My Midnight Stalker

Layla's POV
I couldn't sleep at all last night. Ava was crying her eyes out. There were tissues everywhere. If only she knew the truth. I waited an hour before she woke up. Her eyes were swollen and her hair was a mess. "Sleep well?" I asked.
"What do you think?" She said,sniffling. "I just don't know why he would cheat on me. I can't wait till he gets home tonight so I can tell him I know." I wanted to tell her so bad right there. I wanted to tell her what Andy and I were. I pulled out my phone and texted Andy.

Ava's POV
I sat there for a while, not knowing what to do. I just found out my boyfriend was cheating on me. I thought about our past, all the promises we made. I looked at my necklaces and took I off. We made a promise that night and the memory flooded back into my body.

**Flashback **

Andy and I were sitting under our favorite Apple tree in the park. It was a full moon and it was our 2 year anniversary since we started dating. "Here." Andy pulled out a small box and put it in my hand. He smiled and I melted into his arms.
"Thank you." I said. I took of the lid and pulled out a necklace. It was a heart with two initials on it, A.B and A.M . Underneath it in tiny print it said 'forever'. "I love it." I said, wrapping him in a hug. I remember a tear slipping down my cheek and into the locket.
"I promise that there will NEVER be another girl that can take away my love for you."

**End of flashback.**

"Layla." I called out. She walked over to me. "Andy's not cheating on me. I know it." I pulled out my locket and showed it to her."He made a promise to me, a promise that he would always keep. Andy never breaks his promises, no matter how complicated they are. He loves me. And you're lying. Spill." I demanded. She sat there, shocked.
"He was going to get you a present and I had to cover for him." She said, looking me in the eye. I sighed, a sigh of relief.
"Thanks for telling me the truth." I said, hugging her. She was stiff at first, but then gave into the hug too. "I can't wait till he gets home tonight!" I sat there dreaming about my tall, black haired, saviour getting a present for me. Eventually I gave into the voice in my head that told me to go to sleep.

**Time skip to late at night. **

Ava's POV

"Leave me alone!" I yelled. He did not stop. He was running after me. I ran far and fast. Suddenly, Andy was there. The man behind me stopped and looked at Andy.

"Well, Andy. Here to save the girl again? You can't stop her from her fate. Azazel has plans for her."

"He's dead Cr-" I cut off Andy's sentence and screamed out in pain. I fell to the pavement clutching my stomach. There was a long knife in it, blood falling from my body. I slowly turned around and found a familiar face, a friend. CC was standing there with a smile, Andy with pain and shock. And then everything was black.


I woke up holding my stomach. It hurt so bad, like the dream was real. I sat there for a moment just holding my stomach. After a while, the pain vanished. There were noises coming from the kitchen. Loud noises that distracted me from the nightmare. I stumbled into the kitchen, looking for the culprit. I opened the door and froze. "Get out of here, Ava." I looked at Layla confused. "Get out." She repeated.
"What are you doing?" I asked, curious.
"I just broke some glasses on accident. Now I'm cleaning up. I don't want you to step on it."
"Why do you have candles lit up? You know how I hate them." I said. There was a plate with food on the table, different types of bones, and other junk.
"I found all this junk and I'm cleaning it up. Just leave the room." She said in a rude tone. I left the room. I checked the clock and it was midnight. Andy still wasn't home yet. He should of been home by now. I paced back and forth. My phone rang and I jumped over the couch to the small coffee table. I answered it trying to contain my excitement.
"Hello!" I said.
"Ava, why weren't you at work today?" Crap. It was my boss, Mike, calling about my absence today.
"I-I wasn't feeling well today. " I lied. Well, it was somewhat the truth. I can believe Layla didn't wake me up for my shift 6 hours ago.
"Don't let it happen again. You're my best employee and I can't afford to lose you." He hung up and I sighed. I stormed into the kitchen to confront Layla.
"Layla Renee Jones!" I yelled. No answer. "Layla?" The front door rattled and I raced to it. I looked through the peephole and saw a familiar girl with blue hair. I opened the door and pulled Layla inside. "How did you-"
"Never mind that. Get the salt." She bolted the door and ushered me into the kitchen.
"Salt?" I asked.
"Yeah. Hurry." I ran to my panty and pulled out all the salt I could find.
"Here." She took the salt and started pouring it in front of my door and windows. "What are you doing?" I cried.
"Tonight is the 13 of October. There are spirits that we can't let in the house. This is a family tradition of mine." She stated.
"That explains a lot." I mean, she did have a weird family. She moved on to the other rooms and continued with her ritual.
"Sit on the couch." She instructed. I did as I was told and then she started to pour the salt around the couch. "Stay inside the circle at ALL times."
"What about you?" I asked. Layla didn't answer. Instead, she put a necklace around her neck. "I wish Andy was here right now. Or the other guys." I confessed. Out of my boredom of waiting inside the salt circle, I slowly drifted off to sleep, unaware of the real danger that was taking place.

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