Behind The Hoodie

Chapter 47: Haunted House

I head out the back doors and try to run instead. But I am quickly pulled to the ground anyway. They don't bag my head or tie my hands but instead of pulling a knife at me, they punch me and kick me instead like they used to do. Which makes me hopeful that they won't hurt the guys.

I take this opportunity and act like I'm in real pain, letting it affect me. Before they said doing this didn't affect me anymore and that's why beating up the others is how they got to me. Maybe if I show that this does get to me they will leave the guys alone.

I practically force tears to come out and they soon stop as I say on the ground and walk away. I wait till they are gone and hear the guys from the other side of the trees. I quickly get rid of any trace of crying and walk out. They quickly turn to me.

"Where are they?" Gray says coming closer to me.

"What did they do?" Mason says coming over to me.

"They left. You guys alright?"

"Yeah, what about you though?" 

"I'm good."

"The bruise on your jaw says otherwise," Trever says.

"I'm fine. I got to get to work on a project though. See you guys later?"

"Sure." 

I quickly make my way home in the spring cool air. I hide out in my room and work on some homework. So glad they forgot today was my sixteenth birthday. 

I stay in bed for a few hours and it starts to get dark till I hear knocking at my door. I sigh and get up going to the door. I open the door and a pillowcase is quickly pulled over my head and I am picked up and put over someone shoulders. I let out a small scream and I am quickly brought downstairs and out the front door as I struggle away from them.

I am quickly shoved into a car and two people sit next to me as I take the bag from my head. The guys are all there smiling at me. Gray in the front seat with L.J. beside him. A and Trever sit beside me.

"The the flipping heck you guys!?!?!"

"Calm down. You really thought we forgot your birthday?" Gray says with a smile.

"I was hoping so," I say exasperated.

Gray starts the car and starts to drive.

"Where are we going?"

They stay silent.

"Of course your not going to tell me," I say crossing my arms.

They all smile at me as Gray drives.

"So when are you gonna get your drivers license?" L.J. says.

"Tomorrow, did you guys have to make it seem like you were kidnapping me?"

"Well, you wouldn't have come quietly otherwise." A says.

"I didn't come quietly anyways," I say.

"Maybe but what fun would it have been to try and convince you?" Trever says.

I shrug my shoulders and L.J. turns on music that we listen to for the rest of the ride. That is till I see the Ferris wheel. I lean forward a bit and look back to them. L.J. turns down the music.

"Figure it out yet?" A says.

"Yeah, I think the four hundred foot tall, glowing Ferris wheel gave you away," I say as I continue to stare at it. 

We go into the full parking lot with the rest of the guys following behind us and end up finding two empty spots after five minutes of searching. We pull in and a smile crosses my face as we get out.