You want to turn me into a living dead becase you love me so much? Thanks.

Chapter One: Visiting My Moms Friends

I looked up at the house when I stepped out of the car. It was huge, white and had a big garden with perfect blooming flowers. My mom stepped out too, a big smile on her face as she looked at her childhood friends home. It had been her idea to go here, to the US. Sure, I didn’t have anything against going here, quite the opposite actually, but then I had found out that we were going to visit her friends, instead of going to New York or something. That kind of ruined it all but I was still happy I was here instead of in school as my friends were. Or, well, they were probably asleep right now due to the time difference.



“Amanda!” someone called as the door opened. My mom instantly reacted and started running towards the woman, who looked like she was in her late thirties, or early forties. They met each other half way, hugging and talking at the same time. I stood there not entirely sure what to do as my brother and dad stepped out of the car, smiling brightly.



“Sophie, it has been way too long since we last saw each other!” my mom said and pulled back with a smile. “How have you been?”



“I’ve been just fine, a bit tired but nothing serious” Sophie said and smiled back. “You know how kids can get sometimes.”



“Oh, yes, I know that very well” she said and gave me a look before looking over at my dad and brother, who were busy with taking out our luggage from the car.



Sophie laughed and stepped aside, making a motion towards the door. “Well, don’t just stand there dears, come on inside. Everybody is waiting for you.”



I bit my lip and walked over to my dad who handed me my bag. “Thanks” I said before walking towards the house and inside. I started to take off my converses when Sophie stopped me, telling me that it was okay to keep them on if I wanted. I shrugged and tied the shoelaces again, taking my jacket of instead.



“Here, I can take that for you” she said and took my jacket, putting it away. My family was still outside, and Sophie gave me a smile. “I am so happy to have you here. The boys too, they have been very excited to meet you and your brother. Though I’m not so sure about Emily, but she can be rather cold with strangers. But she will come around once you spend time with her you’ll see.”



“Oh, okay, that’s nice” I said and smiled, wondering what was taking the others so long. “Where are they?”



“They’re in the living room with Jonathan, my husband” she said and turned around. I assumed I was supposed to follow and left my bag in the hall. We walked into a big room to find six boys sitting on two couches, a man in his forties sitting on a chair and a girl about my age sitting on another chair. The first thought that hit me was: Poor girl and the second Oh dear when I saw what they were wearing. The boys were all wearing suits with ties and the whole thing. Please don’t let this be a perfect stuck up family…I looked over at the girl, Emily Sophie had said her name was, ad looked her over. Her gray eyes were cold and her black hair was pulled into a bun. She was wearing a dress and a jacket, looking very formal and professional. Suddenly I felt like I was wearing bad clothes, and looked down at myself. Black skinny jeans, a V-necked white T-shirt, black converses with flowers, hearts and peace signs on them, and my hair falling over my shoulders, messy after the trip.



I looked up again at Emily, who still was looking at me with cold eyes. It must be hard for her to be the only girl among so many guys. I only ha one brother, and that was hard enough. But then again, maybe she liked it that way. She must be used to it anyway.



“I made them dress up for you” Sophie said, breaking the silence. “It was hard to make the boys wear the suits and ties, but after a while they agreed to it” she said with a small smile and a look at the guys. I looked at them too, to see that they had different hair colors. Some of them had blonde, curly hair like Sophie, but some had messy black hair like Jonathan, and a few of them had brown hair.



“Oh, you really didn’t have to do that” I said and smiled at Sophie. Really, she hadn’t. I could see that none of the boys were enjoying it at all, but they were still smiling, or smirking, at me.



“Oh it was no problem my dear. Now, why don’t you introduce yourself and then I’m sure that one of them could show you to your room. While you do that I’ll go check on the others” Sophie smiled before leaving the room.



I looked at the others again and pressed my lips together. Was I supposed to start?



Jonathan stood up and cleared his throat. “Welcome here, my name is Jonathan, but please, call me John” he smiled and extended his hand.



I reached out and shook his hand. “Katelyn. Or, well, everybody calls me Kate” I said and smiled back slightly.



“My name is Emily” I heard from my right and looked over at her. She made no movement to come near me or shake me hand, not even giving me a smile.



“Nice too meet you Emily” I replied, not sure if I was going to smile or not.



