Life After High School - Ten Years Later
By Risty and Silver
Disclaimer: This is what? Our third story? And you still haven't figured that we own only our characters? What, are you nuts?
Summary: Just writing as we go along.
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Kane and I both hesitated when we saw Emma with a big gash in her head. But, we did as we were told, and ran out into the hall. Kane turned to me at the stairs.
"Ria, don't tell anyone about what you saw. Please?"
I nodded. "Cross my heart and hope to die. Lick my finger wipe it dry." I said, and we both walked up the stairs, with Emma and Benny's voices in the background.
We got to the first floor landing and turned to each other.
"G'night, Kane. See you in the morning."
"Sure, Ria. Night." And he went into his room. I went into Galia's room and lay on my bed. I couldn't sleep. Not because of what just happened, but because I missed my mum. And my dad. Hell, I even missed my sister and brothers. I began to cry quietly. I wiped my eyes on my pillow and tried to stop. It wasn't working. Suddenly, I felt an arm around me. It was Galia.
"Hey, are you okay, Ria?"
I sniffled. "Yeah. I think so." Galia managed a tiny smile. She and Benny had gone to Greg and Lila's funerals that afternoon, and Galia seemed to be coping a little bit better, which was good. Sure, Lila and Greg didn't deserve to die. And these men, The Black Dogs I had heard Lucas call them, would be hunted down and pay for what they did.
(Jamie's POV)
It was about a week after I found out from Benny that two kids had been murdered at the school. I was washing dishes in the kitchen when the phone rang, I went into the lounge to answer it.
"Hello?"
"Hello, is Jamie Baggins there, please?"
"This is she."
"Mrs Baggins, this is Senior Constable Wilkins of the Bree Police, would you happen to know one Randal Hockey and one Gimli Dwarf?"
"I did know them, yes. They were in my year twelve class about eleven years ago."
"Mrs Baggins, have they tried to hurt you in any way, at all?"
"Yes, Senior Constable, they hurt me very badly. They attacked my daughter and her friend about a month and a half ago. Why are you asking me this?"
"Mrs Baggins, we found two men, a human and a dwarf, dead in the forest on Bree's west side. Their identifying marks were that of two criminals, Gimli Dwarf and Randal Hockey. In both their coats, they had a photo of two women, a hobbit and an elf. One the back of this photograph were two addresses and phone numbers. One being yours, and the other being of this elf. Would you know this elf woman?"
"Yes, I do know her. We used to be best friends. Her name is Emma Darkshield. Senior Constable, would you please tell me how the two men died?"
"I'm sorry, ma'am, but that is highly confidential."
"Please? I would like to know."
"Well, ma'am, all I will say is that they died from severe wounds to the chest in the heart area. That is all I can tell you."
"Oh my god. Well, thank you for telling me Senior Constable. I will let you know if I hear anything about their murder."
"Thank you, Mrs Baggins. I'm sorry I had to tell you this."
"Yes. Well, it is your job, isn't it?"
"Yes Ma'am. Well, thank you ma'am."
"Good bye, Senior Constable."
"Good bye, Mrs Baggins."
I hung up the phone, my hand trembling. I picked up the receiver again and dialed the Silver Stallion. Benny answered. Trembling, I told him what the police had told me. I was wondering what was going on and I could tell he was sort of doing the same thing.
By Risty and Silver
Disclaimer: This is what? Our third story? And you still haven't figured that we own only our characters? What, are you nuts?
Summary: Just writing as we go along.
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Kane and I both hesitated when we saw Emma with a big gash in her head. But, we did as we were told, and ran out into the hall. Kane turned to me at the stairs.
"Ria, don't tell anyone about what you saw. Please?"
I nodded. "Cross my heart and hope to die. Lick my finger wipe it dry." I said, and we both walked up the stairs, with Emma and Benny's voices in the background.
We got to the first floor landing and turned to each other.
"G'night, Kane. See you in the morning."
"Sure, Ria. Night." And he went into his room. I went into Galia's room and lay on my bed. I couldn't sleep. Not because of what just happened, but because I missed my mum. And my dad. Hell, I even missed my sister and brothers. I began to cry quietly. I wiped my eyes on my pillow and tried to stop. It wasn't working. Suddenly, I felt an arm around me. It was Galia.
"Hey, are you okay, Ria?"
I sniffled. "Yeah. I think so." Galia managed a tiny smile. She and Benny had gone to Greg and Lila's funerals that afternoon, and Galia seemed to be coping a little bit better, which was good. Sure, Lila and Greg didn't deserve to die. And these men, The Black Dogs I had heard Lucas call them, would be hunted down and pay for what they did.
(Jamie's POV)
It was about a week after I found out from Benny that two kids had been murdered at the school. I was washing dishes in the kitchen when the phone rang, I went into the lounge to answer it.
"Hello?"
"Hello, is Jamie Baggins there, please?"
"This is she."
"Mrs Baggins, this is Senior Constable Wilkins of the Bree Police, would you happen to know one Randal Hockey and one Gimli Dwarf?"
"I did know them, yes. They were in my year twelve class about eleven years ago."
"Mrs Baggins, have they tried to hurt you in any way, at all?"
"Yes, Senior Constable, they hurt me very badly. They attacked my daughter and her friend about a month and a half ago. Why are you asking me this?"
"Mrs Baggins, we found two men, a human and a dwarf, dead in the forest on Bree's west side. Their identifying marks were that of two criminals, Gimli Dwarf and Randal Hockey. In both their coats, they had a photo of two women, a hobbit and an elf. One the back of this photograph were two addresses and phone numbers. One being yours, and the other being of this elf. Would you know this elf woman?"
"Yes, I do know her. We used to be best friends. Her name is Emma Darkshield. Senior Constable, would you please tell me how the two men died?"
"I'm sorry, ma'am, but that is highly confidential."
"Please? I would like to know."
"Well, ma'am, all I will say is that they died from severe wounds to the chest in the heart area. That is all I can tell you."
"Oh my god. Well, thank you for telling me Senior Constable. I will let you know if I hear anything about their murder."
"Thank you, Mrs Baggins. I'm sorry I had to tell you this."
"Yes. Well, it is your job, isn't it?"
"Yes Ma'am. Well, thank you ma'am."
"Good bye, Senior Constable."
"Good bye, Mrs Baggins."
I hung up the phone, my hand trembling. I picked up the receiver again and dialed the Silver Stallion. Benny answered. Trembling, I told him what the police had told me. I was wondering what was going on and I could tell he was sort of doing the same thing.