The class clown!

Chapter 14

Cautiously I plundered back towards my street with a deep sigh. Knowing my luck she wouldn't be there. Walking up the long winding road I stepped onto a new road I had never been down before, I didn't know why but I had a strange urge to walk this way for the first time. Mary my other friend had told me this way was longer but so much more quieter, so I walked this way. I mean it won't be that hard walking down a long, never ending road. This would at the very least by me some time to think over why I was coming......

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After what seemed like hours, but was only half an hour, the road finnaly came to an end. I took a left turn and ended just before my road. I took a long, deep breath in and walked slowly towards Rickys' dark house.... I stumbled up to the obsidian door and plucked up enough courage to take a peek through the window.... Ever so slowly I edged my head forward and took a look through the window, nothing I stood there for a minute then screamed as Rickys head so suddenly popped out at me....

"AARRHHGGG!". I screamed at the top of my voice. I took a clumsy step back and Ricky pulled open the door and grabbed my arm. He dragged me inside then turned on the light, but quiet frankly this made no differance.

. "What are you doing first sticking your head through my window then screaming at the top of your voice! " he asked sternly. I on the other hand didn't reply.....

. "What do you want anyway? " he asked trying to create convosation as there was an awkward silence.

. " Well....." how could I say this? "Errm well you see I was wondering if you knew where Anabell is?" he looked at me wide eyed as if to look all inocent.

. " Why would I know where Annabel is?" he asked sounding unsure as to what exactly I was asking.

. "Well Its like this whenever you're not at school...." I took a long pause.... "Annabel seems not to be either. And i wondered if maybe im saying maybe you might have erm took her? Yeah I know its crazy but erm is it TRUE?" I asked and before he could swing at me i swung open the door and fled from him.

. "WAIT!" he shouted after me, "I know where Annabel is....." I stopped in my footsteps and spun around on my heels , only to see a wide grin covering his perfect skin.....

. "Where-is-Annabel?" I asked as i gulped down the flem forming in my throat.

"She is at school." I knew he was playing tricks with my mind again. Me not thinking blurted out: " Well you won't mind me searching your house then will you?" That was when I had made a mistake because he grabbed at my arm and ushered me inside. And who knows maybe I would never get back out.

It was wierd being in Rickys' house again for the first time in a while. It was nothing like what I could remember.It used to be bright, colourful,newt and tidy but no not today ..... Dark, obsidian darkness it looked very scratterish and I could barely move my legs.

. "Well go on then search." I wasn't too sure wheather I wanted to search through all this grubble but I would do anything fir Annabel. First thing is to make sure I'm not completely wasting my time. Shout Annabels' name.. I stood in the middle of each room until I had searched all the rooms......I found nothing and then I stopped,knowing I was wasting my time. Then that's when I heard it a tapping from above my head. Slowly I raised my head until I was looking straight up at the celing, then quickly snapped a look at Ricky.

"What's up there?" I asked pointing to the celing.....There was a long silence until he cleared his throat and turn said directly to me "You don't wanna go up there." He said and at that moment I saw it his face was so serious and he looked really scared. For some reason after everything that had happened between us I had a strange urge that he was telling the truth but what if Annabel was up there and I left her but what if something terrible was up there !! What to do what to do....

Then the words kept repeating in my head Go Save Annabel..... I had to

"Where are the ladders?" I asked taking a steady step towards him.

"Your making the biggest mistake of your life."

"Oh just cone on give me the ladders!" I was getting ajitated now...

"In that cubard there." He said pointing towards a large red closet. I walked towards it breathing deeply. I pulled out the ladders and put them in place and took a nervous step up and up until I began to open up the attic door. A loud creek let out and the door was open. I popped my head up and that was when I saw it .... The clown locked up in a iron cage.....

"HE HE. You miss be?" he asked.... I let out a high pitched scream and I could hear Ricky running up the ladder. He burst into the room, the clowns smile faded, the clown lifted one arm and started saying a chant "VEVA VAN LA SAGA ME SHALL NOT SUFER!" the grin reapeared on his face and then before him stood Annabel

"Help me please!" she whispered her pale face almost as white as a sheet of paper looked up. Her eyes were gone only obsidian soleless holes.

She started weeping I felt sorry for her. I started to walk towards her ...

"No she's hypnotizing you, don't go you'll regret it. Just listen to me" Ricky said but at that moment his words mend nothing.

"Goooo." the clown said sniggering "Help her."