Welcome back to my series! Well, no longer my series. This is now written by both modeluchosen1 and I!
All of my (modeluchosen1) notes will be underlined.
And mine will be bold, as always. Just a warning, we're both a tad bit crazy.
Two crazy people together is never good. Ever.
Anyways, enjoy the first chapter!
I stared out my window, watching the snowflakes whirl back and forth. It had been snowing for an hour now. I wrapped my blanket tightly around me to keep from getting cold. It was only 65 degrees in the house, and I was used to warm California weather.
I was visiting my mom for Christmas. Annette was with us, and Mitch was at Jerome's. I felt bad for Mitch and Annette because their families never really wanted to see them. It did mean I could spend more time with them, which I was grateful for, but I knew I'd be sad if I never came to see my mom on holiday breaks.
Annette walked into my room. "Hey, Carmen, want to go ice skating with the guys?"
"I can't imagine them on ice skates." I laughed at the thought. "They aren't exactly the most graceful people."
"Come on, you need to stop huddling up in your room and come outside! It'll be fun!"
I sighed. "Fine. Go call them."
"They're already here."
I rolled my eyes. "Thanks for warning me. Let me just put on better clothing."
I changed into a thick wool sweater and jeans. Since I had been living in California for the past few months, I wasn't used to the 10 degrees weather. We only had one snowstorm, and even then it was about 30 degrees. I loved the winter so much, so that was a downside to California.
I threw my hair into a ponytail and rushed downstairs. Mitch and Jerome were, in fact, already there with their gear. I grabbed my ice skates and we began the short walk to the rink. It was only a couple blocks away from my house.
"Are you any good at ice skating?" I asked Mitch on the way there. We were walking hand in hand.
"Nah. I'll probably fall. How about you?"
"Let's just say that in 3rd grade, I almost got kicked out for knocking too many people over." We both laughed.
"We can be bad together." He suggested.
I smiled. "That would be nice." He always knew what to say.
The past few weeks with him had been wonderful. I was really considering saying yes to him about our deal for a while. Now I was a bit weary now, due to me getting yet another death threat. The only difference was that this time, I wouldn't be facing a guy with a knife. I'd be facing a ruthless killer, and I doubted there would be any loopholes. I couldn't have Mitch be threatened in any way, because if Equinox knew how much he meant to me then he'd be used as bait. I was trying to make the most out of these last few days before I had to decide.
It was a whole five minutes on the rink before I crashed into someone. Luckily, it was Mitch, so I didn't injure some random stranger. He laughed it off and we went back to falling. I think my record time was about one lap around the rink.
We eventually got tired and bruised and decided to head home. On the way back it started to snow harder. I couldn't see a few feet in front of my face. The wind pushed with so much force I actually blew backwards. "It must be a snowstorm!" Jerome yelled over the wind. We ran until we got home.
"You guys can't drive in this weather," Annette said.
"You can stay here, we have enough room." I told them.
Jerome and Annette went to make us hot chocolate. I took a seat on the couch next to Mitch. We turned in the TV. "Can you turn it to the weather? I need to know how bad this snowstorm is going to be." I asked. He switched it to our local station.
"No, one more channel," I said. "Wait! Turn it back to the news."
A reporter started speaking. "A boy has gone missing in California. About three weeks ago, an anonymous phone call came in to 911 saying a boy was hurt and that he needed help. Medics raced to the scene to find that an 18-year-old was lying in the edge if a lake. After further inspection, it appeared that he had fallen out the window, over the cliff, into the water, and then washed ashore. He was immediately taken to the hospital, where it was determined he had lost his memory.
"Researchers found out that his name is Josh Mahoney. He is a resident of California University. Before ending up in the hospital, other students say that he was last seen at a dance with his girlfriend a day before. Now, Josh has gone missing. Nurses who witnessed the incident claim that they saw a girl with glowing eyes appear and take him. Police are guessing the girl is Carmella Paige, his girlfriend." My picture was shown in the TV. I really hated that picture. "Other students who know her were interviewed."
A video of Adam and Megan replaced me. "Carmen would never take Josh!" exclaimed Adam.
"They actually broke up a few days ago because Josh was abusive." added Megan.
"Was this an attempted suicide? There is a national alert. If you've seen this man, call is Reporter Brittany Marbury from News Channel 6." A picture of Josh popped up with the number underneath.
"Are you thinking what I'm thinking?" I asked Mitch.
"Um... Reporters really need to get their stories straight?"
"No! Think about it. A girl with glowing red eyes who stole Josh?"
His eyes widened. "Equinox!"
I stared at the TV with shock. "She's back, Mitch. I don't know what she wants, but she's back."
I successfully did a cliffhanger! Yes!
So, the next chapter will be written by me, but it will still be posted on this story. In the reviews, tell us who you're most excited to see back!
And if you don't want someone back... Hehehe.
We really are crazy.