Week of Horror, Andrea Diaz [classic children's novels txt] 📗

officers spotted the motionless body and ran towards her but it was too late, Tina was another dead victim.

Later that same day they announced Tina's death. Rosie couldn't believe it. Her best friend was now dead as well. She couldn't believe three of her classmates were dead, killed by a merciless executer.

The next day she attempted to get her mind off the deaths. She went to the school to work on a project she was working on for her sewing class. As she was working she got up and walked over to the closet grabbing some green thread. Once she turned she dropped the thread and screamed. The horrifying attacker stood just a few feet away. She ran towards the door only to be stopped by her assailant. Together they fell to the floor. The perpetrator sat right on top of her and pulled out the scissors, that had laid on the table just a minute ago. Rosie screamed and attempted to get away. As she squirmed the perpetrator swiftly jabbed her left eye with the scissors. Rosie screamed in agony as her left eye began to bleed. The assailant ruthlessly stabbed Rosie's chest several times. Blood surged out of Rosie, who soon became a lifeless body.

Not too long after the whole town began to grieve the loss of another neighbor. The police department completely shut down the school and had officers rotate turns to guard the school.

Chapter 4

On Friday the whole town mourned together as they joined the burial of the four adolescents. Friends, families, and neighbors united to grieve together.

After mourning the whole week Ariel had finally remembered she had to go to the school and get her books from her locker.

"How did you forget your books?" Lisa turned to Ariel as Ariel drove them to the school.

"If you don't remember people have been getting killed this week."

"Whatever. Either way I see no reason for us to be going to the school."

"So I can get my books."

"But they still have it locked. They aren't letting anyone in."

"Well I don't care. We are getting in because I said we are getting in."

Sure enough Ariel had found a way to sneak into the school. They quickly got to her locker and she grabbed her book. They were walking back when Ariel believed she had seen someone going into a room, down the other hall. She stopped and Lisa turned to face her.

"What's wrong?"

Ariel kept her eyes on the door, "I think I saw someone walk into that room."

Lisa looked down the other hall and looked at the door Ariel was staring at.

"The basement?"

"Lets go check it out."

Ariel began to walk down the hall towards the door.

"Ariel."

Ariel turned towards Lisa, "Oh come on, Lisa. Nothing is going to happen."

"What if its the murderer? I prefer to stay alive."

"Oh relax. If you don't want to come then don't, but I'm going to check."

Ariel turned away from her and once again began to walk towards the basement. Lisa looked around then rushed to Ariel.

"Have you never watched a dang horror film? You never go towards the creepy things. We shouldn't even be at school."

"Relax, Lisa."

Ariel reached for the doorknob and opened the door. They looked inside and it was all dark. They stepped in and grabbed onto the rail, decending the staircase.

"Hello? Hello? Who's down here?"

"Yes, Ariel. The freaking psychopathic killer is going to answer you."

"Lisa, shut up."

They got all the way down and Ariel looked around. Just as she began to walk away from the stairs, Lisa stayed. Ariel stopped and turned to her.

"Lisa, what are you doing? Come on."

"Nope. This is as far as I am going. I am not about to follow you to my death."

"Fine stay here. By yourself. In the dark."

Ariel turned and kept walking. Lisa looked at her then slowly followed along. Once they got farther away from the stairs Ariel stopped and Lisa bumped into her.

"What's wrong? Why'd you stop?"

"I thought I saw someone."

"Ariel, don't play around like that."

Ariel turned to look at her, "Lisa, I'm serious."

"Whatever, Ariel. We didn't find the person you "saw", so lets just go."

Lisa turned around and walked away.

"Lisa, I'm serious."

Ariel followed Lisa. Suddenly a dark figure appeared right behind Ariel. Lisa turned around to look at Ariel and screamed when she saw.

Ariel turned around just as Lisa screamed.

"Run."

They both began to run and thier assailant went after them, hitting Ariel on the back of her head with a pipe. Ariel fell to the floor as the assialant went after Lisa.

Lisa screamed and ran to the stairs. Just as she reached the stairs, she was knocked down as the assailant used the pipe and hit her legs.

