The School On The Hill, chapter 7
Sabriel awoke from her uneasy sleep.She could feel her side, just below her ribs, hurting.Jakob's pain.Stiffling a scream, Sabriel staggered out of bed, finding herself face to face with that man again.The man who'd been visiting her since Miss Nesser had arrived in Stoneston.The man smiled, instantly ceasing the pain in her side.
"Thank you" he said "Adrienne's going to get him now"
She should have been overjoyed, this meant it was over.That her powers were no longer needed.
"She won't get there in time" Sabriel said suddenly "Jakob's hurt"
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Jakob fell to the ground, breathing becoming increasingly difficult.He could barely see for the pain, but he kept fighting.
"You... killed... Joey" he said struggling for breath "You... killed... my... Dad"
Aunt Edna stayed silent, the horror of what she had done sinking in.
"Must hind the evidence" she muttered to herself, lifting Jakob from the ground.
"I need to get rid of it"
Struggling under Jakob's weight, Edna managed to open the spotless door.
"Please" Jakob groaned "Please... get... help"
"Shut up" she hissed, "Just keep your mouth shut"
She staggered to the trap door.For a terrifying moment, Jakob, who was now barely conscious, thought she was going to drop him into the darkness.But, showing more compassion than she ever had, she climbed slowly down the ladder, and placed him gently on the mattress.
"Goodnight Jakob" she croaked, salty tears falling down her face, "goodnight"
She clambered up, out of the celler once again.However, this time, she forgot to close the trap door.The light from the hallway flooded in, illuminated Jakob's frail, bloodsoked body.
"Dad" he murmmered
In an instant, Billie Joe was by his side.
"Hang on Jakob" he whispered, "Mum's on her way, just stay awake"
Jakob closed his eyes.For the first time since before the fire, he felt peaceful.He hardly felt the pain anymore; he just wanted to stay in his Dads arms, forever.
"Dad" he said suddenly "Is... Joey-"
"I'll look after Joey" Billie Joe said, "But you need to look after your mum"
The house became deadly silent as Jakob closed his eyes again.The silence seemed to streach on forever, only being interrupted by a screech of tyres and the door being forced open.
"Well really Adrienne" came Edna's icey voice, "There's no need for-"
"WHERE THE HELL IS HE?" Adrienne shouted "WHERE ARE YOU KEEPING HIM?"
Then she saw the ajar trap door.Screaming in terror, Adrienne leapt down the ladder, coming to a standstill when she saw Jakob, terribly pale, in her husbands arms.
"Jakob" she cried, running to him "Wake up darling"
His eyes fluttered open.
"Mum he said weakly, "Aunt Edna said you were in New York.She said you were never coming back"
Adrienne, feeling faint, crawled closer to Billie Joe and Jakob.
"I've missed you so much" she said, not talking specificly to either of them "I was always coming back"
She fumbled in her bag for her mobile.
"I jumped out a bloody hospital window and climbed down a drainpipe for you" she told Jakob "So you need to hold on a bit longer"
She dialled the emergency services number,
"Hang on Jakob" she whispered, stroking his hair, "It's going to be allright now"
"This is Jakob Armstrong" the paramedic informed the doctor once they had reached the hospital."He's eight years old, severe stab wound.He was found in the celler with his mother"
The paramedic leaned towards a middle aged doctor and whispered-
"The mother's been questioned before.Seems she tried to kill him in a fire a year ago"
The doctor nodded, throwing Adrienne a disgusted look.Terified, she fell against a wall, sobbing noisily.
"Miss" a nurse said nervously, touching her arm, "We're going to have to ask you to wait in the Relitaves Room"
"Can we get you anthing, another nurse asked, "Perhaps you'd like to use our phone"
Adrienne shook her head.
"No" she said, " No thank you"
She sipped her coffee, finding it was cold.How long had she been here.The room was small, so small she was beginning to feel clastraphobic.
"Can you go and see if he's out of theartre yet?" Adrienne asked the nurse, "Please"
The nurse sat down beside her.
