Cory Hall

Housekey16

"It's over."

Slowly Scot pulled him self up from the ground. He didn't want to leave for this hill was one of the only places he found comfort. But she was waiting on him. In his awkward sitting up position he stretched his arms, scanning the silk grassy hillside. It seemed like the beautiful scene could never end. Then just barley in sight he could see the city, in its ugly gray beauty. Using a low laying branch from the oak tree behind him he pulls himself into a standing position and shutters. The wind was cold today, but the sun was nice on his back. After gathering his song notes and his messenger bag he set off toward the hollow gray existence that lay beyond this hill.

Following a smooth dirt road he cut through the field that separated this heavenly place from the city. Flash backs from times he took this path to escape the boys that used to beat him up passed through his mind every time he took it. He remembered it was only a year ago he discovered what he could do. When he found the same boys hacking at the oak trees with hatchets and pocket knifes. He didn't really know what he was doing he just let the years of pain and rage flow out of him at once. Things went black then he woke they were on the ground one crying in pain the other two not moving, blood staining his hands. Slowly what he had done that day came back to him in dreams and he learned of his powers.

"They never showed them selves to this place again, and I pity the poor fool who tries to destroy my hill again." He said out loud. I'll defend this place with my life. He thought after his sudden out burst.

Some times a little old man who owns the Mexican restaurant Scot loved so much would pass him by and give him a ride to town, he was not so lucky today. She was probably not even there yet any ways. He rushed a little faster any ways, he didn't want her standing in front of the theatre alone again. It wasn't a bad city and nothing has ever happened to either of them, at least not because of strangers. They had to avoid most their family though.

"Good" he whispers to him self as he reaches the entrance to the theatre just in time to see her get dropped off. "Kat! Over here." He shouts to her.

"Hey baby!" she replies and heads over to him. He embraced her in his arms and stared down at the clod-wet concert below them. The sidewalks here were always wet even when it didn't rain he noticed. "So how was your day?" she asks him.

"It was ok…school sucked but other than that it was fine." He says. "Yours?" he asks back.

"Boring I'm so tired, but I can't wait to see the movie!" she says with a cute smile. Every time she smiled like that he felt like he was going to melt. She had several ways of making his heart sore but it was her smile and the sparkle in her eyes that really got him.

"What movie was it again?" he asked though he knew full well what she wanted to see.

"Thirty days of night, and then we go back to your place. My mom will pick me up at ten." She says and grabs his hand.

He smiled and licked her cheek to be a pest then walked to the window.

"Two for thirty days of night please." He says handing the clerk some change he managed to pull from his over stuffed pocket. The clerk took it and after hitting some keys on a computer pulled two tickets out of a dispenser and handed them to him.

Smiling he took her hand and led her into the building.