what walks in the shadows

chapter 9

Jack

It took jack a few moments to collect himself and walk through the door. But the head master's voice dragged him in literally. Jack felt as if someone or something was pushing him in to the head master's office.

Jack stepped in on his free will and the thing stopped pushing him. He walked in and as soon as he did the door shut behind him. It made a creaky sound when it closed which freaked jack out most of all. But when it slammed behind him jack could feel all the little hairs on the back of his neck stand up and start to runaway.

Jack looked around and was surprised of what he saw. In short words the head master's office looked like a 16th centuary tourtor chamber. It had many weapons that jack knew about and that he didn't know or recognize. He even found a very sharp garden tool which menaced him. There were not only hand weapons but instruments of death all around him. Jack didn't know how a Guillotine and a Hanging platform could all fit in this one room with more bigger death machines around him and still have the room be spacious. "no wonder Elizabeth didn't want to come with me n here. This place would give everyone the creeps, except maybe an executioner. It might be his dream place, maybe." Jack thought to himself.

"Hello jack what can I do for you?" the head master said

"my schedual. I kinda need it." Jack said

He stepped back and felt something needle like prick his leg. Jack turned around to see a very pointy spike right behind him. Jack couldn't help it and he gulped and made a heroic whimper.

"ah yes, lets talk about that. Come sit and watch your step many things here can kill you instantly." The head master said.

Jack jumped over things and he found a comfy chair were he sat on and the head master sat directly in front of him.

"Jack, I was wondering if you would be in most of Ms. De La Rue's classes. As a caring teacher it is hard for me to monitor all the students and as you now know many other students hate her. So I was wondering if you could be my eyes and ears and keep and eye on her?" the head master said

"wait who is Ms. De La Rue?' Jack asked

The head master rolled his eyes and said "Elizabeth. De La Rue is Elizabeth's last name.."

Oh, okay yeah sure I would love too." Jack said

The head master smiled and nodded.

"very well its done. Here take this it s your scheldual and this. Give this note to the teacher." The head master said handing jack the two pices of paper.

The schedual originally had Elizabeth's name on it but it was crossed out and instead the name read Jack Dansherwood. Jack felr awesome, he thanked the head master a million timees until the head master told him to get out. Jack was very happy to get out of that office and head strait to his first class which had to be English.

Jack ran as fast as he could, sliding on the stairs handle bar and taking short cuts all which Elizabeth had shown him. Jack felt the cold fall wind peirce his black hair and his face. Jack ran in to the main building and ran, he skipped class rooms and stairs. Jack felt the pain of his heavy satchel hit against his legs as he ran but that didn't slow him down, it actually increased his speed. Jack was still running when he passed his English class and he had to back track to find it again. Jack opened the door to find the teacher handing back papers, whether they were graded or not jack didn't care. Jack felt the presence of many eyes on him as he walked to the teacher and handed her a note. The teacher nodded and told jack to sit in an empty spot. Jack saw a whole row of empty chairs next to Elizabeth so he adjusted his satchel and sat down next to her.