“But there is something there.” Sadie’s eyes darkened as she broke free of Lisa’s grip and stood up. She clutched the stake to her chest. “And I’m gonna find out what it is.”
“Are you insane? We need to go!”
Sadie cast her eyes down to the ground. “I can’t,” she whispered. “We’ll be in high school next year, and these hunts…” Something swelled within her chest. “This year will be the last year we can do this. Properly. I don’t want to give it up, Lis. Not just yet.”
“I’m not going to convince you to leave, am I?” The defeat in Lisa’s voice was tangible, but intermingled with it was something else. Pity? Love?
She shook her head and said nothing. “But you can go. Really.” She nodded further into the crypts. “If you keep going, you’ll eventually come to the other side. The fence there isn’t too high, you should be able to climb it fairly easily. You can head home if you want. I’ll be fine. I’ll catch up with you tomorrow.”
Lisa glanced in the direction Sade had directed. She hesitated for a moment, seemed to mull it over. She shook her head.
“No way in hell I’m leaving you here alone.”
She got to her feet — with some difficulty, due to how much she shook. “We’re the Bridgemoss Guardians,” she pulled a crucifix from her bag, “and we do things together.”
***
They waited for 15 minutes until the figures had shuffled on by, hearts lodged in throats. The girls never got a good look at them, but it didn’t matter — their imaginations filled in the blanks.
Once they were sure the horde had passed them, the pair made a break for the cemetery fence. Together, they scrambled up the wrought iron as laughter bubbled within them. Lisa had not felt this giddy in years. Adrenaline coursed through her veins. God, she felt so alive.
As they stole down the other side of the fence, the midnight air rushed down her throat, sweet and cool. She and Sadie landed in synchronism, on all fours, as was the most fun way to do it.
She cast one last glance at the cemetery before they sped off on Sadie’s ten-speed. Shadows and mysteries lurked in every crevice, nook and cranny. Excitement.
Wonder.
Magic.
Who’d want to give that up? In exchange for drab adulthood?
“We coming back tomorrow?” Lisa had to shout over the sound of the screaming wind.
“Oh, hell yeah!” She could hear the smile in Sadie’s voice.
“But we’re gonna need something more than stakes. I think those back there were zombies!”
Sadie laughed as she pedalled with fury and the wind whipped their hair. “You’re learning fast, my protégé. Bridgemoss Guardians away!”
......*****......
Authi (Me) and Kelly snapchatting after this episode was written-
Me: Bish, u here-?
Kelly: Sup, Rich Bish
Me: Nothing much- just walking with Jake and Rissa
Kelly: U walk with them everyday-! What about the others-?
Me: u know it's raining- don you-?
Kelly: u don know I'm ur neighbor-?
Me: Well, those bushes and addholes don't like walking in za rain ÷_÷
Kelly: whatever-! u had lunch-?
Me: why are u asking-?
Kelly:???
Kelly: ohh right we had lunch together lol-
Me: So...
Kelly: Know what-?When u went for student council meeting yesterday, Wills literally opened ur bag and copied of ur C.E.R.C!!
Me: wHo tHe bHuCk aRe yOu kIdDiNg-?
Kelly: lol-
Me: hE lItErAtLlY cOpIeD oFf mY CERC, aNd I aNd hIm hAvE tHe sAmE CERC nOW-!!!!
Kelly: Sorry-
Me: that handsome teacher's gonna be like- wtf-? why do yer have the same CERC-? Wills can be so annoying yet so cute~~ Well, looks like I'll have to write a new CERC now-!!!
Kelly: Call Him-
*Me and Kelly tries to do a face time wis Wills-*
Wills: U had to disturb me now-????
Me: dIsTuRb mY ***, u aSsHoLe-
Wills: wHaT nOw-?
Me: U did what yesterday when I went for council meeting-? CERC UR ***-
Kelly: Sorry~~
Wills: Friendship 💔, how could u tell her-?
Kelly: Well isn't it better to get in trouble wis her than mR.oLzEn-?
Wills: Right- mr olzen- Well Fats copied off too- she copied it from me so yeah we 3 have the same CERC-
Kelly: I'm out~
*Kelly leaves the face time call*
Me: wTf-? WHATTTTTTT U AND FATIMA BOTH DID THAT-????? well it's no big deal I'll rewrite my CERC and I'll have the different one while u and Fats are gonna have the same one~~ u both get in trouble~
Wills: What.....U R REWRITING URS-? wait wtf no-- no wait....wait.... NO NO, WAIT....S O ME AND HER WE....WE....WE GONNA GET IN TROUBLE-?
Me: That's the f**k u get for copying me off-
I'm out~
*I hung up*
Ting~
Ting~
Ting~
Wills: Imma tell the school- u hacked the school again.
Wills: Rewrite for me pls---
Wills: Imma do anything----
Me: No one's gonna believe about me hacking the school again cuz I was literally suspended for 2 weeks and was also grounded for 6 months with no phone and no meeting or hang out wis yall aNd stuffs- They all gonna be like- She wouldn't wan das to happen again- and meet me tomorrow before science at 1:45pm in the courtyard wis FATIMA!! AND KELLY TOO- IMMA REWRITE FOR U AND HER BUT U GONNA PAY MY APARTMENTS RENT FOR 4 MONTHS\= 7,584.42
Wills: WTF-? WHY 4 MONTHS-?
Me: CERC has four letters so 4 mOnThS~
Wills: ×_× Cruel bish---!
No like I have any choice, cuz I don wanna get detention and lunch with counselor, I'd rather pay the rent...
Me: ur cool and ur all set- tmr courtyard at 1:45pm-
Wills: Alright-
Me: I'm out bae~ tc-
Wills: I won't miss u
Me: 🔪🔪🔪🔪
Wills: 😜🖕🏻
*And here ends their convo*
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