"I told you I would kill you" Ruby said it like it didn't mean anything. Her face was smeared with blood, only her eyes weren't affected, her hands grabbing a kitchen knife that moved more like a dagger, it looked like she had buried it in his heart and pulled it out again. Her feet were soaked in bloody red. There was a look of relief on her face.

Metres away, Mr Timberlake was staring at her, his hands flying over his mouth. He ran straight past her, inside the room. "Didn't I tell ...