Blood Moon Lake

Chapter 4

After we were all done unpacking, we met in the kitchen and began to debate what to have for dinner.

"So, the quickest things we have are hot dogs and macaroni & cheese," Jack announced.

"I hate hot dogs, but I'm currently too hungry to care," Ella stated, flopping down on the couch.

"Hot dogs are great!" Anna argued.

"Yeah, sure, whatever," Ella muttered.

I rolled my eyes, walked over to Jack, and took the hot dogs from him. "I'll cook the hot dogs, you make the mac & cheese."

Jack nodded, "Great, because mac & cheese is the only thing I know how to make."

"That's why it's the only thing you bring to parties," I joked.

"I bring other things!" Jack protested.

"No, Luke's right," Anna said, "You always bring mac & cheese."

"Guys, it's not fair to gang up on me!" Jack complained.

"Life isn't fair, Jack!" Ella hollered from the couch, "I thought you knew this by now."

"Ella, you're not helping! Can at least one of you back me up!" Jack begged.

"Hm, I don't know," Anna said, "You're pretty fun to tease."

"Wow," Jack exclaimed, "I see how it is! No one loves me!"

"Not after you stole Anna from me," I said, "Don't think I've forgotten about that affair!"

"Oh yeah, that!" Ella guffawed, "I'm assuming it's a bad time for me to tell both of you, Anna and I have been platonically married since eighth grade."

Jack gasped and turned to face Anna, "Is that true!?"

"Ella! I told you our love was a secret!" Anna cried, "How could you betray me like this!"

"Well, if you hadn't cheated on me with Luke and Jack, maybe we would still be married!" Ella shot back.

"We are still married!" Anna replied.

"Not anymore!" Ella argued, "I want a divorce!"

Anna gasped, "What!? But I thought you loved me!"

"I did, but you betrayed me, and now you have to pay the price."

"How will I take care of the kids!?" Anna cried.

"I don't know, you'll have to figure it out yourself," Ella spat, "Besides, it's not like they're my kids anyway."

Anna looked at Jack and batted her eyelashes, "Jack, since they are your kids, you won't leave me, right? I mean, you wouldn't want to put them through the pain of a divorce?"

Jack chuckled, "Oh, but dear, we're not married, we're only dating. Besides, they'll get over it eventually."

"NO!" Anna fake sobbed, "JACK DON'T LEAVE ME! I LOVE YOU!"

"That's what you told me when we got married," Ella scoffed.

"That's what you told me when we got engaged," I sniffed.

Suddenly, the timer went off.

"Food's done," I said. "Finally!" Ella cried, "I'm famished!"

"It's only five thirty-five," I told her.

"Well, I'm hungry," Ella said, grabbing a plate and dishing herself some food.

I rolled my eyes and grabbed a plate for myself. Once we all got our food, we sat down at the table, said a prayer, and began to eat. Ella practically inhaled her food before getting up and going back for seconds.