Chapter 8: Jack!

"Jack, I... I am sorry." I say almost whimpering.

"What is wrong, Elsa?" Anna asks me with a bewildered look.

"Pitch, he scared me..... the look in his eyes.....they were..... were showing terror." I say trembling.

"Did he hurt you? Did he touch you?"Both Anna and Jack said.

"He yanked me away. His grip was so strong. I couldn't get away. He said not to trust you." I mutter so quietly that they barely hear me.

The library door opens, out comes Pitch. The look on his face shows hate. Jack steps in front of me.

"Jack, can't step out of a fight if it isn't yours to fight, Can you?" Pitch says mockingly towards Jack then slowly turns toward me, "You have been warned, Elsa."

Then he turns and walks away. Anna and Jack look at me with worry on their faces.

"What did he mean, Elsa?" Anna asks.

"Well there is one thing he had whispered to me. It was....." Then my memory blanks.

"Elsa, what was it."

My memory blinks in again, oh yeah, "He said, 'Elsa, I know what you are doing. And if you do that I will be your enemy.' That is what he said."

"Don't worry, Elsa. He won't hurt you. I promise." Jack tells me.

I don't say another word, but I don't have to. Jack and Anna walk with me to the others. I am still trembling when we reach the others. They all look at me. Their mouths open but Jack and Anna shake their heads in warning. The others stop at that. The bell rings. I get up and....