Infinite Love

Chapter 19

[Thanksgiving]

Ahh yes, thanksgiving with a family that never really speaks. I haven't spent any time with my parents really since the whole "disciplinary hearing" debacle. Let's just say, I'm dreading this dinner. I know my mom is hiding things from me about her past, all the moms are.

I hide in my room as much as possible, unless getting food quickly. Once dinner time rolls around, I walk down to see my mom and dad down there, "Ah she graces us with her presence" My dad says sarcastically

I roll my eyes, "Yeah, yeah" I say

"Do you need help with anything mom?" I ask

"Can you take the food to the table?" She asks

I grab the food and place it on the table, "Thanks honey" My mom says

Once everything is done, we sit down and start to eat. It's silent, which is uncomfortable to say the least until my dad breaks the silence, "So Gianna any girls caught your eye?" He asks

I almost choke on my drink before look up, "Uh...no" I say

My mom looks at me, "What about that mystery 'friend'?" My mom asks

"She's just a friend" I say

"A friend who you get all dressed up for?" My mom asks

"Okay maybe I have feelings for someone...but...she doesn't feel the same" I say

"How do you know?" My dad asks
"She has a boyfriend" I whisper

"Are they happy?" My dad asks

"Honestly I don't know...she keeps sending these mixed signals" I say

"How so?" He asks
"Well, I mean she checks me out all the time, especially on Halloween and at the dance. She blushes when I compliment her and she trusts me with...her secrets. She got really jealous when I danced with another girl at the dance. But she's still with her boyfriend" I explain deciding to tell the truth rather than lying to them

I needed to tell someone else, "Well it sounds like, she may like you but she could be scared" My mom says

"Scared?" I ask

"Do you know if she likes girls?" My mom asks

I shake my head, "Then maybe you're the first girl she's liked and she's scared. She might still be with her boyfriend because she's afraid of what will happen if she lets herself admit she likes you" My mom says

"Wow that was really...insightful" I say

"Thanks, I can be helpful time after time" She says

I smile and we go back to eating, Maybe my mom is right. Once we're done eating, I head back up to my room, and see a text, "Can't hide forever" It reads

"Fuck you A" I whisper

I throw my phone on my bed before collapsing and closing my eyes. After I few minutes I hear my phone buzz but this time it's a text from Imogen, "Can we meet up?"

[Pinball Pizza]

Imogen tells us about being chased by Crazy Joe in Angela Waters house, "Holy fucking shit. Are you okay?" Faran asks

"As okay as I can be...considering I saw a corpse, probably Angela's...and was almost killed by Crazy Joe" Imogen says

"He has to be A, right?" Noa asks

"The mask was there" Imogen says

"So what do we do?" Mouse asks

"I say we go. We confront this bastard. We find out why he's been doing this to us and...our moms. And we end it. Tonight" Noa says

"Did you miss he part about Imogen getting chased around by a crazy man with a knife?" Faran asks

"We're six against one" Noa says

We nod our heads, "My mom's delivering pizzas tonight...and we have a set of butcher knives at home" Noa says

[Angela's House]

We all have our knives in hand as we search the house before meting back in the front, "All clear" Mouse says

"Nada" Noa says
"No sign of Joe or anyone anywhere" Tabby says

"And the body upstairs is gone" Imogen says

"But gone where? It's Thanksgiving night in Millwood" I say

"Train car" Tabby and Imogen say

[Train Car]

When we get in there, we weren't expecting to see Joe in the middle, hanging. I grab onto Noa, "He left a note" Mouse says

We cautiously walks forward and grabs it, "Angela Waters did not die in vain" She reads

"Hang on. Imogen" Tabby says gesturing to the yearbook

Imogen grabs it and starts flipping through, "It's my moms. Her senior yearbook. Fucking Joe had it" Imogen says

"Now can we call the police?" Faran asks

"Yes...but as an anonymous tip. And we shouldn't be anywhere near here when we do" Imogen says

We quickly get the hell out of there, never looking back.