"Morning" Martin said coming in to the staff room
"Have you seen Linda?" Michael asked him
"No...Why whats happened" Martin said
"Last Friday after you told me about Linda..." Michael tried to contain his fury at the thought of it "We argued and I told her to go and she's not come back.."
"Well I've not heard from her" Martin said
Later on Michael was sorting through his paper work but was unable with the worry
"Whats up?" Sian said sat at the table
"Linda...I don't know where she is" Michael said putting his head in his hands "We had an argument"
"What about...Her getting me fired?" Sian said
"Martin told me Linda paid him to change Zac's grades and they said they'd been sleeping together..."
"Her setting me up I get that but them sleeping together...Surely that can't be true" Sian said "What did she say about it"
"She denied it.." Michael said
"Look Michael I don't like Linda, we will never get on but I do understand something...She loves you, think of all the stuff she went through to be with you, she wouldn't throw it away for someone like Martin"
"Do you think?" Michael said
"And if she was going to cheat on you I don't think it would be with Martin...From what I can see she doesn't even like him, she looks at him the same way as she looks at me but he's like always around her"
"Do you think he made it up..." Michael said
"Yeah, I think he has feelings for her so he's trying to cause trouble between you both" Sian said
"I'm going to talk to him" Michael said
"Hi..." Martin said when Michael entered his room
"When did you and Linda actually sleep together Martin because when she wasn't in school she was always at home, with me" Michael said
"The store room was quite handy" Martin smirked
"Stop lying Martin" Michael said "I know Linda wouldn't cheat on me, would she Martin?"
Martin stayed silent
"I knew it...You lied because you've got a thing for Linda" Michael said "Linda didn't pay you to change Zac's grades either did she?"
"She went along with it when I told you!" Martin said
"Because she had no choice!" Michael said "Do you know were she is"
"No, why would she come to me!" Martin said
"If I find out you know something...I'll kill you" Michael said angrily then walked out
Meanwhile Linda was still lay on the cellar floor. Her eye lids twitched and slowly fluttered open as she slowly began to regain conscientiousness. Her whole body ached.
"Michael?" She said confused looking round the dark room unaware of were she was, then she remembered Martin pushing her down the stairs, she sat up filled with fear.
A bright light emerged as the cellar door opened and a figure appeared. It was Martin.
Linda ran towards the door but Martin grabbed her arm "No Linda"
"Please I need to go" Linda said
"You can't leave me Linda, not again" Martin said
"That was years ago Martin, move on!" Linda said angrily
"Linda were going to start again, we can be happy!" He said
"No Martin! I am happy, I've got a family and I need to get back home to them please Martin I need to see Katie"
"Sorry Linda but your staying here...With me" Martin said
"No..." Linda said punching him in the chest and tried to get away but he grabbed her and punched her in the face.
Fury filled Martin and he carried on punching her in the face, in the rib, every were, causing her to fall to the floor.
"He's got everything Linda! He's not having you as well!" He said angrily and went out locking the cellar door again
Back at school Michael noticed Martin had gone
"Have you seen Martin" Michael said to Tom
"No why..." Tom said
"Linda's gone and I think he knows were she is" Michael said
"I saw Linda on Friday, she was having a drink with Martin in the pub" Tom said
"Why would she be having a drink with him" Michael said worrying
"Lets go round to his house see if their there" Tom said
"Okay, I'll drive" Michael said
Martin was in the kitchen clutching a box of matches, he looked at the counter were he had put a big bottle of petrol there deciding whether to go along with his plan.
Michael and Tom pulled up next to Martins house in Michael's car
"I still don't get why Linda would..." Michael began to say
BANG
Michael and Tom watched as the door blew off and smoke emerged from the house
"Call the fire department! And get an ambulance as well!" Michael said "I'm going in there"
"Wait...You don't know she's in there mate what if this is just some trick!" Tom said
"I'll take my chances!" Michael said running toward the burning house