Killer Clown

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Mara

"And you think it's smart to just go up to one and ask it questions?" My friend Brianna asked.

"I mean, it's not like it's actually gonna take me and do what people say they do." I said while grabbing my coffee off the counter of my shared apartment.

I also grabbed my camera, voice recorder, pen, and paper. I gotta get information for the news.

I work with the newspaper company here in Washington state, as an intern. I help with stories sometimes, well I try too.

I've been trying to actually get a full job here so I can help pay for college when I get out of high school, which will be next year.

"Well, before you go, we need to stop by my friends house to get you some stuff." She said as we walked out into the hall of the building.

"What kind of 'stuff'?" I asked locking the door.

"Oh ya know, a gun, a knife, a bodyguard, pepper spray-"

"Okay, first of all, I can't carry a gun or knife legally. Two, I can't carry pepper spray. And three, why would I need a bodyguard? I'm a black belt." I said doing the ever so famous ninja stance.

"You're an idiot." She said laughing.

"Says the one that takes a picture of Billy Joe Armstrong everywhere she goes." I said as we walked down to the elevator.

"Shhh! He hears what you say! Don't hurt his feelings!" She said holding her purse shut.

"Why do I love you?" I ask laughing.

"Because I'm fabulous!" She said flipping her hair. I chuckled and nodded.

I pressed the garage button and we waited. Waited to get to my car that my mom had given me as a sweet 16 present last year.

"We need to get a new car." Bri said as we tried to open the clearly unlocked doors that never seem to open.

"I know. Just a couple more years. I'll have a job, I'll be in college, I'll live with my best friend in our neat and organized dorm room, I'll have a nice, clean car. Everything will be perfect." I said to myself.

Me being me, I have my life planned out. I'm going to school to be a doctor, I'll have 2 kids, a husband, a nice house, and a nice car. I'll be married in the spring, my best friend to be there with me, everything will be,

Perfect.

Yes, perfect.

I felt the car being tugged to the right.

"Mara! Are you trying to kill us?!" Brianna yelled panting.

"What- what happened?" I asked.

"You tried to run us off the freaking road!"