Chapter 8/No off-fence

A/N You join us as a fairly fab week for Billionaire's possession.  Thanks to you fab reads we hit 200s in HOT. On Wednesday night RK noticed a lot of people adding this book to their reading lists and noticed we had hit #1 in New (Not bad for 333 reads).  Just took this time to say thanks for all the reads/votes and readinglist adds. It's really appreciated.

I had a phone number, but no phone. Hang on actually I did have a phone. I reached into my school bag and pulled out the one Alexander Strong had just given me.

"Shhhh" said Mrs. Stiches pointing "can't you see the sign?"

She pointed at a large sign saying 'No phones on pain of death' . To reinforce this when I looked back she had a shotgun on the desk pointing at me. I smiled and put the phone back very very slowly.

"On second thoughts" I began "it's best if I left the books here. They seem so much happier with you. I'll just leave. If that's OK with you?"

This seemed to please Mrs. Stiches. I looked at the door.

"Do you have another way to get out of here?" I asked.

"Do you have any meat?" said Mrs. Stiches.

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Ten minutes later I was crawling out of the window of the women's toilets. For the record, I'll say it's a small window. From there I was going up the fence. Fortunately, by the time I got to the top and was putting my leg over, the dogs started to appear. All I had to do was worry about falling back and breaking my leg and then being pulled apart like a rag doll. On my way down the far side of the fence,  I was feeling like everything was over and I got a bit over confident. It was at this point I slipped. Something caught my jeans and I was hanging upside down about five feet off the ground.

I was hanging there feeling like a idiot, with blood rushing to my head wondering how to get down. I could loosen my jeans and droped nearly naked to the ground. I was just wondering if I should phone mom when I heard a voice.

"What are you doing here?" said a Man's voice.

I pushed the fence to turn myself around.

It was captain Nass. He was being followed by some soldiers but they couldn't keep in step with each other enough match.

"Just hanging around," I said folding my arms.

"Are you happy hanging around?" said Nass putting his gun away.

"Do I look like I'm happy?" I said.

"You're are smiling," said the Nass.

"No," I said. "That's just a frown upside down."

As soon as I said it I regretted it. I needed to sound like I could be outwitted by a one legged muskrat with a lobotomy. This wasn't it. Nass looked at me.

"There you are!" said a voice nearby. I looked around.

Alexander Strong came along and climbed up the fence, put his leg through a hole then hung upside down roughly near me.

"Sorry I'm late," he said looking at me then at Nass.

I looked at him "Yeah where have you been?" I said. "I've been hanging here to for ages."

Yeh pun intended. Nass looked at us and tilted his head.

"This is suspicious and I don't like suspicious," said Nass "what are you doing?"

Alexander put his hand on my chest "She's doing the Test soon and I told her hanging upside down makes the blood go to your head and makes you smarter."

"Yeah" I added making up a fact in my head "I heard the Australian's are smarter than us and they are upside down all the time. I saw it on a book or a tweet or something, so it must be true."

Nass got a phone call.

"Hello, Captain Nass 555 404040. Captain Nass speaking" he drawled. "...Yes, General. Yes, General. Right away, General."

Nass leaned in a put his head close to mine.

"This is a dangerous place. I don't want to see you hanging around here again." Nass said putting his gun away.

He looked at some of the troops with him. "Move out" he ordered. The home land defense soldiers and Nass marched off.

I hung upside down until Nass and his goons walked off. I wondered if it was a trick, so a didn't move. Putting a hand on the cold metal fence I pushed myself. Towards Alexander Strong. I Was going to thank him for rescuing me but at this point, he was looking at the talk dark man ( TDM) who Marta was drawling over at the cafe. I suddenly put two and two together. Mr. Wallace had been talking to the TDM before they had been raided then the YDM had disappeared. Perhaps TDM was possessed to and the message which I had been picked up had been intended for him. Why else would Mr. Wallace have the message on him? It had to be a message drop. If the TDM was the true owner of the message he should also know about the phone number. It might be important to him.

"What do you want?" said Alexander to the TDM.

"Hi I was just passing...." said TDM. "I thought you might like some help getting down."

"No we're fine," said Alexander. He grabbed the metal fence and let go with his leg. He flopped onto the ground. "You can go now," said Alexander getting up and lifting himself to his full height.

I wanted to say 'Is that the smell of Testosterone boys or do you both need to go and check your pants for signs of leakage'. I didn't because I don't let miss sarcasm out before sent set and never before strangers. I'm sure if I did, I would loose my life or my dangerous sarcasm owner's license.

"Hey," I said.

Alexander at this point had through sheer force of presence pushed TDM a few feet away from me. Alexander didn't look away.

"Well if you both OK," said TDM.

"She doesn't like men approaching her," said Alexander.

"Look.." I began being roundly interrupted by both of them.

"Well if your OK I'll be off." said TDM.

"That's good you can get off," said Alexander still staring TDM.

TDM continued in the direction he was walking and Alexander kept staring him down.

"Later," said TDM. While I protested.

"Hey, I would like to talk to you," I said to TDM.

"She's hanging upside down and it's reversing everything she says, she's actually saying. Good bye nice to see you," said Alexander as TDM walked off.

I was now upside down with Alexander and no TDM.

"Hey I wanted to talk to him," I said.

"No you don't," said Alexander.

"Hey what is that lets you get to say who I can and cannot talk to, Dog Stick?" I said rather outraged.

Alexander looked at me as my bullets of outrage bounced futility off his invincible shield of self-confidence. He grinned slightly.

"Do you want to kiss me upside down?" said Alexander.

"NO I THE FUCK DON'T" I said being infuriated by him. My head was starting to hurt and I was brim full of brimstone.

"OK I'll help you get down," said Alexander.

"No you won't. Mr. by the power of gray skull" I said. while I did I began to feel myself slip out of my jeans. "CR**P , CRA**P Catch me!" I said as I began to slide like a banana slipping out of it skin

I fell to the ground and had Alexander catch me mid air. His hand caught my bare thigh, my face landed near his shoulders and I could smell the twisted cocktail of pricey natural fiber suit with a dash of expensive aftershave. I pushed him away and slipped down to the ground. I pulled my shirt down over my to cover up what I could.

"Just stay away from me!" I peeled while moving back towards some nearby bushes.

"I'll get your jean's" said Alexander. He jumped like a basket ball player up a huge height into the air hung on the fence with one hand and pulled the jeans with the other. While he came down I heard a ripping sound.

"My best school jeans," I said.

Alexander shrugged "I'll buy you a dozen more." he said holding them towards me.

"You just stay away," I said moving back.

Just then I saw Mrs. Stitches peeking out of one of the barred windows of the library. So I did what any normal sane girl would do. I ran away. While I did I moved like I was trying to walk in the footprints of giants. If anyone asked I would tell them I was experimenting with what it would be like to be shorter.

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I was going the long route home to hide my naked legs. I was distracted by the touch of Alexander's hands on my skin, so it a while to think. I was now alone I took phone and the number and dialled "555 3141592"

the phone dialled and I heard a click as a land line was picked up.

"You don't know how long I've waited to hear your voice." it was my dad's

"Dad Dad is that you?" I blurted out. Then put my hand over my mouth. Dad was possessed and the town was crawling with Home land defense people.

"To know your safe and you were able to solve the clues.." Dad's voice continued down the phone.

"DAD?" I said down the line " is that you?"

From the sound on the phone  figured out it was an answering machine.

"If you want to meet your contact then be at the bone yard at midnight any Tuesday or leave a message at the sound of the beep" the answering machine message ended with a long beep.

"Dad ? It's me Kaitlyn. I'll be there" I said.