Night Crawlers Chap 3 by Ashley Kielak (i have read the book .txt) 📖

Chapter Three of Night Crawlers

Chapter Three

I don`t know why but we ended up bringing Gary to Lily`s house with us. Michael had to carry him because I refused to touch him from what he’d done to me. Michael at least dropped him on purpose. Twice.

Once we got to Lily`s house Michael flopped Gary down onto the floor.

“Hey don`t dirty up her floor with nasty and filthy creatures,” I yelled.

He rolled his eyes then called,” Lily! Come here,”

“She’s not here,” a sweet charming seventeen year old girl spoke coming into the living room. She had big crystal blue eyes and flowing black hair. Her skin was naturally a beautiful creamy white and she is not a vampire but a human witch.

Michael`s face brightened when she walked into the room. Jealously burned in my cheeks. I looked down to see if Michael noticed, but he didn`t he just stood in awe like Gary had when I first meet him.

“Hey Alyssa long time no see,” Michael walked over to give her a hug. She accepted it.

I grimaced and turned away, I could feel the blush burning in my cheeks. When I turned I saw Gary lying like a dead body. I shivered and turned back. Alyssa was staring at me apologetically. Michael was looking at me with a confused look on his face. At least Alyssa understood.

I smiled at Alyssa and walked over and gave her a big hug.

I hadn`t seen this chick in two months, we were best of friends before she left. Where she went I still don`t know. She and I being friends was crazy. We went around town doing the stupidest shit, I swear.

We exchanged happy smiles then broke apart. Michael suddenly smushed us both into a great bear hug. We all laughed when Alyssa`s and my face smushed up.

It was a good little reunion, fun to. Unless you count the Michael hugging Alyssa and brightening up as soon as he saw her. I had one question:                                                                                                                      

         Was Michael tired of the same thing? Cuz I have heard of that happening with guys. Was I boring him? Did he want something else? Is my personality boring to everyone? Does Alyssa actually think I am- wait that is way more than one question sorry.

I glanced around to see if anyone had noticed my tension.     Nope, Michael and Alyssa were chatting away not ever paying attention to me. Well that was rude of them.

“Alyssa um….what are we going to do about him? That's why we dropped a body on the floor we didn`t know what to do because he is not dead and we don`t want to kill him for no reason,” I said.

“Oh that, right,” she said coming to reality,” let me think,”

We did and a minute later we got are answer.

“I know a spell that can erase his memory from the last couple of hours or just what you want, but it has to be within a couple of hours, okay,” she said in a teacher like tone.

“Good,” I nodded. She smiled at me; I didn’t want to tell her about what Gary did to me for some reason,” Michael can I talk to you alone for a sec?”

“Sure,” he said following me as I walked away from Alyssa.

Once we out of her hearing range I turned around then stopped. He was closer than I thought. He put his arms around me and whispered,” I’m sorry for what happened to you with Gary,” his voice was sincere and sorrowful.

I blushed and tried to turn my gaze but his eyes held mine,” I mean it Zoe, I’m sorry I knew something bad was going to happen but I still left you,”

“No I told you to leave it was my choice,” I argued back.

He then silenced me with a kiss. But I pushed off and said,” just don`t tell Alyssa what happen,”

He looked stunned but nodded. I walked past him and went to Alyssa. He followed slowly muttering something about me losing my mind.

“I probably have, Michael and all because of you,” I spat annoyed.

Alyssa gave me a look that said: what are you talking `bout I didn’t hear a thing. I just shook my head and walked towards the stairs.

FYI after my parents died Lily, my mom’s best friend, and her daughter Alyssa took me in as their own. So this is my house and that is why I didn`t bother to call to ask if it was okay to bring Gary.

I heard Michael trying to follow so I spun around.

“No stay down here with Alyssa and discuss what we are going to do with that thing,” I nodded to Gary.

 I turned and dashed up stairs before he could respond. I silently hoped that I didn’t make a mistake leaving them alone, together, no one around- I shook the thought out of my head.

I slammed the door to my room. I walked to my computer, put my head phones on and turned my music on so I heard nothing else. I sat there looking at dumb pictures on google.com.

Even though I was listening to my music to loud I heard people distinctly yelling and screaming at each other. Since my headphones where on that had to be very very close.  I shot out of the room.

The first things that meet my eyes was the time. It was 1:34 at night I went up to my room at 4:30pm. It had been freakin nine hours. I searched the room I was in, no sign of people.

I walked on to the next, still no one. My heart rate started going up as I walked forward. As I walked I heard distant ragged breathing and smelled sweat. That was a very weird sign.

I peered into the room where the breathing was coming from. When I did I froze and dropped to the floor. There sitting on the couch was Alyssa and Michael in a full make-out scene.

“WHY,” I screamed,” WHY WOULD YOU DO THIS TO ME?”

They both stopped and looked at me shocked. I didn’t give them a chance to answer I just turned around and ran back up stairs.

When I was in my room I flung myself onto my bed. I let out a stream of tears and sadness. Michael had always been there for me. Why would he do this to me?

There was a knock on the door,” Zoe I’m sorry please let’s talk,” Michael said through the door. I walked to stand next to the door not opening it.

“Why don’t you go talk to Alyssa,” I said in a mocking tone.

“No I want to talk to you,”

“Really, I would have never guessed,”

“Please,”

“No go away!”

“Zoe,”

“Go now!”

He walked away from the door. I sighed and relaxed into my room. Tears silently strolled down my face as I walked over to my bed. I flung myself onto it.

I laid there crying silently. After a few minutes I cried myself to sleep. My sleep was filled with nasty thoughts that polluted my brain like cars to the atmosphere. It was a horrible night.

When I awoke I looked at my clock. The time was 7:43 in the morning. That meant Lily was home. I sighed in relief.

There was a sudden thump on the door; like someone had been sitting outside of it then they just stood up. There was a knock on the door,” Zoe can I talk to you?” Michael asked.

Well that ruined my morning,” no go away,”

“Please I want to apologize,”

“I can`t talk to you right now, okay leave me alone,”

“Fine,” he said with attitude and walked away. Well if was going to be like that I will tell him it’s over and never speak to him again. I laughed to myself at this, but it was shaky with pain.

When I was sure he was far enough away I opened my door. I grabbed my jacket and brush and dashed for the bathroom. I locked the door and brushed my long dark, dark black hair that has natural baby blue strikes in it. Then I touched up my make up and put my purple jacket that matched my jeans.

I then unlocked the door and was at the front door in seconds. But to my disappointment Michael was there in front of me.

“Where are you going?” he asked

“I’m not telling you then you would just follow me there or meet me there,’ I said impatiently not looking him in the eye.

“You are right about that, but you are not going anywhere,” he said

“You are not my mother,” I snapped and pushed him out of the way and basically flew out of the door in fiery. I heard him yell and storm back into the house.

I stopped running about two miles away. I took in my surroundings. I was in the middle of a forest with many apple trees, so like a meadow or something.

I would have never guessed who I came face to face with next. I was frozen in shock as a man I knew all too well walked up to me from the trees.

  

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