Alex Van Helsing by Jason Henderson

Author:Jason Henderson [Henderson, Jason]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: General, Action & Adventure, Juvenile Fiction, Legends; Myths; Fables, cookie429, Extratorrents, Kat
ISBN: 9780062114273
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2012-07-24T01:12:30+00:00

CHAPTER 12

Alex and Sid hurtled down the road in the back of a Glenarvon Academy van with Sangster at the wheel. Periodically the teacher looked at both of them through the rearview mirror as trees zipped by.

“I told you!” Sid said desperately. He jumped up, shaking Alex. “I told you vampires were real! Those were—”

“Sid,” Sangster called, “I need you to sit down.”

“All right, what was that?” Sid demanded. “Who were those people?”

“I don’t know,” Sangster called back, locking eyes with Alex through the mirror for a second. “I don’t know. We need to get back to the school. They need to know that there’s been a kidnapping and you guys need to be back in your rooms.”

“They came from the lake,” said Sid, nearly delirious. “They were vampires.”

“Terrorists,” Sangster said evenly. “I think they were terrorists. My concern is getting you guys to safety.”

Alex said nothing. He watched the horizon in front of the van, the dark road lit up by high beams, trees flying past on either side.

Within minutes they ripped off the road to the front gate and Sangster was hustling them out.

Mrs. Hostache was waiting in a housecoat by the door. “I got your call,” she said. “What do we know about Paul?”

“All I know is what I told you,” Sangster said, guiding Alex and Sid inside. “I was watching all three. The terrorists came up off the water. They did a lot of distracting stuff and grabbed two people—one was Paul.” Alex noted that Sangster was using the word terrorist every chance he got, and he understood why: Sangster was making sure the word would be seeded into the narrative and get repeated often.

She shook her head gravely. “Come on, come in,” she said.

“Did you speak with the police?” Sangster asked.

“Oui,” Mrs. Hostache said, nodding. “They are at LaLaurie. They should have questions for us in the morning.” Now she turned to Alex and Sid and knelt slightly, as though they were eight. “How are you two?”

Alex opened his hands, as if to say, “I have no idea.” Sid had no response.

“To bed with you,” Mrs. Hostache said. “We’ll talk in the morning.”

Sangster was standing next to the stairs as Alex and Sid went up, and he stopped them, patting both their shoulders firmly. As he did so, Alex felt Sangster slip a note under the collar of his jacket.

After he and Sid numbly went to bed, unable to form words, Alex unfolded the note. It said: Midnight.

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