Devils Night
It’s 8 o’clock at night and I am getting ready for devils night. This tradition in Chapel St Heights has been going on for centuries and to be honest I have no idea why it still goes on to this day. There has been reports of screams going on and people going missing. Which makes me creeped out a lot. I don’t usually go but my best friend is wanting me to go.
I am doing my makeup on FaceTime with Hope, who is my best friend. We have been best friends since middle school. We both have completely different aspirations in life. She wants to be a fashion designer and I want to be a singer. We are like polar opposites but I wouldn’t change her for the world. I put on my mascara and say “Hope, are you sure this is a great idea?”
Hope puts down her fake eyelash she was putting on and says “Yess Britney! Of course it is. You haven’t been out since you’ve broken up with Tom and you need some fun. Instead of being stuck in and writing song after song.”
“But that is my idea of fun. Not going to a supposed haunted event where people have reported screaming. You know that shit is terrifying to me.” I exclaim to her. It really does terrify me stuff like that. I’m pretty sure that I cried my eyes out to Insidious. That movie was scary.
Hope scoffs at me and says “Come on, don’t let the anxiety win. Go out and face these challenges.”
This is what I always admire about Hope. She never lets her anxiety beat her down. She is always so fearless and badass. We were once on a field trip and she dared us to climb this massive tree. I was petrified but she was loving it. But, sometimes I get scared that her fearless attitude would get her killed one day. Like I’m really scared right now. Heart beating like a drum.
“Are you ready Brit?” Hope shouts from the phone.
I pat down my schoolgirl outfit as I’m dressing as Britney Spears for devils night. My favourite singer in the whole world. She inspires my songs a lot. I look up at the mirror and say “I’m ready.”
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Two hours later and we are at the event. People all dressed up in Halloween costumes, dancing the night away. It’s like all the town ignores their struggles and go into some sort of trance while being here. It’s quite creepy but nice that people can enjoy themselves for one night.
I am stood at the bar with Hope, watching the party goers dance to their hearts content. “It’s beautiful.” I say with a smile on my face and a cola in my hand. I look over at Hope who is looking at her phone with a worried face. Hope never gets like this. “Everything okay?” I ask her. My heart starting to race.
Hope shakes her head and says “It’s fine. I’m just gonna go and dance.” She walks a little in front. I can sense that she is worried about something so I attempt to follow her. So, I walk over to her.
“Hope, let’s dance together. I’m up for a good dance.” I say to her. Attempting to sound excited. I really don’t want her dancing alone, especially if she is worried about something.
Because then, she could be in danger and it would be stupid of me to not be with her. It’d be like feeding her to the wolves and giving her permission to walk over to them. I really want to avoid that from happening. But, she says this “I’m okay, seriously. The text was from my dad. He thinks I’m sleeping at yours and I got worried that he found out about us being here.”
“Okay...” I say. I don’t a hundred percent believe her but she never lies so I have to. But the way she looked at the text was like she saw a ghost. Something doesn’t sit right with me.
“Stop worrying I’ll be fine.” Hope says then she runs off into the crowded dance floor.
After ten minutes of waiting for her at the bar, I decide in my head that I’m going to join her anyways. So, she is one hundred percent safe.
As I am rummaging through the crowds of people I don’t see her anywhere. This is making me really worried and scared. I walk over to Danny, who is my cousin and say “Hey has Hope been in here?”
He shakes his head at me and says “No, but I saw her run into the forest.” My head starts to spin at what he just said. Why was she running into the forest? This can’t be good.
Just as I was about to say something a loud scream is heard from the forest. My heart drops and I start to panic. I look round and everyone starts to run into the forest so I follow them into it. I run in front and stop in my tracks with my eyes filling up with tears at the scene that’s right in front of me.
The body of the girl who I have called my best friend. My sister. My emotional support. Lying there with a knife in her chest. Her lifeless eyes looking straight into my soul.
“I’m calling the emergency services.” A girl behind me shouts. I just stand there, too shocked to move.
It’s like time stopped and everything around me became a blur as the sirens start to wail. I just look at her and a black hole sucks up my heart then smashes it against a brick wall. All of my senses heightened and I just want to break down.
I jump when the sherif touches my shoulder and says “We need you to leave as this is a crime scene.”
I don’t do anything but nod and run behind the crime tape. Danny comes over and hugs me as I break down in tears. My best friend is gone. The only person I felt comfortable making friends with is gone. I feel shattered.
Then I get the text.
The text that changes everything.
So, I look at my phone. My heart feels like it’s about to explode at any second. I look around at anyone who could be on their phones, messing with me right now. Don’t see anybody so I look back at my phone and the text is right there.
The sweet but deadly always bites the dust. My dear, you’ve been chosen. - Unknown Number.
