Next on Matts binder was movie but since we had agreed to go through town and let me make their pick, that was for stop for the day.
Quin and Josh are supposed to arrive in twenty minutes from now. I quickly rush to the shower and quickly let the water run on me. When am out , I find that Eve has picked something for me to wear, some comfortable loose jeans and a warm layer with some black sneakers
Fine by me.
I quickly get dressed and have some of the toasted bread she has made.
I hear a car engine die in our front yard
They here
There is a car halting
Just great.
I feel Eve's hands around me and she held me in a tight hug for some seconds and let me go.
"Have a day, I will be out later on with some old friends".
I give a smile and sucked in as much breath as I could and made my way to the door and slowly to Quins car. Joshua is in the front seat, looking good in the blue t-shirt he wore.
"Hey." He smiles
"Hai...Hello." I reply
"Oh, get in already ." Quin laughs
I make my way to the passenger seat and put my seatbelt on and starts to drive.
Josh turns to the back and meets my eyes, then he hands me a coffee cup and a little plastic.
"I got coffee from Megs and some donuts, I remembered you liked getting coffee from there and figured you haven't really had time to stop by."
What!
"See, you guys are already patching up things." Quin comments
I take in the smell of the coffee and the donuts, just like I remembered them the last time I had stope there
He still remembered that was my favorite coffee spot even after all these years?
What was he trying to do?
"Well thank you though I already had something to eat."
"Oh shut up Neese." Quin replies
"You are welcome." Josh says and turns back in his original sitting position.
"So we know what's next, we going by Bills parking lot and then get as much feedback from the people we find there and then to our next stop." Quin says
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All of the morning, Quin, Josh and I are pulling people at various parking lots after we had finished at Bills . Moving around got me hungry so I grabbled the bag of donuts and helped myself on it. I walk to a bench were I sit and Quin joins me.
"Life savor ha." Quin eyes me as I chew on the donuts. Josh was busy conversing with some of the towns people a step away from us.
"Share will you?" Quin grabs the bag from me and begins to eat the other donut.
She extends her hand to Josh with a piece from her donut but he refuses and carries on.
"Delicious as always." I server the taste and am so grateful he got me these
Been so long
Great timing Josh.
I walk back to the car to get my notebook where I had written my survey results. I let my eyes fall to the ground as I let my mind wonder off about my job, future aspirations and..
I come in collide into someone and feel a hot liquid on my chest.
Coffee!!
"Geez Neese!" I hear Josh's voice
"oh my goodness!"
"I am sorry I didn't see you there, are you okay?"
I lookdown at my wet shirt and his cup of coffee which was on the ground. I run my hands on my wet chest as if to stop it from burning
"OUCH!" I scream out in pain as Quin rushes over with a bottle of water and then spills it on my chest.
Geez!
Quin giggles
"You look pathetic."
"Help her seat come on." Josh rebukes as he grabs the cup and throws it in a near by bin.
"Its not funny Quin!" I say running the pile of tissue she had brought to dry it off.
Josh then joins us "Am so sorry Neese, I literally didn't see you coming."
"Its okay, I was equally lost in thoughts and didn't see you coming."
"Do you needs as to take you to the clinic so they can take a look at it?" Quin asks
"No am okay, it wasn't that hot just took me off guard. I could use a quick fleshing up and change of blouse."
Quin bursts out laughing
"You can use my jersey in the care then after we go review our results."
"You sure?" Josh askes
I shake my head in agreement.
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"Looks like people want to watch Twilight!" Quin laughs
"You kidding". Josh says
"Check it out." She hands Josh the pile of papers she was working on
"They picked Drag me to hell , its what's at the top". Josh says
Oh horror movie night for the town.
"Guess we have to go with what the town wants". Josh says
"I would rather watch Alice In wonderland". I say.
"Why? Drag me to hell is great too". Quin protests
"A horror ? come on, who still watches horror for movie nights?" I scoff not believing this
Why would people watch a horror for a movie night?
I wasn't a horror movie fan, that stuff freaked the life out of me.
Nope! No horror or me
"I get you are still freaked out by horror films Neese." Josh says
"No way. You are scared to watch a horror movie at your age!" Quin laughs
"Oh shut it, what does my age have to d with what I watch and don't watch." I reply
"Think about the children who will present why would you want them to watch something horrific?"
"Well am pretty sure the parents in this town considered that before making a pick." Josh says
AH!
Fine.
"I guess , would have never imagined the town would be interested in a horror movie on a town movie night". I add
"Me neither". Josh said looking straight into my eyes
"Are you gonna survive the night Neese?" Quin laughs tapping my shoulder
"I can only try."
Josh smiles "We could set something different for you to watch with everyone else that may not be interested as well."
Aww that's considerate of him.
"Thanks for the suggestion but I think that will be some more work to set up, and it may lead to a confused audience, so we go with they have picked, Drag me." I say
"To hell." Quin says
"What?"
"Its Drag me to hell, the movie title."
"Oh , alright, we go with that then."
"You sure?" Josh asks
Of course not
"I will survive". I smile at him.
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"Neese will be late!". Eve called as I rushed to the door
"And are you sure you will be okay after all this?"
"We can share your bed for the next couple of months". I smiled walking to the car
" I will be leaving soon Neese. You can stay home and watch some other movie. I don't want you all freaked out after all this".
"I will be fine". I insist
Just don't think too much about it all
The horror
I will be fine.
Its just a movie.
Eve and I get ready to watch where everyone was gathered to watch the movie. I see Danny walk towards us.
"Hey Neese."
"Hi Danny."
"I heard the movie title and decided to come and sit with you."
Aww
"That was nice of you, thank you and am sorry about the other day."
"About the other day, and am glad to be here its okay its what friends do and I loved the cookies."
"You always do. And how is our sister doing?." I ask
"She is getting better." He replies as we get comfortable and Josh gave the welcoming remarks to the people and instructed them to get ready so we start.
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"AH!" I was already screaming
Honestly, why didn't I agree to Josh's other suggestion?
I wasn't doing fine
Feel the fear curse through my blood
And people are starting to look at me weirdly.
I just cant sit here and know that I could be wearing the cursed button that Christine left with Clay. What if it's been passed on to me, all this time?
Stop it, its just a movie!
"Snap out of it Neese, it's not real". Eve holds my hand tightly and Danny does the same
"Though spirits are." He smiles at me and I push his hand away.
That's it , am getting out of here.
"Let me get some air and water". I stand still hearing Danny laugh and Eve trying to shut him.
I slowly make my way to the back to grab a drink. I look to the outside surrounding and suck in as much air as I can.
It's just a Neese movie.
A movie
Some curse
Some movie
Breath.
"Hey."
I open my eyes to see Josh standing in front of me.
"Yeah, though you almost gave me I heart attack." I put my hand on my chest and take in deep breaths.
"Sorry."
He moves to also grab a bottle of water.
"You okay?" He asks
"Am trying." I try to smile
"Come on lets leave this haunted places." He smiles and holds my hand. We walk away from the building.
"Haunted." I chuckled. "I would have left this town."
We are both standing looking into the far distance of then night. Hearing each other breath in and out.
Don't let the silence turn awkward, ask him about New York.
I turn to look at him and find this eyes staring into mine.
Wasn't expecting that.