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A good many dramatic situations begin with screaming.

- Jane Fonda

Chapter Three

Nina's POV

A faint tapping on my window woke me up. I didn't even remember when I fell asleep, I must have just conked out. I slowly sat up, and examined my hand. Who had wrapped it up? I know I didn't, it must have been Fabian. Amber definitely wouldn't have dealt with blood, and Trudy would have woken me up.

But what was that tapping?

I brought my face up to the window, and saw absolutely nothing, other than the moon and the twinkling stars surrounding it. It was another perfect picture moment, but I was too exhausted to find my camera, I was only up because of some strange noise.

Right as I moved my head away from the window, someone's foot smashed through it, and shards of glass shot everywhere. I thankfully had been able to defend my face, and my sleeves kept the glass from hitting my skin.

I was too shocked to scream, and only watched as a stranger crept into the room, dressed in all black. The man had the same hoodie on that I saw earlier, and his face was hidden. Even if you flashed a light at him, you would only be able to see his eyes at most.

That was definitely the guy! He was the one in the forest, the one who followed me on multiple occasions! Why was he after me? What did I do? This couldn't be one of the teachers; they wouldn't go this far to break into my room!

The man held up a towel he had brought with him, and sprayed it with some sort of substance. I could somehow see a smirk fall onto his face, as he started his way toward me.

I wouldn't let him win. I had to somehow make my way downstairs, and have someone help. My voice was gone, useless. My fear had stolen it from me.

Amber was, sadly, nowhere to be found. She had told me that she was going to a movie tonight, but she should be back by now. I just assumed she was with Alfie; she snuck down there from time to time.

Before the guy could slap the towel over me, I kicked him where it hurt, causing him to tumble to the ground. I was surprised he didn't scream, but I could see his face distorted from pain. I had to protect myself; I was the only one here who could save me.

"You really think nobody will hear you?" I whispered harshly, crossing my arms. When I was in danger, my mouth somehow always got the best of me. It sounded a lot like Patricia's usual attitude towards things.

The man didn't say anything. Instead, he reached his hand outside of the window, and grabbed something. I wasn't sure what it was, but I quickly looked around for something to hit him with, but we had nothing. The sharpest thing we had was a mechanical pencil.

I scurried around to try and find something, but my thoughts dispersed when something hit me, knocking me to the ground. Only then did my voice react, and let out a scream. My vision started blurring, and I could see that it was a bat thathe hit me with. He raised it up again, and with the second hit, I was out.

Amber's POV

Iperked up from Alfie's bed, where we had been lying down, watching a movie. I knew Iwas supposed to besleeping, but it was the perfect time to have a late-night date. It wasn't much, a few snacks and some popcorn, but it was enough for me.

"You alright, Ambs?" Alfie questioned metiredly, half-asleep. I giggled at his sleepy tone, but went back to focusing on what I heard. I swore I heard somebody scream within the house, but I wasn't sure if it was real or not. I hadn't been paying attention to the movie; it could have easily been that.

"Yeah, I thought I heard a scream." I whispered, getting to my feet. Alfie brought his hand towards me, and brought me back down, which made me erupt into more giggles. He kissed my temple, and wrapped his arm around me.

"It was the movie, Amber. Nobody screamed." Alfie murmured, putting the blankets over us. He shut his laptop off, and set it carefully on the floor.

I nodded slowly, before closing my eyes.

One of the shortest chapters you'll see. But that's okay, you got some extra Amfie, which I added in! I thought it would be better to have 800ish words than 500ish words.

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