Notes: This is the chapter I hinted about last chapter. looks like only two chapters about Halloween. I just couldn't force myself to end the chapter the way I had planned.
Cornered
I guess I wasn't going to get any rest. I had to tell the others. Of course, the game wasn't over for another half-hour. I grabbed my keys. I'll drive to the rink. I don't feel well enough to walk there again.
As I got to my car, I noticed two things. One Josh and Connie were standing there. And two this couldn't be good. I wonder if I slip back into the shadows, would they notice me. Okay I'm going to try this. What were they doing next to my car anyway? The security cameras are on the parking lot. If they broke into it, the security guards would know.
I watched them for a few minutes. They didn't do anything. They just talked. I couldn't really hear what they were saying. I heard a few comments that sounded like they were talking about the basketball team that Josh joined last year. Connie is here on a golf scholarship of all things.
Uh oh they are coming my direction. I walked further into the shadows and around the building. They hadn't spotted me because they were going in the other direction. I'd have to walk right behind them if I wanted to get to the rink. Telling the others seemed impossible now. Then I remembered my car.
I pushed a button on my watch to make it glow. There was enough time for me to get to the rink before the game ended. I looked at my car to make sure they hadn't done anything to it. I can't be too careful about these things. I got in and turned it on.
I drove to the rink. It wasn't that far from the dorms. But then again, the parking lot was full so I couldn't park close to the rink entrance. That was where I made my mistake.
I used the shadows to stay hidden from Connie and Josh. I guess I wasn't using my head because I should have known better.
I was pushed further into the shadows and heard the safety of a gun being removed. I turned around and was standing face to face with Connie and Josh. Josh had a gun.
What had they been doing? Waiting for me? "What do you want Josh?"
"Didn't you get my emails Banksie? We warned you." Josh said. I could tell he had a few too many beers.
"Josh..." Connie started to say but he waved his hand at her.
"Con be quiet. We've all discussed this." He said never moving the gun from its position. He has completely snapped. What did I ever do to him anyway? I was nice to him when I first met him.
"Josh we never ever said anything about killing him!"
"Didn't think we had to. We are doing him a favor anyway Connie. Adam's life is really pathetic. The boy who got everything anyone could want. Varsity, captain, friends. He screwed up his relationship with Tina. However, she does seem happier with Bryan. He took what should have been mine. I should be captain of Varsity but instead he took it all. It's what everyone on the Forgotten wanted to happen to him." He started to pull the trigger.
I closed my eyes. The gun went off but I felt nothing. I opened my eyes to see Connie and Josh fighting over the gun. I took that brief second as Connie got the gun to tackle Josh. The gun must have alerted security because people surrounded the area. Connie handed the gun to one of the Rink security guard. I was pulled off Josh as two security guards pulled him away.
They started to handcuff Connie but I shook my head. "She's the one that saved me." They looked uncertain for a second but nodded. She looked at me gratefully. By then, the Rink had emptied and Ducks surrounded me. Connie moved out of the way. I was bombarded by questions.
"Excuse me Mr. Banks?" The security guard that Connie had given the gun to stopped the questions. "We'll need you to come down to the police station to answer some questions. That goes for you too Miss Moreau." He said turning to where Connie was standing. I nodded. I was expecting it. But I felt terrible.
"Can I take my car down to the police station?" I asked.
"I don't see why not." He answered. "Just get down there as soon as possible. Miss Moreau do you have a way there?" He asked. She shook her head. "You can come in my car then."
I got into my car. I called home. I know I didn't need a lawyer but I wanted my parents there. Or at least one of them. I quickly explained what happened and my dad said he'd call Jeffrey or Rhiannon to stay with Kiley. He'd leave now and my mother would join us after Jeffrey or Rhiannon got there.
When I arrived at the police station I went to the front desk and told them my name. I was instructed to sit down. Connie was already there waiting. She said they had to call her parents because they couldn't question her without them being present. My dad, Mr., and Mrs. Moreau arrived at about the same time. Connie and her parents went in first.
Another detective asked me the questions. "Adam Banks how long has this been going on?" Detective Stuart Christopherson asked.
"For a year or so. But this is the worst they have tried." I answered.
"They? Who is in this group?"
"The football team and there's a list of who was involved last year. Too many to list." I answered.
"Do you know why he tried to shoot you?"
"He said that I took things that should have been his. His spot on Varsity and being captain. I don't know him well."
The questioning went on forever and as it worn on the more, I was losing concentration.
I felt something on my forehead. "Shit he's burning up." I think it was my dad that said that.
"Take him home and make sure he rests. I'll call you if there's anything else we need to know."
