Jessica stood still for a few minutes, thinking about what she would answer, as she looked out over the abandoned square.
"All right..." Jessica said, walking in with Ethan.
The two of them entered the square and at first glance, the square looked old and seemed to have no one in it. The wooden chairs were a little broken, and I could already see some plants growing at the foot of them. The trees were no longer pruned and many were even dead. It even looked like the setting of a horror movie.
They kept walking further ahead and something caught Jessica's attention, and she walked quickly inside. There was a big tree at the end of the square. It was huge and beautiful, but it looked very old already.
Jessica stopped in front of the tree, looking at it.
"I always wanted to climb on it, when I was little." She said. "I've even broken my leg trying to do that, but I never could." She added, laughing.
Then she sat down in a wooden chair that was beside the tree. Ethan stared at the tree for a few seconds and then followed the girl to the chair, sitting down as well.
"You said you used to come here a lot...why did you stop coming?". Ethan asked, crossing his arms and leaning his back on the chair.
"Oh, my mom used to bring me here a lot, but time went by, and she just stopped...". Jessica said, a little fearfully.
Ethan looked at her, doubting a bit how the girl was saying it.
"Well, she didn't stop out of nowhere... My parents have a lot of problems in their relationship, you know? It seemed like the more I grew up, the more things got bad. So after my dad left, my mom just stopped doing anything with me." Jessica said, discouraged.
Ethan, trying to comfort, said:
"It might be kind of silly, and maybe it won't do any good...but we can come here whenever you want." Ethan said, shyly. "It certainly won't be the same, but you seem to be very happy here. He added, giving her a little smile.
Jessica smiled back and moved closer to Ethan's side.
They stood still for a while in silence, just looking at the landscape.
"You never told me about your parents, what are they like?". Jessica asked. "Like, I know your mom, she seems to be sweet with you... But what about your dad?". She added.
- Fuck! I have literally no information about my father. I could have fucking looked it up! - Ethan thought, in despair.
Ethan couldn't feel any emotion when he tried to remember his own father. He felt love for his own mother when he remembered her, but for his father, it was as if he simply never existed. Maybe he had died when he was little, or Enid simply didn't know who his father was. If he was still alive, Enid would at least ask Ethan to text his father about how things were going, but she never even commented on it.
"It's kind of complicated. I don't remember almost anything about him, in my childhood, to be honest. I remember almost nothing about my dad, and my mom never talks about him to me... I don't even really know what to describe about him." Ethan said, pretending to be sad.
- Please don't ask me if he died. Please don't ask me if he's dead - Ethan kept repeating in his head, not really knowing what to say.
"I understand... Sometimes I wish I didn't remember my father too." Jessica said.
Ethan was a little surprised by her response. He thought the two of them had a good relationship, but the problem was Jessica's parents' relationship. He preferred not to bring it up. The last time he was a bit invasive, Jessica was hurt. He decided to just be quiet and if she wanted to talk, he would be listening.
A few minutes in silence, Jessica said:
"Ethan...did you know it was me that night?".
"Huh? If that's why I ran to help you?" He asked back.
Jessica nodded, looking at him.
"To tell you the truth, I had no idea. I ran to help, because clearly there was something wrong, but when I saw you, my heart raced in a way I can't explain. I was so angry...". Ethan said. "I don't think I've ever felt so much anger before." He added, letting out a small laugh.
"Anger... at me?" Jessica asked, concerned.
Ethan stopped for a few seconds and stared deep into her eyes:
"Of course not, Jes! Why do you think so much that I got angry?". Ethan asked despondently.
"I shouldn't have been there. I was stupid and wanted to go home alone. I thought nothing was going to happen...I shouldn't have been walking alone.". She said, upset.
"What?" Ethan asked, confused.
"If I had gone away with the others, none of this would have happened. I was stupid, I was a dumb idiot." Jessica said, getting annoyed.
"What, Jessica, are you blaming yourself for what happened?" Ethan asked, indignant. "Jessica, nothing is your fault. You didn't do anything!" Ethan said, a little excited.
"Of course I do, Ethan! If I'd stopped trying to do things on my own, this wouldn't have happened.
If I had run more, all this shit wouldn't have happened!". She began to talk loudly and stressfully to Ethan.
