kate Marsh,
"You have a kind heart that can be clouded by dark thoughts young James, But that kind heart always comes out soon enough, Samuel has seen it many times before." Samuel said cryptically "You will soon find what you are looking for. Samuel has seen it, all you have to do is unearth it..." That had thrown James for a loop, he didn't know what the man was even talking about anymore, so James simply said goodbye and took his leave. Allowing the strange man to resume doing what he had been doing before.
James continued walking around the campus when he accidentally bumped into Michelle Grant, Blackwell's Science Teacher, James apologized as soon as Grant turned around but he was met with a laugh "
If it isn't Mr. Makintosh. I had just been talking about you, I never got to give you the proper appraisal for what you did for that poor girl yesterday, and for signing the card I sent to the hospital" Ms. Grant smiled,
"Thank you Ma'am, but I don't need, or really want, thanks, I was merely doing the right thing" James stated.
"You sound more and more like your Father every day James" Michelle rested a hand on James' right shoulder "Thats a good thing. He was a good man, and you are too" she removed her hand and laughed again "Right, I should let you get on with your day, try not to pick lock any doors on your way could you please?" She asked sarcastically while James walked off.
Finally reaching his bike James took it out of the rack and sat down on the seat "Perhaps it would be best if I go off to the Hospital and check in on Miss Marsh" James thought to himself, he took a minute to remember the route there and once he did he began to peddle off the route he saw in his head.