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in and a second later, he snorted and he and Jesse both lost control again.
“Seriously . What’d you do?” I asked.
“We were just trying to scare her,” Brandon continued.
“Well, obviously you succeeded,” I scoffed.
“They locked me in the bathroom of that death trap,” Mandy finally interjected.
“We didn’t lock her in,” Jesse said defensively. “She’d never been out here and I told her that same story I told you, about the satanic cult, remember that?” he asked, looking at me quickly before continuing. “She wanted to see the pentagram so we went in and then she started looking around.”
“When she walked into the bathroom, I just happened to accidently shut the door,” Brand on piped in.
“Accidently, my ass! I couldn’t get out!” Mandy shouted. “Then I heard this clawing at the window and then banging on the door. They kept me in there forever!” Mandy was practically in tears and I knew they’d definitely freaked her out.
“We did not. It was like a minute,” Brandon said with an eye roll.
“Whatever. You scared the crap out of me and when they finally let me out, they were gone and then they jumped out and started chasing me as I was running out of the house. It was freaky as hell!” She was glaring at them with her arms folded and then muttered, “Assholes.”
“That was messed up,” I said as I looked between them.
“I wanna go back,” Mandy said as she marched towards the quads.
“C’mon, Mandy, don’t be like that,” Brandon said, following her, leaving just Jesse and me in the back drop of the grove.
I saw his eyes drift behind me and I knew he was thinking about the same thing I had been before Mandy’s terrified screams interrupted me. I was nervous being alone with him in such a sacred spot, where we’d first been together. His eyes made their way back from the grove and back to me. I told myself I was fine with everything…with coming to hang out with my friends…with seeing Jesse, but having him this close to me in a place that held so many memories was too much and it conjured up too many emotions. It got my mind thinking of too many things I had worked so hard to repress.
“We should probably get back. Holly’s gonna be wondering where we are,” I said, not waiting for him to say anything and I walked by him, but not fast enough as I caught a hint of that scent that was all Jesse a nd I quickly headed to the quads. I expected him to be right behind me, but when I got back to the four-wheelers and climbed on, he was still standing there, staring into the trees and I wanted to know what he was thinking.
I started the engine and looked over to Mandy. She was still glaring at Brandon who was continuing to apologize.
“C’mon, Mandy. Let’s get outta here,” I said and she smirked at Brandon before climbing on behind me.
“Later jerks,” she called out as we pulled away from Mrs. Kramer’s, leaving Jesse and Brandon in our dust.
Holly was sitting in one of the chairs, drinking a soda when we pulled up.
“Where have you guys been?” she asked once I’d parked the quad and we got off. “I was about to send out a search party.”
“Jesse took us to this creepy old house,” Mandy said bitterly.
“What creepy old house?”
“Mrs. Kramer’s old place,” I added.
“I’ve never been there.”
“I hadn’t either and for future reference, don’t go,” Mandy huffed, stomping off.
“I take it something happened.”
“Brandon and Jesse were trying to be funny and ended up freaking her out,” I said, trying to stifle my laugh. “Don’t tell her I said this, but her reaction was actually pretty funny.”
“Where are they now?” she asked, straining off in the distance.
“Still there probably. We left them behind. They should be back soon.”
I went over to the table and started picking up the food and walked it back into the house. After I put everything away, I went to
“Seriously . What’d you do?” I asked.
“We were just trying to scare her,” Brandon continued.
“Well, obviously you succeeded,” I scoffed.
“They locked me in the bathroom of that death trap,” Mandy finally interjected.
“We didn’t lock her in,” Jesse said defensively. “She’d never been out here and I told her that same story I told you, about the satanic cult, remember that?” he asked, looking at me quickly before continuing. “She wanted to see the pentagram so we went in and then she started looking around.”
“When she walked into the bathroom, I just happened to accidently shut the door,” Brand on piped in.
“Accidently, my ass! I couldn’t get out!” Mandy shouted. “Then I heard this clawing at the window and then banging on the door. They kept me in there forever!” Mandy was practically in tears and I knew they’d definitely freaked her out.
“We did not. It was like a minute,” Brandon said with an eye roll.
“Whatever. You scared the crap out of me and when they finally let me out, they were gone and then they jumped out and started chasing me as I was running out of the house. It was freaky as hell!” She was glaring at them with her arms folded and then muttered, “Assholes.”
“That was messed up,” I said as I looked between them.
“I wanna go back,” Mandy said as she marched towards the quads.
“C’mon, Mandy, don’t be like that,” Brandon said, following her, leaving just Jesse and me in the back drop of the grove.
I saw his eyes drift behind me and I knew he was thinking about the same thing I had been before Mandy’s terrified screams interrupted me. I was nervous being alone with him in such a sacred spot, where we’d first been together. His eyes made their way back from the grove and back to me. I told myself I was fine with everything…with coming to hang out with my friends…with seeing Jesse, but having him this close to me in a place that held so many memories was too much and it conjured up too many emotions. It got my mind thinking of too many things I had worked so hard to repress.
“We should probably get back. Holly’s gonna be wondering where we are,” I said, not waiting for him to say anything and I walked by him, but not fast enough as I caught a hint of that scent that was all Jesse a nd I quickly headed to the quads. I expected him to be right behind me, but when I got back to the four-wheelers and climbed on, he was still standing there, staring into the trees and I wanted to know what he was thinking.
I started the engine and looked over to Mandy. She was still glaring at Brandon who was continuing to apologize.
“C’mon, Mandy. Let’s get outta here,” I said and she smirked at Brandon before climbing on behind me.
“Later jerks,” she called out as we pulled away from Mrs. Kramer’s, leaving Jesse and Brandon in our dust.
Holly was sitting in one of the chairs, drinking a soda when we pulled up.
“Where have you guys been?” she asked once I’d parked the quad and we got off. “I was about to send out a search party.”
“Jesse took us to this creepy old house,” Mandy said bitterly.
“What creepy old house?”
“Mrs. Kramer’s old place,” I added.
“I’ve never been there.”
“I hadn’t either and for future reference, don’t go,” Mandy huffed, stomping off.
“I take it something happened.”
“Brandon and Jesse were trying to be funny and ended up freaking her out,” I said, trying to stifle my laugh. “Don’t tell her I said this, but her reaction was actually pretty funny.”
“Where are they now?” she asked, straining off in the distance.
“Still there probably. We left them behind. They should be back soon.”
I went over to the table and started picking up the food and walked it back into the house. After I put everything away, I went to
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