One of the guys stood up and walked over. “Hey there Kate. I’m Tyler, the oldest of us” he said with a smile, his blue eyes twinkling. He was tall, with curly blond hair and a warm smile. “Over there is Brandon, he’s one year younger than me, 21 years old, and that’s Zach, he’s 19. Noel over there is 17, and Kyle is 18. Nick and Emily are both 16, they’re twins.”



“Oh, nice to meet y’all” I said and looked at all of them. A big family they were.



“Here, c’mon” Noel, a fairly tall and muscular guy, with black messy, black hair and blue eyes, stood up. “I’ll show you to your room. Your bag is in the hall?”



“Uhm, yeah, thanks, I’ll go get i-“ I started but he had already left the room. I looked around at the others and Jonathan gave me a nod to follow Noel. I did as I was said to do and left the room, finding Noel walking up a big set of stairs. “Hey, wait up” I said and ran up the stairs after him.



“Ops, sorry” he said and slowed down so I could catch up with him. “Thought you would be faster than that” he said.



“Why, thank you” I said sarcastically and looked around as we walked. The house was decorated nicely, and the walls had different colors, giving a warm feeling.



I heard him chuckle and open a door. I looked over at him and followed him inside the room. There was a big desk with a laptop on it, a huge white bed, a couple of chairs here and there, a big closet and paintings on the walls.



“Nice room” I said and sat down on the bed, looking over at him. He put my bag down and smiled.



“That’s good to hear, since this is where you will be staying for a while” he said and leaned against the desk.



“I get my own room?” I asked in disbelief and looked around again.



“Yeah, it’s all yours while you stay here.”



“I’m not going to share with Luke?”



“Who’s Luke?”



“Oh, my brother” I said.



“No, you won’t. He’ll get his own room too. Your parents will share room though.”



“Wow, that’s really nice of you,” I said softly.



“No problem” he shrugged. “We’ve got many spare bedrooms.”



“That’s cool. Is that your laptop?” I asked and nodded towards the desk he was leaning against.



He looked down at the laptop. “No, that’s a welcome present to you.”



“You bought me a laptop?” I gaped.



“Well, my mom likes to spoil her guests, and we have a lot of money, so yeah” he shrugged.



“I really couldn’t take that” I said and shook my head.



“Why not? Don’t you like the color?”



“No, I love silver, but really, I can’t take a laptop.”



“But who else is going to have it? Everybody here has a laptop already, and it’s a gift to you.”



“No really, you should return it, get your money back” I insisted. This was just crazy, who bought a laptop to their guests?



“My mom really wants you to have it” he frowned. “But anyways, I’ll leave you now so you can pack up. You can take a shower if you want to. The bathroom’s over there” he said and pointed at a door behind me. “Towels are already in there for you to use.” With that he walked out and closed the door behind him.



I looked around and then started to unpack. I would take a shower when I was done.



~*~*~*~*~



I stepped out of the shower and draped the big towel tightly around me. I walked over to the mirror and wiped my arm over it, so I could see something. My cheeks were flushed from the hot water, and my hair was dark and dripping. My eyes were big, and I made a face. I had forgotten that I was wearing mascara, so I was black under my eyes. L looked like a sad clown.



“Beautiful” I muttered and shook my head, walking out of the bathroom that apparently was mine alone. I walked over to my desk and pulled a drawer out, taking my make-up remover and my mascara. I walked back to the bathroom and removed my destroyed make-up before applying a new layer of mascara. I blow-dried my hair and ran a hand through it quickly before walking out again and opening the closet.



I looked through my clothes and pulled out a bra, underwear’s, a white mini dress and a short black jacket. Since everybody else seemed to dress up I decided to wear something nice too, but not that formal and whatever.



I got dressed and put on a thin layer of lip-gloss. I didn’t like lip-gloss, so I only used a little to get some more color. I didn’t enjoy it when my lips were shining and sticky.



I heard a knock on the door and threw the towel o my bed, walking over to find a grinning Luke.



“I got an Xbox” he said happily and pulled me out closing the door. He was wearing jeans and a simple white T-shirt, his blonde hair messy.



“You did? Oh my God, they’re just too nice! I got a laptop,” I said as we walked down the hall. I really couldn’t believe that they gave us all this. Maybe it was a joke…



“Hey” Nick said as we walked into the kitchen. “Right on time, dinner’s now. Kate you can sit here beside me and Sophie, and Luke you can sit next to Noel and Kyle” he said and pointed at a seat. We all sat down and mom and Sophie served the food. I was surprised to see that it was pizza.



