Broken Hearts - TreeBros Part 2 - The Separate Journeys

Chapter 20

Evan's POV:

Turns out Jared's reason for waking me up was that "we had plans" and those plans are to go to a haunted house and get food. I'm now bundled up in my winter coat in Jared's car next to Connor and not bundled up in all my warm bed sheets. Oh yeah and apparently Jared has the code to get into my garage now, he said he needed it in case of an "emergency" so I gave it to him but that was a mistake. He got it while I was still half awake so I guess it was smart on his part.

Connor tried to reach for my hand and hold onto it and I let him this time, I'm still mad about what happened but I guess it's not his fault. He could have told me though and he didn't, that's what makes this whole situation worse. Jared pulls up to a McDonald's just across my neighborhood. We all get out, I run inside with the others behind me. Connor walks up to the counter and orders for him and I, he knows that I can be a mess when it comes to ordering so he just does it for me. Jared goes next then we go to pick out our table. Jared chooses the corner booth.

"Hey you mad Hansen?" Jared asks, I nod.

"Yeah" I say.

He puts his hands behind his back. "Good, I did my job" He says.

I roll my eyes.

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Once we're done eating Jared drives us to one of the most horrifying hunted houses in town. I refuse to get out but Connor grabs my hand and pulls me out.

"Come on Evan it won't be that bad, I'll hold your hand the whole time" He says, I sigh.

"This is all Jared's fault" I say.

"Yep" Jared replies, grabs my hand and runs up to the entrance of the house, Connor running right behind us.

I read the sign above the door.

'BEWARE:
We do not recommend people under the age of 13 enter this haunted house for it may be inappropriate for children or perhaps too scary, who knows maybe it's too scary for older kids as well. Enter at your own risk for you may not come back alive'

"Shit" I say while pointing to the sign, Jared laughs.

"That's all a lie, I've been through this haunted house many of times and I haven't died yet"

"W-whatever you say" I reply, Connor grabs my hand and holds onto it tightly as we enter.

As soon as we walk through the door some creepy person with a clown mask jumps out at us, I scream and jump back into Connor's arms but Jared only laughs.

"Come on that was only the first jump scare, that wasn't even that bad" Jared says while continuing on, I keep my head down and follow him.

Something taps me on the shoulder and I assume it's Connor but when I look up some creepy guy with a chainsaw in his hand looks straight at me, I scream and run as fast as I can, letting go of Connor's hand as I do. I hear the guy with a chainsaw comes after me and I run faster, as I'm running I suddenly run into something and I fall onto the ground. I start to panic, I feel something sticky cling to my hand then something grabs me. I close my eyes and just accept my death at this point, but I hear nothing but heavy breathing.

"Evan is this you?" Connor says, I let out a sigh of relief.

"Y-Yeah" I say.

"Thank god, lets get out of this place and find Jared" Connor says while taking my hand, we run as fast as we can out of the maze but just as we're about to make it out when run into something and slip and fall onto something sticky and gooey. I start to panic again but Connor tries to keep me calm, I try to make out what we ran into through the dim light that the haunted house gives us. I can see a guy with blood markings all over his face and body, I scream and run out of the haunted house, while closing my eyes and covering my ears. Once I make it out I fall on the grass out of breath, I open my eyes to see Connor running towards me. Connors face and clothes are covered in fake blood, I look at myself and suddenly realize I'm also covered in blood. Soon Jared comes out and starts laughing.

"Wow that was so easy" He says.

"J-Jared that was horrible" I say.

"Yeah for you, remember when you and Connor ran into me and then you screamed?" Jared says.

"That was you?" I ask, Jared nods.

"Fuck you" Connor says while helping me off the ground.

"We definitely have to do this again next year, now let's get back to your house and get washed up" Jared says.