He grabbed her legs and began to pull her away from the stairs.

"No! Please, let me go!" Lisa screamed hoping someone would hear her.

She flipped over and attempted the kick her attacker. She reached towards his face and pulled off the mask. She gasped and stopped as she recognized who it was. Before she could say anything she was knocked out by the pipe. The assailant grabbed her and began to tie her up with chains. She woke up, then realized her arms and legs were tied up. She was hanging, suddenly she screamed as the murderer lifted a sharp axe and forcefully swung it at her. Her loud shriek was cut off as her head flew off and her blood began to ooze out of her neck. Then the killer's hood fell off. Just then a terrified Allen stood motionless.

"Ethan?"

Ethan then turned and faced Allen, still holding the bloody axe. He dropped it and began to walk towards Allen.

"What are you doing here Allen?"

"I..I heard someone scream. You. You're the killer? Your the one who has been killing everyone?"

Ethan stopped as Allen took a step back.

"No. I didn't kill them all. It wasn't me."

"I just saw you Ethan. I saw you kill Lisa!"

"Yes. I'm not saying I'm not a killer. I'm trying to explain that I'm not THE killer."

"What are you talking about?"

"I only killed David and Logan. They were the ones who deserved to die."

"What? Then who killed Tina and Rosie?"

"Me." Ariel said standing behind Allen.

Just as Allen turned Ariel used all her strength and swung the axe, cutting off half of his head. His whole body fell, half his head flying off and blood spilling out.

"Ariel?" Ethan looked at her confused.

"I feel so bad now that I know its you." Ariel looked at Ethan and stepped towards him.

"Why?"

"Because now you have to die."

"Who says I'm the one that has to die?"

"Me."

"Oh please Ariel, we both know that I'm not the one that dies tonight."

Ariel lifted the axe and Ethan jumped out of the way just as it swung in his direction.

"It won't matter if you survive, Ariel. What would you tell them?"

Ariel swung and hit a pipe, getting the axe stuck. She let it go and went after Ethan picking up a pipe from the floor.

"The psychopath attacked me. I had no other choice than to use self defense and kill him before he could kill me."

Suddenly Ariel hit Ethan's side then hit his head. He hit the wall, then Ariel hit him once more. He was thrown towards an opened pipe letting out hot air. He screamed in agony as the hot air burned his eyes. He stepped away from the pipe and grabbed his face. Ariel hit him once more, knocking him down.

"Why are you so obssessed in killing me?"

"You killed Logan."

She battered his head several times, and continued until blood began to splatter everywhere. Suddenly police ran and surrounded her.

"Police, put the weapon down."

Ariel threw the pipe on the floor and quickly put her hands up.

She began to cry and faced the police, "I'm so sorry. He attacked me. I didn't know what to do. He...he killed my friends."

One of the officers put his gun away and walked towards her.

"What's your name?"

"Ariel. Ariel Camargo. My friend, her body."

"Its alright ma'am. We will take care of it."

He grabbed her arms and put handcuffs on her, then led her outside.

She sat in the police department as she told officer James her story.

"I didn't mean to kill him. I was just afraid. After everything that has happened this week with my friends... I just wasn't sure what he would do to me."

"It'll be fine, Ariel."

"Ariel!"

Ariel turned and saw her parents. She stood up as they got closer to her and they hugged her.

"Oh my gosh, baby. Are you okay?"

"Yes."

"We're going to speak with the officer, sweetie. Why don't you go wait outside?"

Ariel nodded and walked away.About a month later they stood in a court room.

"We the jury of Dallas court in Dallas city, in the case of the murder of Ethan White find the defendant Ariel Camargo innocent."

"Case dismissed." The judge banged the gavel.

"All rise."

Everyone stood and the Judge exited the room then everyone else left. They released Ariel she smiled then thanked officer James and officer Paul. She walked away and they looked at her as Paul began to speak.

"Its great to see everything turned out well."

"Yup, and now there's one less crazy psychopath out there for us to worry about."

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Publication Date: 11-01-2013

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