Ghost adventure
ch 1 remake-
How I won this contest was beyond me, but I'm glad I won. Because if I didn't I'd never meet these guys, She wrote down in her blue notebook, smiling at the thought as she glanced up at the guys she was traveling with. The wind blew through her long brown hair, as the passenger window opened on her side. The radio hummed quietly, as the van traveled on the smooth paved roads.
"I wish we had roads like this" she thought thinking back to the dirt roads she lived on. The brakes were slammed on making a squealing noise for a moment. The car jerked from 70 miles to about 30 miles on the interstate. Making everyone in the van wake up in a state of panic. Her eyes were now wide open to take in her new surroundings and to see what was going on. The bald man beside her sat up abruptly while struggling to remove his eye mask, so he could see. Dark brown eyes landed on the driver with a tired frown.
"What the hell just happened?!" He asked letting our a yawn after sitting up, clutching a brown teddy bear to his chest.
"Nothing... Just traffic" the driver grumbled tempted to honk the horn at the mile long traffic line.
"A little warning next time would be nice" he grumbled reclining in his seated he was before.
"Whatever" the driver muttered, not caring at the moment. The man in the drivers seat had sunglasses shielding his blue eyes, he dressed in a black sweatshirt, along with black pants, and black Vans. Nick and Aaron also dressed in all black, while the teen wore a light green sweatshirt, with faded skinny jeans, and matching green high top converse.
But anyways the guys had their unique sense in style, especially with their hair. Zak's hair was spiked in his traditional shark fin style. While his co-workers/ friends, Nick Groff, and Aaron Goodwin. Nick's the slim tall one, who had a mustache and slicked back brown hair. Aaron on the other hand had a clean shaved head, but had a goatee.
Zak kept his eyes trained on the road while his partner, Nick, sat up in the passengers seat beside him. I tried to do the same, but my seat belt locked on me when Zak slammed on the breaks. Her aggravated growl got Aaron's attention making both him and Nick look over at her.
She smirked victoriously at the defeated seatbelt, unaware of the odd stares she was receiving, even Zak decided to watch her from the mirror. She unbuckled the seatbelt, after wrestling with it for a good 2 minutes.
You ok there Tori? Nick asks half concerned, while the other half held himself back from laughing, Zak was the same way.
Uh... Yes? She answered awkwardly, but luckily Aaron saved her from any further embarrassment.
"You're finally up, I was worried you'd sleep through the lockdown" He commented with a sideways smile. His bald head glows as a ray of sun light shown down on it.
Aaron you're shiny! She said teasingly gesturing to his head.
I can't help it, he said shrugging making me laugh. He rummaged the ground for a hat.
Better? He said looking up at me with a now hatted head.
Yea now that the sun's behind the clouds, She said taking in his blank expression.
"As to your earlier comment, that won't be happening, I'm too excited now" she said while re-buckling her seat belt, so Zak wouldn't get a traffic ticket.
"That's good" Nick he said with a small nod.
Zak lifted his sunglasses up on his forehead, and let out an aggravated groan as he put the van in park and turned the keys turning off the van. That's how bad the traffic is.
"This sucks..." Zak stated crossing his arms glaring out at nothing.
"I know... I just put my seatbelt on for nothing" She said falling back into her seat with a tired sigh. She then stared out the window with her palm under her chin, boredom along with awkward silence slowly filled the atmosphere. Zak turned the van on to move up a few feet, when he parked we all put up our windows, not able to stand the car horns or the gasoline smell.
"Wanna play I-spy?" She suggested hopefully. They all shrug but agree to my offer. She tapped my chin thinking of an object to spy.
"I spy with my little eye...Hmm..." She drawled out slowly.
"Something... Green!" She said startling all of them with my loud out burst.
"That tree!" Aaron said pointing ahead of us
"Nope" She said shaking my head smiling a little.
"That sign!" Nick said pointing at the green sign with white letters.
"Hey we're almost there" She commented seeing that we had 160 miles left to go.
"160 miles isn't almost there" Zak grumbled.
"So grumpy" she thought snickering.
"Alright Tori we give up what is it?" Nick asks in defeat.
"My leprechaun" she said showing them my notebook with a green leprechaun sticker on it.
"I got it for Christmas" she said happily oblivious to what's happening around her.
"That's cheating!" Aaron said throwing his hands up in the air.
"Disqualified!" Nick butted in while pointing an accusing finger back at her from the front seat. Most would be freaked out or startled, but she just smiled at them.
