URBAN LEGEND...chapter 20

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to do with Urban legends used within the fic

Most of the ride back to the lab with Ecklie was quiet and it raised his suspicions.

"So, Catherine" he began " Brass was telling me that you were attacked and someone stabbed you in the leg."

Catherine nodded " Yeah," she replied not wanting to give anything away " But I'm fine now and hopefully the guy who did it is with Brass right now."

Oh" Ecklie began " I don't know about that!" he paused looking over at her " It could have been so much worse though. You're really lucky to be alive or not..." he stopped

"What?" he replied " What are talking about?"

"Well" Ecklie looked over at her and winked his eye " All I am saying is that, your lucky that's all that happened to you, I mean your gorgeous and guys tend to want to be with you, maybe he had some alteriour motive."

"Gross" Catherine thought as she looked through her mirror in to the back seat to catch Sara's attention.

"What are you doing Catherine?" Ecklie called as he pulled into the parking lot.

Catherine broke her gaze. " Nothing" she whispered unhooking her seat belt. "Come on Sara" she slowly reached for the door knob.

"Catherine!" Ecklie grabbed her arm. " Did you find anything interesting?" he smirked as if everything was a big joke.

Catherine glanced at Sara and then back at Ecklie " What are you talking about?" she played dumb.

"Catherine you may think I am stupid but that's how I fooled all of you into thinking I was away at conference and really screwed up your lives."

Catherine reached for the door.

"ah ah .." Ecklie grabbed her and pulled her into him, his lips almost touching her ear.

"What did you fine when you were snooping around in my glove compartment." he whispered gripping her arm tight.

"Ecklie!" Sara called from the back seat. " Catherine ! What's going on?"

"It was him" she tried pulling away once more " He killed your friend that night, he's the one who has been attacking us."

Sara looked at Ecklie who was still gripping Catherine and glaring right back at her.

"You gonna run?" he snickered

Catherine waited until his gripped loosened as he reached for Sara.

Taking him off guard she shoot across his seat swung open his door and Sara helped pushing him out.

Catherine reached for hies keys. " Shit" she snapped when she found the ignition empty.

Catherine sighed " it's only a few feet" she spook to no one in particular " We can make it if we both run at the same time, he can only go after one of us and judging by the look on his face it may be me."

Sara shook her head " No way, we can't go out there" she looked through the window " I can't see him."

"Honk the horn" Sara piped up " If the guys are in side they will come out.

Catherine nodded and slammed her hand on the steering wheel...but nothing happened. " Oh shit." she whispered " Sara we have to run, we have to warn the others."

The two waited until the count of three and swung the doors open. As soon as Sara's feet hit the ground a knife blade jutted out from underneath the vehicle.

"Noo!" Sara screamed out as she fell to the ground.

Catherine stopped and turned. Sara was on the ground blood gushing from her ankles. Ecklie had slashed her ankles from his position. Rendering her helpless.

Catherine was going to go back for her but Ecklie rolled out from underneath and was heading right for her.

Catherine turned back and ran toward the entrance.

As she reached for the handle Ecklie's hand clamped down on her hair and pulled her backward. Catherine landed on the cement with a thud.

Not wanting to give him a chance to grab at her she rolled to the side and swung her feet around to trip him. Ecklie to landed on the ground, and Catherine made her escape.

"Gil!" she screamed limping into the lab as her stitches broke during her attack. "GIL!" she ran and collided with him.

"Catherine!" he helped her up " I was so worried..Where's Ecklie!"

"Gil!" her breathing was heavy it's Ecklie..He got Sara, she's hurt and he was.. he was"

Catherine didn't get the chance to finish when the lights went out and the lab was pitch black.

tbc