
It was just like they always said. The harder you stared at the clock... the slower it went. And Harley Jennings was doing some hardcore staring. She wanted school to be out so damn bad! Her pencil kept up a steady tap-tap-tap on the desk, leg bouncing in time with the tapping. Almost. Just one. More. Minute....
And the bell was dinging.
Harley whipped out of the classroom so fast it was a wonder she didn't knock anyone over. But she was on a mission! Searching for something... or someone!
Her unfortunate victim just happened to be the only one of her friends that happened to be in the area at the wrong time.
"KATA!!!!" Harley skidded to a stop, grabbing the other girl for a brief second to keep from toppling over before she barely gave her a chance to question the situation.
"O. M. G! We've gotta go check this out! Like, it sounds soooo cool." She whispered (or attempted to) excitedly. "I was totally not trying to listen to this one conversation on purpose," not completely true, "'cause you guys told me that was rude.... BUT! They're is apparently some talk about a strange looking shadow that lurks a few blocks down the street from here. And we tooootally have to go check it out! A strange shadow. I wonder what it is?"
Somewhere in her vomit of words a breath was taken and that glisten in her eyes clearly said she'd go with or without her friends. "Apparently some kids were walking home after practice ran late and got freaked by this shadow thing. I'd probably freak too." The last was added as an afterthought.
"Kataaaa! We totes have to go check this out. Please?!"
Perhaps one day, the phrase, "curiosity killed the cat" would instill some sort of caution in the girl. But it was certainly not this day!
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