• Crap, i kept telling myself, Get a hold of yourself. I went on running not knowing where I'm going our what i'll do when i get there. All i know is that I have to get away. My mother and father are away and I was staying with a family friend. Nobody new that he was hidding a dark secret. The previous day i had been snopping aroung in Tim's, the family friend's, room. I walked into his closet and foung blood stand on the walls. Then i remembered that morning before Tim went to work, he had a red stain on his shirt and he said "it was just paint". I looked around in his closet some more and found an arm hanging from the airvent. As blood began to drip onto the puttle on the floor I ran out only to find tim standing right behind me. "What did I say about ou being in my room?" He screamed taking out a knife. "W...what t..he he..ll Tim?" I studdered. "I thought that the door said keep out." He yelled. He then charged at me with the knife, i ducked under his arm and ran out the door.

    I kept running, no matter what I would keep running. I ran up the street and tourd the school. i looked over my shoulder to see if Tim was still following me, when i saw that he wasent I stoped to catch my breath. "Hey, Jackie." Someone yelled from behind me. "What are you doing here?""You wouldn't belive me if I told you." I yelled back. My friend Blake was standing behind me. I turned around to look at him. He was 5'8 with red hair that almost covered his rigth eye. We have known eachother scince 5th grade. We are sophmores in high school now. His blue eyes looked at me with confusion. "Whats wrong?" He asked. "Can we talk inside?" i replied. "Sure." He said.

    "Now whats wrong?" He asked once we were inside his house. "It was Tim." I answered. "What did he do?" Blake said in a protective manner. "He killed somebody!" I yelled. I told him the whole story and he belived me. "I always knew Tim was dangeres." Blake stated. "Can I stay here for a while?" I asked in a shaky voice. "Let me ask my parents." He said getting up. He went over to the phone and called his parents who were at work. "Hey, Dad, I know your gone but jackie needs to stay over for a while." He stood there for a minute nodding his head. "No, something happened with Tim and she needs to stay here........ Don't worry i will tell you everything when you andm get home." He nodded a couple more times then smiled. "Thanks, Dad." Blake hung up the phone and looked at me with happy/worryed look on his face. "He said yes." He stated sitting down next to me on the couch. "Thanks." I replied alittle calmer now.

    "Are you okay?" Blake asked. "Yeah i'm fine." i stated. He placed his hand on my forehead and sighed. "Are you sure, you feel like you have a fever." I looked away from his eyes and nodded. "I think I just need to get some sleep." I said almost crying. "Whats wrong?" Blake said grabbing my shoulders. "I thought i knew him, we were friends fr a long time and now he....." Blake wrapped his arms around me. "Everything is going to be fine." I bured my face into his shoulder and began to cry. After a couple of minutes he let me go, got me a blanket and let me sleep.

    "What are you going to do now?" Tim said holding a knife in each hand. "You can't get away now that you know my secret!" He screamed. "Get away!" I yelled trying to get up, but I couldn't it felt like my legs were glued to the ground. I kept trying to get up as Tim came closer. He laughed as he plunged one of the knives into my shoulder.

    I was shaken away from my nightmare by Blake's father Steve. "Jackie, wake up." He said in a firm voice. I sat up painting, I could feel the sweat dripping down my face. "Jackie are you okay, you were screaming 'stop, stop it , Tim.' " Steve stated. "Sorry nightmare." I replyed. "Here drink some water." Blake's mom, Monica, said bringing me a glass of water. Steve is 6'0 with black hair and brown eyes. Monica is 5'7 with blonde hair and blue eyes. "Blake told us everything." Steve told me. "Where is he?" I asked. "Basketball practice." Monica replied. "Is it that late?" I said starttled. "It's 7 o'clock." Steve said. "I'm going to make dinner when Blake comes home, is that okay?" Monica asked. "Yeah its fine." I replied. When the both left the room I laid back down on the couch.

    After dinner Steve called Tim to see if he was still at the house, which he was, then he moved to calling the police. He explained the situation and the police told him to keep Tim in the house long enough so that they can check some records and make sure Steve wasen't lying. While Steve made the call Blake and I were sitting on the couch watching T.V. and Monica was upstairs doing work. "Man why don't the police just arrest Tim already." Blake complained. "He is a dangures man, why is he not in jail." I sighed and rested my head on his shoulder. "They haven't put him in jail yet because they don't know if he did anything." I said. "O....oh so...sorry." Blake replied. "Whats wrong, your stuttering?"
    I asked. "Nothings wrong, I thought I hit a butten." He answered laughing. I laughed with him, for alittle while. "Hey, Jackie, I know you all worried about Tim but some people were saying that you like Kevin." Blake stated. "It's just a rumor." I said in an irritated voice. "Well then who do you like?" Blake asked. "Well......" I was interupted by a loud knock on the door. The kind of knock that makes you bones rattle.

