It had been roughly two days since i'd regained consciousness. I was lounged on a couch in headquaters, thinking about Phoebe. 'Hopefully Emie didn't kill her.' I think as I saw my sister in the corner of my eye. I have a feeling she thinks Phoebe cut my leg, and not the killer dude. I know that she was excused from her classes again, and had stitches from where my knife had cut her cheek. I sighed and sat up. "Hey Emerald, I need you to do something for me." She came running up. "Yes sis, anything." I smiled. "I want you to keep an eye on Miss Adams. Then you are to tell me everything." She nodded. "And if she asks who you are, do not say Emerald Mistwalker. Give her your fake name, Madeline Hearst." She nodded and ran out. "Why, aren't you going yourself, Scaredy cat?" "Daren, she knows who I am. My fake name won't work. But she's never seen Emie, nor have I said anything about Emie to her." He scoffed. "Why can't you just kill her? You'd get good mon-" "NEVER, she's one of my friends, Daren." He puts his hands up and walks away. "Cherry, what's Daren doing now?" Nickel said, sitting next to me. "He's pissed that I haven't killed Phoebe, Nikie." He nodded. "Well Mason gave me a job, may be a while. Okay, Cherry berry." I giggled and nodded.
About an hour after Nickel left, I went to wander around the forests. It was pitch black and probably was around 2 in the morning, give or take. I was walking along in the direction of the Deer River College. 'Screw it man, if she sees me, oh well.' I think, picking up my pace. I feel a hand on my shoulder, and I spin around, grabbing my knife. "Who the hell-" I stopped, words stuck in my throat. "Y..you." I stuttered in fear (yes me, a thief scared). "Oh, you're Cherry Mistwalker, right?" I nodded, looking at the guy, who had cut a major artery in my leg. I was extremely scared for my life. 'Oh, that's nice. He's gonna kill me now.' "I didn't know that was your name." I looked at him weirdly. "Who are you talking about?" I ask, backing up. "Ticci Toby-" I gasped, cutting him off a bit. "You're kidding. Where is he?" "I can't say, but all I will say is, you leave my Phoebe alone." I nodded. "Well what is your name? I have a feeling it's Jack." "How do you know that?" "I waaaas, Phoebe's friend. But I don't think she cares since I killed her next door neighbors." He nodded. "I'm heading off then." he said, walking away. I sighed. 'I'm not going to the college anymore.' I thought, sighing and heading back to HQ.
