"Hey Sierra, wanna go see a movie and stuff tonight?" Ashton asked the young 17 year old, who currently had her head resting on his legs as they say on the couch.
She looked up at him grinning, her green eyes sparkling, "Of course, what movie?"
"Not sure yet," he chuckled, his accent curling around each syllable.
*****
"Ashton, I don't think we went the right way," Sierra said worriedly, clutching onto her boyfriends large hand, "this doesnt look right." she was frightened and he knew it, and he'd be blind not to realize he was too. But he would hide it for her sake.
"It's okay Sierra," Ashton's mile seemed real enough, "we'll be fine. I've got you." he kissed her forehead hoping to calm her, and it helped, slightly.
The pair wandered a few more minutes before finally finding the main road, Ashton's cleaver short cut turned out to be a nightmare. Sierra laughed and teased the boy the whole time they walked down the street, turning his, cheeks a bright crimson.
"Oh, come on its not that ba-" Sierra was cut short as a large man dressed in all black stepped infront of them.
"Give me your money!" the strange man demanded, "Now!"
Ashton tried to reason with him, realizing the boy was probably no older then Sierra, possibly younger. But he wouldn't listen, and as Ash kept trying, the more agitated the boy became. To the point where he drew a gun from the waistband of his jeans. Ashton backed up carefully, keeping Sierra behind him with each step.
The boy kept insisting that there give him their money, but the couple had forgotten it, resulting in them wandering around town instead of arriving at the theater. When the couple tried to explain the boy pulled the trigger..... Silencing the whole town..... And making everrything go still.
*****
Ashton woke up panting, sweating and terrified. He didn't want to remember that, he didnt want to remember the boy's demands. He didn't want to remember the gun shot sounding throughout the silent town..... The sound of the boy backing up, realizing what he'd done.