    Steve opened the door and then slamed it imiditly. "It's Tim." He said turning his head keeping his hand on the door knob. "Monica get Blake and Jackie out of here, I'll catch up with you." Monica looked up at her husband. "Please catch up." Then she led Blake and I out the back door and into the car. Steve soon came running out and got into the driver's seat. The car roared to life and we back out of the driveway and into the street. One there Steve raced to the police station. "What did he say to you?" Monica said. "He told me to hand over Jackie or I would pay and he had a knife in one hand and a gun in the other." Steve stated as we pulled into the station parking lot. Once in the station Steve and Monica went to talk to the police as Blake and I sat down. "I'm so sorry that I brought you family into this." I said almost crying. "Even if you hadn't brougth us into this we are always willing to help you and your family." Blake said in a soft voice. Then we heard men laughing at Steve and Monica. "Are you two high." One of them said. "Get the hell out of here." Another said. "Dammit." Steve said walking to where we were sitting. "Lets go." He said. "Alright." Blake and I said in unison.

    "So now what?" I asked. "Well we can't go back to our house." Blake answered for his parents. "Yes we can because Tim won't think that we will so it might be safe for the time being." Monica said. Once back at the house Steve and Monica searched the house then locked up when they found that nobody had been in the house. "First off why does he want to kill you?" Monica asked. "Beacuse I saw the body." I replied. "Could you tell if it was a man or a women?" Steve asked. "It was a women." I answered. "I could see rings and braclets." They all looked at me. "Was he dating anybody?" Blake asked. "Yeah he was, a women named Scarlet, she dumped him a week ago." I answered with widened eyes. "Do you think that this Scarlet person is the body you saw in the airvent." Blake questioned. "Mabey, but to be sure we have to check the house." I stated. "Are you serious, you can't just walk in there!" Monica yelled. "She means we well go in when we know that Tim is out of the house." Blake said. "Now that the police don't believe us Tim can leave his house." I told them. "Yeah and only Jackie and I can go in because we can hid and crawl into titer places." Blake told his worried parents. "Fine but Monica and I are going to watch the house just in case." Steve said.

    The next day when Tim left for work Blake and I entered the house. We had cameras and walkytalkies mostly to get evidence. "So where did you see the body?" Blake asked. "In Tim's closet." I replied. We ran up the stairs, into Tim's room then into the closet. There was no longer an arm hanging but there was a distinct smell of blood. "Jackie, get on my shoulders and look in the airvent." Blake told me. The airvent was in the wall near the celling which was 9'0 high. I climbed onto Blake's shoulders and opened the airvent. I saw the body and I almost screamed. "Did you find her?" Blake asked. "Yes, do you want me to take pictures?" I replied. "Yesss, thats why we brought the cameras." He said. "Sorry." I said pulling out the camera. I took a few pictures then took a ring. "Why did you take the ring?" Blake asked when I got down. "Because she gave me one of her rings and I haven't worn it yet, so we can use it for evidence." I told him. "Oh now i get it." He replied with a smile. "Lets get out of here." I sugested.

    As we made our way out Steve buzzed in on the walkytalky. "Tim just parked and he is comeing inside, you two have to hid." We looked out the window and saw Tim's car parked outside. "Comon." Blake said pulling my arm. We went to the top of the stairs and we saw Tim in the living room with some girl. "What a perv." Blake whispered. "No I think he might try to kill her." I told him. "Why do you think that?" Blake questioned. "Because Tim was getting suicidal and homosidal after Scarlet dumped him." I warned. "Then we are going to have to get involved." Blake stated. "What?" I said. "I want you to get out of here." He told me. "No i'm comeing with you, there is a better chance of us winning if there are more." I said. "Fine but if it gets dangures I want you out." Blake said in his usual worried voice. Then we went down the stairs and to the frount door. "What the hell are you doing here?" Tim yelled. We stopped and turned around to face him. His face was bright red with anger then all of a suden he smilled. "The house is locked up tight so nobody gets in and nobody gets out." He said.

    "What are you going to do?" Blake dammanded standing in front of me. "Kill you of course." He replied still smiling. "Why?" I yelled. "Because you saw Scarlet." Tim stated. "Your nuts." Blake said. "I know I am cause once i'm done with you and sexy out there i'm going to commit suicide." Tim stated and then he began to laugh. "Damn this guy is nuts." Blake whispered. "And an idiot." I said smiling. "Why do you say that?" Blake asked. "Cause I had my cell on speaker." I replied. "Why does that help us?" Blake asked. "Who do you think is on the other line?" I questioned him. He thought about it and then he got the same smile that I had. "What are you two whispering about?" Tim yelled. "Nothing, Timmy." I answered. "Shut up!" He yelled as he tryed to punch me. Before he could get to me Blake punched him in the stomach and Tim went smashing to the ground. Just as he was trying to get up the police broke there way in and tackled Tim. Steve and Monica came in next and tackled us with hugs.

    Tim was found gilty of killing Scarlet and attempt at murder because it was found out that the girl was Scarlet's sister and that he had tryed to kill her before he came out to where we were. Once my parents returned they filled charges and won. We got his house and everything that he had but we ended up giving most of it back or we gave it away. Now it's senior year and graduation is getting closer and closer. Both Blake and I are thinking about going into law but who knows. "So do you have a date to the prom?" Blake asked me one day in the hallway during school. "No, why?" I replied. "Well then how about we cange that?" He said with a grin.