SCREAM: Mother of All Secrets

Chapter 3

Students start entering the school at seven o'clock on Thursday morning. Logan Faulker, the principal of Deamon Cove High, is waiting in his office for Sheriff Porcher to finally arrive. He's pissed off and he's ready to tear Jakob a new one.

Jakob finally walks into the office. "What's up, Logan?" the Sheriff asks. "I just got your message."

"Please tell me you've arrested that asshole killing my students." Logan pleads. "Or at least tell me you're about to make an arrest."

"I wish I could, but we barely have any evidence in our investigation." Jakob says. "Why do you want to know."

"That lunatic out there is murdering my students and I can't keep them safe." Logan explains. "I couldn't even keep of of my staff safe from that maniac, for Christ's sake. And because of her abduction from school grounds, many parents have taken their kids out of the elementary, the middle school, and the high school. Adriana Brooks and Christina Alfson were going to graduate from here and their parents applied for an immediate transfer."

"I'm sorry to hear that." the Sheriff consoles Logan. "But there's nothing I can do until we get some hard evidence."

"You have to figure out something." Logan slams his fist on his desk. "At this rate with the murders and the worried parents, the school will shut down in a couple months. And we can't lose this school."

"Is this about you losing your job?" Sheriff Porcher asks with a hint of outrage. "Kids are being murdered, and all you can think about is your career?"

"No, this is about the kids. This is one of the safest environments for these kids. This is also one of the only schools in the district that support and actually care about their students. If this school shuts down, everyone of these kids will be sent to different schools, separated from their friends. These kids won't be safe if they're sent away."

"There's a killer on the lose. The kids aren't safe now." Jakob says.

"Then do something about it!" Logan exclaims. "Put this jackass in cuffs and throw him in a deep dark hole where he can rot. It'll save the school, it'll save the kids."

Jakob knows that the other schools in the district aren't as safe as Deamon Cove High. Nor are they as caring. All he can think of is Fred's safety if the school closes. Jakob sighs. "I'm doing all I can, and I'll try to do more."

"Thank you, Sheriff." Logan says. "Now go out there and catch that psychopath."

Jakob rolls his eyes as he leaves the principal's office.

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Vanessa walks through the halls of the school. she is all wiery because she couldn't sleep at all last night and drank about fifteen cups of (non-fat, no-foam, with chocolate drizzle) coffee.

After quickly throwing her possessions in her locker she searches the halls ft someone. She checked the cafeteria, her first-period classroom, the gymnasium, the weight room, the parking lot, and asked guys going into the men's bathrooms to check if he was inside; but he was in none of those places.

She finally checked the football field and found him. Monroe Dunn, one of Deamon High's best athletes and Vanessa's friend, has been running up and down the football field for a couple hours.

Monroe sees the blonde girl approaching. "What's up, V?"

"I've been looking all over for you." Vanessa says while looking over her shoulder.

"What's the matter with you?" Monroe asks. "You look like you've seen a ghost."

"That's because I have." Vanessa looks over her shoulder again.