I woke up in the middle of the night not knowing what had happened. My arm hurts badly, I've got a headache that also hurts, and my memory is blank so I don't know what happened. I tried falling back to sleep but was wide awake. Checking my phone, it's 4:32 am, I get up and go get some water. My throat was really dry. Everything in the school is very quiet and black. Hardly could see anything so I needed the flashlight on my phone.

I entered the food room and the light blinded me once I turned it on. I went to the fridge to grab some water and the fridge has one water bottle full of fresh water just for me. In one gulp, I had half of the water gone. I could remember that I was awake walking to my room and then it went black.

Hearing noises that I know are abnormal makes me queasy and scared. The door opened and I thought it would be the killer but I was wrong. It's Ian with a bloody face. Looks like he's met the killer.

"Makayla, run! The killer is after me and it'll be after you too!" He came towards me and pushed me out the door. We headed out the green pod doors and I followed him out to the little forest and hid behind the trees.

"I'm next and you could be too! This is not good." The tone in his voice is scared. He noticed I wasn't panicking and knew I had to do something. "Ian, where was the killer when you've last seen him?"

"He was just outside my door. You know where Mr. Pectal's room is?"

"Yep."

"That's where I stayed and he was at the door to the pod, so I ran out the other where it leads to the hallway. I was sleeping then I heard noises of an opening door. I woke up and there he was. I got up and ran. He was chasing me but I lost him somehow. I screamed for help and someone got up. I don't know who though. That person got up and yelled at him and he must've gone after them. At this point he could've killed them and started going after us."

"Ian!" We heard a voice shouting. I recognize that voice. The killer.

"Who was that?" Ian was scared for his life. "We both know that you can't hide forever," the killer shouted. Just about I saw his silhouette coming towards the forest.

"Let's run now so he won't catch us. If we don't he'll catch us and we both die! That'll be three of us dead if that other person died."

"I don't know Ian, we run, he might notice or hear noises and will know it's us."

"He's coming closer."

"Fine we'll run. You go and I'll stall him."

"What! Are you insane? Makayla he will kill you."

"Trust me. Want to live or not?"

"Yes, I want to live and so do you."

"Ian go don't worry about me. I got this. Go now before he finds us."

I pushed him to go and he ran as fast as a bullet. I stayed back and went around the back so he wouldn't catch me. His back was turned away from me. Perfect. I ran up to his back and jumped.

"Hi, killer." I say with a frisky voice, glad to see him. The knife was in his hand and I don't think I should've jumped onto his back.

"Hey. Look I'm kind of busy right now trying to find Ian."

"I know. That's why I wanted to point you in the direction he went."

"Really?" 

"Yes I know how busy you are finding and killing them, that I wanted to help you."

"Ok thanks." His voice sounded unsure.

I got off of him and saw Ian behind the portables. The killer doesn't seem to notice which is good. I wrapped my arms around his neck and said, "I saw him go hide in the office area when I came out looking for you, once I heard someone yell." 

"You sure?"

"Yes."

"You're not stalling me so you can help him get away, are you?"

"Nope. Now why would I do that to you, I know better. I don't want to die."

"Thanks. See you after I get him."

"Bye."

He gave me a small kiss on the forehead and left. I waited a few seconds to see if he's gone, went to check just to make sure and ran to Ian. He was hiding under the stairs. "You can come out now, he's in the school."

"How did you get that close to him without getting slaughtered?"

"Magic. But you can't tell anyone about that, got it? Or else if you do survive, I will point the direction you're in." 

 "Got it. Don't say anything to anyone." 

"If you do meet the killer and beg him, don't say a word. I don't like lying to anyone, especially him."

"Ok, don't say anything to the killer."

"Lets go to the diamond and hide there until morning."

"That's a good idea."

We headed over there but ran in case the killer's around. My feet hurt and I couldn't run anymore. I felt like I was going to be sick. I fell down to my knees and stayed there, holding my stomach. Ian fell down to the ground and stayed there too.

Ding.

"Who was that?" Ian asked in a whisper yell. 

"Not mine. I don't have mine on me."

Ian checked his phone. "It's Kylo." 

"What did he say?"

"Where are you? I heard noises, checked the school. Makayla is missing and I've found Colton dead on the ground in the blue pod. I'm hiding from the killer though."

"Say we're at the baseball diamond."

