.13

                                    

                                          

school was finally over and it was now friday, the day before halloween. i bought will and i tickets to see friday the 13th after school and the movie starts at 4. i had to go home to grab the tickets on my bike and shortly after i began riding to wills house. i waited out by his mailbox and saw hopper smoking out on the porch. he's been on my back ever since will and i started seeing each other. 
will walked out of the front door, passing by hopper and jumping on his bike and peddled towards me.
-"ready to go?" i asked as we began heading downtown towards the mall. 
we got there a little later than expected and only had nearly 5 minutes before the movie was supposed to start. we ran and pushed past people to get to the theater. when we got to the ticket booth, the person standing there made my heart feel like it had stopped. it was james.
-"tickets?" he asked when he saw the two of us. i could obviously see a grin forming towards the side of his mouth as i pulled them from my bag and tossed them under the slot and walked away before he could say anything. i noticed will looked a little bothered, which i didn't enjoy. i messed with his hair in attempt to cheer him up, which it worked because he laughed and lightly shoved my hand away. we walked up past people in the theater and sat at the front. i pulled out the snacks i had previously bought for us from my backpack. i handed him the Reese's pieces and soda i bought for him and the m&ms and soda for me. 
-"see? we made it." he snarled at me.
-"yeah, barely." i chuckled, offering him some of my m&ms.
as we watched the movie, i could tell a jump scare was coming up. will grabbed onto my sleeve, trying to prepare for it. when it came, he jumped and pulled his head away, making me laugh.
-"shut up." he slapped my chest, trying to act angry. i placed my hand on his, showing comfort and receiving an affectionate smile. 
we both turned away our focus from each other and continued to watch the movie.
...
after the movie ended, will and i walked out of the theater side by side.
-"did you like it?" i asked.
-"yeah, did you?"
-"for sure." i nodded, slightly nudging his shoulder as we walked. while we were walking back up towards the escalator, i noticed him on numerous occasions looking over his shoulder, obviously on edge.
-"are you okay?" 
-"yeah.. i just feel like i'm being watched or something." he looked at me with fear.
-"i'm sure it's nothing." i assured him, also looking back before urging him ahead of me.
we got outside and started riding our bikes down the back roads. 
-"do you really have to babysit tomorrow?" he groaned as the wind blew in our faces.
-"yes, i'm sorry. my parents are going to be out of town and i can't let holly go by herself." i insisted, hearing him scoff again.
-"i'll still call you, alright?" i assured him.
-"okay, see you later." he started peddling the opposite way.
-"wait, where are you going? aren't we going to lucas's?" i stopped him.
he rolled his eyes and his face lit up.
-"shit, i forgot about that." he chuckled before turning around and catching back up with me.
we turned down the street and stopped our bikes outside lucas's house. we saw max's car already outside when we walked up to the door.
the door opened and max greeted us, her shirt already covered in pumpkin.
-"sorry, we started without you guys." she let us in.
will and i walked into the kitchen where lucas was carving a pumpkin. max stood next to him and carved a different pumpkin.
will and i threw our bags in the living room before starting to carve the pumpkins that were left on the table.
-"what are you going to do?" i asked will as he hid his pumpkin from me.
-"it's a surprise." he snarled before sharing a funny look with max. halloween music played from lucas's radio in the kitchen as we were talking and carving. we stopped talking when lucas's sister, erica, walked in towards us.
-"excuse me, love birds. i need to get through." she squeezed through us to get a crayon that was laying on the table.
-"get out, erica!" lucas groaned
-"shut it, nerd." she commented before leaving the room. 
after we were done, will showed everyone his first. it was a really well carved cat face.
-"damn, will!" lucas admired.
-"mine looks like shit compared to yours." max laughed before they looked over at me, motioning for me to show them mine.
when i turned it around in embarrassment, they laughed at me. 
-"what is that supposed to be?" max laughed
-"a bat!" i defended.
-"it's certainly something." will laughed along. i angrily took a chunk of pumpkin guts and threw it at will. he gasped when it hit him and suddenly i felt mad and lucas completely chucking pumpkin all over me. i laughed as i tried to duck but ended up slipping on a piece. max held me down on the floor as lucas and will tried shoving it in my mouth.
-"eat it, you piece of shit!" lucas laughed as i screamed and laughed.
-"ew, stop!" i pushed them away and stood up, looking at the mess we created. it was all over the walls and floor.
-"good luck cleaning this up! let's go, will." i took his hand and we started running away.
we grabbed our bags as we heard them both yelling for us to come back. we laughed uncontrollably as we walked out of his house.
we picked up our bikes and began walking towards the street.
-"call me when you get home, alright? get there safe." i told him.
-"i will." he smiled, looking up at me and tugging at my arm sleeves. i leaned in and kissed him, feeling the cold wind blowing against us. i never wanted this moment to end, but just like everything.. it did.
we pulled away when we heard the front door swung open.
-"get your asses in here and help clean!" lucas began running down the driveway.
both will and i started screaming as we peddled opposite ways. i looked back and saw lucas throwing his hands up, which made me laugh.
i also saw will in my peripheral vision, which made me smile even more.