“She marched purposefully across the central hall as soon as lessons were finished on Monday afternoon. She had spent her weekend stewing with a rage she could barely contain. Now, her heels clipped out a rhythmic countdown as she stormed into the Maths corridor. Each step denoted the closure of distance. If she could fight to win a Go-Karting race, she could face Derek Ellis. She just needed the same resolve to complete the task that she had found on the track. Robyn found that resolve wh...en she had seen what he had left dangling from her door when she got back on Saturday. Barbie! He’d used a Barbie doll not only because Kat looked like one; tall, slim and blonde, but because he referred to her that way when he gossiped. Where he had gotten the clothing from Robyn didn’t know, but it had been the same pink T-shirt and pink lined tracksuit that she had often worn to work. Robyn had known immediately who the effigy was supposed to be. None of that was particularly worrisome. It could have just been a prank. The rest however, was just sick. Barbie had been attached to the door by a noose. Neatly fashioned from twine, it dangled Barbie from the door knocker like some gross image of death. To cause further hurt, Barbie had been wearing a small sign around her neck. Crafted like a chalkboard it read, ‘ONE DOWN, ONE TO GO’.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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