the room, pulling her shirt back on. “You and I both know you’ll be back.”
Damn it! The universe strikes again. What the hell is going on with me? I’ve got to get my head out of my ass. I’m going back to the house to spend some time with Taylor, and then I’m going to get back to work tomorrow. I needed to get my shit together, and I couldn’t do that knowing she was waiting for me in my bed. I’d give myself tonight, but that’s it.
I stopped by to see Crack Nut and check on Taylor’s ex, before I headed back home. I needed to make sure he wasn’t up to anything. Once Bobby assured me nothing suspicious was happening, I headed back to the house with pizza and the movie The Conjuring . Taylor had always had a thing for scary movies. I knew this wasn’t a good idea, and I was being a damn fool, but I needed it.
Chapter 12
Taylor
“What is the deal with scary movies anyway? I just don’t get it. I’m supposed to get freaked out by some kids playing a stupid clapping game? That doesn’t even make sense. And what’s the deal with the lights? Why are people always walking around in the dark? Can’t they just turn on some damn lights?” Renegade said as he shoved a large piece of pizza in his mouth.
“It adds suspense to the movie when you can’t see what’s lurking behind the door. It’s supposed to freak you out. That’s the whole point.”
“Well, I’d turn on the damn lights or get the hell out of there. No way I’d stay in a house if doors started shutting on their own or fucking ghosts started dragging me around the house.”
“I wouldn’t think something like that would scare the big, bad Renegade . I thought it’d take a lot more than that.”
“Is that right? You think I’m big and bad, huh?”
“Well, that’s before I saw you jump out of your skin when that ghost blew the match out in that basement.”
“Now, that’s just not fair. That shit was fucked up,” Renegade said with a serious expression on his face.
I couldn’t hold back my laughter. He smiled and threw a piece of pepperoni at me.
“Do you remember that Halloween we went to see Jason VS Freddy with Ace and that awful girl he was seeing?” I asked.
“How could I forget?” He said, rolling his eyes. “You and Ace screamed at the movie screen the entire time. It was embarrassing as hell. And his date was a total nightmare. Didn’t she end up leaving in the middle of the movie?”
“Yeah, I think she did. It was awesome. The best part was when we rolled Old Man Turner’s yard for giving me all those bad grades in Math. You were like a man on a mission! It had to take him months to clean all that up.”
“He shouldn’t have given you such a hard time. I had to teach him a lesson,” Renegade said with a smile.
“I’ve missed hanging out with you,” I told him.
“I’m sorry I haven’t been around more. I should’ve come to check on you after Ace died. I just wanted to give you time. I know losing him was hard on you, and I’d give anything to bring him back. I wish I had gone with him that night.”
“It’s not your fault. I shouldn’t have been so hard on you back then. I was just hurting. I’m sorry I put that on you.”
“You were right. I should’ve been there with him. We never expected anything like that to happen. It was just a routine delivery.”
“It was an awful thing that happened, but he chose to go that night. You weren’t his keeper. You were his friend.” I placed my hand on his and said, “You were a good friend to him. He loved you like a brother.”
“He was my brother in every way. I owe him my life.”
“Okay, enough of this depressing talk. You got another movie or what?” I asked.
“No more scary shit,” he said with a smile. “Action or comedy?”
“You pick. I’m up for anything.”
“Alright, Identity Thief it is. I’ll make us some popcorn while you watch the previews.”
“Are you nuts? The previews are the best
Damn it! The universe strikes again. What the hell is going on with me? I’ve got to get my head out of my ass. I’m going back to the house to spend some time with Taylor, and then I’m going to get back to work tomorrow. I needed to get my shit together, and I couldn’t do that knowing she was waiting for me in my bed. I’d give myself tonight, but that’s it.
I stopped by to see Crack Nut and check on Taylor’s ex, before I headed back home. I needed to make sure he wasn’t up to anything. Once Bobby assured me nothing suspicious was happening, I headed back to the house with pizza and the movie The Conjuring . Taylor had always had a thing for scary movies. I knew this wasn’t a good idea, and I was being a damn fool, but I needed it.
Chapter 12
Taylor
“What is the deal with scary movies anyway? I just don’t get it. I’m supposed to get freaked out by some kids playing a stupid clapping game? That doesn’t even make sense. And what’s the deal with the lights? Why are people always walking around in the dark? Can’t they just turn on some damn lights?” Renegade said as he shoved a large piece of pizza in his mouth.
“It adds suspense to the movie when you can’t see what’s lurking behind the door. It’s supposed to freak you out. That’s the whole point.”
“Well, I’d turn on the damn lights or get the hell out of there. No way I’d stay in a house if doors started shutting on their own or fucking ghosts started dragging me around the house.”
“I wouldn’t think something like that would scare the big, bad Renegade . I thought it’d take a lot more than that.”
“Is that right? You think I’m big and bad, huh?”
“Well, that’s before I saw you jump out of your skin when that ghost blew the match out in that basement.”
“Now, that’s just not fair. That shit was fucked up,” Renegade said with a serious expression on his face.
I couldn’t hold back my laughter. He smiled and threw a piece of pepperoni at me.
“Do you remember that Halloween we went to see Jason VS Freddy with Ace and that awful girl he was seeing?” I asked.
“How could I forget?” He said, rolling his eyes. “You and Ace screamed at the movie screen the entire time. It was embarrassing as hell. And his date was a total nightmare. Didn’t she end up leaving in the middle of the movie?”
“Yeah, I think she did. It was awesome. The best part was when we rolled Old Man Turner’s yard for giving me all those bad grades in Math. You were like a man on a mission! It had to take him months to clean all that up.”
“He shouldn’t have given you such a hard time. I had to teach him a lesson,” Renegade said with a smile.
“I’ve missed hanging out with you,” I told him.
“I’m sorry I haven’t been around more. I should’ve come to check on you after Ace died. I just wanted to give you time. I know losing him was hard on you, and I’d give anything to bring him back. I wish I had gone with him that night.”
“It’s not your fault. I shouldn’t have been so hard on you back then. I was just hurting. I’m sorry I put that on you.”
“You were right. I should’ve been there with him. We never expected anything like that to happen. It was just a routine delivery.”
“It was an awful thing that happened, but he chose to go that night. You weren’t his keeper. You were his friend.” I placed my hand on his and said, “You were a good friend to him. He loved you like a brother.”
“He was my brother in every way. I owe him my life.”
“Okay, enough of this depressing talk. You got another movie or what?” I asked.
“No more scary shit,” he said with a smile. “Action or comedy?”
“You pick. I’m up for anything.”
“Alright, Identity Thief it is. I’ll make us some popcorn while you watch the previews.”
“Are you nuts? The previews are the best
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