kidded.
‘You said it.’
Eve’s iPhone buzzed. ‘Message from Jess,’ she told Luke. She held it up to him so he could read it: WHERE R U? BAD NEWS .
Eve shot out a reply: MS T? I KNOW. WITH LUKE. MEET AT MINE IN 10?
Her friend sent back an ‘OK’ almost instantly. ‘Jess is going to meet me at my house,’ she told Luke. ‘Want to come?’
‘I should go home. The papers from the church might have some key information, and I want to keep translating,’ Luke said.
Eve felt a little pang of what felt like disappointment. She’d just assumed Luke would come with her. But his plan made sense. ‘Jess and I will hit the computer and see what we can find out.’ I’m not disappointed , she decided. I see Luke all the time. I guess I’m just a little worried about walking home by myself .
Not that she had far to go alone. She and Luke went in the same direction most of the way. Eve only had to walk about a block by herself, and when she was halfway down that block she spotted Jess on the porch waiting for her. Eve picked up her pace, and Jess hurried down the porch steps and out Eve’s front gate. When they met on the sidewalk Eve gave her friend a tight hug.
‘Oh my God, Eve,’ Jess said as they headed into the house. ‘I just – oh my God.’
‘I know,’ Eve agreed. ‘What did they say about Ms Taylor at school? Did Principal Allison make an announcement? Luke and I overheard her and Mrs Ollestad talking. That’s how we found out something had happened to her. She’s dead, isn’t she?’
‘Yeah,’ Jess answered. ‘The principal went from class to class telling people Ms Taylor’s body had been found. She didn’t give any details, just tried to keep everyone from losing it.’
Eve and Jess went directly to the living room. Eve grabbed the remote and clicked on the TV. ‘We didn’t hear the specifics either.’ A couple more clicks and she saw the image of their school. Ms Taylor’s death had reached the news. People were milling about in front of the main steps as the reporter spoke to the camera. Eve sat down on the couch next to Jess.
‘… confirmed to be Ms jill Taylor,’ the TV reporter was saying. ‘Her body was discovered by Allen Hodges of Amagansett, who was walking his dog in the Deepdene woods, very near where the body of Deepdene High student Kyle Rakoff was found last week. The wounds on Taylor’s body are very similar to those suffered by Rakoff, according to early reports from the chief of police. Bites and claw marks were present, and her body had been completely drained of blood.’
Eve and Jess exchanged a look. ‘The same thing got Ms Taylor that got Kyle.’ Jess’s voice shook as she said the words. Eve nodded, then returned her attention to the TV.
‘The cause of Taylor’s and Rakoff ‘s wounds has yet to be determined. While they appear to have been the victims of some kind of animal attack, forensics specialists haven’t been able to match a specificanimal to the bite and claw marks. Additionally, search parties made up of the local police and concerned citizens have been attempting to find the animal – whatever it may be – without success.’
‘Cos they’re looking for an animal,’ Eve said. She was becoming more and more convinced that there was a supernatural being behind the murders. Maybe a demon, maybe something else, but nothing normal .
‘The police are investigating possible connections between Taylor and Rakoff. Rakoff was not one of Taylor’s students, but in a school the size of Deepdene High it is very likely they have had some contact.’
The front door flew open so fast that it hit the wall with a bang. Eve and Jess both jumped.
Eve’s father was out of breath, and he looked relieved to see them. ‘Eve, you’re here. And Jess too. Good. Neither of you should be alone. I left the office as soon as I heard.’ He closed the door more gently. ‘Sorry about that. Didn’t mean to scare you.’ He sat down on the couch next to
‘You said it.’
Eve’s iPhone buzzed. ‘Message from Jess,’ she told Luke. She held it up to him so he could read it: WHERE R U? BAD NEWS .
Eve shot out a reply: MS T? I KNOW. WITH LUKE. MEET AT MINE IN 10?
Her friend sent back an ‘OK’ almost instantly. ‘Jess is going to meet me at my house,’ she told Luke. ‘Want to come?’
‘I should go home. The papers from the church might have some key information, and I want to keep translating,’ Luke said.
Eve felt a little pang of what felt like disappointment. She’d just assumed Luke would come with her. But his plan made sense. ‘Jess and I will hit the computer and see what we can find out.’ I’m not disappointed , she decided. I see Luke all the time. I guess I’m just a little worried about walking home by myself .
Not that she had far to go alone. She and Luke went in the same direction most of the way. Eve only had to walk about a block by herself, and when she was halfway down that block she spotted Jess on the porch waiting for her. Eve picked up her pace, and Jess hurried down the porch steps and out Eve’s front gate. When they met on the sidewalk Eve gave her friend a tight hug.
‘Oh my God, Eve,’ Jess said as they headed into the house. ‘I just – oh my God.’
‘I know,’ Eve agreed. ‘What did they say about Ms Taylor at school? Did Principal Allison make an announcement? Luke and I overheard her and Mrs Ollestad talking. That’s how we found out something had happened to her. She’s dead, isn’t she?’
‘Yeah,’ Jess answered. ‘The principal went from class to class telling people Ms Taylor’s body had been found. She didn’t give any details, just tried to keep everyone from losing it.’
Eve and Jess went directly to the living room. Eve grabbed the remote and clicked on the TV. ‘We didn’t hear the specifics either.’ A couple more clicks and she saw the image of their school. Ms Taylor’s death had reached the news. People were milling about in front of the main steps as the reporter spoke to the camera. Eve sat down on the couch next to Jess.
‘… confirmed to be Ms jill Taylor,’ the TV reporter was saying. ‘Her body was discovered by Allen Hodges of Amagansett, who was walking his dog in the Deepdene woods, very near where the body of Deepdene High student Kyle Rakoff was found last week. The wounds on Taylor’s body are very similar to those suffered by Rakoff, according to early reports from the chief of police. Bites and claw marks were present, and her body had been completely drained of blood.’
Eve and Jess exchanged a look. ‘The same thing got Ms Taylor that got Kyle.’ Jess’s voice shook as she said the words. Eve nodded, then returned her attention to the TV.
‘The cause of Taylor’s and Rakoff ‘s wounds has yet to be determined. While they appear to have been the victims of some kind of animal attack, forensics specialists haven’t been able to match a specificanimal to the bite and claw marks. Additionally, search parties made up of the local police and concerned citizens have been attempting to find the animal – whatever it may be – without success.’
‘Cos they’re looking for an animal,’ Eve said. She was becoming more and more convinced that there was a supernatural being behind the murders. Maybe a demon, maybe something else, but nothing normal .
‘The police are investigating possible connections between Taylor and Rakoff. Rakoff was not one of Taylor’s students, but in a school the size of Deepdene High it is very likely they have had some contact.’
The front door flew open so fast that it hit the wall with a bang. Eve and Jess both jumped.
Eve’s father was out of breath, and he looked relieved to see them. ‘Eve, you’re here. And Jess too. Good. Neither of you should be alone. I left the office as soon as I heard.’ He closed the door more gently. ‘Sorry about that. Didn’t mean to scare you.’ He sat down on the couch next to
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