written by yinqiisnotbasic
I followed him, into the billionaire's mansion.
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After school, I felt gloomy. These days at school are the worst. Being called a sucker, then my friend almost being killed, then losing the spelling bee contest to some kinda immature.
"Tree?" Thorin turned around and said, "want to walk together? Back home?"
I bet he felt lonely without Law dude. However, I rejected him (I thought that I wasn't a good friend).
"Sorry, man, I...," I sighed, when something caught my eye.
A man with a beard was walking in front of me. He had a bald head and a scar running down his eye. He was wearing a white cape (like the ones for surgery). There was a name tag right on the left hand side of the cape. It was tight above his chest. It wrote in cranky bold letters:
Lawrence Vegapunk
OMG. My heart stopped. He was looking around, then creeping across the road.
"Excuse me, man," I said, without looking at Thorin, and dashed across the road.
"Wai....t," Thorin cried, then sighed sorrowfully.
I knew that he needed company, but something was more important. I felt that I was being the worst friend ever, but I hope Thorin understands.
I sneaked behind Lawrence. My heart was pounding, as if it was gonna leap out of my chest. I tip-toed behind a bush, as Lawrence stopped. He turned around, glared at the bush. And walked towards me.
Thump... Thump... Thump... It was the sound of his footsteps as well as my heart. I was freaking out. Cold sweat rolled down my forehead and own to my cheeks. T held my breath, closed my eyes. 'Teenager killed near mansion,' a newspaper headline flahsed across my mind. I gripped my hand so tightly that blood oozed rapidly out of my palm. My fingernails dug into the flame-red fleah of my palm, and blood came dripping down my hand and onto the ground.
"Lawrence!" I heard another man call. The voice was soft and gentle on the outside, but I could sense great evil inside. "Come here, you are late for three minutes, what are you doing, it's just a damn bush!" That man sounded angry.
Lawrence (I think it was him) glanced at the bush for one last look, growled, and hurried away.
Still trembling, I peeked out of the bush. I sighed in tremendous relief. I looked out, stood up, and saw an enormous building stanging in front of me. There was a gold-coloured gate guarding the entrance. I fumbled my school bag and used a paperclip to unlock the gate. Then, I crept in. Cautiously, holding my breath, I gazed at the place. There was a beautiful garden with a nice blue lake in the centre. What the heck are those two men doing in this elegant place? I walked softly along the rock path and arrived at the lake. The moment I saw it, I gasped in disbelief. The lake was so clear as if it looked like a piece of sapphire! I could drink out of it. Then, I saw a name, printed, embedded, at the bottom of the lake. It wrote:
Tree Alders
My name! What is it doing here? Then...
Dianne Watson
It faded and another word (or should I say 'words') appeared.
Eustass Kader & Bekan Reighine
Who's that? Weird names. But what the hell is Dianne's name doing in here? I took a closer look. I wondered if this is the secret she refused to tell me.
"Kiddo," a man boomed, "what are you doing here?"
I gasped, turned around quickly, and saw a handsome-looking man. He was wearing a cape as well, but when I looked into his eyes, it looked... familiar.
"Oh! Mister! Thank goodness you are here!" I yelled, pretending to be a lost kid. (I hope I didn't show any sense of fear) "I lost my way! Look at my hands, I fell on the way when wandering along the streets. It's all bloody! Please, help me!"
"Why are you looking at the lake?" the man questioned.
"Sir, it is a beautiful lake. What a masterpiece! Of course, I want to take a look at it!" I paused, then said, "I don't want to do any harm, nor bother you, so I think I should be goin..."
"Kid, it's fine," the guy ordered Lawrence to take out a roll of bandages and helped dress my wound.
"Oh thank you sir, I will never forget you!", pretending to be grateful.
"You ought to," the man said, deeply, almost cunningly, "the name's Professor Harris. Repay me someday if you can."
Harris! That's why he looked familiar. His eyes looked just like Dan's!
*Who ever attempts to kill my firend will pay for whatever he had done to him.*
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