BORDERLINE SCHEME

of his bed staring at the w

ent trunk box at the far en

sn't much he had to his n

k could rest on the bed. Tr

he was left behind, no one c

had to be in school which

table to himself because no

t he did to ever be this de

s leaving pattern.

door which shook him out o

a high-pitched voice said. T

their weekly Clean up today

he picked out of a pile and

e hair on his body stood he

ing shoot through him in th

g to pull a fast trick on h

en. As he stepped out he w

d tones. He could hear som

girls giggling past, and w

ople whispered to themselv

the frozen lake he heard a

er flowers and treated her

nton the best, he got me thi

d each time he passed the gi

hear

e sat on the pavement waiti

sky, though it was just

as already evening. The H

ious areas to tidy. Tristan

e was in their group. They

ork. Tristan picked around

atted away. Something abo

oooo', one of the boys mad

Egon they don't exist!' The h

make silly jokes about that'

boy clawed his hands mimic

nto laughter. The sunken-fa

o', Egon said as though

ightmares and interrupt our

ep', the chestnut-haired bo

by this because he had

eing chased but he was ve

g ch

nted what he had just hear

why would he share a simi

e picked up a newsletter m

t desk each morning and gla

ge. That was his daily routi

ss it was dem

ead of The Good Samaritan

desk with a dazzling marb

she had her desk piled wi

rine stood amid the pile.

ookshelf lined the entire rig

at the center of the room. Ad

y antique grandfather clock

eflected the rays of light. T

ot make a difference because

man it

olstery chair she had dark h

sp suit standing firm. Not a

the slightest errors. She w

stick. She

an assembly due to the yea

ed patiently for her to add

d to this trip he wanted t

feel alive. This was the o

way from everything he hat

jacket with a ragged-looki

ldren and addressed the

mounted. She placed a book

it the town. She spoke with a

hose who have been selected

throat she continued, 'Anyon

t to there dormitory's her

had always been hated

Annika had for him. He gu

g the

drik

et K

ia K

on

anyone whose name was call

anyone whose name was call

adually thinning until the

no one noticed. He was lef

ft on their own. He was dis

ist. 'Good day ma'am my nam

ed pol

Mrs. Annika's cold re

dered whether she was sen

ann

'am', Tristan replied trying

e in hi

name wasn't mentioned you a

p', she

'No But's Mr. Olesk it's a f

gust and walked off. Trista

all year and he wasn't goi

om and rummaged through hi

of paper to plan

e had come up with a ha

left his room and began hi

docked whenever he heard fo

descended through a tunne

ge to t

ods now searching through

to be away from all the gl

rough the woods he had a fe

d at the vast scenery of the

ods he felt something wat

ded to track his way back

topped abruptly and a bran

A girl appeared. She looked

pupils pure hazel and her

sorry if I startled you, I

was blown away by her bea

d after he had

said softly a

lked back to the tunnel. As

rd at his door, it was the H

y to the door but the Hou

king for him.

er desk and cleared his thr

ooked up from her des

ment for breaking our rules'

whatever it was

ash of glee in her eyes 'You

again you would be kicked

irmly and added 'seeing as

e

outside to walk you through

office without

o stood at his door when he

he first place on the l

wanted to cry, the place w

y did he have to cle

bed after he had exhausted a

his room he collaps

oke up drenched in his swe

t of questions as to why ever

e. He'd be running throug

His body wasn't his in hi

nails became claws and out o

s nose should be. He'd run

branch. No matter what he

an

the wound and his first

ointless as his pursuer woul

at the opening and would

llowed him into the cave. He

e got to a waterfall.

m at the top of his lungs till

ack up but something woul

ble to breathe, and then sud

d notice once more that he

running footste

aving a trail of blood and th

the sound of the river. Arr

tips seemed to have a strang

ter the third a

lood red and then he'd tur

but tonight, for some reaso

e of red. He was wearing a

ocked in his crossbow, it

about 20 feet away and in j

n h

to react. Snarling and with

throat, he pulled the hood o

a thirteen-year-old a cross

before he knew what he was

rpse of the thirt

hts about the dream sitting l

awn by the snapping fi

e said meeting his fore

navian accent, she asked h

e squire arrived. Tristan's

th The owner of the or

ready, one could hear t

on in the air, one th

ready?" Mr. Phil the house

nodded and smi

ry only for the other boys to

ear him. The kids were all

rive. The housekeepers dishe

d bread. The squire arrived

e scent of sandalwood and

y on his arrival and gave hi

d applause fro

id as he scanned across the

the cross-section o

r Breakfast, " s

shly asked about the empty

d s

rying the door open withou

ot it open on his first att

o ponder on what h

esulted in a pause

. Annika said in a lou

hat just happened. "Sure Ma

y to see a door ripped fr

teenage fig

loud and exciting tone, "Di

tructed Tristan to dress up

the mess. Tristan did as he

you could hear a pin drop

ire that making trouble was

ersion as Tristan sheepishl

lose t

u do now?" E

as he ate up a portion of

most of the kids went t

nt to their various denomin

g a prolonged discussion in

m above. Tristan wanted t

mares and revelations as h

brushed him off his feet an

dal paused and watched on

reak of nature," the boy sai

stan got on his feet as the

ld of him. Tristan could not

attacked the boy viciously

ly wanted to put an end to

by Mr

ys," he said in

ounded at his comment a

is strikes too much that the

o the chest and the boy f

he face, soon the attention

or the boy. The boy stagger

istan at point blank using

to the ground bleeding pr

i to give her instructions to

er seeing what had just h

the two boys and ha

nika?" he said

seemed unnatural," he said

ves and gave Annika a full

in a disturbed tone," I thou

in at th

ern on her face. Mr. Kadri g

ter a length

e Squire bid the child

irmary to see what had bec

ion now. They both got an

everything this orphanage

a harsh tone asking T

he said letting him know th

phanage to fend for himself

him in rage. Tristan made

d by M

ddo? heck of a day you've

some bo

n by one of the antique boxe

ous stones and made out of

" he asked

ngeldal, Now go to sleep Mr.

rep

and hurriedly ran to his

egan fantasizing about the girl he met in the woods w

and covere

ys bullying me, let

this time Tristan werewolve

to him that the stunts he

ied to suppress his symptom

keep a low profile a

an eyebrow and

s then it's not working " as

o

ng to think about. It seemed

ed on what Xa

Annika calls all the

der's whereabouts?" she ask

roa

h anyone who was involv

illed with pan

ubtle but loud tone as the

he limped towards the corri

anage. Tristan was in shoc

was soaked

aid, "why do you care?

ay to Xander's room, he wa

a Window yanked from its i

the room for answers when

in o

n what you are

sked him to meet

ce, Mrs. Annika who arrives

ing matters and that she be

ecent attacks by bears in t

ells him that Xander has g

e search party are unable

rmed

ekeepers to prepare the chi

he rain pouring, the hallwa

illed the chamber. Mrs. Ange

chamber as her eyes encou

r mind racing as she gav

I lost one of my own Mr. Xan

hing his little hand, he gre

ay he leaves us physically

he Good Sam

he last time she lost a ch

during