URBAN LEGEND...chapter 17
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to do with Urban legends used within the fic
The lights went out and the lab was pitch black. Gil protectively tightened the grip he had on Catherine.
"GIl?" She whispered " What are we going to do?"
Gil looked around him, it was so hard to see.
"Get down!" he whispered pulling her to the floor. " If we stay standing it will be easier for him to see us."
He backed them against the all trying to figure out what to do next.
"Gil, Sara needs an ambulance."
Gil nodded. " The phones are dead, and my cell is almost there too."
Catherine sighed " I don't have mine it must have fell out when Ecklie grabbed me."
Gil leaned forward looking to both sides of him, still he couldn't see much but he could hear ten times better."Nick?" he whispered when he heard footsteps in the distance " Nick is that you?"
No one responded.
"We have to get out of the hall." Gil whispered in her ear "stay on the ground and keep close."
Catherine nodded, Gil assumed she agreed
"Let's go" he commanded
Gil led the way. Catherine followed behind.
Felling the way as he went he felt the wall end. His choices were left, right or straight.
"We should go left, I think the locker room is this way." Gil whispered unaware he was talking to himself because Catherine wasn't there.
"Catherine?"
Silence
"Catherine?"
One hallway back Catherine was frantic.
"Gil?" she whispered hoping he was a few feet ahead. "Gil?"
Wanting deperatley to find him she called out again, not caring how loud she was.
"GIL!"
Her voice echoed through the silent corridor.
"GIL?"
Gil stopped and turned his body around trying to backtrack. "CATHERINE?"
"GIL? Where are you?"
"Catherine follow my voice." he replied " You're okay, Follow my voice"
Catherine kept low to the ground " GIL I.." she froze. Behind her she could hear breathing. Deep breathing and it scared her.
"Gil?" she whispered knowing it couldn't have been him.
A light flashed in her eyes, a hand grabbed at her, in one yank she was lifted clear off the ground, and being dragged down the hallway.
"NO!" she tried to resist him."GIL!" she screamed " HELP ME!"
Catherine fought, her hands flew up and she scratched and clawed. Ecklie dropped her to the ground and she scurried to her feet. Unaware of where she was going she only prayed she didn't run smack dab into a wall.
She kept running, her hands suspended in front of her.
She took another step and he grabbed her pulling her to the side.
"Catherine., I 've got you, you're okay."
Catherine wanted to be strong, but she broke down and sobbed into his shoulder.
"Cath, sweetie, I know your afraid but we have to keep moving." Catherine pulled away and wiped her tears. "Okay" she whispered and they were on the move again.
In the parking lot Sara managed to pull her weak body up and halfway into the tahoe to reach Catherine's cell phone.
She was losing blood fast and she hadn't much more time or energy when she dialed 911.
"911,Whats your emergency?"
With every thing she had she muttered the address into the phone and she blacked out.
Back inside Ecklie was stalking the halls, he had clearly planned his attack because he had no trouble finding his way around in the dark.
Gil and Catherine were a few feet from the locker room when he came traipsing down the hallway.
"I know you two are down here." he tormented. " I 'll find you Gil...Catherine too."
Gil pulled Catherine against him and they hugged the wall as much as possible.
Catherine's body was trembling. When Ecklie was just a few feet from them her breathing grew intense. Gil had no choice but to clamp his hand over her mouth to keep them from being discovered.
Ecklie kicked his way into the locker room.
"CATHERINE...here kitty ..kitty..kitty" he chanted " I'm gonna find you.."
Gil slowly removed his hand when the locker room door swung shut. If that was the locker room. he thought to himself
" Then the men's bathroom must be right here." he whispered leaning backward the two tumbled into the washrooms and locked the door behind them.