Creature: Hayton County Supernatural Series - Book 1 by Margaret Marr

Author:Margaret Marr [Marr, Margaret]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-05-19T05:00:00+00:00

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CHAPTER TWENTY

Mandy slammed through the school’s doors and raced down the hall, dodging people, knocking others out of the way if they refused to move.

“Hey!” A blonde princess snarled, then stuck her nose in the air as if Mandy weren’t worth even the trouble of a dressing down for daring to disturb her space.

Mandy gave her the finger and kept going.

“Slow down, Mandy. You look like a crazed drug addict late for her next fix.” Fred caught up and grabbed her wrist. “Stop.”

“No running in the hall, young lady!” a teacher called on his way down the steps to the lower level. “I shouldn’t have to tell you that. This isn’t first grade.”

Mandy frowned at the teacher but slowed and turned to Fred. “I have to find Bradford.” She gasped and leaned against the wall, holding her side where a major stitch had taken up residence.

“Running until your heart blows up really won’t help the situation. Besides, what’s Bradford gonna do for you besides shoot spitballs in your direction?”

“He knows what’s going on in those woods.”

The rest of the Science Club approached them, books dangling from hands, as they headed for their next class. They paused when they reached Mandy and Fred.

“What happened to you two?” Simon asked. “Looks like you’ve been rolling around in a pile of leaves.”

“That’s actually not far from the truth,” Fred said as he pulled a twig out of his hair and dropped it on the carpet.

Arnold and Gary laughed. “Did you get you some, Fred?” Gary asked.

“Oh, for crying out loud.” Mandy shoved past Simon. “I have to find Bradford.”

“Guess you didn’t do it for her, huh, Fred?” Arnold said.

“Oh, shut up.” Fred shoulder his way around Arnold and Gary and followed Mandy down the hall.

She found a quiet corner and sank to her butt with knees bent to her chin and pulled out her phone. She’d have to call him.

The science boys gathered around her. “Anything we can do?” Simon asked.

“Go to class. No sense in all of us getting into trouble for skipping school. Meet me at the Retro Game Room around five this afternoon, and I’ll fill you in on everything that’s been happening.” She bent back to her phone, her thumb over the send button.

When the boys moved off, she tapped the key and listened as some singer, yelling something about anarchy, blasted back to her instead of a regular ring tone.

A sleepy voice answered on the other end. “Hello?”

“Bradford…” Mandy paused. What am I doing? He probably wouldn’t want to help her find Abe.

“Mandy?”

She opened her mouth, but nothing came out.

“I’ll be there in thirty.”

* * * *

Abe swam to the surface of consciousness through a sludge of pain and exhaustion. He opened his eyes and blinked, but everything around him remained dark. Had he gone blind? He swallowed several times, his mouth as dry as the Utah desert.

He shifted on the sand-like dirt and rocks of whatever floor he’d ended up on. After a moment, he sat and glanced around, then upward.

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