Project 863: The fifth Subject

Chapter 34: A Creepy Mannequin

~Pearson POV. December 8th, 2021~

I hear the creak of my bedroom door, followed by whispers. Suddenly, two small weights crash onto me, and I groan, pushing them away.

"Wakey wakey!!!" Luna says, "I'm awake now." I mumbled.

I heard laughter from the doorway of my bedroom. Although it is dark, I can still make out who it was, it was Matt.

I carefully set the kids on the floor before leaving my room, making my way down the stairs.

"And the teenager emerges," Amanda quips as I head for the coffee maker.

"I'm seriously considering throwing something at Matt," I remark, pouring myself a cup.

"What's going on now?" Amanda asks, amused. "He thought it'd be funny to have the kids jump on me to wake me up," I explain.

"In that case, you have my full permission to smack him," Amanda declares.

Matt appears downstairs, and I seize the opportunity, waiting until he's seated before delivering a solid smack to his arm.

"Ow!" he yelps, while Amanda and I dissolve into laughter.

"Why are you laughing at my pain?" Matt protests.

"That's what you get for telling the kids to jump on me," I retort, taking a sip of my coffee.

"Well, breakfast is served!" Amanda announces, sliding plates in front of both Matt and I. "Thank you!" We chorus before diving into the meal.

After we finish eating, Matt and I exchange goodbyes and head out to prepare for work. "Bye!" we call as we walk out the door, hopping into the Tesla and driving off to the studio.

***

When we arrived at the studio, I glanced over at Matt to see a mischievous look on his face.

He's planning something...

When I got out of the car, he held the door open for me. "Thanks Matt." I offered him a smile before walking in.

That's when it happened, suddenly I was barraged by a ton of confetti poppers.

Surprise!" Everyone shouted, "Confetti poppers at 9am? Seriously?" I questioned as I began to pull confetti out of my hair.

"Heck yeah!" Tanner cheered as he wrapped me in a hug, "I'd expect no less from Spellbound." I laughed.

Everyone squished me into a hug, which made a smile grow on my face.

"There's a surprise in the kitchen." Woods told me, "Should I be concerned?" I questioned as I followed him.

"No, you're fine." Woods shook his head.

He opened the fridge and pulled out box, he placed it onto the counter and opened it up, my eyes lit up like a child on Christmas.

Matt gasped from behind me, "Donuts!!!!" He cheered.

He went to grab one when I swatted his hand away, "Me first!" I said.

I picked a donut with cream filling with chocolate on top, "Thanks Woody!" I gave him a quick hug.

With that, I retreated upstairs to get some work done. As I walked up to the door, I grabbed the keys from my pocket then unlocked the door and turned the lights on.

That's when I noticed something on my desk, it was a card. Curiously, I opened it and read it to myself.

Happy Birthday!!!