Wednesday: A Day At Nevermore

Chapter 15: The Rave'N

There was a loud knock on Wednesday's dorm door, and she went to open it. " I'm coming, Eugene! Hey,did you grab any extra batteries for the flash-" Wednesday faltered as she opened the door. "Tyler." "I got your invite. Guessing that you had Thing drop it in the tip jar?" Asked Tyler, "Good guess." Wednesday said, "After our last conversation, I wasn't sure I'd even get to speak to you again, but... Well, your note was so genuine and... sweet. Totally took me by surprise."Tyler said, "Me too." Wednesday sighed, "Well now that I'm here, I'm glad I came. You need a few minutes-" Wednesday slammed the door in his face, "Genuine and sweet? How could you do this to me?" Wednesday scolded Thing. Wednesday ran to her closet and started looking through outfits, until Thing snapped to get her attention. He then pointed at the bed. It was the dress she had seen in the window of Uriah's Heap that same day. "How'd you pay for it?" Asked Wednesday, "🖐" Signed Thing, "Five-finger discount, of course." Wednesday said, pulling the dress off of the hanger. "Thing, don't look." Warned Wednesday. Wednesday walked down the stairs from her dorm into the lobby, "Wow, you look-" "Unrecognizable? Ridiculous? A classic example of female objectification for the male gaze?" Interrupted Wednesday, "Amazing." Tyler said, "Wednesday, what's going on? What happened to staking out the cave?" Eugene asked angrily, Wednesday looked at Tyler and then at Eugene, but never spoke. "Sure, I get it. Guess I'll check out the woods myself." Eugene said coldly. "Don't go alone. It's too dangerous. Stand down." Wednesday warned, "We'll go together tomorrow night, understood?" Wednesday said. Eugene nodded. Wednesday looked at Tyler and they started to walk to the dance floor. "Staking out a cave?" Asked Tyler, "A hummer never shies away from danger." Eugene said after Wednesday was gone. "Wednesday Addams. What a lovely surprise." Mrs. Thornhill said, "Mrs. Thornhill. This is Tyler-" "Galpin." Mrs. Thornhill interrupted, "Uh, yeah. Double-cap, no foam, two pumps of sugar-free vanilla." Tyler announced, "It's a small town. It's hard to keep secrets." Mrs. Thornhill chuckled, "I'm going to get us some drinks." Wednesday said, walking away. "OMG, I LOVE THE LOOK! Interesting choice of date though." Exclaimed Enid, "I could say the same." Wednesday replied, looking toward Enid's date Lucas. "Lucas is trying to make his ex jealous, I'm trying to make Ajax jealous. It's a win-win." Enid explained, "Wednesday, I come in peace." Lucas said, putting his hands up. "That's a shame. I brought my pocket mace." Wednesday said seriously. Lucas's face turned serious and he put his hands down. "The medieval kind." Wednesday said as she grabbed their drinks. Xavier then showed up. "Can't believe you brought him." Xavier said grudgingly, 

"Why are you bringing this up? As if this dance weren't tedious enough." Said Wednesday, "Because you don't know what he did to me." Xavier replied dramatically, "Enlighten me." Wednesday said, looking over at Tyler. Wednesday sat gloomingly in the seat. "Was it the thin mountain air or the Yeti-tinis that got to you?" Asked Tyler jokingly, "Xavier told me what you did last year. How you and your friends assaulted him and destroyed his mural on Outreach Day." Wednesday said. Tyler sighed and sat down next to her. "I guess that was inevitable. Look, I...I wish I could say that it was an accident, or that it wasn't half as bad as it sounds, but I'd be lying. And he could have made things a lot worse for me, but he didn't." He said, "Why'd you do it?" Asked Wednesday curiously, "I mean, I could give you a million excuses, but...the truth I'd I'm still trying to figure that out. I got sent away to some boot camp, and realized that's not the version of myself I want to be. A bitter townie that blames everyone else for the crappy hand he's been dealt. Look, I did a terrible thing, but I swear I'm not a terrible person." Said Tyler, "Did you think I was going to judge over some lousy prank? I would've taken it further." Wednesday said, "Like putting piranhas in a swimming pool?" Asked Tyler. Wednesday looked at him in alarm, "I may have done a little digging on you after we met." Tyler admitted, "I'd do it again." Wednesday said. 

 "I know there was a reason I liked you." Tyler smiled. Goo Goo Muck by The Cramps 

started to play, and Wednesday got on the floor and decided to dance. "Do me a favor. Take off your amulet and make me forget about her." Xavier demanded, "I can't believe you would ask me to do that." Said Bianca, "You said no strings." Xavier replied, " You broke up with me because you thought I was manipulating you with my siren song. Now you want me to use it to help you get over another girl?" Bianca said in disbelief, as she got up and walked out. Bianca had gone to sit in the hallway, and Wednesday showed up not long after. "Whoever invented high heels clearly had a side hustle as a torturer." Wednesday sighed, "Fire tests gold, suffering tests a woman." Bianca replied, "Where'd you get that one? Quotes.net?" Asked Wednesday sarcastically, "No. My mother told me that. But that's coming from her, so I don't know if I really like it." Bianca admitted, "Yeah. Well I'm going back out. Goodbye." Wednesday said. She got on the dance floor, and just stood there. Then what looked like a red liquid came raining down from the sprinklers. Wednesday looked up and smiled. She wiped some of it off her face with her finger, and tasted it. "They couldn't even spring for real pig's blood. It's only paint." Wednesday complained. Tyler looked at her in horror. Everybody was freaking out, slipping all over the place. Somebody ran into Wednesday, and she walked for a second, but then she had a vision. Giving her more neck pain. She saw Eugene in the woods, along with him on the ground looking for his glasses, and at last...him with scratches all over his body. Just like Rowan. "Wednesday! Are you ok?" Asked Mrs. Thornhill urgently, "Eugeneis in the woods. He's in danger." Responded Wednesday in a panic, as she ran out the door. running out the door, "What?!" Mrs. Thornhill said. Wednesday ran through the woods, shouting for Eugene. "Wednesday! Over here!" Yelled Eugene. He tripped over a tree branch, and his glasses fell off. Eugene rubbed the ground, looking for his glasses. He heard a growling behind him, and he was staring into the eyes of the monster. The monster started to claw him, and he screamed. "Eugene." Wednesday realized. She finally found him, and he was unconscious. She kneeled down next to him. "Oh my gosh!" Screamed Mrs. Thornhill.