Off the Deep End by Lizzie Strong

Author:Lizzie Strong
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: LGBTQIA+, Cthulhu, small town, high school, detective, horror, paranormal activity
Publisher: NineStar Press, LLC
Published: 2021-10-20T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

Despite all red flags within his mind, Levi showed up at the high school. He sat in his car with his hands glued to the steering wheel. He analyzed the side of the red stoned building. Was this who he was now? A conspiracy theorist? Levi was a homicide detective, and yet the only lead he could even get a whiff of was Queenie Lowe. Secret cultists, creepy teens, time that no longer made sense. He gripped the wheel tightly as he tried not to glance down at the file folder beside him. O’Shay had no idea he sat here. The only person who knew was Karla and that creepy teen Lulu. Karla warned him this would spiral out of control.

Levi gathered himself up, sure he would be screamed out of a high school or a lawsuit dropped into his mailbox. Finally, he stepped out of the car. He brought a notebook and a pen, his badge, and what little sense he had left with him.

The high school was three flat, long buildings, attached at the center by a round tall building made of mostly glass at the front. Red brick lined the three wings of the school. A large bird sat at the crest of the glass front center, made of sterling silver and red stripes. The school mascot was a ‘Harpy’ for Harperville, but the creature appeared more like an oversized hawk with a deadly glare.

He noticed a sign on the front doors: ‘All visitors to sign in at the office.’ An arrow pointed to the right. Levi let the glass door shut behind him as he headed toward the inner entrance. He spotted both Queenie and Lulu through the glass panes. Queenie slid into a seat at a table near the back of the cafeteria. Lulu spotted him back. She smirked devilishly as she shoveled a chip into her mouth. He hesitated. She sat up straight, her eyes slid from him back to Queenie. His hand reached the steel bar handle of the door; a chill ran up his spine.

Nothing could compare to how fast the lunchroom erupted into chaos with a single swing. He heard the crack of the tray across another student’s head, and he leapt through the doorway.

The office exploded in noise. Every single person in the office changed into a wild animal—teeth bared, guttural screams, bodies thrashed about as fists clashed with faces. A blow to his chest left Levi on the ground. He wheezed for air as a large man in gym attire wrestled a receptionist over his body. Levi barely separated the two before the woman yanked his locs. Nails caught his scalp and drew blood. She rammed his forehead into her desk. The coach, presumably by the large whistle and high school merch sweatshirt, yanked the woman off. He lifted her over his head with both hands. Levi barely caught her before the teacher tried to break her over his knee WWE style. Rewarded with claws in his face, Levi flipped her to the ground.

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