In which two complete opposite personalities are drawn together. To Wednesdays surprise, she would have never thought about falling for a boy that had almost nothing in common with her. Lucas Thorpe would have never guessed that Wednesday Addams wou...
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I MADE SURE NOT TO RUN INTO WEDNESDAY ALL DAY—I didn't want to spoil the surprise before our date. Every move I made was deliberate: buying and packing everything we'd need for the night, because with Wednesday, you never knew what might come up. That included picking out the movie we were going to watch.
At first, I thought about grabbing Legally Blonde. Nothing would irritate Wednesday more than being forced to sit through something she considered frivolous. But then I remembered her bold claim—that no movie could ever scare her. The thing is, Wednesday was only thinking about films that intended to be frightening. If I thought outside the box, I could catch her off guard. By the time our date rolled around, I'd have just the right choice ready.
I was digging through my dresser for the right outfit when Ajax strolled into the dorm.
"What's up, man?" he greeted casually.
"Nothing much. You?" I replied, not looking away from the drawer.
"Eh, pretty boring day if you ask me." He flopped onto his bed face-first with a groan. "What are you up to?"
His question nearly caught me off guard. I had to tread carefully—no dropping hints, no acting suspicious, and definitely no spilling where I was really headed tonight.
"Just grabbing some clothes to take a stroll. Don't want to head out there looking like I'm going on a jog again" I said quickly, piecing together an excuse.
I settled on my favorite red-and-white tee and threw a dark jacket over it. As I tidied up, Ajax muttered into his pillow, "Well, I hope you don't get kidnapped or something while you're gone."
I scoffed. "That'll be the day I perform a concert for the academy."
A quick glance at my phone told me it was already 7:30 p.m. Wednesday and I were set to meet at nine, which meant I had to head out within the next half hour.
I waited until Ajax disappeared into the backroom before slipping out of the dorm. My footsteps echoed faintly in the long stone hallways of Nevermore. Passing students were still milling around—Bianca laughing with Yoko, their voices carrying easily in the corridor.
But my thoughts drifted to someone else: a certain blonde werewolf whose smile usually lit up the room. Seeing her weighed down by her own struggles lately had been hard, like watching the sun dim itself. I wanted to check on her, to make sure she was really okay.
But not tonight. Tonight was about Wednesday, and I had a plan I couldn't risk derailing. I promised myself I'd find the time to check in later. With that thought tucked away, I pushed open the doors of the school and headed out into the evening, determined to arrive before Wednesday and set everything up just right.