"Do you hear what you're saying? It's not your fault!" Ethan turned to her, a little irritated.
"If only I had run more, if only I had stayed with my friends, if only I had stayed quiet at home and obeyed my mother..." She repeated angrily, with tears in her eyes.
Ethan looked at her, startled, realizing that Jessica was starting to freak out.
"...If I had avoided coming in the square that day, none of this shit would have happened.". She added trembling.
Ethan pulled Jessica to his chest and hugged her tightly, letting her just cry on his lap as he stroked her head.
Now everything made sense.
"It's not your fault, none of it is your fault. People are horrible. It's not your fault. I promise it's not your fault.". Ethan repeated, while she just cried like a child, clinging to his chest.
Ethan could feel Jessica's breathing getting calmer by the minute as she listened to his heart beating in his chest.
The afternoon went by, and they continued to cuddle in that abandoned square. Jessica was already quiet, almost asleep on his chest, while he just stroked her head slowly to calm her down.
Suddenly, Jessica's cell phone rang, but she didn't move. She seemed to have dozed off on Ethan's chest. He reached out to grab the phone from her pocket, causing Jessica to settle further into Ethan's chest.
He managed to grab her cell phone from her pocket and saw "Mom" written on it, along with many worried messages about where Jessica was.
Ethan lifted his torso a little, trying to get Jessica to wake up. She stood up, waking up, not understanding what had happened. Ethan handed her the cell phone.
"Your mother is worried." He said. "Sorry to get your cell phone. It kept ringing and you didn't look like you were going to wake up. I was worried it was your mom." He added, a little embarrassed.
"It's okay, I thought it was cute." She said, opening her cell phone to answer her mother. "I need to go home!". She completed getting up.
"It's okay, I'll take you there!". Ethan said, also getting up.
"Oh, it's across the street, I can do it myself!". She said, laughing at the situation that had just happened, her little eyes still puffy.
"I'd rather guarantee it.". He replied, laughing with her.
As they reached the door to Jessica's house, Ethan looked at her with a gentle smile and walked over to give her a kiss on the forehead before she walked in. Then Jessica stood on her tiptoes and gave Ethan a little kiss on the lips, and Ethan felt his heart race. It was sweet and soft, tasting like a strawberry bullet.
"Thank you, Ethan!" She said, then walked into her house, without looking back.
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"Thank you, Ethan!" She said, then walked into her house, without looking back.
Ethan waited for Jessica to enter her house and then hurried off in the direction of his house. He needed to shower and get ready to make it to Alice's appointment on time.
Ethan arrived home tired to death of running, but even so he desperately ran up to the bathroom, taking off his clothes halfway and rushing into the shower.
He finished showering, dried himself off, and went to his room to get dressed.
Ethan took a beige long-sleeved shirt with a turtleneck and put a black jacket over it. He put on black jeans and the sneakers he wore to go out with his mother last night.
He went back into the bathroom and started blow drying his hair, while looking for his stored perfume. Ethan sprayed the perfume all over his body and inside his jacket, so that if she wanted to wear it, it would smell like him.
He didn't have any accessories to wear with his clothes, so he went into his mother's room and started looking through her jewelry to see if she had a more masculine necklace that he could wear with his clothes.
Then he found a dark red bag, with the letter 'H' written in black on it, at the bottom of the jewelry box, which caught his attention.
When he opened the bag, there was a very shiny silver chain necklace. He put the chain around his neck and felt more confident as he looked in the mirror. The chain looked perfect on Ethan's neck and seemed to make his eyes look brighter, for some reason. As if it was made for him.
While admiring the chain, his cell phone rang.
"Hey Ethan, I'm coming to the movies. Are you there yet?" Alice sent it to him.
"Hi Alice, I'm leaving the house!". Ethan replied, running into his room while looking for his wallet and simultaneously putting on his shoes.
"Want me to go buy the tickets?". She sent to him.
"No! I'll pay for us!". Ethan sent to her, being kind.
"Stop being silly, lol. There's no time. I'll buy it for us here!". Alice sent back.
Ethan rushed down the stairs and opened left the house in desperation, almost forgetting to lock the door.
