Chapter 38
I was so glad when I finished, I stood up and opened the door
"well Joshua, If you need to talk again" I said smiling
"Oh I'm sure I will, you helped alot" he said
I closed the door after him and grabbed my waistcoat, which I had taken off during the course of the day, then grabbed my phone and headed off for the lunch hall, Zo wasn't there yet, so I waited for her to arrive.
"there seems to be a lot of new male students needed guidance" I mumbled to her, when she arrived
"Oh really?" Zo said looking me up and down
"What?" I said,
I then looked down at what I was wearing, I thought it might have had something to do with that, but didn't really want to think that was the reason why
"Oh!" I replied, I looked up at Zo and smiled innocently
"Well then lets get to work shall we?" Zo said, pulling me through the door into the school kitchens
We walked through the kitchen, but when we found her, both of us were shocked to see what was before us, there on the floor laid the lunch lady, her stomach ripped open, her guts spilling out and maggots crawling over her
"Weird" both Zo and I said in unison
I edged closer to the body and bent down beside it, examining the way the flesh was cut, to see if I could identify what had killed her by the way the flesh was torn, I covered my mouth as the smell hit my nostrils. I stood up, Zo still behind me
"Yep, she's definitely dead" I said, still freaked out, but trying to lighten the mood
I hated maggots and this really was beginning to make me feel really sick, I needed fresh air, but somehow I couldn't move, Zo grabbed my arm and pulled me out of the lunch hall. Once we hit the hall she turned to face me
"Let's go back to the motel, I need to check something, could you grab me a yearbook, I'm gonna hire us a car, see you out the front in a few" She said, finally letting so of my arm
She looked worried, but I didn't press her, I did as she wanted me to do and headed for the library
I opened the large doors and walked in, finding what I needed, I picked up the year book and started to head out the library, as I walked through the door, I bumped into one of the other teachers
"Oh, I'm so sorry" he said,
He stood pretty close, I felt very uncomfortable with him, he kind of made my skin cruel
"oh no, I'm sorry, anyway, I must go, I'll see you tomorrow" I said,
I walked past him, but he grabbed my arm 'control yourself Alice' I thought, I tried to resist the urge to throw him over my shoulder, I turned and smiled
"Miss Thompson, Right?" He asked
I nodded
"Yes, and you are?....sorry still trying to get everyone's names" I said forcing a smile
"Mr Stewart, chemistry teacher...you can call me Ted" he said
"How can I help you Mr Stewart?" I asked
"well, I was er...wondering if you were free tonight" He smiled, his grip tightened, I felt so uneasy around him
"Oh sorry, no, I'm rather busy" I said politely
"maybe tomorrow?" He said, tightening his grip even more, I looked at my arm and tried to tug away
"oh...erm...I can't" I said,
"Maybe next week?" he pushed
my arm was beginning to get really red and sore now 'hopefully we'll be gone by then', I thought
"Maybe" I said back,
He let go of my arm, I rubbed it with my hand
"I really must go" I said, turning on my heels, and hurrying out of the school
I saw Zo playing with a strand of her hair, she was very distracted, I needed to focus on her right now, luckily the redness on my arm had already disappeared I walked up to her and stood beside her and handed over the yearbook
"you look worried about something?" I asked her concerned
"no, I'm fine, I still can't tell you yet though, but I promise I will" She said, she turned to face me and kissed my cheek and squeezed my hand, I squeezed it back then wrapped my arms around her and hugged her.
A car began to pull up along the curb and honked its horn, As Zo sorted out the exchange of the car with the young man who drove it, I looked back at the school. Then got into the passenger seat as Zo climbed into the drivers seat.
We drove back to the motel, I was worried about Zo, I could tell something was on her mind, I reached for her hand and held it, trying to make sure she was OK, she looked at me and smiled, trying to reassure me, it didn't really work, I could feel her worrying.
We pulled up outside the motel, I was so looking forward to seeing Dean, after the little run in with that teacher I really needed him right now, I waited for Zo to finish her conversation on her mobile then linked arms with her as we walked up to mine and Deans room.
I pulled out the other key from my pocket and we stepped inside to find Dean and Sam arguing and wrestling on the floor, I looked at Zo then back at the guys and coughed, They both lifted their heads and looked at us.
"Do you two want to be left alone?" I asked smiling, then Zo and I began to laugh
Dean jumped off the floor and walked over to me, wrapping his arms tightly around my waist, I instantly felt safe and happy again
"If that means us, then yes" Dean replied
"Nice comeback" I smiled, then kissed his lips
Zo walked over to Sammy, who was now standing up, but before she could say anything, he turned to face me and Dean
"What did you do with my laptop Dean" he spat out at us.
Dean looked at him confused
"I didn't do anything, I told you already" Dean replied
Zo grabbed Sammy's face and turned his face towards her
"Hello" she said to him
"sorry" he mumbled then kissed her
I turned to Dean and looked at him, he shrugged his shoulders then pulled me in closer again, kissing my lips
"So what's all this laptop business" Zo said
"I can't find it, and well I blamed Dean" Sam said
"Yeah and I told you it wasn't me" Dean said defensively
I placed a hand on Deans chest to calm him down
"Well lets see if we can find it then, shall we?" Zo said turning to me,
I nodded, and we began to search the room
"Sam come here a second" Zo called over to him.
I walked out of the bathroom and saw them both with their heads under the bed
"Now that that is sorted" she said, getting out from under the bed
"could we get back to work?" She asked.