“You can all dig in and eat” Sophie smiled and sat down beside me. “Kate dear, would you like to have some coke to drink?” she asked. “Since it’s Saturday it’s alright.”



I nodded. “Yes please” I said as she poured me some coke. I felt like a little kid, who couldn’t do anything by herself.



“So, Kate, how old are you?” Nick asked between mouthfuls of pizza.



“I’m 16” I answered and took a bite of the pizza. It tasted really good and I smiled.



“Like me” he grinned and looked over at Emily who was eating quietly. “And Em of course.”



I nodded and smiled slightly. Everybody was eating quietly except my mom and Sophie who were chatting on.



Suddenly I heard the front door open and someone walking towards here. “Hey guys, I’m here now!” the guy yelled as he walked inside.

Chapter Two: Say What?

The guy who had run in wore nothing but shorts. He had an eight pack and his arms were just gorgeous. His brown hair was messed up by the wind, and he had a cute boyish smile on his face and his green eyes were twinkling. Realizing I was staring at him like a complete fool I turned my gaze down at the pizza and brushed some of my hair out of my face.



“Wow, this was embarrassing. Thanks for telling me you had female guests,” the guy said and I glanced up to see him watching me. I looked around at the table and saw Zach smirking. He stood up and banged fists with the guy.



“Hey man. Let’s go get you a shirt,” Zach said started walking out of the room.



“I’ll be back” the guy said and did a graceful bow before following Zach.



I took another bite of my pizza and chewed slowly, looking around at the others. I saw Emily giving her plate a small smile and blushing slightly. Oh no, she likes him…and here I was staring at him. Feeling stupid with myself I sipped my coke.



“Who was that young lad?” my mom asked with a smile. Thank you mom! I thought.



“Oh that was Brent” Nick said and shook his head. “Seems to think he’s living here, hence why he sometimes doesn’t wear a shirt. It’s sad you didn’t catch him in his frog boxers” he chuckled.



“Nick, shut up” Emily said, smiling wider now.



“What? It would be fun to see his face” he smirked. “And you would blush or something.”



“I would not!” she said and glanced around at us, face flushing.



“Of course she wouldn’t. You guys always think we girls will blush, but that’s not the case,” I said, speaking up. I looked over at Emily, expecting to see her look at me with cold eyes as usual, so I was surprised to see her smiling gratefully at me. I smiled back and looked back at Nick. “Really, guys have a too big ego.”



“Is that so?” Brent said, walking into the kitchen again. Zach followed behind him and took his seat again.



“Yeah, that’s so. Someone should go and bring your ego down a notch,” I said as he pulled a chair out and turned it around, leaning his arms on the back of the chair. He was sitting beside Emily who was smiling down at her plate again.



“Maybe someone should go and bring your ego up a notch, because maybe it’s so that you have a too small ego. Hey, Em, can I have that?” he asked and nodded at the rest of her pizza. She nodded and pushed the plate over to him, who dived in.



“I’m with Brent on that one” Luke nodded and the other guys agreed.



“Well, I’m with Kate on this one” Emily said and my mom muttered her agreement.



“So this is a girl against boys thing? I guess we just won” Noel smirked.



“No you didn’t” I scoffed.



“Did too” he said and smiled.



“Did not,” I said. “We’re girls. Our vote counts as three votes each. Which means that we have twelve votes, while you guys,” I said and quickly counted them in my head. “Only have eight votes. I’m sorry.”



“Oh c’mon, we all know guys are better than girls. We get five votes each” Brent said.



“Wait, wait, wait. I did not just hear that come out of your mouth young man” Sophie said loudly and sat up straight in her chair. “Men and women, girls and boys, are all equal. No one is better than anyone else. This whole conversation is ridiculous, and I cannot believe that it’s being spoken under my roof. I expect you all to think through what we just said, and realize that it was all lies.” With that she gives all of us, even mom, dad and Jonathan, a stern glance. I start to feel really bad, since I was the one to start it all. What a nice guest I am.

“I’m very sorry Sophie, it was all my fault. While I’m speaking I would like to thank you for your gifts to us, they really weren’t necessary.”



