The Horror of Palm Shores

Escaping the Library

We made it seem like Sophia was about to explode, so we could leave. We got out just fine. Just finding Peyton was going to be difficult. Teachers and officers were everywhere. As I made my down one corridor, with Sophia close behind, one teacher just appeared out of nowhere. We hid in the room that was close to us.

They passed without noticing us. We finally reached the room that Peyton was in. He wasn't in there.

"Peyton, where are you?" I called in the empty room.

"I'm under the desk," he replied.

"Why?" Sophia asked.

"They searched the rooms for anyone left. I didn't want to get in trouble, so I hid under here. Also, I saw someone in a cloak walking around," he said.

"Oh no. If they're still in the school, we might get killed. Did they have a knife?" I questioned.

"I did hear something scrapping against the wall," he told me.

"We have to get out of here," Sophia suggested.

We got Peyton out from under the desk and headed towards the door. We were almost halfway to the library when we heard something behind us. I turned around to see the cloaked figure Peyton was talking about. The figure pulled out a knife out from nowhere. They started walking towards us.

"Run!" I screamed.

When we ran, the figure did too. We rounded the corners to try and get away from them. I rounded one corner and dodged a water fountain. Peyton wasn't so lucky. His leg hit the side of the fountain. He fell to the floor in pain.

"Are you okay?" I asked.

"Yeah. I'm fine," he replied.

I went to help him up. When he got to his feet, the figure came around the corner. They raised the knife over their head to stab Peyton. Right as the knife came down, I moved Peyton out of the way. The figure almost fell to the floor. We ran along the corridor. We were almost to the library, when Peyton let out a scream of pain.

I looked down to see the knife sticking out of his leg. The figure had thrown the knife from the other end of the hall.

I yanked the knife out of Peyton's leg. His leg started to drip blood. The knife blade was covered in blood. I threw the knife back at the figure, hoping to stab them. It got about a couple of feet from their arm. They caught it midair.

I carried Peyton into the library. I sat him at the table with my friends. Sophia had already made it back in there. Reagan got the teachers. They took him to the nurse.

"What happened?" Alyssa asked.

"The killer threw a knife, and it landed in Peyton's leg," I replied.

"The killer's in the building!" Chloe exclaimed.

"No. Not anymore," I reassured her.

After Chloe got calmed down, the cops came in. They talked to the teachers. The teachers called me over.

"Kayla, come with us," one cop said.

"Why?" I asked.

"You're under questioning for the murder of Melissa Caldwell," the officer told me.