CHERUB: MADNESS
James went missing in Russia before, but it felt the exact same as it had. Then, Zara spoke.
"It's not as bad as it was the last time," she said, in an attempt to comfort Lauren. But it didn't work, and soon Lauren had tears streaming down her face.
"Lauren, you can head back to your room, and I'll send your friends up after you," offered the chairwoman.
"Thank you," replied Lauren, desperately trying to hide her tears from Zara.
She headed off to her room and soon there was a knock on the door. It was Bethany, closely followed by Rat, Bruce, and Kerry. They all did their best to comfort Lauren, and it worked.
"He'll probably turn up soon anyway," said Kerry.
"Yeah," agreed Bruce. "He'll be okay," he said to Lauren, and she smiled.
Then, Bethany stood up.
"Who's up for some swimming?" she cried. At this, everyone cheered except for Lauren.
"You guys go," she said. "I'll be fine here,"
James was wandering around various housing estates, plotting the outcome of the mission. He was keeping an eye out for pay-phones, but he had been unlucky so far. He had an uneasy feeling, and his conscious told him that something wasn't right.
He kept on walking until he was beside a road. There was no way he was getting into another taxi. And then he saw it… it was a phone box!
He grabbed the change out of his pocket, and rushed towards it. On his way, he bumped into a hooded figure.
"Would ya bleedin' watch yourself," he shouted at James, who turned his back to him.
He started to walk away, but then he felt a sudden rush of pain. He looked down and saw a knife coming out of the left side of his abdomen. It was covered in blood… his blood.