“Oh don’t be silly dear” she beamed, in a great mood again. “It was my pleasure, no problem at all,” she said and I catched a weird note in her tone, but I couldn’t really place it. I frowned and then smiled at her.



“Thank you, it was just what I needed,” I said.



“I’m just happy to help. Now, Amanda, how long will you be staying here?”



“Oh, just a week. We don’t want to be a bother.”



“So short! No, stay a month at least. You’re not a bother at all! Quite the opposite actually.”



“A month?” my dad asked and frowned. “That is a very long time…with school and all, what about the children?” he said and looked at mom.



“Oh don’t be silly Fred! They can go to school here of course!”



“What about us? We can’t just sit here all day.”



“Oh but while me and John are at work you can take care of the house, go shopping or groceries, explore the town…you could do anything you want and there would be no problem for us at all.”



“Exactly, so why don’t we say…three months for a starter? Then if you enjoy it here we can make it longer” John said as he finished eating.



“Oh, I don’t know…” my dad said and looked over at Luke at me. I shook my head once, making it seem like I wanted to get my hair out of my face. I glanced over at Luke who was nodding encouraging. I glared at him slightly. Three months? We couldn’t stay here three months! I actually have a life back home, one I would like to return to.



“Okay, let’s say three months and see how it goes,” she says and the guys plus Luke cheers. I stared at her in disbelief. She did not just say what I think she said, did she? She couldn’t have, could she? No, this wasn’t true; it had to be a dream. Just a dream, pinch your arm Kate and you’ll wake up.



I closed my eyes tightly and pinch my arm hard, waiting to wake up.



I heard someone laugh and I opened one eye to see Zach watching my and laughing loudly. “What are you doing?” he chuckled. I dropped my arm and looked down, shrugging slightly. What was I going to say?



“Don’t worry dear, this will feel like home soon. You’ll get used to the guys and Emily…plus Brent” Sophie said and smiled at me. I looked up and met her eyes, which looked a bit mad.



I nodded and looked away. What a jerk you are…great guest Kate, they must really enjoy having you here now.



“Well, Sophie, I’m more than happy to stay” Luke grinned.



“I am very happy to hear that my dear” Sophie sad and smiled softly, looking at my mom and dad.



“I’m sure we will all have a great time here” mom said and smiled at everyone.



“Like a big family” John nodded.



“Great” I whispered and poked my pizza, no longer hungry.



“Did you say something Katelyn?”



“No, but please call me Kate” I said and smiled, hoping it didn’t look fake. I finished my coke and stood up. “Well, I’m going to your guestroom now if that’s okay.”



“Of course sweetie, but it’s your room now.”



“Yes, right…” I sighed and threw away the last of the pizza and put my plate and glass in the dishwasher. “Thanks for dinner.”



I looked back at everybody to see Emily staring down at her hands with wide eyes. She was as stunned as I was, she didn’t want me to stay. That made me feel a bit good and I left the room.



I walked up the stairs and frowned. Who had turned the lights off? Maybe Zach and Brent had when they went looking for a T-shirt. I blinked a couple of times trying to see better. I reached the top of the stairs but almost tripped on my own feet. I catched myself at the last second and took a deep breath.



I walked up to the room I was staying in, my, room, and opened the door. The lights were off here too but I could see the dark shape of a person pulling the drawers of my desk out and throwing my things on the floor. The person, obviously a guy because of the height, moved on to my closet and started throwing my clothes everywhere.



I froze, scared that the person might see me. He should have already, since I opened the door. Maybe he didn’t notice because the door didn’t make a sound and it was just as dark in the hall as it was in the room.



As quietly as possible I reached my hand out and tried to find the switch on the wall. I let out a breath when I found it and turned the switch. No light came on. I turned the switch again, still no light. I started to turn and turn the switch, forgetting that it was making a sound. The lights weren’t working at all. I heard footsteps coming towards me and looked up to see the guy moving closer to me. I stepped back to find the door closed. I glanced back at him to see that he was just behind me.



I did what most girls would do in my case – screamed. I screamed as loud as I could.



Suddenly the door was opened and the light’s flipped on, a hand covering my mouth.



“Jeez, Kate, I knew you were scared of the dark, but this is just wow” Luke chuckled.



I blinked a couple of times and looked around at the room. Everything was cleaned and nothing was lying on the floor. All the drawers and the closet were closed, and there was only Luke and I in the room.



