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Chapter 12

I'm finally ready. Tomorrow I'm going to ask Griffin to go out with me. I woke up this morning with a rush of bravery, maybe just enough to tell him how I feel. Wish me luck dear readers! Oh, and if you're worried about that other guy, Sebastian, he wasn't as good a guy as I thought. In fact, he was the worst kind of guy. He put me and my friends through hell. But in the end, we overcame him. I'm just waiting for him to show up in the news as a "caught abuser" or something like that. He can't weigh me down today. I just needed to spend one more day as his best friend, then I would tell him my feelings. Tomorrow was going to be a day I would never forget.

What if I fall?

Oh, my darling, what if you fly?

-Jenesis

It was finally over. Sam hasn't been seen in more then a week, the police were still looking for him but there were rumors that he had ran away and moved towns. He wasn't going to bother me ever again. I was free.

I delivered the book to Clover a few days ago. She was ecstatic about her new 'magic' item. I skipped a few days of school after Sam tried to attack us. I was scared that he would be there and corner me again.

Now my life was finally normal. If you call my life before I met Sam, 'normal'. My mom still wasn't responsible, I was still hiding secrets from my friends, my mom was constantly cranky, and I always had to sneak out. But life was better.

"This weekend, I'm going to let myself have fun." I told myself as I stared at my mirror reflection. I had been so cautious before, Goldie and Peter were getting worried about me. I promised them that I would be more laid back this weekend. I was going to spend time with Goldie and Peter today, then tomorrow, I would tell Goldie that I like her.

I dressed up in a comfy winter outfit and walked downstairs. I was meeting them at the cafe for lunch again. It was really chilly, less than a week till Christmas, yet there was barely any snow on the ground.

I silently walked through the woods, trying to relax and attempting to calm my nerves. I couldn't stop thinking of what Sam did, especially when I walked by the area where Sam attacked us.

Finally, I reached the bus stop and took a ride to the cafe. Peter and Goldie were already waiting in a booth for me. This was the calming aura I was waiting for. We talked and ate and just all together enjoyed ourselves. It was the Christmas gift I had always wanted.

We talked for hours. And once the sun had set, we went home separately. It was dark, so the safest way home would be public transit. I waited for the bus for twenty minutes. Nothing.

I suppose it would be quicker to just walk. I left the the bus stop and headed toward the woods. It was dark, there was barely any street lights. The air was cold and I focused warm puff a smoke exiting my mouth as I breathed. I used my phone flashlight to see the path ahead of me, but that didn't prepare me for what was ahead.

As I walked through the cold winter woods, I became aware of someone walking near me. There was heavy footprints and soft breathing.

"Tsk tsk. You would think you would eventually learn not to take walks by yourself, especially at night. And especially if you have no clue where I am." Lectured a dangerously familiar voice behind me.

I stopped in my tracks. I thought he had left. I thought he was going to finally leave me alone. Bullshit! I faced the voice behind me. Sam.

Sam stood a few metres in front of me. I flashed my phone light in his face, he shielded his eyes with his arm, but his creepy smile never faded.

"WHAT THE HELL DO YOU WANT NOW?!" I shouted. Maybe if I shouted loud enough, someone would hear me and come investigate why I was screaming.

"I just wanted to talk," He said. "Give a bit of a warning..." Sam put down his arm and looked directly at me. "And to make a deal."