We all laughed and screamed as we piled into Maelees black jeep, honking the horn as we drove further and further from the sleeping, tanning, Dani. She looked up and ran full speed behind us. We slowed down and let her in, everyone still laughing. Maelee checked the time, as we had to be back before 5, to sneakily put the car back and brush all the sand out, for Maelee was 15 and only had her permit. We pulled into the little cul-de-sac singing songs that were bursting from the cars speakers.

We ran into her house and sat on the long couch, flipping the tv on, acting nonchalant. Janel read the time out, 5:01. We watched Kelly Osbourne give her opinion on the red carpet outfits. Maelee’s mom walked into the house, with Max following her. “You all smell like you need a shower,” he proudly announced. We all laughed and announced we were going to the neighbors. We walked over to Maelee’s neighbors, who conveniently, were out of town. They were house sitting, but Angelina had the idea to be “pool sitting” instead. We all jumped into the crystal clear water, making the sunset that one reflected on the water, a mix of purples and oranges and pinks in the rippling water.

We swam until Dani started to scream like someone had murdered her. She ran out to the pool, bloodied and crying. I looked up at her leg, cut open. She screamed that someone was in the house, not just us. All the girls ran out of the pool and started to run towards the gate to leave. I hoisted Dani over my shoulder as she wobbled out. As we ran out of the place Maelee slipped on the cement, but pushed herself back up, and kept running. We went into Maelee’s house, as Janel kept running and running down the street. We yelled for her, but she wouldn’t come back.

We went up to Maelees bathroom and I helped both of their wounds and we went into her room. Then we all went to bed, wondering what would happen the next day. The next morning we woke up and went to the beach. We were walking along all peacefully, but then we saw him. The guy from before was walking towards us. When would it stop?