Luke removed his hand from my mouth. “Me- I- There-“ I started.



Luke raised an eyebrow. “Mhm, go on please.”



“I really can’t stay here for three months. It’s the first day and I’m already going crazy” I said and rubbed my eyes.



“Well, I was going to say that we’re going to watch a move downstairs, so you can come if you want” he said and walked out of the room again. “You know where the living room is, right?”



“Yeah” I called after him and walked up to my desk. I pulled out the first drawer to find my notebooks and pen’s lying neat and organized like I had put them when I unpacked. “Kate, you’re really going crazy,” I whispered to myself, pulling the chair out and taking a seat.



I saw a note on the laptop with the password on. I took the note off and turned the laptop on. I logged in and changed password. I didn’t want anyone to log in on my computer and see what I have been doing.



Then I changed the background, because I really didn’t want to have all the boys plus Emily as my background picture, reminding me that I was going to stay here for three months or more. I found a really nice picture of a meadow, and decided to use it.



It didn’t work. It was still the same background of my ‘new big family’. I tried with many other pictures but none of them seemed to work. I groaned and gave up, opening the Internet instead.



Now, what was I going to do? I really didn’t feel like going to Facebook and be reminded who my real friends and family were, who I wasn’t going to meet for three months. But maybe I could fly home earlier? That was a great idea!



About one hour later I had found cheap tickets home. Problem was; I didn’t have any money right now. I was completely broke. Maybe dad could pay…but he probably was going to say that I wasn’t allowed to fly back on my own, since I was a little girl and such. But I was 16, not 8, so in my opinion I should be allowed to fly home on my own.



“Aw, Kate, planning on leaving us so soon?”



I jumped in surprise and turned around to see Noel standing behind me with his hands in his pockets. “How long have you been standing there?”



He tilted his head to one side and put on a thoughtful face. “About…half an hour or so, 45 minutes maybe. You really don’t notice much, do you?”



“You didn’t make any sound!” I said.



“Yes I did. I was breathing the whole time,” he said.



“You sure about that?”



“Yeah, very sure” he chuckled.



“Yeah, okay, whatever. What did you want?” I asked and turned the laptop off.



“Just wondering if you wanted to take a walk or something. Some of us are going to, the rest of us are cleaning up the living room.”



I frowned. “What happened in the living room?”



“Well, you know, we were watching a movie, so now there’s like popcorn everywhere and Brent spilled out his glass of coke.”



“Good job of him” I nodded.



“Yeah, but did you want to come? It’ll just be a short walk, nothing much really.



“Uhm, yeah, sure. Just let me change to something warmer” I nodded and stood up.

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I changed into skinny jeans, a T-shirt, a hoodie and my converses. Turning the lights off in my room – I was the one who did it this time – I closed the door and ran down the stairs two steps at a time. This walk could – would – turn out into something important. Firstly, I would be able to talk to the guys alone without any Sophie lurking around the corner. (No offense to her, she was sweet and all, but she gave me the creeps.) Secondly, I might get to see a bit of the town I was going to stay in. Well, maybe not that much since it was dark outside, but hopefully a little. And, at last, I would have them protect me from any weird tall guy who tried something. Or at least I hope they would…



“Awesome Kate, just put on a jacket and we’ll go” Noel said, leaning against the front door.



I nodded and grabbed my jacket where Sophie had put it before.



“Who’s coming?” I asked as I put my black jacket on.



“Me – obviously -, Nick, Brandon, Brent…and Zach” he said and made a face.



I raised an eyebrow. “Why is it bad that Zach is coming? If I may ask.”



“Of course, you’re going to stay with us for a while, so that’s okay. Zach and Brent…well, they-“ he started but was cut off by someone throwing me over his shoulder.



I gave a little “Eeeek!” as Zach walked out of the door with me.



“Let’s go for a walk!” he grinned while Brent catched up with us, chuckling quietly.



Right now I was really happy I wasn’t wearing the dress I wore for dinner. I sighed and looked around. “I’m 16, I can walk by myself,” I said.



“Really? Noel said you were slower than a snail, so I thought I would give you a hand” Zach said as everybody had catched up and started walking down the street.



“He said what?” I echoed loudly, my voice ringing down the empty street.



“I said nothing” Noel scoffed.



