Blood Moon Lake

Chapter 20

Anna and I froze.

The corn rustled again.

Something was coming. Was it the demons? They didn't make a noise. Have they figured out they need to be quiet? Their noise was the only thing keeping us safe. The corn rustled again, and I fought the urge to look.

The corn shifted, and a tiny brown rabbit hopped into sight.

My shoulders sagged in relief, and I let out a sigh. Just a rabbit. No reason to panic.

"I can't believe we were scared of a rabbit-" Two figures emerged from the corn, cutting Anna off.

My heart dropped. They know we're here.

Grabbing Anna's wrist, we took off sprinting as fast as we could. Tearing through the corn, I could hear the pounding of the demon's footsteps behind us. I yanked stalks back, making them fling back.

The demons sputtered each time. We still hadn't lost them yet.

My lungs heaved, and my legs were burning. If we keep this up much longer, they'll catch me.

"SLOW DOWN!" Someone behind me gasped.

I halted, almost tripping over my feet.

I knew that voice!

Whirling around, I came face-to-face with an out-of-breath Jack.

I burst out laughing.

"Why are you laughing!?" he gasped.

I took a breath. "I thought you were a demon!"

He stared at me, bewildered. "A demon? I don't look that bad!"

Anna shrugged. "Debatable."

"You hit me in the face with corn!" he argued, "I looked better before!"

"Sure," she replied skeptically.

He glared at her.

"Hey," someone gasped from behind him, "Where are the others?"

Glancing around, Jack, I saw Amelia doubled over, taking in air. I sighed. "We don't know. We were hoping to find them while or after we got out."

Amelia frowned. "We were hoping they were with you."

I grimaced. "We were hoping for the same thing."

"Yeah," she replied sadly, "I'm sure they'll be fine."

I nodded in agreement. "We're heading to the edge of the field, I'm sure we'll find them when we get there."

"Hopefully..." Amelia said.

The four of us took off walking after taking a few moments to catch our breath. I passed out some bars and a bottle of water to Jack and Amelia. Thankfully, the walk seemed to be going smoothly.

"Hot dogs aren't a sandwich!" Jack groaned.

"Yes, they are!" Anna protested, "It's meat in between two slices of bread!"

Jack pinched the bridge of his nose. "No! Not all people eat hot dogs with buns, AND the hot dog isn't in between them; it's wedged! Therefore, it is not a sandwich!"

"Yes, it is!" she retorted, "If something is in between bread it's a sandwich!"

"But it's not in between!" he argued, "It's wedged! There's a difference!"

She glared at him. "No, there isn't."

Jack threw his hands up. "Forget it! I'm not arguing about this. It's dumb!"