Disclaimer: How many times will I write that word in one time in a day? Tell me, is it a
good thing when all you seem to think about is your story and how much you want to finsh
it? Well, it's been that kinda day! If I keep typing this dang story, I'll have it all up
loaded by the end of tonight. I've already put two new chapters on today.(Thursday, July
19, 2001.) But on with biz, I don't own Children of the Corn but I do own Jade. Please
ask if you want to use her! BYE-BYE NOW!

Chapter 4
Death of a loved one

Jade had this habit of checking to see if she got any mail, even if they were miles from
home. Today, she finally got something. It was a letter but it had no return address. This
didn't worry Jade because she was too happy with her luck.

She was worried when she finally found a quiet place to begin reading her letter.

This is how it read:

Dear Ms. Garrett,
Your being here has upset our way of life.
We ask you to leave or you will suffer a
horrible death that will come to a loved
one all too soon.

If you do not belive we will do this, just
watch and wait for the death to happen at
10:30 this morning. You have been warned.

Malachi

Jade quickly looked up at the clock that hung on the wall in the room she was currently
in. It read: 10:25 am. She had only five minutes to warn Danny and her father.

She was already too late.

As Jade looked out her window she was her father standing over by an oak tree that stood
proudly in the yard. This would be the last time she would see her father alive.

Out of the shadows came Malachi. A switch blade in hand. He looked over to the where
Jade's face was looking through the glass. He then put the blade onto her father's back.
And John Garrett took his last breath.

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The funeral was a very long one. He wouldn't have wanted it like that. But John Garrett's
body was to be shipped off to New York so that he may buried next to his second wife, who
died in a tragic car crash.

Jade cried the whole night before the funeral. She didn't shed one tear throughout the
service. It just wasn't like her to do that sort of thing.

Lacey Garrett had come up for the funeral. Danny was happy to see his wife but he
couldn't help feeling that somehow he could have stopped what happened but he knew that
just wasn't so.

Looking up, Jade saw the one person she knew would come. Malachi. It was at the end when
he showed up with blackened flowers in his hand. When he was her, Malachi smiled. It was
an evil smile that told Jade that there would be more deaths that she knew she couldn't
stop.

"You've got alot a nerve to show your face here."

"I know. I just thought that I'ld pay my respects."

"Go to hell."

"I've been there, young one. I know what it's like."

"Was it hot enough for you?"

"You have no idea what I've done for you. You just don't get it."

"I've got a little threat for you, Malachi. I'll stop what you're doing. I'll make
those children hate you more then I hate you right now. And just like waht you did,
there's nothing you can do to stop it."

"Is that so?"

Malachi dropped his flowers onto the ground and walked away. That's when Jade knew she
needed Micah to talk to before she had anymore thoughts go through her head.

A/N: Now I know this chapter is a little shorter then the last but there wasn't much
I could do with this chapter. Sorry!