Morning came and I woke up to the sound of the gentle waves crashing down on the edge of the beach. I swung my legs around the bed and yawned. I stretched my arms up and swirled my ankles. I got up and went to the window. Light beams peeked through the curtains and I opened them drowsily. I didn't bother to look and went to the bedroom door. I opened the door and stepped out into the warmth of the corridor. I heard the sound of a kettle down the stairs and the clashing of plates. I rubbed my eyes and went down stairs. The boys sat opposite each other and looked a little sleepy. "morning." I murmured and crossed the room to greet them.
they looked at me happily and Hale's eyes lingered on me for a little longer as I sat down next to him. "so, you slept?" he mumbled under his breath." I glared at him and spoke to Shane "so, you feeling better today? Because, I think we could probably explain some things to you now." I winked and he replied "yes thanks! I guess I just needed some rest, so you can tell me who you are?" I touched the side of my nose with the tip of my finger and he rolled his eyes. "so, whats for breakfast?" I asked hungrily. Ed strode in through the kitchen and placed steaming plates of scrambled egg in front of us.
Shane licked his lips and Hale thanked Ed. "thanks Ed." I chorused and he bowed slightly. "not t all, Miss Kat" he smiled gently before returning to the kitchen, his old grey suit flowing behind him. I let a small smile play on my lips before digging into the food. After finishing the food we decided to get changed and meet outside on the beach. I agreed and started to go up the stairs before Ed called out "miss kat? Please wait." I stopped and turned around to see Ed. "whats up Ed?" I asked. "oh, erm Master Hale asked me to prepare you some clothes. They are set out in the wardrobe in your room, if you have any complaints please tell me immediately." He said this with a warm smile, then turned to the corridor.
Oh great, I wonder what I have to wear.. I thought as I climbed the staircase. I walked into my room and went to the wardrobe. I opened it to find a few skirts, dresses and tops hung up and neatly pressed. I sighed in defeat and pulled out a navy skirt and a long sleeved black top. I pulled them on after discarding my black suit. They fitted fine but I looked a little more feminine than I liked. The skirt reached just above the knees and I glanced at my black boots standing to attention by the door. I opened the wardrobe again and looked down to see a row of colourful flat shoes. I picked up a blue pair and stared at them in disgust. "ugh, how can I run in these." I said under my breath. I shoved them on and strung my hair up into a tight pony tail. I stared at my reflection in the mirror and sighed deeply before muttering "if I have any complaints, huh?". I walked down the stairs as I could hear no noises coming from either rooms and opened the large door.
outside stood Hale and Shane in dark shirts facing the wind, there hair waving behind them, Hale wore dark sunglasses and turned his head to face me, a grin on his face. "so you found the clothes. I see." He syas whilst moving his head in a motion of looking me up and down. I glared at him and replied "hmmph, why are you guys all dressed up?" "we get to go into the town. We need to see if there is any news." I nod and Shane comes up "hey kat! You look reaaly nice today." He says this and blushes. I reply "thanks, you to." And stalk over to Hale without even looking at Shane.
He tosses a pair of dark sunglasses like his at me and says quiet enough for just my ears "wear these, if you see any danger only me and you will know." I nod and say "okay boys, should we get going?" I set off walking in the direction of the town but Hale steps behing me and once again cuts the bobble supporting my hair. "I told you, you look better with it down." I galare at him and he ignores it by walking ahead casually towards the pathway up over the mountain. I follow and so does Shane to the mountain path. We climb up for about ten minutes until we can hear the familiar sound of a car racing past us. We reach the top and cross the almost empty road and look over the hill towards the lively town. "that's the town." Says Hale. "oh, this is close to.." then he stops himself before saying his own town.
I look at him worried for a second before saying "anyway, what are we planning on doing down there?" Hale stiil looking down at the busy streets replied "well, im going to take Shane to look around and you have a little job." I nodded and saw Shane's confused face out of the corner of my eye. We continued down into town and stopped outside a small coffee shop. "okay kat, go find out about the school, contact me if you find anything. He taps the rim of his glasses and I understand. "okay, see you later." I reply with a wave.
Hale walks into the crowd with Shane and I disperse among the wave of people also. First, the paper shop. I thought and recalled the flight here and how I had seen the small paper shop hidden between a hairdressers and a restaurant. I walked through the streets casually until the hair dressers came into view. I went inside and bought a paper. As soon as I was out of the shop I sprang open the paper and saw the same sight I had seen last night. 'MASS MURDER IN DUNBRIDGE ACADAMY.' I stare at the picture of blurry bodies and read the small paragraph. ….all students dead….no survivors…brutal killing…. I flinched as I scanned the horrific information. I folded it up and tucked it under my arm.
