house of cards :: m.g.c.

0.5

"today marks one year since mass murderer mike-ro-wave's last crime in australia. hundreds have come together to remember the fallen teens. calum hood, ashton irwin, luke hemmings, ella matthews, sara phillips, sapphire adams, marie brown, and alex johnson. no one knows where the criminal is at the moment but police believe he is still in ame-"

mali turned off the radio quickly, her eyes still fixed on the road ahead.

"you okay, mali?" zoe asked.

"yeah. i just miss him."

"miss who?" michael questioned, feeling left out from the silent conversation the two girls in the front seat were having.

"um, my little brother, calum. that guy mike-ro-wave killed him. it was a year ago but it still feels like it was yesterday." mali explained shakily, tears brimming her chocolate brown eyes.

"oh." a silence followed after. michael found it quite awkward. he was sitting in a car with a girl who's brother he had killed. but he squashed down the feeling of sadness coming over him. he would not allow himself to be sad again.

shortly thereafter, mali found the road leading to the fair. they had gotten lost a few times so when they reached the fairground, it was already dark. zoe had been right. all michael could see where hundreds of teens of all sizes and ages and backgrounds.

he felt like he was in heaven.

the three left the car and started towards the middle of everything. zoe raced over to michael's side.

"you know, mali's actually not supposed to be here. she's twenty-two." zoe whispered into michael's ear like they were some big con artists.

"okay," michael grabbed his bag from the back seat and mounted the strap on his shoulder. "i'm just gonna go to the bathroom real quick."

"alright. do you want me to hold your bag?" zoe asked, innocence shining in her eyes.

"no, i'm good. just stay here in the food section."

"okay, we'll be here waiting for your return."

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"i'll give you the money after you do the job. now, get to your places. the show is about to begin."

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"hey, i'm back," michael said as he jogged up to the girls, his black leather satchel bouncing off his waist. "so, where should we go first? on the way back i saw a haunted house that looked pretty cool."

"yeah? well, we'll go haunted house first then. but i get to choose the next one!" zoe finished with a yell and pulled her two friends behind her as they ventured to the haunted house at the edge of the fair.

but michael doubted zoe would be able to choose where she went next.