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The seven frightened students slowly made their way down the twisting hallways. Jimmy was just glad that they had enough flashlights for everyone. You always feel safer when you can see. Jimmy was leading. He was holding Cindy's hand, who stood by his side. Jason, Mike, and Butch were in the middle, swinging their flashlights around the hallway. Eustace and Sarah brought up the rear.
"Freeze," Jimmy whispered as he unsheathed his knife. He tighten his grip on it as Cindy shined her light where he pointed. "Who are you?" Jimmy shouted at a kid at the other end of the hallway.
"Who are you?" the kids asked as he slowly approached the group. He was holding a broken glass bottle like a knife. Jimmy eyed it carefully and raised his knife. "I thought I heard screaming, so I came out to see if anyone needed help."
"A likely story. What are you doing in the school this late?" Jason skeptically asked.
"I was sick in the bathroom when the final bell rang. I stayed there for, like, half an hour, throwing up. When I come out the lights are killed and the doors are locked. And I could have sworn this dude in a mask was running down the hallways," he explained. "Wait, what are you doing here?" he suspiciously asked the group.
"We got in detention. The doors were locked when we tried to leave the school. Somebody's trying to kill us...again," Jimmy told him.
The two boys stared at each other. "Who are you, anyway?" Jimmy asked.
"My name's Erik. I'm in eighth grade," he said as he walked closer to Jimmy.
Jason freaked out. "Are you kidding me? We're going to let some stranger with a makeshift knife follow us around in the dark? Have you ever seen a horror movie? He's gonna kill us all!" he shouted.
Jimmy was about to calm him down, but the cell phone started ringing. Jimmy picked it up. A very confused Erik walked over and tried to listen in. What is this about some guy trying to kill them? he thought.
"So, having fun yet?" the killer mocked.
Jimmy looked to his side to see Erik staring at him with a puzzled look on his face. "A little."
The killer just laughed and hung up. Jimmy turned back to everyone. "How could he be the killer if he's right here? We could use another guy to help us. You can stay with us," Jimmy said as they continued down the hallway.
Jason just shook his head as they started walking again. Erik ran up to Jimmy and eyed Cindy. "Man, she's cute, huh?" he whispered to Jimmy.
In a flash of rage Jimmy spun around and pushed Erik into the lockers. "Killer or not, you do not hit on her. Got it?" Jimmy angrily asked, fire in his eyes.
Erik was surprised at the sixth-grader's strength. He just nodded his head. Jimmy released his grip on him and continued walking. Stupid little kids and their puppy love. I'd be surprised if he still likes her tomorrow.