"Jakob came out of theartre over an hour ago" she said carefully, "But the police have asked us not to allow you to see him until they've spoken to you"
"No" Adrienne sobbed "This can't be happening again"
"Thank you" he said "Adrienne's going to get him now"
She should have been overjoyed, this meant it was over.That her powers were no longer needed.
"She won't get there in time" Sabriel said suddenly "Jakob's hurt"
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Jakob fell to the ground, breathing becoming increasingly difficult.He could barely see for the pain, but he kept fighting.
"You... killed... Joey" he said struggling for breath "You... killed... my... Dad"
Aunt Edna stayed silent, the horror of what she had done sinking in.
"Must hind the evidence" she muttered to herself, lifting Jakob from the ground.
"I need to get rid of it"
Struggling under Jakob's weight, Edna managed to open the spotless door.
"Please" Jakob groaned "Please... get... help"
"Shut up" she hissed, "Just keep your mouth shut"
She staggered to the trap door.For a terrifying moment, Jakob, who was now barely conscious, thought she was going to drop him into the darkness.But, showing more compassion than she ever had, she climbed slowly down the ladder, and placed him gently on the mattress.
"Goodnight Jakob" she croaked, salty tears falling down her face, "goodnight"
She clambered up, out of the celler once again.However, this time, she forgot to close the trap door.The light from the hallway flooded in, illuminated Jakob's frail, bloodsoked body.
"Dad" he murmmered
In an instant, Billie Joe was by his side.
"Hang on Jakob" he whispered, "Mum's on her way, just stay awake"
Jakob closed his eyes.For the first time since before the fire, he felt peaceful.He hardly felt the pain anymore; he just wanted to stay in his Dads arms, forever.
"Dad" he said suddenly "Is... Joey-"
"I'll look after Joey" Billie Joe said, "But you need to look after your mum"
The house became deadly silent as Jakob closed his eyes again.The silence seemed to streach on forever, only being interrupted by a screech of tyres and the door being forced open.
"Well really Adrienne" came Edna's icey voice, "There's no need for-"
"WHERE THE HELL IS HE?" Adrienne shouted "WHERE ARE YOU KEEPING HIM?"
Then she saw the ajar trap door.Screaming in terror, Adrienne leapt down the ladder, coming to a standstill when she saw Jakob, terribly pale, in her husbands arms.
"Jakob" she cried, running to him "Wake up darling"
His eyes fluttered open.
"Mum he said weakly, "Aunt Edna said you were in New York.She said you were never coming back"
Adrienne, feeling faint, crawled closer to Billie Joe and Jakob.
"I've missed you so much" she said, not talking specificly to either of them "I was always coming back"
She fumbled in her bag for her mobile.
"I jumped out a bloody hospital window and climbed down a drainpipe for you" she told Jakob "So you need to hold on a bit longer"
She dialled the emergency services number,
"Hang on Jakob" she whispered, stroking his hair, "It's going to be allright now"
"This is Jakob Armstrong" the paramedic informed the doctor once they had reached the hospital."He's eight years old, severe stab wound.He was found in the celler with his mother"
The paramedic leaned towards a middle aged doctor and whispered-
"The mother's been questioned before.Seems she tried to kill him in a fire a year ago"
The doctor nodded, throwing Adrienne a disgusted look.Terified, she fell against a wall, sobbing noisily.
"Miss" a nurse said nervously, touching her arm, "We're going to have to ask you to wait in the Relitaves Room"
"Can we get you anthing, another nurse asked, "Perhaps you'd like to use our phone"
Adrienne shook her head.
"No" she said, " No thank you"
She sipped her coffee, finding it was cold.How long had she been here.The room was small, so small she was beginning to feel clastraphobic.
"Can you go and see if he's out of theartre yet?" Adrienne asked the nurse, "Please"
The nurse sat down beside her.
"Jakob came out of theartre over an hour ago" she said carefully, "But the police have asked us not to allow you to see him until they've spoken to you"
"No" Adrienne sobbed "This can't be happening again"
