Dead Nor Alive

#22

"What are you all still doing in school?" They heard a sweet voice approaching them. Aditya whipped his head to see it was the librarian from the other day. Trisha and Sarah grew pale and Sharan did not react at all.

"Wow you must love school. Don't you wanna go home?"

"Drama practice" Sharan was the first to answer.

"He missed class today because of practice so we were just catching him up on what happened in class." Sarah lied out of her teeth. Yet her pale face and highly evident golden rim around her eyes said otherwise. Trisha didn't look too good either. But what caught Ms. Sen's attention was the cut on Sarah's arm..

"How'd you get that?" She inquired.

"Don't really remember. I think I brushed against a fence or something when we were coming here."

"Don't lie Sarah." Sharan interrupted and Trisha gave him the most murderous look possible. "No one is lying. Will you not fool around? Or we wont help."

Sharan still went on. "It was Varun from class 10B. He did that."

"Will you shut up?"

"This is not a joking matter." Ms. Sen warned. "I will have to report this to the principal if it is his doing."

"It was nothing. Sharan is lying. Are you sorting books today? Do you need help?" Trisha tried to change the subject and Ms. Sen reluctantly gave in. "I was... I am heading home now." She smiled at the kids and they smiled back.

The four of them watched her retreating figure and Trisha snapped! "Would it kill you to not poke your nose in my business for once? Can't you just leave me alone Sharan?!" She was angry! Her eyes were exuding rage. The silver rim dancing like a flame.

"And what's with the funny eye thing? I don't think those are lenses..."

"Sharan back off!"

"What if I don't?"

"You're seriously getting on my nerves now."

"And you are being difficult. Moving on..."

"Leave us alone."

"Not unless you tell me what's going on."

"We tried to do the seance again."

Trisha whipped her head around. A look of betrayal clouding her face. Why would Sarah do that?

"Oh come on Trisha. This is seriously getting out of hand and we need help. By the rate he i stalking us at he would've found out eventually. Might as well take his help. He is the smartest person in our class after you."

"And what help might I ask?"

Trisha, seething in rage , just ran off from their Sarah following her. Aditya followed as he saw atleast this time Sharan decided to give her the space she was begging for.