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want
to scream again, but I had to tell people that Malakai was here.
“Robin… Robin!” I shook him, and he shot up. “What is it?”
“Wake the others, quietly. Malakai’s here!”
Then I realised he didn’t know who Malakai was. “The evil lord of
darkness… he’s here.” I think Robin got the urgency from the tone
of my voice.
“What does youw’ mean Malakai is ‘ere?” said
Jake rubbing his eyes.
“Over here,” I said. “Look out the
window!”
All of them, except Hunter, sleepily trudged
over to the window. “Careful,” I said. “Keep to the sides…”
“I see nothing,” said Graham.
“What are we looking at?” said Dennis. I
scoured the darkness where moments before Malakai had been. But now
I couldn’t see him anywhere.
“He was there, right there!” I whispered, it
only took a minute to wake them up, he couldn't have walked all the
way up the courtyard in under a minute. Mind you, this was Malakai.
“I saw him, bold as brass, head like a goat, hands like a…
dragon.”
Jake sighed deeply. “I think, per’aps you
were ‘avin a bad dream.”
“No I wasn’t asleep, honestly!” They all
began to groan and moan that I’d woke them as they drifted off back
to their beds.
“Even if he is here,” said Simon. “Nothing we
can do about it is there? Might as well be tucked up in bed while
he murders us. Oh and put that fire out.”
I trudged off to my bed. Sick of it. I had
definitely seen Malakai. Or had I? I was sure I had. Perhaps it was
someone doing an illusion? I lay there for ages, even the comfy bed
couldn’t send me to sleep. I lay for ages and ages and ages until
the clock above the mantelpiece showed half past three. Then, I
felt a twang in my bladder, I needed the toilet. And knowing my
bladder, I couldn't wait - but I didn’t want to go on my own. I
only just about knew the way and it would be dark. And I didn’t
have a chamber pot, not after that ghost smashed it. But imagine
the embarrassment if I wet the bed! Oh jeez, that would just cap it
all off.
That made me get up. I put my dressing gown
and slippers on and crept out of the room as quietly as I could,
there was this floorboard right near the door that squeaked loudly.
I made a mental note to avoid that next time. Out into the corridor
the fire brackets were on the lowest setting, I could barely see my
own feet. I kept my head down as I was frightened silly. Left,
right, left, right, I recalled… then the toilets are on the right.
Yes, success!
I did the business and sighed happily, ahhhh,
that was better. I washed, glancing at my haggard, tired face in
the mirror. And I tell you the next second, my bowel’s nearly
dropped. A face appeared in the mirror behind me, out of nowhere!
Scaring the living bejeezus out of me. “ AHHHHHH !” I yelled
turning quickly, ready to attack.
“Ah! Don’t hurt me!” said the tall cowering
frame of Robin. I dropped my fists, breathing hard. “Sorry, didn’t
mean to scare you,” he said. “I just heard you leave and realised I
needed a widdle. Just about remembered the route.”
I clutched my chest and leaned against the
sink. “Christ, don’t do that to me… I thought you were… Never
mind.”
After he finished we walked back together, my
heart coming to rest. “Warn me next time, you could have said
something, instead of creeping up behind me.”
“Yeah well, I was kinda sleepy.”
I berated Robin some more, I was never gonna
be able to sleep now! Not after that shock. Then, as we turned out
of the bathrooms I saw something out of the corner of my eye — I
was sure I had just seen someone dart behind a suit of armour just
a way off down the corridor.
“You’re not dreaming again are you?” said
Robin.
“No, I wasn’t before… just down there. I’m
sure I saw someone. Come on.”
Robin protested but soon followed. I was sure
I had seen a person dash behind a suit of armour to the right. We
tip toed along the corridor. And then, I knew I
to scream again, but I had to tell people that Malakai was here.
“Robin… Robin!” I shook him, and he shot up. “What is it?”
“Wake the others, quietly. Malakai’s here!”
Then I realised he didn’t know who Malakai was. “The evil lord of
darkness… he’s here.” I think Robin got the urgency from the tone
of my voice.
“What does youw’ mean Malakai is ‘ere?” said
Jake rubbing his eyes.
“Over here,” I said. “Look out the
window!”
All of them, except Hunter, sleepily trudged
over to the window. “Careful,” I said. “Keep to the sides…”
“I see nothing,” said Graham.
“What are we looking at?” said Dennis. I
scoured the darkness where moments before Malakai had been. But now
I couldn’t see him anywhere.
“He was there, right there!” I whispered, it
only took a minute to wake them up, he couldn't have walked all the
way up the courtyard in under a minute. Mind you, this was Malakai.
“I saw him, bold as brass, head like a goat, hands like a…
dragon.”
Jake sighed deeply. “I think, per’aps you
were ‘avin a bad dream.”
“No I wasn’t asleep, honestly!” They all
began to groan and moan that I’d woke them as they drifted off back
to their beds.
“Even if he is here,” said Simon. “Nothing we
can do about it is there? Might as well be tucked up in bed while
he murders us. Oh and put that fire out.”
I trudged off to my bed. Sick of it. I had
definitely seen Malakai. Or had I? I was sure I had. Perhaps it was
someone doing an illusion? I lay there for ages, even the comfy bed
couldn’t send me to sleep. I lay for ages and ages and ages until
the clock above the mantelpiece showed half past three. Then, I
felt a twang in my bladder, I needed the toilet. And knowing my
bladder, I couldn't wait - but I didn’t want to go on my own. I
only just about knew the way and it would be dark. And I didn’t
have a chamber pot, not after that ghost smashed it. But imagine
the embarrassment if I wet the bed! Oh jeez, that would just cap it
all off.
That made me get up. I put my dressing gown
and slippers on and crept out of the room as quietly as I could,
there was this floorboard right near the door that squeaked loudly.
I made a mental note to avoid that next time. Out into the corridor
the fire brackets were on the lowest setting, I could barely see my
own feet. I kept my head down as I was frightened silly. Left,
right, left, right, I recalled… then the toilets are on the right.
Yes, success!
I did the business and sighed happily, ahhhh,
that was better. I washed, glancing at my haggard, tired face in
the mirror. And I tell you the next second, my bowel’s nearly
dropped. A face appeared in the mirror behind me, out of nowhere!
Scaring the living bejeezus out of me. “ AHHHHHH !” I yelled
turning quickly, ready to attack.
“Ah! Don’t hurt me!” said the tall cowering
frame of Robin. I dropped my fists, breathing hard. “Sorry, didn’t
mean to scare you,” he said. “I just heard you leave and realised I
needed a widdle. Just about remembered the route.”
I clutched my chest and leaned against the
sink. “Christ, don’t do that to me… I thought you were… Never
mind.”
After he finished we walked back together, my
heart coming to rest. “Warn me next time, you could have said
something, instead of creeping up behind me.”
“Yeah well, I was kinda sleepy.”
I berated Robin some more, I was never gonna
be able to sleep now! Not after that shock. Then, as we turned out
of the bathrooms I saw something out of the corner of my eye — I
was sure I had just seen someone dart behind a suit of armour just
a way off down the corridor.
“You’re not dreaming again are you?” said
Robin.
“No, I wasn’t before… just down there. I’m
sure I saw someone. Come on.”
Robin protested but soon followed. I was sure
I had seen a person dash behind a suit of armour to the right. We
tip toed along the corridor. And then, I knew I
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