After almost an hour and a half of trick or treating, we started to head back. Leila volunteered to take Channing home, which meant I'd have time alone with Max.
That was a good thing, and a bad thing. A good thing because I always felt safe when he was around, even if it was walking through the dark on Halloween, I always felt close to him. It was a bad thing, because of the way that he'd blushed away whenever Leila had spoken about his feelings.
"Are you cold?" He asked, looking over at me.
"No, I'm fine," I said, hugging my jacket closer to me.
I could see my porch light not that far off and I knew that it was either now or never so I spoke quickly, "Max, about what you said about feelings..."
"Stop," he said, a small smirk playing across his lips.
"Stop?" I asked, a little confused.
We had made it to my porch and we were standing on the steps. He took two steps forward, pressing his lips against mine. My arms wrapped around his neck and he leaned against me to kiss me deeply, not wanting to pull away.
A little breathless, I pulled away, my whole body feeling like it was on vibrate.
"All your questions answered?" Max asked, chucking softly.
"Shut up," I mumbled, turning and reaching for the door.
"Will you be my girlfriend?" He asked behind me, sounding young and vunerable.
I smiled at the door, "Yes, Max, I will."
I pushed the door open and felt all the energy leave my body as I saw all the blood on the floor, wall, and ceiling. I fell on my knees, sliding in the blood. The blood that had kept my mother alive was now everywhere as she was hung upside down with her throat sliced open...
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FantasyZoey is a young girl who's been bullied her whole life. She had one friend that she trusted deeply and revealed a secret to and that was a mistake as it only made her public life more hell. Then something changes her life forever when a group of vam...
