Chapter 3

I kept asking Billy the same question over and over again, trying to get an answer out of him.

"Billy, who were you texting?" I asked. I really didn't like him having something over me.

Then I heard a knock on the door then a loud kick and I saw the door go down to the floor, the hinges still on it without a scratch. That was Sammy's style and if that was Sammy... I just sure hope it wasn't.

Guess my wish didn't come true because there was Sammy coming through the doorway with a hoe in her hands. A big rusty old hoe. What in the name of Jesus Christ is going on here?

"Billy, what's she doin' here?" I asked slowly, as if trying to answer the question myself while I was asking it.

"To help, Casey. She's real good with hoe ya know." Billy smiled evilly. I glared at him, but Sammy cut me short.

"So, Casey. Hows it been?" She asked, switching hands to carry the hoe. She then leaned on it. I eyed the hoe suspiciously.

"Um... good?" I didn't mean to make that sound like a question. I guess it just came out that way because I was kinda suspicious about why she brought a hoe and that fact that she was asking me that question. There were also two answers to that question in different categories. Dating and then actually how things have been rolling with school and stuff like that. So the two answers would be: Terrible and Real good: and I'm pretty sure she meant dating alternative. So I gave her the wrong answer. It was 'terrible'.

"Casey, I'm pretty sure you have the right answer in your head so... tell me the right answer." Sammy said. She was still leaning on the hoe and when I looked more closely at it I could see red spots. The red spots traveled down the was a liquid. Blood. I started fidgeting in my chair. Billy stared at me, obviously confused. Sammy started laughing. What was so funny?

"What's so funny, Sammy?" I asked. My voice was more shaky than I would have liked. She just kept laughing until she put up a hand.

"Ok. Sorry about that. It's just. The look on your face!" She burst out laughing again. After what seemed like an hour she finally stops. "Sorry. Oh yeah... that is blood, just if you were wondering." Billy's eyes bugged out. Sammy quickly pulled out her phone and took a picture. She smiled evilly. "Kidding! Good god. You think I murdered someone with this? No. This is a little something I found in Hudson's yard a few years ago. He said I could have it since I always liked to take it with me when I go to some weirdo's house and are investigating something. The red liquid or 'blood' is actually cool aid." She smiled. It was definitely a face palm moment.