Patron

by pxcketwatch

Tally Leeks expects only a few things from her new school: 1) to stay in the shadows of her Queen Bee cousin, 2) to remain unnoticed from everyone around her, and 3) to hate it as much as possible. But after a whirlwind of events that are usually only seen in horror movies and nightmares, Tally quickly learns that Beacon Hills is a place where she can only expect the unexpected.

Patron Saint: (n.) a saint regarded as the special guardian of a person, group, trade, country, etc.

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Darkness. Screams. Blood.

The three words seem to continue in a vicious cycle; whenever there's darkness, there are screams. Whenever there are screams, there is blood. Whenever there is blood, there's darkness.

A low growl in the distance lets me know that it's almost time. I take a deep breath and prepare myself for what's to come, knowing I may or may not make it out alive.

My hand is on the doorknob, ready to open the door to a nightmare. "Tally, wait!"

He comes over to me in long strides. His lips are a mixture of warmth, desperation and fright as they meet mine. There's a silent knowledge lingering between us that this could be our last shared kiss.

I hear another low growl in the distance, causing me the kiss. "I have to go."

"Please," his eyes flutter closed, "you don't have to do this."

I squeeze my eyes shut at his words, which seem to pierce my heart with the sad, underlying tone of his voice.

"You know I do," it takes all I have to keep my voice from cracking. "You know that I have to."

He steps closer to me, nodding his head in understanding. "You're always saving everyone." I can feel his warm breath against my hair as he speaks. "When will someone get to save you?"

A smile takes over my frown as I turn to face him. "But you already have saved me."

A knock is heard once, twice, three times. That's the signal for me to know that it's time. I slowly back towards the door, leaving the only boy I've ever loved in the distance and approaching something I never thought would happen outside of horror movies.

A/N: Believe it or not, I take my readers' comments into consideration when writing! If you want the main character to date/be friends with/fight a specific character, leave it in the comments on any of the chapters and if I decide to go with your idea, you will get credit on the following chapter!

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