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Chapter 8

Hey Lovies! Rereading these chapters, I now realize....they are really bad. Where on Earth did my creativity go?! I also apologize for the slow updates. The little glitch I was having is gone now. I'll start updating more now!
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Tim's words had shaken Sam a lot. What did he mean 'watch over of Twila'? She had no clue, but after Tim had saved her from those stupid bullies, of course she would look out for Twila. Sam woke up the next morning, ready to Face Tim at school to question him. Would he want to talk to her after that though? Maybe he would just play it off as if it was a joke. He was horrible to Twila for a long time. Why on earth would he want someone to watch over her?

Twila, of course, had no idea this conversation happened. She probably wouldn't be phased if Sam would tell her later though. She had something else on her mind. With only two more days till summer, Twila needed an escape route from her wretched family. Luckily, the two murders that had happened would give her just enough time out of the house to not be involved with her relatives. She decided that after school, she would investigate the crime scene.

Ben was worried. Out of all four main characters, he is definitely the most normal. All his worries lied with how much practice could he get in through the summer and how could he get the girl he liked to hang out with him over the summer. Yes, it was true, as much as he didnt pay attention to the big events happening around him, he still wanted to be with one girl who all these big events happened around. (Yeah I apologize. That sentence doesnt make a whole lot of sense but I also dont know how to say it either...)

Troy was trying to keep a low profile. Sally's death would be happening later that night. His uncle gave him three days to do the deed but Troy never liked to put things off for too long. Of course,  He knew from following the laws of the pasta, if he had killed Sally the same night, tons and tons of question would be asked. So he kept his head down and his guard up, unknown that a certain girl would be the worst of his problems that night.

"Students," Ms. G started class, "I hope you know the homework wont be due until the last day. Otherwise, today we arent doing much. Chillax and stay in the classroom". The students loved that Idea. It gave them time to gossip. Troy sat alone by the window. His Forrest was right next to the school. While he wasnt staring directly at something, he did notice the reflection. The reflection of a frizzy haired girl scribbling furiously on a piece of paper. He smirked to himself

Twila didnt have anyone to talk to at this time, so she found another way to busy herself. She decided to write down a plan for after school. First she would go to Daisy's house. She would investigate some there. The cops in her area really didnt know there stuff. Then, she would- "what cha doin'?"

Twila jumped and quickly hid what she was writing. "Nothing!" She answered a little too loud. She looked up to see Troy smirking down at her. Twila blushed slightly but hid it well, "is there something I can help you with?" Troy laughed, "woah there. Someone is a bit sassy today" Twila rolled her eyes and started to put her notes away, hoping Troy wouldn't see what she wrote, but she was too slow. Troy looked down at the paper and read quickly her little agenda. His smirk went away for a quick second, now he had another factor against him. He had to do something.

"So, Twila?" Troy began to put his plan into action, "do you want to go to the movies after school today?" Twila looked up from her bag and looked at him slightly shocked, "I'm sorry, I have something to do after school" she sounded hesitant. Troy smiled, "that's cool. Are you free tonight? We can just hang out at the park or you house-" "No." Twila responded quickly. If Twila had invited anyone to her house, she would risk the exposure of living in a shed. That was not Ideal for her, but Troy didnt see the problem. "Why not?" He said, frowning. "Its just not a good idea. I'm sorry" Twila said a little gloomy.

Fortunately for Twila, the bell that signalled the end of the day rang. She got up quickly and rushed into the crowd of teenagers. Troy stood there for a second, fearing what would happen if She had found out his secret.

On the other side of the hall, Sam watched as Twila rushed away. She didnt know what to do. Tim didnt show for school at all. She figured he was just sick, but her gut was telling a very different story. Sam got up enough nerves to follow behind Twila. It was difficult at first, but after finding the flow of things, she quickly caught up.

Both girls made it out of the school just fine. Twila headed home the long way, thinking that Troy might have followed her, not realizing that it was Sam who was following. Sam was a lot better at following then Troy was. Twila went over a few fences, down at least three hills, and around four different blocks Five times before she actually headed home. Once she got there, Sam decided that Twila was fine. Sam began to leave, but not without seeing that Twila was heading for the back yard and not the actual home its self. She shrugged it off at the time and ran home, still very confused about Tim's words and now is very curious about why Twila went to the backyard.

Troy was stuck at school, glaring a little at the ground. Ben stayed after school too. His unnoticed attempts to get Sam's attention all day had drained him. He knew her mind was somewhere else and wanted to help but didnt know how. As Ben walked out of the school, he saw Troy. Ben thought that maybe, just maybe, Troy could give him some tips for picking up girls. He walked over to Troy, "Hey Troy? Mind if I ask you something?" Troy looked up at Ben, and sighed, "go ahead. What's up?" Ben took a deep breath, "well I was wondering, since you get a lot of the girls and what not, how do you get a girls attention? " Troy didnt know how to answer this. He took a minute or two before responding with," I dont really know. Just be yourself?  A girl wont notice you if she has a lot on her mind, that's a lost cause for sure. But other than that, I dont know.." Ben frowned, "Oh. Ok. Thanks" and started to walk home.

Troy watched as Ben left. He had it so much more simple. Troy knew, however, that Ben's life would be Hell after this summer. He was on the list. The list that Troy would need to take care of. He knew everyone on that list, and knew who to stay away and not get attached to. So far, he was good, but his emotions wouldnt hold up for very long. These students were playing a very dangerous game that they had no idea they were playing. They all were unaware of what was to happen.

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Ok so this is Shit. I wrote half of it at night and the other half in the morning. It doesn't make sense and doesnt follow our original story line and ahhhhhhh! It makes me made but I hope you like it!