“What’s up then?” he asked Valerie
“Nothing it doesn’t matter” She replied
“Come on there is, you’ve been crying”
“I’ve been to a party and I’ve missed the last bus and I have no other way to get home! I was going to get a cab but I saw you’re price guide and I don’t have enough money! I have to walk home now and my dad will kill me! Especially with the serial killer about.”
“Where do you live?”
“Cobbs Marsh”
“Do you want a lift?”
“Err I don’t know…..”
“It’s up to you; you are perfectly safe with me.”
“I know I shouldn’t but I am desperate just drop me off at the village hall and I’ll walk the rest?”
“O.k. I’ll just get my keys from out back so I can shut up for ten minutes, I’m sure it won’t hurt!”
“I’ll wait here”
As the man walked away Valerie felt much happier with herself knowing that she will be getting home safely.
As the man walked out he said “come on then let’s go.” So they walked out towards a really flash car. Valerie asked the man if it was his?
“No I wish it was though it belongs to the boss”
“Should you be using his car?”
“He won’t mind it’s only a couple of miles to go!”
So they got in the car and drove off. Valerie was really happy looking out of the car window thinking she could have been walking down that dark, dingy road if she hadn’t gone into the taxi office. She opened the window and there was silence except for the sound of the engiene. As they drove through the trees she could hear the animals scurrying and they were scaring her from the car so she dreaded to think what it would be like walking alongside of them!
“Do you mind if I put the radio on?” The man asked
“No not at all, Just one question… What’s you’re name?”
“I’m John, you are?”
“My name is Valerie, Nice to meet you.”
“Yeah and you!”
“Thank you so much for this lift I don’t know what I’d done otherwise.”
“That’s o.k. anytime.”
They drove past the old church that was really run down and derelict, it is rumoured to be haunted by all the people that were buried there all those years ago! Valerie was really creeped out by the church. Her dad had told her many stories about the church and all the things he had seen went he had been there as a young boy. All the bad things crept back into her mind about what her father would do once she finally got in.
Valerie then spotted a sign for Cobbs marsh and she was excited. Just as she beat her thoughts about her father, John suddenly swerved to the left going in totally the wrong direction than they should be! Valerie panicked, what was he going to do?
“WHAT ARE DOING? LET ME OUT!”
“Don’t worry I just wanted to say that you are a very pretty girl and I was just wondering how old you are?”
“I’m 15, Please don’t hurt me, Just take me home.”
“If you ever want to talk or just want a ride, just phone me on this number…”
John gave Valerie a business card with his mobile on it.
“Maybe”
“I’m sorry for scaring you like that but I just had to tell how gorgeous you are.”
“That’s o.k. just don’t try anything like that again!”
“I’m sorry”
Valerie nervously sat back in her seat; John started up the car and drove into Cobbs marsh. There was no conversation at all. The car slowed down and then stopped outside the village hall.
“Thank you” Valerie said again
“That’s alright I’m sorry”
“Let’s leave it behind us”
“I hope to see you again one day”
“Yeah maybe, Bye”
“Bye”
Valerie got out the car as she turned away she shut the door, turning back round John sped away into the distance. Valerie didn’t think she would see him ever again.
She began walking home alone, she became very fearful, and she knew she only had a two minute walk. She walked down to the end of the high street and turned right in to the drive of her farm. Finally she was safely home. Within a blink of the eye she was being dragged off by her scarf, she didn’t have the energy to scream! The man shouted at her;
“THIS IS WHAT YOU GET YOU STUPID GIRL FOR NOT COMING HOME ON TIME YOU DO AS I SAY OR YOU PAY……LIKE THE OTHERS!”
“DADDY?”
“Don’t even think it”
“PLEASE?”
“No I’m fed up with you!”
“I’m so sorry!”
“Too late my girl”
And with that she went incredibly limp in her killer’s arms. With another pull of her scarf she was dead! Her killer stood up and dragged Valerie to his car and took her to the scariest road Valerie ever knew! Now she will be resting here for ever and ever! That’s what she got for missing the 9.40 bus to Cobbs Marsh!