How did I get here? What brought me here? Whatever it was, it brought me to where I needed to be.

Where should I go to first? I think I know someone.

I walked up to the familiar house and knocked on the door. Someone opened it.

"Sarah," said Benny.

"Hey, Benny," I said.

"Glad you finally decided to come back. Come on in."

He led me into his house and shut the door behind me. I followed Benny into his living room. On the red couch in the living room, Grandma Weir was sitting there.

"Sarah," she gasped.

"Hi, Grandma," I smiled. I leaned over and gave her a hug.

"How were things?"

"Great. Excellent."

"Are you alright, dear?"

"Yeah, just…I don't know how I got here."

"What do you mean by that?" asked Benny.

"I don't know. Something came out of the sky and brought me here."

"Strange," said Grandma. "Do you need a place to stay, Sarah?"

"No, it's fine."

"I won't take no for an answer. You can sleep on the couch for the night."

"Really? Thank you, Grandma Weir."

Benny and I took a walk outside.

"How's life as a nomad?" He asked me.

"Well California is great, New York smells like trash, Hawaii is so peaceful, and Texas is western."

"And you didn't bring me anything?"

"Here a Statue of Liberty key chain." I took it out of my jacket pocket and gave it to Benny.

"That's it?"

"What did you want me to get you? Ozzy Osborne's star on Hollywood Boulevard?"

"That would've been a better present."

"Benny, I need to ask you something. Have you been seeing anything strange lately?"

"What do you mean?"

"Like…a creepy person in a black hoodie?"

"You've seen him too?"

My eyebrow rose. "Wait. You've seen him?"

"Yes, I have. I see him everywhere I go."

"So do I."

"You wanna know the scary part? I've mostly seen him at the Morgan house."

"Morgan?"

"When I do see him, I would always see him in Ethan's old room."

"How come you see the same Black Hood as I do?"

"I don't know but it's scaring me."

Nighttime was here at last. I had on a pair of Benny's clothes as pajamas. Grandma gave me a pillow and a warm blanket to sleep with.

As the entire house became silent, I laid there staring at my fingers. Being here made me feel at home. I felt safe and away from harm. I haven't felt that way since Ethan let me sleep with him in his room. I felt so protected in his arms and resting my head on his built chest.

Unexpectedly, at the back door, the mysterious Black Hood was there. I quickly turned on the light. I looked back and there was nobody there.

I stood up on my feet and slowly walked towards the door. Maybe I was just dreaming again. Or not.

I opened the door and stood outside. The cold wind made goosebumps on my skin. It was dark and silent.

Crack! The sound of crackling leaves scared me. Someone was out here with me.

A view of a home abruptly caught my eye. It was the Morgan house. That house was bringing back memories of…you know who.

In the window of Ethan's bedroom, an unfamiliar stranger was there looking at me. The person caught me and quickly turned away.

"Ethan?" I breathed. Why did I say that? From afar, that person looked like Ethan.

The crackling leaves were starting again. I ran towards the back door. When I pulled the handle, it wouldn't open. Numerously, I pulled it, but it wouldn't open.

"Come on, come on, come on," I panted. "Come on!"

Finally, it opens. I ran in and shut the door behind me.

"Sarah?" Grandma said from upstairs. She and Benny came downstairs. "Sarah, are you alright?"

I collapsed into Grandma's fragile arms and sobbed, "I saw him. I saw him!"

"Who?"

"Ethan—I saw him at the Morgans' house. He saw me!"

"You really did see him?" asked Benny.

"Yes."

"Sarah, how could you see Ethan?" asked Grandma.

"I saw Black Hood at the window. Then, I was locked outside and heard crackling leaves. The next thing I knew I saw someone at the window of Ethan's old bedroom. He looked like Ethan. He saw me so he turned away."

"Are you sure it was Ethan?"

"I don't know. He looked like him."

"You should probably get some rest, dear."

Early in the morning, I took Grandma's car out for a drive. The sun was shining and birds were flying, though they were ravens flying around in circles. The town was silent and nobody was out. I guess I woke up a bit too early.

I was driving pass the lake next to the park. A picture from the glove compartment caught my eye. It was a picture of Benny and Ethan. Oh, god, Ethan.

When I turned back to the road, a figure was in the middle of the road—Black Hood! With no control, I yanked the wheel to the left. The car abruptly crashes into a lake of water.

As the car continues to sink deeper and deeper, I attempted to open my seatbelt but it was stuck.

How long has it been since I had blood? I'm loosing my strength. I can't break this thing!

"Help!" I screamed. "Somebody, help me! Help, please!"

Water was already pouring into the car. Gallons and gallons of water was rising to the top. I gasped for one last breath of oxygen.

My lungs were burning and I was starting to feel lightheaded. Black spots were blinding me. At last I drifted away.