He ran through the streets as if there was no tomorrow.
Then he got to the movie theater, panting from running so hard, and in the doorway he saw Alice.
She looked beautiful. Alice was dressed in a beige overcoat and black clothes inside, holding a bucket of popcorn. It even looked like she had matched her outfit with Ethan's before they went.
"Alice!" Ethan said, taking a deep breath so as not to look like he was exhausted.
"You're here! Hi Ethan!". She said, with a gentle smile. "I didn't think you were coming." She added with a laugh.
"I'm sorry I'm late, I had to do some things for my mom before I came here, so I got held up." Ethan said, letting out a low laugh.
"Well, shall we go in? The movie's about to start." She said pointing to the entrance.
"Sure!" Ethan said, extending his arm for Alice to hold. "What movie did you pick?". He asked.
"Oh, you'll like it!". Alice replied, trying to be mysterious.
The two of them entered the considerably crowded room and sat in one of the middle rows, further to the left corner.
- I really hope I don't sleep through the movie, I'm so tired. I could sleep right now," he thought, as they settled into their seats.
Before anything else, Ethan texted Enid, letting her know that he had gone to the movies with a friend and would text her as soon as he got home. Before his mother could even answer, he turned off his cell phone and put it in his pocket.
Ethan gently took the bowl of popcorn from Alice's hand and placed it on his lap, forcing Alice closer to his body to grab the popcorn. She then looked up into Ethan's face, realizing what he was doing, and lifted the arm of the movie theater seat, becoming glued to his body.
Ethan felt his body freeze for a moment, a little nervous about what she had done, but not showing it to her.
The theater lights began to dim, and then the movie started, and the name of the movie appeared on the screen: 'House of Wax'.
The moment the lights began to dim, Ethan began to feel his body being invigorated. The sensation of thick smoke covering his body was beginning to appear, but in a much weaker form than usual, because of the strong light from the big screen.
Time went by and the movie was quiet, not much had happened yet. Then Ethan looked at his hands and realized that he could see shadow particles all over his body. He widened his eyes, freaking out, because he was nervous about Alice being able to see it too, since those guys from last night were able to see Ethan's powers.
"Are you scared yet?" Alice said, laughing at Ethan for getting scared at the same moment that a jumpscare appeared on the screen.
"Aren't you scared at all?" Ethan said, pretending that he had been startled by the scene.
"Not me! This movie is too weak for me. Alice said, shrugging.
- Well, she looked at me... That means that only I can see the particles. But if I move the particles around more, can she see them? - Ethan thought, trying to understand how his abilities worked. - I'd better not risk it for the time being. I know they're fine with peaceful vampires, but other species
Ethan kept thinking about this, even forgetting where he was, but in the middle of his thoughts, he felt Alice's hand touching his, causing him to come back to reality and his heart to speed up a little. As the movie went on, it became more and more frightening.
In one scene in the movie, one of the guys named Nick was looking for his friend Carly, who was trapped in a room underneath a gas station where he was.
Carly ended up having her finger ripped off by one of the supposed kidnappers with pliers, which causes a lot of blood to come out.
At the same time, Alice wriggled a little in her chair and leaned on Ethan's arm, trying to straighten up in the chair.
- Could the image of blood also cause something in her? I thought it was because of the smell... It must be a coincidence. - He thought, wondering if Alice could control herself like Carlisle.
Ethan put his arm around her neck, causing her to move closer to him and perhaps relax more with the movie. Alice rested her head on Ethan's chest and put her arm around his waist, hugging him and ignoring the popcorn. Then Ethan began to pet Alice's cheek, with the hand he had run down her neck.
Towards the end of the movie, the main characters began to figure out what was going on and what all those wax sculptures in the house meant and why their friends were disappearing. Then a tense chase began. Alice hugged Ethan's torso tightly, hiding her face a little, agonized by the whole scene.
"You're afraid, are you?" He whispered in Alice's ear, who felt her body shiver.
"No!". She replied pretending to be angry, looking up at him, her face very close to his.
"Oh yeah?" Ethan said, teasing her and moving closer to her with his face.
Alice bit her lower lip and moved closer to Ethan.
Then Ethan pulled her with his arm, which was around her neck, and kissed her slowly.
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