On That Day

CHAPTER 8 - EVE

"SHE'S COMING!! She's coming!!"

"Run for your Life!!"

We ran inside, banging the gate behind us. Scythe had tried to delay me into being caught by her, but, thankfully, there was adequate time to get out of the way.

"Shoot! D'you see the Tyrant?" said Scythe

"Yes. And her nephew with her"

"Than' God she din' catch us"

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Next day

"Erhm – Draxler!" by Luth

"Hey! Loot!" said Nister

"Shut up. Draxler: my anty sed that she saw you people – you an' da' your brother – yesterday –"

"What?!?!"

" – that you guys ran inside. I even saw too: Like how you bolted inside"

"Hey –" said Nister, tapping her: "Where did you see lightnin' from?"

"Huh. I said 'bolted'. You don't read. Dull –"

"Get reading out of my way. I'm good an' daz it. No reading," Nister tapped me now: "So she thinks shez good. Ehn?" to her: "Why den dint you pass me? Last term, I gave you –"

"Hey!" she cut him off: "Hold on! Draxler can't know the details" to me: "Don't let him lie to you. We were draw last term"

("I gave her ten Percent gap")

We heard footsteps just outside the class

"Don't tell me –" said Nister in dismay

"Thaz not her walking-step. You don't know? Sister?"

A man passed, then a boy came from the rear, Quick, sharp steps.

"Hey! I know that man!" said Nister, dancing: "And I know the boy, too" Now, Nister turned philosophical: "His name is Katherine"

"A boy called Katherine?! You're mad, Sister!"

"He's good. . ." said Nister

"He's bad?" said Luth

"Very bad. Very, very bad. I hate him like mad"

"Whyyy?"

"Eh – Nn – Because he'z good. Very badd. See, lez be going home. School has closed since"

"Katherine. . . "