“Pfft, and I’m gay. Yeah, not really” Brent smirked.



“Yeah, okay, now I wish I wore clothes when I eat breakfast.”



“…You don’t wear clothes when you eat breakfast?” I asked Noel.



“Nope” he grinned. When he saw my face he chuckled. “Oh, no, don’t get me wrong, I wear boxers. If I wouldn’t, Sophie would kill me. If Emily wasn’t faster of course…”



“Yeah, okay, y’all just going to have to get dressed before you leave your room” I scoffed.



“Why? You don’t want to see what’s underneath these clothes?” Brent asked and wiggled his eyebrows.



“I got a taste from that at dinner, that’s more than enough thank you.”



Nick laughed while Brent frowned. “Ouch. But yeah we will, don’t worry.”



“Good. Now please put me down. I actually am faster than a snail.”



Zach chuckled and put me down. “If you say so Katelyn.”



“Okay, say that again and I’ll slap you. My name is Kate. Or, well, I hate it when people use my full name.”



Brandon raised an eyebrow. “Err, okay, we’ll just call you Kate then. Here’s the school you’ll start in” he said and pointed to my right.



I looked over and saw a big, dark shape of a building…and that was about as much as I could see. “Well, that’s, uh…nice?”



Brandon made a face. “Nah, you have to wear a uniform. And really it’s a boarding school, but we live so close by so we stay at home.”



“A boarding school? Really? Oh my God. Back home there’s like, one boarding school. If I was you I would totally board…or whatever you call it.”



“One? In the whole country?” Nick asked in disbelief. “And we would…we’re just not really allowed. Mom’s kind of attached to us.”



“I see…and one that I know of at least. There might be more.”



Brandon rolled his eyes. “Than there’s more, trust me.”



“Yeah…” I said. I didn’t trust him, not at all actually. But that could be because I didn’t actually know him.



“Well, boring people let’s keep on walking” Zach said and started walking again. I followed behind him and sighed.



“You said this would be a short walk, right? So are we going back soon?”



“Yeah, not really. We want to show you a place.”





~*~*~*~*~*~*~



I ducked in through the door and looked around. Nick walked past me and pulled a little rope, turning on a lamp. I blinked a couple of times and looked around, my eyes getting used to the sudden light. The room – or little abounded house with only one room – had painted walls. There were different pictures on the walls – as if someone had run out of papers to paint on and moved on to painting the walls instead. The pictures were beautiful. On one of them there was a little girl on a meadow, on another a mystic forest and on another a sunny sky.



“Wow, did anyone of you paint this?” I asked and looked around in awe.



Nick grinned and raised a hand. “That would be m-“



“Ah hell no” Brent said and hit the back of his head. “Our friend Matt painted this. Nick here can’t even draw a straight line. Not even if he had a ruler to help him.”



I laughed and shook my head. “Ah, I see. Well, your friend Matt is very talented then.”



“You can tell him that on Monday” Brandon said and slumped down in one of the chairs. “Would bring his self confidence up. He’s really shy and never shows his art to anyone but us. Actually, you probably aren’t allowed to see this…”



“Oh I’ll leave then!” I said and headed towards the door.



“Eh, relax. You have already seen it so it doesn’t matter. Just don’t bring people here, okay?”



“Who would I bring here? It’s not like I know anyone.”



“Wow, thanks. So that’s how you think about us. We don’t even count as ‘anybody’.”



I rolled my eyes. “Ridiculous.”



Brandon shook his head and leaned back.



“Wait, what do you mean I can tell him that on Monday?”



“He goes to our school. Mom will probably make sure that you start on Monday.”



Right…that fun little fact. Suddenly I wasn’t in such a good mood anymore. “Can we go back now?”



Zach raised an eyebrow, probably noticing the sudden change of mood, but nodded and headed for the door. “Yeah, it’s getting late. Let’s go back.”



I sighed and followed him back, looking around as we walked. I got the creepy feeling that someone was watching us but shook it off. Don’t be ridiculous Kate!



I heard laughter from the forest when we walked past it and almost jumped straight up in the air.



“Jeez, relax, it’s only some of the girls from the school sneaking out Kate. Nothing to worry about” Brent said and I took a deep breath. He was right, there was nothing to worry about.



“Why are you being so jumpy anyway?” Zach asked and eyed me. I started to think about the guy who had been vandalizing my room, but then just disappeared, that then turned out to never have been there in the first place. I shuddered at the thought of the guy who might or might have not been in my room.



