Blood Water by Dean Vincent Carter

Author:Dean Vincent Carter [Dean Vincent Carter]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781407048512
Publisher: RHCB

CHAPTER 20

The two brothers ducked down to shelter under a tree and phoned their parents. Rather than waste time trying to explain the unexplainable, they just told them they were waiting at the school for the weather to improve with some other pupils and teachers, which was partially true. Mum was livid that Sean still wasn't home, but nothing could be done about that. When James hung up, they started back up the hill towards the school, wondering what they'd find when they got there. Sean was already imagining horrible scenarios, most of them centred around the creature escaping and disappearing into the night. At the top of the hill they could see water gushing down the road like a river.

Sean shouted at his brother: 'James! Are you serious about the study centre?'

His brother didn't reply – he evidently hadn't heard; instead he just crossed the road and jogged into the school car park.

'Because we'll never get there in the car now,' Sean went on.

'Come on,' James said, waiting for him to catch up. 'Let's see how Waites is getting on.'

They splashed through the reception area and headed for the main hall. Waites was pacing again now. He looked up and saw them standing in the doorway.

'Sean, are you OK?' he asked.

'Yeah, we're fine.' Sean hurried over to the teacher. 'We couldn't find Mrs Rees though – she could be anywhere by now.'

'Then it's out of our hands. We'll just have to hope that no one else has found her. Sean, can I have a quick word?'

Both Sean and his brother found the request odd, but neither said anything. Sean walked away with Waites so that they were out of earshot, leaving James by the cupboard.

'Sean, I know what you're going to say, but before we decide what to do next, we have to consider the possibility that . . .' Waites hesitated while he found the right words.

'What?' Sean followed Waites's gaze as it rested momentarily on James.

'The possibility that James might have been infected by that thing and not Titus.'

'What? But he hasn't been! You know that.'

'Shh! Keep your voice down. I know that's how it seems, but we could be wrong. Look, if it is in Titus it could well have been trying to convince me that James is infected so I'll set it free – I'm aware of that, but still . . . there is a chance. Emily said it was in "him". She didn't say which "him".'

Sean looked again at his brother, unwilling to believe that he could be the monster now. That couldn't be true. The ramifications were too horrible to consider.

'No,' he said firmly. 'If it was in him I'd know by now. It would have done something or said something to give itself away. It would . . .' He winced and started rubbing his forehead.

'Are you OK?'

'Yeah. I just . . . It's from the other day, I think. The run. Still not fully recovered.'

'Here, sit down on the end of the stage.

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