The Chosen.

Pit Stop

"OHHHHH, can we stop here??? I've always wanted to go to one of these!?" Bill says excitedly as he looks back and forth between Zeke and the gigantic convenience store. Rolling his eyes with a sigh he slows the car down turning into the parking lot, turning on his blinker out of habit. Bill giggles and claps his hands together with excitement, once he turns away I see Zeke let a little smile appear. He seems to like making Bill happy, i think he's a lot more sweet than he makes himself out to be. We all waltz in to the store, besides Bill he took off running as soon as the Jeep was parked.

"AHHHH!! Would you look at this place, It's massive, has everything you could ever want!" Bill says twirling around with his arms in the air

"Yeah, besides the human population." I say under my breath. I turn and see Tom standing right beside me, i really hope he didn't hear me say that but the smirk on his stupid lips tells me he did. I make eye contact with him as i walk myself backwards away from him and Mia. Swinging myself around i find Bill in the candy isle loading up his arms with sweet treats.

"Need help?" i nod gesturing towards the candy over taking his frame

"No i'm going to go get a basket." he walks off with a proud look on his face

I hear foot steps approaching behind me in the tall isle, turning my head i see Mia and Tom holding hands skimming the selection of candy with their eyes. He lowers himself down grabbing the waist band of his baggy pants as he scoops a pack of skittles into his hand. I want to look away from him but i just can't peel my eyes away from his dreads as they sway away from me. The couple walks down the end of the isle and Tom turns around and winks at me before turning the wide corner. What the fuck was that? Did he know i was staring at him the whole time? Feeling my face get hot with embarrassment, i cup my cheeks with my hands attempting to cool them back down and cover them from being seen.

"What wrong?" Bill says walking up with a basket between his manicured hands

"What? Nothing." i say but his eyes glance to the end of the isle where his twin brother once stood. Did he see me too?

"Life is so much easier when you don't have to pay for shit." Zeke exclaims happily as we all walk out of the double doors. We all stop in unison, Bills candy hitting the floor as his arms become weak dropping the bags. The jeep we once rode in and parked at the front of the building is no where to be found and all of our belongings gone with it. Everyone's mouth stays ajar but no one dares to speak a word for a couple minutes. A few of us put our hands on our heads trying to grasp what just happened.

"Do you think someone took it?"

"Look around Mia, who would have taken it?" Tom yells at her foolishness

"I never heard it start." Zeke mumbles with the blood drained from his usually pink face

"It probably didn't." Everyone jerks their head in my direction. "I think something... like supernatural is happening." Bill chuckles to himself slightly before slapping his hand over his mouth realizing he just laughed at me.

"No really think about it." I shout "Everyone disappearing... the noise coming from the fucking sky... HELLO!? the Jeep is fucking GONE! Also...."

"Also what June?" barks Tom as he orders me to speak

"The night that everything happened... i was walking in the dark, alone. There was a tall dark figure and it called out my name... and then whispered it across my neck when i could still see it standing in front of me."

Mia gasps frightened and buries her face into Toms big shirt.

"I- I saw something night too..." Bill looks up his eyes meeting Toms widening expression "When we were at the theater before we went in... i saw it.. standing in the corner. It didn't speak to me like it did you, June." he says grabbing my hand. I look down at our intertwined fingers and a chill runs through my body

"What is it doing to us? Why are we here?" i ask as a sob catches in the back of my throat

"I think it wants us to figure that out." Mia speaks up out of Tom's shirt wiping her face with her hand. "I see things like that all the time, in my dreams they speak to me."