“It’s dark outside. I’ve never been here before and I’m tired, that’s why” I said and pulled my jacket tighter around me, shivering at the sudden wind.



“Let’s hurry up guys, looks like it’s about to rain and thunder,” Brandon said, walking in front of us, head raised to the sky.



I nodded. “Yeah, the last thing I want right now is to be soaked by rain and struck by lightening.”



Brent chuckled. “You won’t get hit by lightening” he said and shook his head at me.



“You never know” I scoffed. “My uncle was hit by lightening once. He was standing inside and talking in his mobile. We’re outside in the dark with nothing to cover us from the lightening. We could get hit.”



“You’re bing paranoid.”



“No, I’m not! Just pointing out the facts. Now hurry up. And you said I walked like a snail…” I mumbled.



~*~*~*~*~*~*~



I turned around in my sleep, tangling myself in my sheets. I was slowly waking up and blinked a couple of times, my eyes adjusting to the darkness of the room. I glanced over at my alarm clock to see that it was only three a.m. I groaned and turned around so I was laying on my back.



My breath caught in my throat as I saw someone hovering above me. It was the guy from before. He was back. Oh god he was going to kill me!



I blinked a couple of times again. I had thought that he was hovering over me in the air, but he was only leaning over me. He had gleaming black eyes and a smirk on his face.



I couldn’t scream or move, since I had tangled myself up in my sheets. Why did I have to move in my sleep, why? Maybe this was it. The end. But then why wasn’t he doing anything? Why was he just standing there with that smirk on his face?



Suddenly he reached his hand out and brushed some of my hair – it was so beautiful when I hadn’t combed it (note the sarcasm)- out of my face before tracing my chin with his finger. His touch was like an electric shock and I managed to scream.



You know, one of those high pitched, girly screams that all girls do in horror movies right before they’re murdered? Yeah, one of those screams, but louder and higher.



My door was slammed open by a really pissed off and dangerous looking as hell Emily. She walked towards the guy with clenched fists, who backed away from me and closer to the open window. Wait, when did I ever open the window?



Emily followed him until they were standing really close to each other. She gave him a devilish smirk before pushing him out of the window.



I screamed again with wide eyes. She pushed him out of the window? She pushed him out of the window! Murderer!



I winced when the lights suddenly was turned on and turned to look at the door to seethe rest of the guys standing there…in only their boxers. Emily closed the window.



“What happened?” Tyler asked, looking alert.



“Kate had a nightmare. The sound of the wind and thunder must have scared her” Emily said calmly and gave me a concerned look. She was lying! I hadn’t heard any wind or thunder.



“I didn’t have a nightmare! There was a guy here! Y-you pushed him out of the window” I said, still looking at her wide-eyed.



“No I didn’t Kate. You had a nightmare, that’s all.”



“Yes, you did! I saw it” I gaped.



“Uh, Kate, are you okay?” Luke asked, rubbing sleep out of his eyes.



“No, I’m not okay. She’s standing there lying!”



“What did you just accuse me daughter of?” Sophie asked, pushing passed the guys and walking into the room.



“S-she is lying,” I whispered.



“My daughter is the most honest girl you will ever meet. That is one thing I can promise you. Not only do you wake everybody up in the middle of the night, you accuse my daughter for something she didn’t do! I cannot understand you! Is this the way all Swedish girls acts?”



“You weren’t here to see it…”



Her face softened a bit. “Honey, you just had a nightmare. A terrible one at that I could tell by your screams. I suggest you relax and think about something better. Try to get some sleep. I’m sure you’ll understand in the morning that it was all a dream. Now come on kids, back to bed!” she said and pushed everybody else out of the room. She looked back at me with a cold look before turning the lights off again and closing the door softly.



I stared at the door. She lied, straight into their faces. And they all believed her, even Luke. And then Sophie, why did she give me that cold look before leaving the room?



I sighed and looked at the window. I swear I never opened it in the first place. The window…the guy! I jumped out of bed and ran over to the window, yanking it open and leaning out. I squinted down at the ground, trying to see a body, something moving…anything!



I sighed again and closed the window. Nothing was there. No guy, no body, no anything. I laid back down and closed my eyes. It’s official Kate; you’re going crazy.