movie. A frightening scene came on, and both Alex and Zoey screamed. They looked at each other and laughed, but when they made eye contact, something changed.
When the movie ended, they sat there on the couch, talking for hours. They stayed up until about four, discussing everything from what the scariest movie was to which Pokémon was the strongest. They laughed over old memories and talked about jerks at school. Then, heart pounding, Alex made the riskiest move of all. He leaned over and kissed her on the lips, not knowing if she would push him away or kiss back.
Zoey had kissed him back, surprising him with her passion. He had expected her to shove him on the floor and tell on him. They decided not to tell Macy—or anyone.
For some stupid reason, it was okay for guys to go out with girls two years younger, but girls couldn't. They had always planned on eventually coming clean to Macy. She deserved to know, and if anyone was going to figure them out it would have been her, but as far as they could tell, she was clueless. She definitely didn't know that when Alex snuck out, he was meeting with Zoey.
Zoey had been afraid to tell Macy and lose her best friend. Even though Alex and Macy bickered, she was quite protective of her little brother. She always had been. One time, a girl from school had been teasing Macy and she said some remark about Alex becoming sexy. That was the one time they had seen Macy get really pissed. She went off on that girl like nothing Alex had ever seen. He had thought for sure that Macy was going to deck the girl, but she had stormed off instead.
Macy wouldn't stand up for herself when it came to kids at school, but when someone said something about Alex, the inner monster had been released. Alex didn't want to have that turned on Zoey, and Zoey didn't want her lifelong best friend hating her.
Zoey sat up straight. "I can feel my phone vibrating. I'm sure Mom wants me back home."
"I should probably get back too. My parents are going to freak out and not let me go anywhere now that Macy's gone. My days of sneaking out are about to end. What are you going to say about smelling like smoke?"
She flipped her hair back. "The usual. I ran into kids smoking at the park."
He nodded and then kissed her, hoping she wouldn't get mad at him for kissing her while Macy was gone. Instead, she kissed him back, holding him tighter than usual. Her phone vibrated again, and he could feel it.
Zoey stood. "I should go before my mom has a nervous breakdown."
"Yeah. Me too."
She gave him a quick kiss and then walked away. He watched her until she disappeared from sight.
Anxiety
Macy leaned against the bale of hay she had been pushing and wiped the sweat from her forehead. She was determined to pile them up so she could reach the wood near the ceiling. She had been staring it at it long enough. She knew that if she could reach it, she could pull the boards loose and squeeze through.
Sure, she didn't really have a plan beyond that. She didn't know how to get off the farm, or where to go once she reached a main road. She had to take everything one step at a time and the first thing was to get the bales piled on top of each other.
She looked around, searching for a way up to the boards before the madman came back. She didn't know how long he had been gone, but it felt like forever. He was bound to be back soon.
What did he have planned for her? Would he let her starve if she never caved and called him Dad? She didn't have the best relationship with her own dad, but she wasn't going to give in and disown him.
Too exhausted to even attempt pushing one of the heavy bales on top of another, she paced the room. As she thought about how she was going to get out, her mind wandered back home. Was anyone worried about her?
If that jerk was smart enough to remove her cell phone battery, there was no way anyone would ever find her. She remembered when her dad had gotten those phones. How could she
When the movie ended, they sat there on the couch, talking for hours. They stayed up until about four, discussing everything from what the scariest movie was to which Pokémon was the strongest. They laughed over old memories and talked about jerks at school. Then, heart pounding, Alex made the riskiest move of all. He leaned over and kissed her on the lips, not knowing if she would push him away or kiss back.
Zoey had kissed him back, surprising him with her passion. He had expected her to shove him on the floor and tell on him. They decided not to tell Macy—or anyone.
For some stupid reason, it was okay for guys to go out with girls two years younger, but girls couldn't. They had always planned on eventually coming clean to Macy. She deserved to know, and if anyone was going to figure them out it would have been her, but as far as they could tell, she was clueless. She definitely didn't know that when Alex snuck out, he was meeting with Zoey.
Zoey had been afraid to tell Macy and lose her best friend. Even though Alex and Macy bickered, she was quite protective of her little brother. She always had been. One time, a girl from school had been teasing Macy and she said some remark about Alex becoming sexy. That was the one time they had seen Macy get really pissed. She went off on that girl like nothing Alex had ever seen. He had thought for sure that Macy was going to deck the girl, but she had stormed off instead.
Macy wouldn't stand up for herself when it came to kids at school, but when someone said something about Alex, the inner monster had been released. Alex didn't want to have that turned on Zoey, and Zoey didn't want her lifelong best friend hating her.
Zoey sat up straight. "I can feel my phone vibrating. I'm sure Mom wants me back home."
"I should probably get back too. My parents are going to freak out and not let me go anywhere now that Macy's gone. My days of sneaking out are about to end. What are you going to say about smelling like smoke?"
She flipped her hair back. "The usual. I ran into kids smoking at the park."
He nodded and then kissed her, hoping she wouldn't get mad at him for kissing her while Macy was gone. Instead, she kissed him back, holding him tighter than usual. Her phone vibrated again, and he could feel it.
Zoey stood. "I should go before my mom has a nervous breakdown."
"Yeah. Me too."
She gave him a quick kiss and then walked away. He watched her until she disappeared from sight.
Anxiety
Macy leaned against the bale of hay she had been pushing and wiped the sweat from her forehead. She was determined to pile them up so she could reach the wood near the ceiling. She had been staring it at it long enough. She knew that if she could reach it, she could pull the boards loose and squeeze through.
Sure, she didn't really have a plan beyond that. She didn't know how to get off the farm, or where to go once she reached a main road. She had to take everything one step at a time and the first thing was to get the bales piled on top of each other.
She looked around, searching for a way up to the boards before the madman came back. She didn't know how long he had been gone, but it felt like forever. He was bound to be back soon.
What did he have planned for her? Would he let her starve if she never caved and called him Dad? She didn't have the best relationship with her own dad, but she wasn't going to give in and disown him.
Too exhausted to even attempt pushing one of the heavy bales on top of another, she paced the room. As she thought about how she was going to get out, her mind wandered back home. Was anyone worried about her?
If that jerk was smart enough to remove her cell phone battery, there was no way anyone would ever find her. She remembered when her dad had gotten those phones. How could she
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