He typed his message and sent it. He didn't reply for a few minutes, worried he got caught and died.

"What time is it?"

"It's 5:29 am."

"Ok, almost been an hour since I've been up."

Ding. "He's coming."

I've kept an eye out and turned out the killer is coming instead of Kylo.

"Run." I whisper.

"Why, is Kylo coming?"

"Nope. The killer. I can't let him know that I've lied to him. Go behind that hill and stay low."

This isn't good. I'm in trouble now. We ran but stayed hidden and low so he wouldn't find us.

"I'm texting Kylo saying we've left the diamond."

"Ok." He sent it and two seconds later we heard a ding. Not from us but coming in the direction of the killer. We both looked his way and he was looking at the message.

"Dammit" Ian whispered. "Either the killer took down Kylo, which props to him for doing that, and took his phone, or that is Kylo!" Ian whispered yelled.

"That can't be." I was shocked. The phone rang. It was Kylo calling.

"Should I answer it?" "

Sure Ian doesn't get caught though. Put it on speaker"

He did just that. "Hello. Kylo? Where are you?" He gulped. We listened very closely. "By the diamond. Where are you?" 

"How do we know this is Kylo?" I did not want to know the answer. I was shaking at this point and I could feel the sweat running down me and Ian hovering and shaking too. Not because we're cold but because we're on the run from the killer. "You can tell by the sound of my voice. Hey, I think I've found you guys." I peered up and looked around. The killer was staring right in our direction. "I'm coming towards you guys so we can see where the killer is."

I was scared and didn't know what to say. But before I could stop and think of what I was saying, this is what I told him, "Sorry killer but, I've got to go now."

"Wait wha-" Before he even finished what he was saying, I hung up and stood up and ran. Ian followed me and we both booked it to the school. My heart was racing and was running out of breath. I wasn't watching where I was going and tripped and fell. "Makayla, are you ok?"

"Nope."

"Come on. We've got to go."

"Go without me. I'll be fine. Save yourself."

"Alright. See you in the morning?"

"See you soon. Now go." I watched him run to the front. I slowly but carefully got up from the ground. Putting pressure on my foot, it hurts. Must've rolled it while running. The fence wasn't too far of a walk, so I limped there and grabbed it. I sat down holding the fence for support, stretching out my right leg. Not even two minutes of sitting, the killer came to see if I was ok.

"Are you ok? I saw you fall badly."

"No."

"Well that's your fault." He crouched down in front of me, pulling something from his side pocket. "Now this is going to hurt, but I'm going to help you."

I didn't think much of it but before I realized what he's about to do, I felt pain. Lots and lots of pain, screaming. He stabbed me in the leg and moved down to my rolled foot.

"You've lied to me and this is what you get."

He pulled the knife out of my leg, fresh tears streaming down my face.

"You said . . . you said you wouldn't . . . kill me." I could barely talk.

"I'm not going to kill you, but that's what you get for trying to get my victim away. I didn't go too deep to where you need stitches. All you need is a couple bandages then you'll be as good as new."

He picked me up and I wrapped my arm around his neck and he both started for the blue pod doors. He took me to the front office as he set me on one of the beds, then left. I took my chance to lay down. He came back with the first aid and realized I must've just hurt it when I fell. He took out two long bandages and stuck them on where he cut me. I feel so tired after running around tonight.

"Now I need to talk to you about before when you were hunting Ian down."

"Yeah thanks to you he got away." 

"Look I'm sorry for lying to you earlier. It's just . . . That . . . I don't know."

"I know you feel bad and you should."

"Hey you've killed two."

"Two?"

"Yeah Colton and Kylo."

"Kylo's still alive. But Colton's dead."

"What? He's still alive? But you had his phone."

"That doesn't mean he's dead. That just means that I might've knocked him out and grabbed his phone to know where you two are."

"How did you knock him out?"

"Hmm." he just shrugs.

I look out the door and see the sun rising. "You've got to go now don't you?"

He looks out. "Yes. Be safe ok?"

"Ok."

"And don't do anything stupid."

"I won't."

"Bye."

"Bye."

He started to leave when I thought about what he said about Kylo. "Kylo wait."

He stops and turns and I'm looking into his eyes. I hop off the table walking right towards him. "I'm not Kylo. I'll tell you that much." he turned back walking towards the entrance.