"Wait hold on! Was it in plain view?" Zak asks looking back at Tori with analyzing dark blue eyes.
"Yes" she stated plainly as if she weren't just yelled at by two childish men.
"I see..." He turned back around so he was facing the front, then turned to the guys.
"Then it's settled, you guys suck at I spy" he said simply
"Says the one who didn't even guess" Nick said defensively.
"I don't need to guess, because I already knew she'd either spy in the van, or we already past it" he said smirking back at the girl. She pursed her lips deep in thought of a quick witty remark.
"Fine...we could just sing to the radio instead" she says innocently. Zak's eyes widen in horror just thinking back to the times he had to listen to them sing for 2 hours non stop. When he looked back up, he saw she was already smirking at him. Nick and Aaron ooh'd at her response immaturely, and looked over at Zak's reaction.
"Aaron's vlog, Zak just got burned" Aaron whispered turning his hidden camera towards the two bickering rivals.
"Oh yea well you smell funny!" She said copying Jack Sparrows famous insult quote, hoping he didn't know.
"You can't use an already used quote!" Zak said clearly noticing the famous quote.
"I can if it's true, lay off the smelly cologne" She said smartly then pinching my nose in a desperate attempt to block the smell.
"No I don't we're next to a freakin cow farm" he snapped turning back to his seat, only to turn around again pointing a ringed finger at the startled teen.
"And I do not wear that much cologne!" He added turning back around to focus on driving, tightly gripping the steering wheel with a scowl on his face. A cow moo'd in the background making her laugh.
"So mean" She said teasingly.
"Did Zak not get his breakfast this morning or what?" She ask looking at the two guys for answers. The two just shrug, and an idea came to her mind. She slowly leaned towards his seat.
"Or is it his...Man period!" She shouted standing over his seat just to piss him off. He swatted at her and yelled sit down, but she refused and kept teasing him, getting a laugh suddenly.
"Are you ticklish?" she ask deviously then poked his side again making him jump out of his seat.
"Looks like he is" Nick answered smirking at his tormented friend.
"Stop you're going to get me a ticket!" He said grabbing her hand letting out a slow calming down breath. Just when he's about to scold her, the van dinged.
"What-" he looked down to see the needle on E. he groaned and pulled off the road.
"Gas station time! I finally get to walk" I thought out loud. Nick and Aaron nodded in agreement. While Zak on the other hand grumbled about gas prices.
He stopped at the pump and turned the car off, and let us out so we could get out.
"Bathroom!" She said while waddling her way inside the gas station not caring at the moment if anybody gave her strange looks.
"Strange kid" Zak muttered shaking his head as he watched her go. He's been in a negative bring me down mood ever since his last lockdown. He hasn't gotten much sleep afterwards, and it's taking a toll on him. Every time he'd sleep he'd wake up twenty minutes later screaming, in a cold sweat.
The pump beeped loudly startling him. He growled and slammed the pump back in the slot.
"Tori was right you are on you're man period" Nick commented while leaning against the van, staring over at his friend with a concerned expression.
"So I take it you've realized?" Zak asks letting his real self show. His expression was drained and dark circles under his eyes were more noticeable. He watched as Nicks brown eyes took in his deflated expression deep in thought.
"...I think you need a break" he suggested walking up to him putting a hand on his shoulder Zak frowned and shook it off.
"No, we need to-" he turned away to open the van door.
"Stop at a hotel, and rest up" Nick finished sternly, while grasping his arm again.
"And then we're going to take a week off from investigating and relax" Nick said added seriously.
Zak was about to argue back when Aaron came back with an armful of snacks, and drinks.
Uh... Aren't you forgetting someone? Nick asks Aaron letting go of Zak.
"No she's right-" he looks to his right, then his left, then turns to look behind him to see no teen.
"You lost her?!" Zak asks running a hand through his hair even more stressed out. Lack of sleep making him almost delirious. He turned around to lean on the van, bottling up his anger and emotions. He felt himself about to punch something... Or someone. He was starting to see red.
"What's wrong?" Tori asked from the other side of the van through the window.
He looked up breathing heavily with untrained tired grey-blue eyes, focusing on her concerned green eyes.
"Nothing" he said turning away stumbling slightly.
"Zak," she said staring up at him with a stern stare. She then gasped. "Zak!"
He felt the ground give out underneath him and he started falling in slow motion. He couldn't help but to hear his name being shouted by his friends. His face hit the concrete, but he didn't feel it. his vision blurred, the last thing he saw were a pair of green high top converse, rushing to him. His vision darkened until he was out.
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