"Are you kidding me?!"
Josh laughed as Maya's happy expression suddenly turned grim.
"It's just a haunted house-"
Maya scoffed and pushed back her hair in frustration. "Just a haunted house? It's a freaking nightmare in that thing!"
He quickly grabbed her hand and squeezed it tight. "I've got you." He assured her, pulling her gently towards the entrance.
Her feet were dragging along the sidewalk that led to the scary looking attraction. She was hesitant and still feared the events to come.
"Maya, I promise it'll be okay," Josh stopped right before the door, "Just look at me."
Maya sucked in a breath and pursed her lips into a tight frown.
"Okay." Her voice cracked as she spoke, her hand trembling in his.
When he pushed open the door everything was completely dark, especially when the door slammed shut.
Her small figure clung to him as they wandered through the house.
Drip. Drip. Drip.
Maya buried her face in Josh's arm, not wanting to look at the corpse ahead, dripping with blood.
"Just trust me." He told her, pulling her close to his chest.
Creak.
Maya flinched as a door creaked open gently, revealing no one standing there to have opened it.
"It's all fake." Josh reminded her.
"I thought Halloween was just candy and pumpkins." Maya muttered under her quiet raspy breath.
"Come on Hart, where's the fearless Maya we know and love?"
"I thought you knew me enough to know I'm not actually fearless!" Maya whisper yelled.
A hand from behind touched Maya's shoulder and she instantly turned around, grabbing the culprit by the arm and flipping them over roughly to the floor.
"There she is." Josh laughed, as Maya pinned the man to the ground.
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Always Deny, Never Admit
FanfictionThe expression on her face was one he thought had always been reserved for him. A look of admiration, trust, and pure giddiness. So he had to admit that it bothered him when he saw her with that priceless expression on her face, looking up at someon...
