When the Blood Falls

Scott Rucker had found it hard to say goodbye to his home but it was for the best. Scott often daydreamed of his home back in Edinburgh. He stared out of his upstairs window in his new home. He lived with a loving family called The Faltons, the man was called Danny and the woman was called Hatty. He lived in a place in the south side of Scotland. Scott liked the old couple. They lived on a farm. The farm was huge, it had sheep, cows, pigs and bulls.

The school was great, Scott made friends instantly. He signed up for the school rugby team as soon as the offer came out. He has been extremely excited. Meanwhile, after school every day, he would come and help Hatty to water and plant the vegetables. Then he helped Danny to milk the cows, and feed all the animals. Scott was enjoying his new life here plenty, but he was not ready to show it yet.

The first week of school came and gone. The teachers were amazing but the lunches were alright. During the weekend, he planned to go out with some friends to play rugby at the pitches. At three o’clock, Scott met up with his friend and went to the local chip shop before they went to the rugby pitches. They chatted about who they thought would make the school rugby team. When he arrived home, Danny and Hatty had made cake for him. Scott just remembered that it had been one week since he arrived here. 

Later that night, Scott was looking out of his bedroom window, when something caught his eye. It was Hatty and Danny going down to the bottom of the road then going into the woods and then out of sight. Scott thought nothing of it at first, but then he started wondering why they were going somewhere so late at night. They were carrying a lantern each, they had their big coats on and woolly hats. Why did they go down there. What were they doing.

Scott didn’t have to wait long at all to find out what they were doing last night. That night he was told by Danny to put on his boots his big winter coats and bring a lantern. Danny and Hatty lead him out of the house and down the road and into the forest.

The forest was dark even with the lanterns lighting up the way. It was a journey full of twists and turns. It was about half an hour at least before Danny and Hatty stopped and stared at a large bush. Suddenly, some rustling sounds started to come from the bush. Then out of the bush stepped a leopard.

It made its way towards Scott, who was tied up by a rope of fear.