Whispers In The Dark ; ahs

Chapter 8

My music blasts as I try to do my homework and study at the same time. Which is hard when you have Black Veil Brides on. But, I can get  through it. Spite the fact that all I have is calculus homework. It's funny how Tate tries to help with it yet fails.     
        My mom thinks it's cute that I have a 'study buddy' and a friend from 'school'. I can only imagine how she would react if I told her he was dead. Probably more therapy classes for me. Or if I told her my therapist is dead. Oh, I'd get locked up. 

"We should go out, trick or treating." Tate says with a smile. 
" You can't leave the house." 
" On Halloween I can." 
" I don't have a costume and I got Calc homework you were supposed to be helping me with." 
" I lied, I never took Calc." 
"Aren't you great." 
" I just wanted to spend time with you." 
" You see me everyday." 
"Still...'' He says as he lays his head on my lap and I laugh. 
" C'mon help me." I say as I flip the page on the text book. 

        I write down the problem in my notebook and try to solve it with Tate occasionally trying to help and failing, " Tate,what is the domain of f(x) = 1/(x − 2)?" I ask and simply get an answer of  "I don't know." I simply show him how to solve the problem but I know he isn't paying attention.         
 

" You really want to go out." I say as I quickly finish my homework. 
" I do." He says and my mom quickly opens the door and looks at us. 
" I have a job interview at that hospital nearby. I won't be home for about 2 hours." 
" Ocean Park?" I ask
" Yes. Your dad won't get home till midnight, so I suggest you two behave and don't do anything. If you are heading out call or text me." 
" Bye" I say and she closes the door and Tate looks at me. 
" Now, can we go?" 
" Fine." I say as I stand up and grab a leather vest, pink like tank top and leather pants from my closet, " This, will be my costume. Go find something to wear while I do my hair."  I say and watch as he quickly leaves. 
        

         I quickly, change into it, do my hair in the somewhat beehive like do,apply slight makeup, and run down stairs and shout loudly " I'll meet you outside".  I wait right by the front door watching as the kids go to the houses on each street, skipping this one, pointing at it as they walk by. Kids squealing and pointing at each other, showing their friends their candy. I can say I have spotted about over 20 Anna and Elsa's. 
        I watch as Tate opens the door and walks with me down the stairs. I grab out my car keys and motion to the car but he simply shakes his head no and walks away towards the sidewalk. I quickly try to catch up with him and ask, "What took you so long?" and he responds with, " I had to get something," I could only imagine what that 'something is', " Tate, if I end up in jail by the time the day ends it is all your fault," I say looking in his eyes, " Don't worry." He says which only makes me worry more. 
        I follow Tate through the streets of Los Angeles looking around at the town. I've lived here for 2 months and I have never seen this part of the city.  He leads me to something that seems like a deli and says how we he's going to buy food. The sound of the word food only makes me gag. He makes me come with him even though I feel like staying outside. 
         When we walk inside the first thing he does is order two sandwiches and I walk over another side of the deli and grab two bottles of Cokes ( Which I was lucky that I found mine and Tate's name on bottles) and walk over to the cash register which is where Tate is. 
        I put the drinks down right next to the sandwiches and look as Tate is staring at the cashier and the cashier back at him as he scans the items. I can only help but ask, "Tate, do you know him?," and stare at him as he glares at the guy and says," No. I've never seen him before." I grab the bag as he pays and walk outside grabbing the Coke out of the bag and handing him the bag. 

"What was that all about?" I ask him 
"Eat." He says as he hands me my sandwich.
" No. Answer my question." I say but I am suddenly interrupted by a group of girls. The girls I know best. The girls who torture me. 
" Oh my! Is that Amy?" One of them says
'' It is... I didn't know she was capable of getting one. I mean, she's so ugly and skinny."

        I look at them with with hatred and anger.  Tate tries to step up but I push him back. They start to laugh and tears. She then looks at us and says " Get them," and her minions start to rush towards us. I push my hands to my side and two of them fly into the air only to then smack their heads on the pavement. The last two girls come and I flick my hands forward and the fly and smack on their backs. She looks at me and mutters, " Witchcraft." I put my hands up making her fly up with them and flow my hands backwards whispering, " I prefer to call it bitchcraft."
        I then end up walking over to her and sit down putting my index and middle finger on her neck trying to find her pulse. I get nothing. " She-she's d-d-dead...," I stumble. Tears quickly fall from my eyes. " They're all dead."  I say and I stand up and look at Tate. " What did I do? Why did I do this? I killed them.. It's all my fault.. They are dead, because of me." I say as he slowly walks over to me. 

"It's okay Amy." 
" No.. No it's not." 
" They're gone from this filthy freak show of a world." 
" I'm gonna go to jail, I'll never get into college and I certainly won't get a job." 
" Amy, stop worrying." 
" No, Tate! You don't understand! You don't get it. You may have killed those kids but you felt nothing." I yell
"Well, if you don't want to go to jail or get shot. I highly recommend we leave.: 
" That's the smartest thing you have said yet today."  

        The next day my dad has the news on and they have a whole 5 minute section based on that murder. I look down the entire time and my dad continuously asks me what's wrong saying that I look depressed and asks if I knew the girls. "No." I would say each time.