Halloween Prank

Chapter 4

Jeremiah jumps out of the car immediately and screams Jessica's name multiple times, searching for her. August hops out of the car and runs to Jeremiah to cover his mouth, while Kayla is stuck in shock still holding onto the steering wheel. August does his best to keep everyone under control and calm but no one listens. Jeremiah continues to look for Jessica, not paying attention to Kayla or August.

"Jessica!" Jeremiah shouts. He walks back towards the car approaching August. "I can't find her anywhere," he says tearing up.

"Kayla, get out the car and help us look for her," August calls out. Kayla looks into the rearview mirror and sees a body on the ground behind the car. She tears up and continues looking in the mirror at the body.

"August, she's behind the car," she says softly.

"What?" Jeremiah asks, not able to hear her.

"She's behind the car!" She screams.

Jeremiah and August run as fast as they can behind the car and find Jessica lying still on the ground: her face with scratches on it and clothes partially ripped.

"Jessica," Jeremiah cries out. He kneels down and rests her body in his arms, holding her head up to his shoulder as he tries to wake her. "You're going to be ok," he says crying, "Everything is going to be fine. I promise. Just open your eyes for me, please."

Jeremiah sits there trying to wake her, tears falling from his face with every word spoken. August paces back and forth thinking if what just happened was real or not. Kayla stands there holding her arms tightly, watching Jeremiah trying to wake Jessica.

"I didn't mean for this to happen," she says softly.

"What?" Jeremiah yells furiously. He sets Jessica down slightly and stands in anger. "You didn't mean to run over my best friend?" He walks up to Kayla with his fists balled. August sees this and walks in front of him, but Jeremiah pushes him out of the way and hits Kayla in the face. She falls to the ground and stays there crying.

"You killed her!" Jeremiah cries out as August holds him tight. "You killed her. You killed her," he says repeatedly getting quieter every time.

"It's ok. It's ok," August says as Jeremiah pushes off. "But we have to go before someone sees us."

"We can't just leave her here though," Kayla starts.

Jeremiah goes to Jessica's dead body and kisses her on the forehead, "I love you Jessie."

"There should be a shovel in the trunk, get that and bury her on the side of the road," Kayla insists. "And move quickly, we don't want to get caught."

August quickly buries Jessica alone, Jeremiah in too much pain to help; so he watches in anger. August finishes and gets back in the car as Kayla drives off.

"No one says a thing about tonight, ever," August commands.