Just a short but simple chapter! I wanted to post something before I went to bed ;{)
xo
After wandering through the entire warehouse for thirty minutes, the gang of teenagers finally managed to locate the camping area at the very back of the store. They walked around and discovered that luck was on their side when they found a good sized tent already pitched and on display for the customers. They cheered happily before climbing inside - only just managing to fit everyone in. It would definitely be a tight squeeze during the night once everyone was sleeping.
Once everyone was in, they zipped up the opening of the tent and turned on the torches on their PearPhones so they could see what they were doing - the last thing they needed was for someone to get an elbow in the face or a knee in the groin.
Finally, they were settled and began to get ready for the night ahead. "I'm so sleepy," Cat mumbled as she rubbed her eyes with her fists, her new giraffe sitting comfortably in her lap as she curled up in one of the corner of the tent. She yawned and shuffled down so she was curled up in a ball on the ground, resting her head on her bag as a make-shift pillow.
Robbie reached down and stroked her hair softly as he watched her eyes slowly begin to close. He smiled softly and moved to lie down behind her, wrapping an arm around her waist protectively as he too gave into the urge to sleep. He would need all the energy he could get for the big sale in the morning.
Tori, on the other hand, wasn't able to give into sleep quite as easily. Her mind was still playing tricks on her from earlier, and the fact that she was closest to the opening of the tent didn't make her feel any safer. Her fingers nervously twirled a long strand of her brunette hair as she listened out for any suspicious noises.
"Tori, would you relax? You're freaking everyone out," Jade mumbled from her position curled up next to Beck.
The brunette sighed, "I can't!" she hissed, "I feel weird."
"A good night's sleep does a world of good," Jade mumbled again, not even bothering to open her eyes to look at her frenemy. Tori sighed and shook her head, chewing on her lower lip.
Andre squeezed her waist, making her jump, "Do you wanna go investigate it? Maybe if you walk around a little, you'll see that there's no one else here," he suggested, tracing patterns on her waist through her shirt. Tori nodded before they both climbed out of the warm tent and into the cold air of the store.
"Take this!" a voice whispered from behind them.
They turned and found Trina chucking one of Robbie's walkie-talkies out at them before zipping up the entrance to the tent again. Andre chuckled and shook his head as he grabbed the walkie-talkie before taking Tori's hand in his own and leading her out of the camping section.
Beck groaned as he adjusted his position yet again. He couldn't get comfortable no matter how hard her tried. It was all right for Jade though, she was practically a dead weight on top of him. He sighed heavily and shifted again.
"Stop moving," Jade groaned, her hand gripping his shirt in a tired fist.
"Sorry," he breathed.
"If you move again you're getting your own tent."
He chuckled, "Kicking me out, are you?" he joked, stroking Jade's hair away from her face.
"You better believe it."
Silence fell through the tent as the occupants slowly began to fall asleep and prepare themselves for the big sale in the morning. Suddenly, Cat spoke up from the back of the tent.
"I need to go to the bathroom."
"This place is so creepy at night," Tori commented as she and Andre wandered around the deserted aisle of the warehouse.
"Yeah, it's weird," Andre agreed as he looked down each aisle they passed — making sure there wasn't anything suspicious. Anything to put his girlfriend's mind at ease.
Suddenly Tori jumped in fright and spun around, her eyes wide as she looked around, "Did you see that?"
Andre shook his head, "I didn't see anything," he answered, looking around to try and find the cause of his girlfriend's paranoia .
Tori sighed and they continued walking, going further into the store. They occasionally stopped to admire certain products, and decided what they would buy in the morning at the big sale.
They turned the corner to go down a different aisle, and as they turned, they were just in time to catch a shadow disappearing at the other end, and the very faint sounds of footsteps getting further and further away.
Andre's hand gripped Tori's hand tightly while the other grasped the walkie-talkie.
"Now that I saw..."
