NICHELLE / ALICIA
Nichelle ran to hide in the garden outside. She sang while she skipped, not caring if anyone heard or saw her. She knew they already knew where she was because she always hid in the garden. It was her favorite place at the orphanage and no one else ever hid there. When she knelt behind a large statue, she saw a flash of blue out of the corner of her eye. She turned her head and saw a strange looking girl in a babydoll dress standing a few yards away.
Nichelle followed her with her eyes when she began to run, wondering how she couldn’t place the face she saw. Curiosity led her to leave her hiding spot and follow the tiny stranger to the statue she disappeared behind. Her bravery wavered as she got closer and her steps got slower. She held her breath as she turned the final corner. Relief only came when she saw Alicia standing behind the statue instead.
STU / ETHAN / NICK
Stu hid in the forest, several yards away from the treeline. He technically wasn’t supposed to go that far but Sister Agnes hadn’t come out yet to bust his balls so he continued to do what he wanted. He planned on giving it ten more minutes before he switched hiding spots and pretended to have been following the rules the whole time. Then, he heard a twig snap behind him… He turned around but couldn’t see anything despite his eyes being well adjusted to the dark. When he turned around…
“BAM BITCH!” Ethan jumped in front of Stu, shining his flashlight on his friend's face.
Stu shielded his face with his hand and stood up. “Bullshit! You cheated!”
Nick popped out and tried to scare Stu again but he didn’t even flinch.
“Bullshit my balls, we found you fair and square!” Nick replied.
“Yeah, besides, you’re the one cheating going past the treeline.” added Ethan.
“Yeah, so how did you know I was out here if you didn’t cheat?” Stu grew confident, thinking he put his friends in checkmate.
“Uh, because you hid here last time numb nuts” Nick rolled his eyes and turned, ready to go back to the manor.
The boys followed Nicks lead, walking back to the treeline while they continued their discourse.
“Dude, no I didn’t!” Stu sounded incredulous.
Fed up, Ethan shot back: “Then where did you hide last time? The kitchen?”
“Fuck you Adler!” Stu worried he sounded too emotional when he replied. He went to make a smart ass comment about Ethan’s bitch aunt but a twig snapping behind him caught his attention.
He stopped dead in his tracks. “Guys, did you hear that?”
The other two kept moving. Stu swiveled to see what was there but then quickly turned back around to catch up to his friends before he got left behind.