Next, I though, is the school. I knew it was close to twenty minutes away from here by jet so it should be a little over half an hour if I run. I clambered through the people and tried to get out into the emptier area by he woods. I ended up going through a narrow back street as a shortcut and I strode down it, suddenly I felt eyes on me and that I was being followed, I glanced behind my back incase it was a threat and a group of teenagers were walking down behind me. Ugh, I don't think I can climb over the back wall if they are coming down here too. I sighed and decided to turn around to go back. I spun around and my hair flipped with me I brushed it back and knocked my glasses down onto my eyes.
the girls, who were a little younger than me smirked. I rolled my eyes secretly and started walking towards them. the boys were a little older than me but not by much. They watched me and one whistled as I came closer. Might as well have a little fun, I thought to myself. I stopped walking and turned to face the boy, his friends were laughing and pushing him forward. A girl was clutching the boys arm and was looking at me in disgust. I slowly raised my hands and took off the sunglasses, my blue eyes sparkling, I could tell as the boy's eyes got wider, I shook my head as my hair fell onto my shoulders.
"look, I don't want to hurt you, so leave me alone please." I smiled gently at the boy in front. He gulped and the girl on his arm said coldly "what? We weren't doing anything. You're the one who's sneaking down allies." I turn to her and smile brightly "yes, but your boyfriend is irritating me, I would like to get passed, so move." She scoffs and her and her friends move to block my way. I sigh irritated. "I'm warning you, I have a bad side." The boys then try to move the girls but they stay still and smirk in unison before the lead girl says "go on then, just TRY to move me!" she was a skinny girl, not really pretty, that's why she flew so far when I kicked her. I shot my foot out and it hit her squarly in the stomach, she wasn't expecting it and fell back on her friends almost knocking them back aswell. I put my sunglasses back on and tucked the newspaper firmly in my pocket.
"now, will you move?" the boys moved out of the way knowing batter but the girls stayed grounded. One ginger haired girl stepped forward and attempted to punch me but I easily dodged and swept my foot across the back of her legs, sending her to the ground. "ugh, im getting bored now, I need to be somewhere so move." I tell them in a bored voice. A tall girl who was wearing ripped jeans and a cropt top leapt forward and she looked a little angry. She took something from her pocket and held it up with a fierce look on her face. She held a small pocket knife in front of her.
I rolled my eyes and laughed at her. "hah!" I reached into my other pocket and drew out a much larger and much sharper knife. They stepped back as I spun it expertly on my palm. They all stepped back and the girl dropped the knife on the floor. one boy went to pick up the girl lying on the floor as the rest ran back down the ally screaming. I grinned to myself and began to stride confidently down the street again. I came out and could just see the group of teens running away.
I started down the other way and went into the woods. I ran through the trees and finally into the next town, Dunbridge. I walked into the almost silent town. Past the cold looking houses and the abandoned park, I could still smell the scent of dried blood, it lingered in the air. I walked slower as I approached the school. I tried to get to the gates but the amount of tape that had covered it was impeccably, I saw all the black vans parked around the gates, but they were no match for me. I climbed over and jumped down with a thud. I broke into a sprint with my head down and went into the main field, I looked up briefly to look back into my old food tek room that I had been in only yesterday. I ran round until I got into an entrance, I opened the door and climbed the stairs up to the many dorms. I dashed down each corridor and stopped at my room, I kicked it open and went inside, my equipment was still there and my bag so I stuffed everything inside, then I went across and kicked Hale's door open, I pushed everything into the bag and slung it over my shoulder.
Then I went down the hallways and to the lunch hall, I cautiously peered through the window with the glasses still on and saw many officers in unniforms and dark suits standing aropund and examining, there were not as many body's but enough to make the memorie fresh in my mind. I reached up at the the rim of my sunglasses and clicked a tiny button, I couldn't here it but I felt it clicking away as the lenses took pictures of the scene. Suddenly one agent twitched and I ducked instantly. I went back down the corridor and flew outside, I could hear footsteps and I let myself panic for half a second before running across the field and into the empty town.
I banged open a cars door and jumped inside, I stuck my belt buckle into the key slot and the car started up. I dumped the bag in the passanger seat and drove down the street. I turned the corners violently and drove down the forest road into the other town, this was different and very busy again, so I had to be risky. I cut throught the fields knocking through fences and bushes.
I was in a clear space when I suddenly heard Hale's voice from the neckline of my top. I flinched before I remembered that I was still wearing the tag Hale gave me. Hale started to speak clearly to me "hey, Kat! Where are you? Me and Shane are outside a small café on the outskirts of the town, are you still here?" "what? Oh, yeah, no im not in town, got everything but I think someone's following me so im riding through the fields in some car, you guys finished? I could give you a lift." I replied while swirving around a tree. "right, okay then. Come to were we split before. K?" "right." I say finally and make a sudden right turn through a fence, it snapped and scratched across the windscreen. "ugh, that's going to be noticeable." I said under my breath. I couldn't see anything following me but I could sense it. I went on to the main road suddenly and blended into the traffic.
After a few minutes I pulled up at the entrance to the town. I clicked the badge on my neckline tag, and spoke to Hale "hey, im outside ready, you coming?" I heard no reply for a while so I tried again "Hale? You there?" I sighed, he must have dropped it or something. i got out of the car and slammed it shut I walked in through the entrance to the busy town and leaned against a café wall, I waited.