Episode 39 - Banshee Scream
Olivia started to laugh and snort. She covered her mouth, trying to conceal her grunts, but for some reason found this even more hysterical and howled with laughter, her breath hitching. Chloe decided to humour her and laughed along with the psycho and wished she had just kept riding. She considered dumping her bike and running but in these stupid cycling shoes she didn't fancy her chances of getting very far without a long piece of stainless steel being put through her back.
From somewhere deep inside, a spark of brilliance came to Chloe. She realised she had to humour the nutter that stood before her.
‘So, do you want to do dinner sometime?’ Chloe said confidently. Olivia looked at her with puppy dog eyes. Her mouth made an ‘O’ and she became teary,
‘Yes...Oh yes that would be lovely,’ she said almost dreamily. The knife became forgotten in her hand. ‘When? Is tonight too soon?’
‘Well I’ve got a Taibo class at 7...’ Chloe started to say, saw the knife flinch in Olivia’s hand and realised she was in mortal peril ‘...but I can cancel that easily,' she added quickly. The knife relaxed in Olivia's hand again.
‘So, dinner tonight?’ Olivia said hopefully.
‘Sure, sounds good,’ said Chloe.
Meanwhile, Nan was closing in on the pair. Olivia saw her and hid her knife behind her back.
‘Is this the grrl you saw with the package, Chloe?’ Nan asked, her eyes not wavering from Olivia’s.
Chloe was stuck for words. If she said yes, no doubt Olivia would chuck a psycho and both she and Nan might be skewered like kebabs. She answered in the negative. Nan knew something was up just by the look on Chloe’s face and she came closer to inspect the car.
Suddenly, Olivia let out a banshee scream and threw herself at Nan, sticking her knife into the old lady’s stomach. Nan grunted and dropped to the ground. A crimson stain spread across her apron.
Chloe jumped on top of Olivia, grabbing her wrist and bending it back viciously until she dropped the knife. Olivia’s head whipped around like a snake and she bit Chloe’s arm. She let out a yell but refused to let go. Using her weight, she pulled Olivia off Nan, who was writhing on the ground clutching her stomach. Chloe was amazed at the speed and strength that Olivia possessed and the smaller woman quickly gained the upper hand.
Olivia reached for her knife that lay on the ground, grabbed it and raised it above her head, holding Chloe down by the throat with her other hand.
‘This is for us!’ she screamed.
to be continued... |
