Star Crossed Lovers

Christine Berman

Third POV

The four teens sat as they listened to Ziggy finishing telling them the story of the Camp NightWing Massacre.

"That was July 19th, 1978. 5937 days ago. Cindy and I were killed by the Shadyside killers. We would've stayed dead If it wasn't for Maya bringing us back to life by giving us CPR." Ziggy explained.

"Wait your Ziggy?" Josh asked, wanting to know if he was right and was proven right when Ziggy nodded.

"And Maya?" Deena asked.

"Maya was different from the rest of Sunnyvale she believed me unlike Nick who told the police that Tommy went crazy. But Maya had a destiny in this town, and that was becoming Sheriff of Sunnyvale and you cannot do that when you associate yourself with the weird Shadyside girl." Ziggy said there were times that she regretted pushing Maya out of her life it resulted in Maya missing out on watching Allie grow up. After all this time Ziggy still misses and loves Maya and those feelings will never go away.

"The witch... the town curse... for one night, Cindy believed there was a way to end it, so we thought there was a way too. Now we know... there is no end." Ziggy said as she stared at the floor. She gets up when the alarm rings, "Like I said your best chance is to run, as far as you can away from this place and hope a bus doesn't hit you on the way out." Ziggy said standing up to turn off the alarm off.

Just as she's about to walk back to the living room she hears the floor make a creaking noise.

Ziggy sighs, "Allie, Alice, I told you two to stay in your rooms." Ziggy said, turning around to see Alice and Allie slowly walk out of their hiding spot. Deena and Josh get up and go to were Ziggy is. While the other three stay in the living room.

"Sorry mom." Allie apologizes, "But in my defense it was Alice's idea." She added pointing at Allie who gasps at Allie.

Alice slaps Allie finger away, "Liar! Aunt Ziggy it was her idea to-"

In the living room the three cousins looked at the picture Ziggy left on the table, "It's the same girls that are in the family album that mom keeps in her office at home. There are a couple of pictures of Ziggy and Cindy with mom, grandma, and a few with Uncle Nick." Jimmy told Henry and Anthony the three staring at the photo of Ziggy and Cindy standing behind the Camp NightWing sign, "I remember my dad looking nervous when Jimmy and I asked him and Aunt Maya who the two girls in the photo were." Henry mentioned.

"Chris, have you seen you're dad have any photo-"

Chris cuts Jimmy off, "No, I haven't!" Chris angrily replied and faces Jimmy, "Why would my father have pictures of Shadyside trash? We barely have any photos of you in my house. And stop calling Aunt Maya your mom. You're not related to her nor are you not a Goode you're adopted remember!" He said and stormed off were the rest went leaving Henry and Jimmy alone.

"Don't listen to that asshole. He's just a prick. Remember what Aunt Maya said, 'You don't have to be blood to be family." He said quoting what Maya would say to Jimmy whenever the topic of Maya adopting him is mentioned especially with him being a Shadysider and not Sunnyvaler like the rest of the Goode family.

Jimmy was a Shadysider orphan. He ran away from the orphanage and was homeless. In one of Maya's shifts, she found him digging in the trash trying to find food to eat. Maya was going to take him back to the orphanage, but for some reason she couldn't do it plus Maya knew the Shadyside orphanage was a horrible place, so she adopted him. It took the family by surprised when she announced she adopted someone, especially when they were told it was a Shadysider. Will didn't hide the fact that he despised Jimmy since he is a Shadysider. Will made sure to keep Jimmy background a secret from anyone finding out the truth because he was worried that if everyone knew the truth then his reelection for mayor will be ruined.