She crouched low in the grass and parted it to stare through. Three kids were playing in the clearing before her.

"Hey! Kwame's cheating again!" one of the girls complained.

"Am not!" the boy retorted. "You're just slow!"

"Will both of you shut up!" the second girl growled. "I can't think with your bickering."

Namib narrowed her eyes with curiosity. These people were clearly playing a game...b...

"It was an accident!" she screamed to whoever could hear.

No one could. That was the point. It was all a trick.

"Well, well, well, look who finally showed her true colors," he snickered behind her.

She spun around with a gasp, but he wasn't really there. Just a bright pool of moonlight.

"You were supposed to be the bad guy!" she cried. "Not _me_!"

At first, there was no response, but then she...

chapter 2 part 1

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"We don't _have_ to look for him, you know," Trey said.

"He's our friend, of course we have to look for him!" Carlee retorted.

Trey groaned and got up. "I don't know if you noticed, but this basement is _tiny_."

Amber elbowed him. "Whatever we do, I'm staying with Carlee."

"What, why? You always go with me!" Trey reminded his girlfriend.

"But Carlee is clearly the brave...

chapter 1 part 3

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The five friends turn toward the body and stood there awkwardly for a minute. They slowly release each other's hands; all except for Carlee who keeps hers wrapped tightly around Luca's.

Trey clears his throat and pushes past them all. "So, it's great we all agree on this guy being Dylan's dad, but... what now?"

"I vote we get back to our sleepover," Amber raised her hand ...

chapter 1 part 2

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A body hung from the ceiling, rope wrapped around its neck. It was dressed in a torn white tanktop and its face was bruised, scratched, and cut beyond recognition. Candles circled around under its legs.

Amber opened her mouth to scream, but Trey covered it quickly. She switched it to a whine instead.

"I can see why my parents don't let me down here now," Luca gulped.

Trey...

chapter 1 part 1

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Luca crept around the side of the house, flashlight lighting his way, poking his head out before gesturing to his friends to follow.

"This is not what I came here for," Amber whimpered. "Can I _please_ go back inside?"

Trey tugged his arm out of her tight grip. "Sure, if you want me to call you chicken for a month."

Amber huffed and grabbed onto her boyfriend's arm again...

"Rumi."

The purple-haired woman startled when Mira and Zoey suddenly blocked her path on the way to the bathroom. "...Yes?"

"We need to talk," Mira put her hands on Rumi's shoulders and spun her around to march her back to her bedroom.

Zoey and Mira sit Rumi down on her bed, but remain silent. Rumi nervously glances from side to side nervously at the looks they were giving her. A minute l...

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Rumi sat up with a gasp. She closed her eyes and took a few deep breaths to slow her quick breathing. When she opened them again, she yanked the covers from her legs and slipped off and away from the bed. She cast a lingering glance at her door, considering going to Zoey or Mira about the nightmare,...

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I've already seen it three times and it came out on the 20th, so...........

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"Did we really just see a _demon_?!" Mira shouted.

"Yeah, we destroyed Gwi-Ma! They should be gone with him! Right?" Zoey agreed.

The third Huntr/x member opened her mouth to reply, but something flew out of the shadows and tackled her off the roof. Mira an...

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Sunlight filtered through June's curtains, shining in just the right way to hit her face. She groaned and tried turning away from it, but one eye was still blinded.

"Whatever," she huffed, sitting up to toss her legs over the side of her bed.

Her gaze caught on the small calendar on her bedside table. The date was circled in black with a 'IT'S MOM'S BIRTHDAY!!...