ℂ𝕆𝕊𝕄𝕀ℂ.╰☆☆ 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘕𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥 ☆☆╮

ɪɪ - ᴅᴇsᴘᴀɪʀ.

ғᴇʙʀᴜᴀʀʏ 𝟹ʀᴅ, 𝟸𝟶𝟺𝟺.

Not even that stupid ginger Emma could get me out of bed with her annoying wake up call. 

I got absolutely ZERO sleep that night. Whenever I closed my eyes, I could see Michelle's lifeless corpse staring right at me. Nothing could get what happened out of my head. 

"Y/N, are you alright? You haven't been yourself ever since last night. I'm worried." someone said in a worried tone.

I tugged the covers off of my head as my eyes met with a pair of concerned blue ones. Standing before me was my close friend Anna, and for some reason, she was holding two iron pans.

"I'm fine, just exhausted." I said with a fake reassuring tone. "Now, shoo."

I tugged the covers back over my head.

"Wakey wakey, eggs and bakey!" shouted a loud familiar voice, their hands clapping together. 

I felt someone tug the covers off of me. I yelled in shock and annoyance as my eyes met once again with a pair of emerald green ones.

"What is it now, budget Ron Weasley? Can't you see I'm trying to get some sleep?" I said in an annoyed tone, burying my face into my pillow.

Emma snatched my pillow and hit me with it repeatedly and aggressively. Anna just stood there, confused on what to do.

"H-hey!" I shouted.

I laid back down onto my comfortable bed. "What're you going to do if I don't get up, huh, carrot top?" I asked with an evil smirk on my face. I knew how much she hated that nickname.

"You leave me with no choice, Y/N!" Emma said with an evil grin, as if she had been waiting to do this.

Before I could question her, she grabbed the pans from Anna and slammed them together repeatedly.

I clasped my hands over my ears. "Make it stop!" I yelled in agony.

"Then get up!" she yelled. I groaned. 

"Ray has been nagging me to come up here and get you for the past twenty minutes. Said he wants to talk to you about something. I wonder what that was about?" she asked, wiggling her eyebrows knowingly at Anna, who did the same. 

"Get out, so I can change." I said firmly, grabbing my skirt and shirt from the drawer next to my bed.

"Yay! We did it, Anna!" Emma said triumphantly. Anna nodded with a smile.

"Good for you! Now, out!" I spoke.

The two of them walked out of the shared bedroom, and I began to put my clothes on. Once I had finished changing, I made my way into the hallway.

Suddenly, I remembered what had happened to Michelle the previous night and started to feel sickish. What a great start to my morning.

I walked down the stairs gloomily and accidentally bumped into the crusty emo fringe known as Ray. As usual, he was carrying a book along with him.

"Where have you been? We just finished the tests." he asked monotonously.

"Oh, me? I've just been catching up on some sleep. I've been studying a lot as of late, so don't worry about me." I said, a fake smile plastered on my face.

"No, I know that's not it." Ray said, shaking his head. "Come with me."

I gulped, not knowing what was going to happen to me. He gently took control of my hand and intertwined our fingers. I could feel my heart beat rapidly inside my chest.

"Where are we going?" I asked. 

He didn't say anything. He led me outside and then past the fence Mama told us not to cross. 

I've always been a rebellious child at heart, so it's not like this place was anything new to me. I'd been there loads of times before without getting caught. It was a great place to hide during tag.

We walked over to a nearby tree, and Ray let go of my hand. I felt the butterflies leave my stomach, but then reappear almost immediately. He wrapped his arms around me and pulled me in for an embrace.

"Why'd you go there, you idiot? You could've gotten hurt." he said.

I tried to think of another lie, but I couldn't say anything. I was speechless. For some reason, Ray always knew how to make me feel this way.

I felt like I could trust him with anything. He made me feel safe.

My eyes started to water, and Ray held me tighter. "It's okay you idiot, don't cry."

I sniffled. "R-Ray, something's n-not right about this p-place.."

"I know." he said monotonously. 

"Y-you already know. How come you never told me? O-or anyone??" I cried as I buried my face into his shoulder.

"I was afraid that if I told anyone, you'd all end up dead." he said. 

I sobbed and sobbed as Ray held me. "It's okay. I'm not going anywhere. I promise." he said reassuringly. "I'll make sure you all escape this place, no matter what."

"R-really?" I asked tearfully.

"Yes, really. Now stop crying, you're getting my shirt all wet." he said with a small smile.

"Okay then." I said happily. I wiped my tears and smiled back at him, and we both walked back to the house.

Little did I know...

he had no intention of including himself in the equation.

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ty for reading! ily <3

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