about being seen with me. I had to find Jules and let her know that James wasn’t coming and Mr Kemp was. I knew I would have a lot of explaining to do.
It wasn’t hard to find her. She was sitting with Dr Simons in the common room and they were laughing at something in a magazine.
“Jules, there you are,” I said as I approached them.
“Catherine! Hello dear!”
“Good morning, Dr Simons,” I said.
“Good morning, Catherine.”
“Jules, I’m sorry, but James can’t make it this evening, so I have invited Mr Kemp.”
There, I’ve said it, no beating around the bush .
“WHAT!!!” Jules and Dr Simons shouted in unison.
“I know it doesn’t make sense, but I just thought that if he had a chance to get to know me, he might like me and in return leave me alone.”
“Have you gone mad,” Jules asked.
“No… not at all.”
“Mr Kemp? I don’t know, Catherine. He has been so mean to you, I don’t think I could be nice to him,” Jules said as she shook her head from side to side.
“I agree. I don’t think I will be able to look him in the eye and be friendly towards him,” Dr Simons said with a stern look.
I appreciated their loyalty.
“Listen, please, no-one could possibly dislike him as much as me right now, but I am trying to make the situation better… for all of us.”
They looked at each other and then Jules turned towards me.
“Alright. But it will be difficult, and if he steps out of line once I will not bite my tongue.”
“Thank you, thank you. I am off to watch some of the boys’ sports. Can you please forward the details onto him and I will see you at 6,” I said, without waiting for a reply.
I headed straight for the field at the rear of the college. At least half the students were still here, having not headed home for the weekend. Some of the students were horse riding. Some were playing soccer – which they called football here – and others were just hanging out. I decided to head for the horses. There was a stable at the far end of the field. The stable was big enough to accommodate 12 horses. The first horse I saw was magnificent. Its coat was extremely shiny and smooth, with a neck and poll of amazing length. I started to stroke the horse on its forehead. It was so calm in nature, and its approachability made me feel confident.
“Excuse me Miss, that’s Sugar, she has a great nature, would you like to take her for a ride?” a young voice enquiry.
As I looked around and noticed it was one of my students.
“Thank you, Mathew, but I think I have had enough adventure for today. I may take you up on that offer one day soon though,” I replied with gratitude.
“Just let me know,” he said as he turned away and headed back to his friends on the oval.
I turned back to the horse, which now had a name.
“Sugar, huh? That’s so sweet,” I said aloud, amused at my attempt at a joke. Then I sensed I wasn’t alone, looked around but saw no-one. I felt as if I was being watched, so decided to hastily make my way back to the college. The sky seemed darker than it was minutes ago and the wind stronger. My head began to ache and I seemed to have no strength in my legs. I leaned back on the rails and closed my eyes. A shot of pain went through my body that knocked me off my feet.
“James!” I shouted for help, not caring if anyone heard me. I just needed him next to me. “James!” I yelled out his name again, this time louder. I held onto my head. The pain was becoming unbearable, I could hear voices, I looked around to see if there was anyone who could help me, but there wasn’t anyone around. Voices were inside my head and I couldn’t escape it. I felt faint…
“Catherine…Catherine…”
“Hmmm,” I groaned.
“Catherine… Open your eyes!”
“No…”
“Catherine…?”
I finally opened my eyes and there was James, crouching over me, pale as a ghost.
“She’s awake. Oh, thank God you’re awake,” said Jules who was now over me too. She
It wasn’t hard to find her. She was sitting with Dr Simons in the common room and they were laughing at something in a magazine.
“Jules, there you are,” I said as I approached them.
“Catherine! Hello dear!”
“Good morning, Dr Simons,” I said.
“Good morning, Catherine.”
“Jules, I’m sorry, but James can’t make it this evening, so I have invited Mr Kemp.”
There, I’ve said it, no beating around the bush .
“WHAT!!!” Jules and Dr Simons shouted in unison.
“I know it doesn’t make sense, but I just thought that if he had a chance to get to know me, he might like me and in return leave me alone.”
“Have you gone mad,” Jules asked.
“No… not at all.”
“Mr Kemp? I don’t know, Catherine. He has been so mean to you, I don’t think I could be nice to him,” Jules said as she shook her head from side to side.
“I agree. I don’t think I will be able to look him in the eye and be friendly towards him,” Dr Simons said with a stern look.
I appreciated their loyalty.
“Listen, please, no-one could possibly dislike him as much as me right now, but I am trying to make the situation better… for all of us.”
They looked at each other and then Jules turned towards me.
“Alright. But it will be difficult, and if he steps out of line once I will not bite my tongue.”
“Thank you, thank you. I am off to watch some of the boys’ sports. Can you please forward the details onto him and I will see you at 6,” I said, without waiting for a reply.
I headed straight for the field at the rear of the college. At least half the students were still here, having not headed home for the weekend. Some of the students were horse riding. Some were playing soccer – which they called football here – and others were just hanging out. I decided to head for the horses. There was a stable at the far end of the field. The stable was big enough to accommodate 12 horses. The first horse I saw was magnificent. Its coat was extremely shiny and smooth, with a neck and poll of amazing length. I started to stroke the horse on its forehead. It was so calm in nature, and its approachability made me feel confident.
“Excuse me Miss, that’s Sugar, she has a great nature, would you like to take her for a ride?” a young voice enquiry.
As I looked around and noticed it was one of my students.
“Thank you, Mathew, but I think I have had enough adventure for today. I may take you up on that offer one day soon though,” I replied with gratitude.
“Just let me know,” he said as he turned away and headed back to his friends on the oval.
I turned back to the horse, which now had a name.
“Sugar, huh? That’s so sweet,” I said aloud, amused at my attempt at a joke. Then I sensed I wasn’t alone, looked around but saw no-one. I felt as if I was being watched, so decided to hastily make my way back to the college. The sky seemed darker than it was minutes ago and the wind stronger. My head began to ache and I seemed to have no strength in my legs. I leaned back on the rails and closed my eyes. A shot of pain went through my body that knocked me off my feet.
“James!” I shouted for help, not caring if anyone heard me. I just needed him next to me. “James!” I yelled out his name again, this time louder. I held onto my head. The pain was becoming unbearable, I could hear voices, I looked around to see if there was anyone who could help me, but there wasn’t anyone around. Voices were inside my head and I couldn’t escape it. I felt faint…
“Catherine…Catherine…”
“Hmmm,” I groaned.
“Catherine… Open your eyes!”
“No…”
“Catherine…?”
I finally opened my eyes and there was James, crouching over me, pale as a ghost.
“She’s awake. Oh, thank God you’re awake,” said Jules who was now over me too. She
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