The next morning seemed like it was going to be pretty normal. Kitty woke up feeling really groggy. Her vision was slightly blurred, but as she sat up and rubbed her eyes, everything went back to normal.
Kitty got out of bed and brushed her hair, tying it into a French plait. She changed into her pink top with her red hoodie over it, her dark blue jeans and her black trainers. She brushed her teeth and put on some eyeliner and mascara before heading downstairs.
"Morning!" Johnny chirped, and Kitty noticed he was sitting with Carmen, his arm round her.
Kitty studied them closely; both of them were smiling widely, their eyes were sparkling, they were snuggled up together, and their body language indicated that…
"Are you two going out?" Kitty asked.
"Yeah." Carmen said, grinning even more. "We have been since last night. Johnny admitted he sent me that Valentine's Day card, then we danced and he asked me out." She said, smiling at her boyfriend.
"Aw, congratulations you two. You're cute together." Kitty said.
"We're going out on a date later, that is if you don't mind?" Johnny said.
He said this because Carmen, Johnny and Kitty had always been best friends, like the Golden Trio in Harry Potter and such. But Kitty laughed this off.
"Don't be silly, of course I don't mind!" Kitty said, and as the two got up they had a group hug. "You two have been making eyes at each other for ages, so I'm super-excited for you." She said.
"Thanks." Carmen and Johnny said together.
"BREAKFAST!" Gina shouted, and the three laughed, before heading off. Liam walked downstairs and watched the three walking off, making sure they were well ahead of him before he began to walk towards the kitchen.
He'd lied to Kitty. He'd lied. It wouldn't be the first time, but he knew she hated it when he lied to her, when anybody lied to her. He couldn't exactly take it back, because she'd be really mad that he actually lied.
He sat down in between Frank and Elektra, while Kitty was sitting next to Carmen, and on Carmen's other side was Johnny.
"So you two are dating now?" Liam said to Carmen and Johnny.
"Yep!" Johnny said happily.
"It was about time." Rick said.
"No kidding." Elektra agreed, and everyone laughed before beginning to eat.
At seven, however, Mike and Gina announced that they were going out, and that Tracy and Seth were going to be looking after the kids. As soon as they left, everyone was chatting and laughing in the living room. Carmen and Johnny had already gone out for their date.
"And now, we have to report that a prisoner has escaped from the local police station, and could be anywhere. Citizens are reminded to keep a good look out for him." The radio said.
"Hmm, an escaped prisoner." Tyler said thoughtfully.
"I wonder where he's going to go, in a storm like this?" Kitty said. As if on cue, thunder cracked and lightning flashed.
"I kind of pity him." Seth said. "Having to stay out in the rain must be pretty annoying, especially if you're scared of storms, which I hope for his sake he isn't."
Then, everybody simply shrugged it off.
However, just as they began to tell spooky stories (even though there was a light on) the electricity flickered, and then went off completely, leaving everybody in the dark.
There were a few squeaks and shrieks.
"Great, a power cut." Tracy said. "I'll go get a torch." She said, getting up and leaving.
"Carmen and Johnny are out, though." Tee pointed out.
"They should be back in about…" Tracy flicked on the torch, and gave some to a few of the kids. "An hour or so. Somebody should wait up for them."
"We'll all wait up." Elektra said.
"Anyway, we're not tired yet, it's only 8:00." Liam said.
"Okay, so what do we do in the meantime?" Kitty asked.
"Wait…w-what about that murderer, on the radio, what if he comes here?" Lily said, trembling. Rick put an arm round her.
"It's fine, don't worry about it. They'll probably have caught him by now." He said, trying to reassure her. Usually, people would tease the two. However, nobody said anything.
Carmen and Johnny were back soon enough, and everyone headed up to bed. Carmen didn't seem to be scared at all about the prisoner, which was surprising; however, Lily was, and that was kind of weird.
Kitty opened her eyes and realized she was thirsty. Silently, she crept out of her room. Tracy was there.
"Where are you going?" Tracy asked.
"To get some water, will you come with me?" Kitty asked.
Tracy nodded and the two headed downstairs, to see that the door was wide open.
"That's weird." Tracy said, closing it and locking it.
"Okay, I'm going to be a minute or so, just getting my water." Kitty said.
"I'll stay here and make sure it's none of the kids messing about." Tracy said.
Kitty headed down to the kitchen with her torch, but as soon as she pointed it, she saw a man standing at the oven.
He looked up and Kitty saw he had a knife in his hand, and she screamed as loudly as she could, seeing him lunge forward.
Soon, the kids were all rushing down to the kitchen with Tracy, following the sound of Kitty's scream, their torches shining.
"Nobody move or I'll stab her!" the man barked. He had an arm around Kitty, pressing the knife to her forehead.
"Let her go!" Tracy said.
"No harm will come to any of you if you just back off!" the man hissed.
The kids and Tracy and Seth all moved back. "Now let her go, what do you want?!" Tracy demanded as the man stood in front of Tracy, still holding Kitty.
"What I want, is…" but before the man could finish, a chair whacked him around the head, causing the knife to drop and the man to fall.
Kitty whipped round to see Liam setting down the chair. She ran over and hugged him tightly, and he hugged her back.
"Thank you." She whispered.
"You're welcome." He said.
"Okay…now, call the police. The rest of you, go to bed. Kitty, you're okay, right?" Tracy checked.
"Yeah…"
"Okay, good. Liam, get her to her room please." Tracy said.
Everyone headed off, getting into their beds and thinking about the horrible events that had unfolded.