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Chapter 28 – A ride home.

I jumped up and ran outside, but the car was nowhere in sight.

I sighed and started walking down the city streets, soaked by the rain.

After a few minutes, a car pulled up beside me. A man with longish brown hair leaned out of the window, "Hey kid, you want a ride?"

I knew I really shouldn't, but it was late and I needed to get home. "Uhh… sure…"

I opened the back car door and got in. I was soaked to the bone.

"Hello Miss." Came a strange mans voice from behind the wheel, "Where to?"

I debated whether or not I should just go to Red's or if I should go home.

I figured Red's would be the best.

"Uhh, do you know where the high school is?" I asked, I was dizzy from the booze.

The man nodded and drove off towards the school.

"My name is Morgan." The man said, glancing at me in the rearview mirror.

I smiled, "I'm Brooklyn, but call me Brooke."

Morgan nodded, and turned off on a strange street.

I perked up, "Um, this isn't the right street…"

He nodded, "I know, I'm taking a shortcut."

I felt the fear rise in my stomach, "But I can see the school right now… you're going the wrong way…"

He shook his head, "I know what I'm doing."

My heart raced, I gripped the seat in front of me, "Can I please get out?"

"You said you wanted a ride, just chill, I'll get you home, you're too drunk to walk home alone."

"But you're headed away from my house!"

Morgan didn't answer as he turned off on another strange street. The weird white houses loomed above, nothing was familiar.

We turned into a parking lot in front of a small apartment complex. Morgan stopped, "Get out." He commanded.

I froze.

"Get out!" He yelled, slamming his fist down on the horn. A loud "HONK" shot through my brains, I jumped and stepped rubber-legged out of the car.

A light clicked on in one of the high windows of the building, a dog barked from inside.

I closed the door dizzily and took a few steps back from the car.

"Follow me." He commanded again.

Before I knew it, I had started sprinting away, Morgans angry shouts followed me, and after a few seconds of running, he caught up.

His arms wrapped around me and grabbed my hands, pulling them around myself and holding them behind my back. He grabbed my hair and tugged me towards the building.

"Catherine!" He screamed at the dark building, "I've got her!"

A muffled voice came from within, I couldn't understand it.

I thrashed and struggled and screamed but he held me in place.

Catherine rushed out of the building, her black housecoat wrapped loosely around her. It hung off her bones loosely. Her eyes were red and squinty, pupils dilated.

I recognized her instantly. "Get away from me!!!"

Her bony fingers wrapped around a bottle of Jack Daniels, she advanced towards me, "Brooklynn…"

She reminded me of those old zombie movies where the zombies would mumble about brains as they tried to grab you.

Morgan's hand shot forward and grabbed the bottle, he pulled it behind my head and the world went black.