Chapter 13 Answers or more Questions?
The watcher had seen them by the car, had seen the moment when the bash brother noticed his gift and now anger raced through the watcher. It hadn't worked, they'd seen it. The form stabbed the fork into the stack of flapjacks, careful not to draw unwanted attention to himself.
No, that simply wouldn't do at all. The spectator would just have to find a new way to take care of the big oaf. Perhaps a few leaches in his bed? At that very thought an unholy grin lit the observer's face. Oh yes that sounded like fun…
And then he'd take care of that varsity scum there would be nothing to stand in his way, the perfection that was the cat would be his. And then she'd pay, pay for making him do such bad things, pay for associating with such low lives.
The watcher picked up had napkin and wiped his hands to rid them of the sweat that came with such an exciting thought…
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"Ok so everyone knows what to do?" Julie asked a wicked gleam in her blue eyes. She was going to get this guy, who ever he was. Oh yes, he could not scare her. She'd not let him.
"Oh yeah." Portman smiled just as cruelly, they would catch this stalker, she'd not end like Caroline. He'd not let her.
"We'll start it this afternoon" Fulton nodded and took a drink of his coffee.
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That afternoon Julie, Portman and Fulton found out that the others were playing a game of school yard puck. It had been a while but still Portman and Fulton joined in. Things had to seem normal and as Portman checked Russ it did.
Julie took note of the statures of the guys, Ken wasn't that tall but then too there was Russ, Goldberg, Averman and Jessie. She was sitting there on the bench watching them when she felt it, the feeling that someone was watching her. The hair on the back f her neck was sating up, her back felt hot, as if someone was staring right through her.
Glancing around she didn't see anyone and sighed, she was getting paranoid.
"Hey Jules, how's the leg?" She looked up to find Charlie there, sitting now beside her. Maybe he'd been the one that had been watching her. He hadn't been on the playground.
"Not to bad." She shrugged. In truth she'd been thinking so much about her stalker she'd been ignoring the dull throbbing in her leg.
"that's good, that was one nasty check." Charlie said shaking his head ruefully.
"You're telling me." Julie said with a bitter laugh.
"That would totally suck to be out for the rest f the season." Charlie said and she wondered if he was thinking back to when he'd left the team last year because he was against Coach O'ryan. She'd understood why he'd been upset but she also had known that playing hockey was now more than a passed time but a way to a great education.
"So what did you do yesterday?" Julie asked and he shrugged.
"Hung out with some of the guys."
"Well tell you what; it had to be better than laying around in a hospital room."
"Yeah, I guess watching a chic flic with Connie Guy and Tammy was ok."
"Tammy?" Julie asked a brow raised in question.
"She was a duck when we started out. You know a figure skater like Ken."
"Oh," She had a feeling she would get somewhere after all.
"Yeah, she and Fulton went out a time or two." Charlie shrugged.
"I didn't know that." Julie had forgotten that there had been other ducks.
"'yeah but she's still skating and she is usually too busy to hang out."
"It's good you guys are all still friends." Julie said knowing then she could check out the story with Connie. It would roll Charlie and even Guy out.
"Friends stick together." Charlie smiled as he watched the others play a sec. Then he was on his feet and rejoining the game.
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Portman watched the little tablow as he tried to slam Jessie. He noticed that Julie seemed in complete ease with Charlie. Good, if she seemed service the stalker might get wise to their plan.
He took in the others as he was playing, none seemed to really show Julie more than normal interest, but the stalker wouldn't want to seem obsessed.
Just then there was some shouting and Portman turned as three more kids appeared. He didn't know them but from how the others stopped and the original ducks went up to them they did.
He found his fellow bash bro at his side and saying.
"That's Jessie's brother Jerry, Tommy, and Peter Carp."
Portman shrugged and headed for Julie. She was still sitting there, this time watching the commotion.
"Hey cat how's it going?" He asked loud enough for the others to hear as he sat down, and unlaced his skates.
"Not bad." She shrugged adding. "Checked out Charlie, if I talk to Connie it should clear both him and Guy."
"Wait, how? They were at the school weren't they?"
"Hmm, yeah but while we were watching that movie…"
"Ok, well we'll find out."
TBC
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A little short but just hang tight, there will more up soon.