That was the last thing I remember as I sank into blissful darkness.
Cornered
I guess I wasn't going to get any rest. I had to tell the others. Of course, the game wasn't over for another half-hour. I grabbed my keys. I'll drive to the rink. I don't feel well enough to walk there again.
As I got to my car, I noticed two things. One Josh and Connie were standing there. And two this couldn't be good. I wonder if I slip back into the shadows, would they notice me. Okay I'm going to try this. What were they doing next to my car anyway? The security cameras are on the parking lot. If they broke into it, the security guards would know.
I watched them for a few minutes. They didn't do anything. They just talked. I couldn't really hear what they were saying. I heard a few comments that sounded like they were talking about the basketball team that Josh joined last year. Connie is here on a golf scholarship of all things.
Uh oh they are coming my direction. I walked further into the shadows and around the building. They hadn't spotted me because they were going in the other direction. I'd have to walk right behind them if I wanted to get to the rink. Telling the others seemed impossible now. Then I remembered my car.
I pushed a button on my watch to make it glow. There was enough time for me to get to the rink before the game ended. I looked at my car to make sure they hadn't done anything to it. I can't be too careful about these things. I got in and turned it on.
I drove to the rink. It wasn't that far from the dorms. But then again, the parking lot was full so I couldn't park close to the rink entrance. That was where I made my mistake.
I used the shadows to stay hidden from Connie and Josh. I guess I wasn't using my head because I should have known better.
I was pushed further into the shadows and heard the safety of a gun being removed. I turned around and was standing face to face with Connie and Josh. Josh had a gun.
What had they been doing? Waiting for me? "What do you want Josh?"
"Didn't you get my emails Banksie? We warned you." Josh said. I could tell he had a few too many beers.
"Josh..." Connie started to say but he waved his hand at her.
"Con be quiet. We've all discussed this." He said never moving the gun from its position. He has completely snapped. What did I ever do to him anyway? I was nice to him when I first met him.
"Josh we never ever said anything about killing him!"
"Didn't think we had to. We are doing him a favor anyway Connie. Adam's life is really pathetic. The boy who got everything anyone could want. Varsity, captain, friends. He screwed up his relationship with Tina. However, she does seem happier with Bryan. He took what should have been mine. I should be captain of Varsity but instead he took it all. It's what everyone on the Forgotten wanted to happen to him." He started to pull the trigger.
I closed my eyes. The gun went off but I felt nothing. I opened my eyes to see Connie and Josh fighting over the gun. I took that brief second as Connie got the gun to tackle Josh. The gun must have alerted security because people surrounded the area. Connie handed the gun to one of the Rink security guard. I was pulled off Josh as two security guards pulled him away.
They started to handcuff Connie but I shook my head. "She's the one that saved me." They looked uncertain for a second but nodded. She looked at me gratefully. By then, the Rink had emptied and Ducks surrounded me. Connie moved out of the way. I was bombarded by questions.
"Excuse me Mr. Banks?" The security guard that Connie had given the gun to stopped the questions. "We'll need you to come down to the police station to answer some questions. That goes for you too Miss Moreau." He said turning to where Connie was standing. I nodded. I was expecting it. But I felt terrible.
"Can I take my car down to the police station?" I asked.
"I don't see why not." He answered. "Just get down there as soon as possible. Miss Moreau do you have a way there?" He asked. She shook her head. "You can come in my car then."
I got into my car. I called home. I know I didn't need a lawyer but I wanted my parents there. Or at least one of them. I quickly explained what happened and my dad said he'd call Jeffrey or Rhiannon to stay with Kiley. He'd leave now and my mother would join us after Jeffrey or Rhiannon got there.
When I arrived at the police station I went to the front desk and told them my name. I was instructed to sit down. Connie was already there waiting. She said they had to call her parents because they couldn't question her without them being present. My dad, Mr., and Mrs. Moreau arrived at about the same time. Connie and her parents went in first.
Another detective asked me the questions. "Adam Banks how long has this been going on?" Detective Stuart Christopherson asked.
"For a year or so. But this is the worst they have tried." I answered.
"They? Who is in this group?"
"The football team and there's a list of who was involved last year. Too many to list." I answered.
"Do you know why he tried to shoot you?"
"He said that I took things that should have been his. His spot on Varsity and being captain. I don't know him well."
The questioning went on forever and as it worn on the more, I was losing concentration.
I felt something on my forehead. "Shit he's burning up." I think it was my dad that said that.
"Take him home and make sure he rests. I'll call you if there's anything else we need to know."
That was the last thing I remember as I sank into blissful darkness.