what walks in the shadows

chapter 23

Henry

Henry knew that there were many problems that needed to be fixed or thought out of but Henry could only worry for Reyna. Henry knew that there was no use trying to get the others to talk about the problem with the spirit orb, he wanted to be there for that discussion.

Reyna was on his top list of things to solve. Reyna had a way of surprising him and shocking everyone. He couldn't understand her and he still couldn't let go of what Randy had said: has she told you anything about herself? Henry realized that she had never told him anything about herself, not only that he pretended to know everything about her.

Henry looked at jack. There had been a time when he had liked Reyna, now he would just stand back and let Henry take the lead. Henry knew jack didn't like to lose nor did he like being the center of attention. Henry admired that jack would step down from the role of leader and give it to someone who wanted it.

Henry didn't know what had happened between Randy and Reyna only that Reyna hated him. Henry was the first to spot Reyna. She was walking down one of the many halls. Henry knew that if Reyna heard of Saw them that she would run. Henry looked to Jack, who seemed to understand. They both charged the girl and when she noticed them, it was too late for her to run.

Henry knew what he should do.

"Reyna. Please tell us." Henry begged, on top of her.

"WHAT WAS THAT FOR!" she yelled at them from off the floor.

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Reyna didn't understand why her two friends were crushing her. Henry was hugging her and jack was on the side of her, begging her.

"Get off of me." Reyna snapped

Henry sat up and got off her and was kneeling at her side. Reyna sat up and rubbed her temples. She looked at henry and jack.

"What do you want?" she asked

"Please tell us. We are your friends." Henry said

She understood what they ment a little too late.

"Well, isn't this hilarious?" a voice said from the shadows.

Randy stepped out twirling a coin between his fingers. He was smiling and laughing at them. Reyna glared at him, out of the corner of her eye she could tell jack grabbing his pocket knife and henry clutching a metal rod.

"There is no need for those weapons. I was just about to leave anyway. Oh Rey-Rey, next time you should watch were you swim." Randy said walking into a wall and disappearing.

Henry looked at her then at jack, then back at her.

Reyna rolled up her sleeves to see that Randy had taken the words that he wrote with him. She rubbed her arm and looked back at henry and jack. Both boys looked horrible, henry had bags under his eyes and his messy hair kept getting in his face. Jack looked as if he had just had a fight with a bird, his black hair looked as if the bird had tried settling in.

Reyna looked at her hands and didn't think that she looked much better. Reyna had ran into Elizabeth who explained the orb visit. Reyna looked up with alarm to see the two boys here and not scheming the plan.

"What, you two are doing here, you're meant to be helping Elizabeth with the plan." Reyna said getting up.

Henry and jack just looked at her, she smiled at them and helped the two boys up to their feet.

"What about Randy?" Henry asked

"That wasn't Randy. It was a creature I encountered in the bumper boat pool. You guys wouldn't be that horrible at all." Reyna said.

Reyna turned and started to walk down the hall.

"Where are you going?" Jack asked

"I am going to take a shower." Reyna said not facing them.