School Bus Graveyard | Aiden x Fem! Reader

PART ONE

My footsteps were partially muffled by the thumping pulse in my ears and the yelling of the group.

"Time!?" Ashlyn yelled over the commotion.

The boy from beside me looked down at his watch with wide blue eyes, "8 minutes!"

Just a bit longer-

The 8th pair of footsteps sounded out behind me.

TAT

TAT

TAT

I saw Ashlyn's worried expression as she took a small glance behind everyone.

It was close.

Suddenly, something bright yellow through the trees caught my eye, and I yelled, "The graveyard!"

TAT

TAT

TAT

TAT

TAT

TAT

It was right there-

My right ankle twisted. With a yell, I broke my fall by tucking into a roll. I quickly rolled to my feet into a running start. I could hear it right behind me.

The metal doors were so close yet so far-

I wasn't going to make it.

I was going to let everyone down.

Ashlyn skidded in, hand hovering over the button.

TAT

TAT

Tyler ran in, with me right behind him.

"CLOSE THE GATE, CLOSE THE GATE!" he yelled, just as I rolled in.

Ashlyn's hand slammed onto the red button. The metal gate started closing. Too slow. Way too slow.

The black gooey face grinned at my disheveled form on the ground, white eyes boring into my brown ones.

It was going to get through.

It was going to get me.

It was going to-

The gate closed in its face.

BANG

BANG

BANG

Everyone slumped, Aiden's smile still plastered on his face as Logan internally cried.

I shakily started to stand up, Ben helping me. I gave him a thankful smile, leaning on him to keep weight off my bad ankle.

Ashlyn sighed. "Alright, let's head to the bus."

☽⇄☾

I slumped into the seat between Tyler and Taylor, my head on Taylor's shoulder. The banging continued to sound throughout the graveyard.

"Ugh," Tyler groaned from beside me, head on the back of the seat. "That sucked."

Ashlyn massaged her feet through her ripped socks.

Ashlyn paused on massaging her foot. "Ah. The banging stopped."

That couldn't be good.

I closed my eyes as Tyler spoke. "It probably gave up or... someth..."

Why did everyone go silent?

I slowly opened my brown eyes. Only to see pure white globes of death on a black grinning platter staring at you.

Fuck.

Tyler yelled from beside me. "How?!"

I removed my head from Taylor's shoulder, gripping my triplet's hand as everyone slowly crept to the back of the bus. I was going to die. This was the end.

My thoughts swirled as the creature's footsteps fell in sync with mine in a dance as old as time.

The words from the others were muffled as my brown eyes stayed locked on the white ones.

Then it lunged.

At Ashlyn.

Fuck.

A faint beep sounded in my ears.