Chapter 6 Terror

Running in the dark night with Peggy. I couldn't tell where. Suddenly we stopped.

"What should we do" Peggy asked with a shaking voice. Just then, Torches, like five of them, flashed towards us.

"Stop this instant, only cowards run from death wishes" came a familiar voice. We turned, running swiftly.

"This way" I said, pointing to a lonely lane. We entered and ran straight into it.

"Oh no.." Peggy exclaim, as we saw others with torches on front of us. We were AMBUSHED.

"You got no place to run", someone said. A figure came out from the group, with a hoister.

"I smell trouble" I told Peggy, holding him tight. It was Arnold. He simply opened and brought out a pistol, loaded it and aim at us.

"Woo, woo, woo, we gats talk things through, can't we? Like it's not to this extent.... Really?" I said as we both rose our hands in surrender.

"I smell death" whispered Peggy to me, shaking. And it was how it was, Arnold's look was dead to me.

"Arnol..." But he fired. Then again. Peggy groan, dropping dead, with blood pouring around his corpse.

"No, Peggy" but he was mouthful of blood and was choking. Soon he rested lifeless. Shocked, I looked up and saw Ranni, with the gun, now aiming at me.

"Ranni, you really don't have to do this, let's just talk" I pleaded now in tears. Rather, he grinned wickedly and whispered something softly, something like destined, and fired..

DIMMM..I fell from my bed with a loud thud.

"Dreams.... How the fuck I hate you", I whispered.

"Is that how you really sleep", Kelvin said, startling me.

"What in God's name are you doing in my room", I cut in, trying to save myself the embarrassment questions. Obviously, he wasn't sleeping, or maybe he woke up early because of me. He was just leaning on the wall and looking at me with a mocking smirk on his face. Yoh.. I admitted I was embarrassed already and that was why I do lock my door before sleeping. But this time, I forgot because I was in pains.

"I heard you talking, and I had to come have a look at your visitor, but unfortunately, you talking while asleep", he said, smiling. I looked at him unbelievably. He got to be kidding me. He saw my whole drama from the start. That's pretty ruthless.

"Ok, movies over, can I have my privacy back?" I said trying not to be mad.

"Look, I'm sorry for yesterday. I was just too worried about you", he said with a remorseful look.

"Yeah.... Apology accepted", I said absent-mindedly, not finding any reason to be angry anymore. I climbed back to my bed and slid into my duvet, not to sleep but to check out my dreams. I looked to his direction but he was gone already. I wondered if that was a dream too.

Later in the morning, I took a light meal (chocolate cake and milk) and go to school. Peggy saw me first at my locker.

"Body status?" he said, smiles all over his face.

"C'mon, I'm good, like before", I said, pulling off my bag and putting into my locker.

'you so early' I added.

"Yope, I went to see Miss Kate, you know", he said, ramming his fingers on the lockers.

"What for?" I asked, playing surprise.

"To have my tape recorder back, of course", he answered,as though I was meant to know.

"Oh, I see", I said slowly, nodding.

"Hey, I think I'm catching that joke", he said chuckling.

"Ouch,far from that....I'm wondering...if it's because of those tape of yours that got you here so early", I said, shutting my locker.

"What an idiot",he replied. We walked casually to the classroom, and it was almost void. Arnold wasn't there too. I beacon Peggy and his twin sisters, to come have a little chat. I also narrated the dream to them.

"What do u think", I asked with concern, looking at Peggy. But he was lost in thoughts.

"Hey, where you even hearing me" I asked, tapping him. He sighed.

"I knew he had be a Judas, but I will skin him alive and gives his body for the birds to feed". Just then, Arnold, Ranni and Patrick entered. Peggy got up, he was sitting on Ranni's. I relaxed back, dismissing the girls. Peggy got close contact with Ranni and nudged themselves.

Peggy got furious and pushed Ranni. Gaining balance, Ranni charged towards Peggy but Arnold held him as Sofia and Sonia held Peggy too.

"You've done enough", Arnold told Ranni.

"Yeah, he just saved you from your death", Peggy added. Deadly eye contacts followed.

"Done enough..." I whispered, then I looked at Arnold. I suddenly noticed bloodstain on his shoe been tried to wipe off, but wasn't properly done. I swallowed and look away. I was sure he was now staring at me. Maybe someone got his ass beaten, he looked tired too.

The fight attempt resolved and everyone took their seats. Just when out History Teacher wanted to make his way into the classroom. A girl shrill so loud, sounding so shock. Everyone in class rushed out to see what's happening. Obviously, her sound was so loud, but it was outside the building, right at the back. I followed the rushing students and heard everyone gasping.

"Isn't that Alex..." a red-headed boy asked, wide-eyed. I was now kept in suspense. I roughly made my way in the crowd, and I froze in horror when I saw Alex's corpse. He was pierced a pair of scissors at his temple region, and he seems to be in a struggle with his killer before his death. Alex was my nevertheless, best goalie. His reflexes were fabulous, yes, and everyone knows him for that. But who the hell got him dead?

I got dizzy just before I knew it. I shove my way out of the crowd and sat on one of the benches and for some reason, I got my mobile out. Not sure of what to do next, tears filled my eyes. I wiped them immediately, but it couldn't stop. Soon it turned into a silent sobbing.

"Gregory", a voice called. But I wasn't in the mood for conversation.

"Hey, stop all that, crying won't do anything, you know", came Peter's, a football teammate. I rose my face, trying to wipe my tears and smile intensively.

"I know, crying won't help", I repeated and nodded. I got up fiercely and ripped my shirt into two.

"Why....why do people choose not to have the least virtue...yes conscience, that's what I mean. Y'all sold yours", I scolded, as the sympathetic crowd turn to look at me. The murmuring also ceased.

"Haha, you, you and even you, have you still gotten yours, no, I doubt.... Cause if you do, I don't think taking such unreversable actions on this innocent soul", I added, staring dead into the crowd, faces to faces. Some were already having a video of it.

" Hey dude, that's enough", Peter whispered in the grave silence.

" No!!! It isn't enough... It can... Never... BE ENOUGH", I shouted back, almost choking and raging with anger. I felt it within me, the anger. Just before I knew it, I weakly knelt down and sobbed uncontrollably...