Trick Or Treat?

"You just had to say Graveyard didnt you" The petite brown girl sighed as she and her fool of a friend walked down the dark path to the towns Cemetery.

The other teenager shrugged his shoulders " It was either that or i had to kiss you and -"

"Yeah i get it we're besties" she replied in disappointment ,Deep down She was kind of happy she got a chance to be alone with him but she would've much prefered a closet than an old cemetery.

The moon seemed be be brighter this halloween night as the two walked alone, youd expect there to be trick or treaters at this time but guess 2020 had other plans.

A cold breeze made its way past the two causing lyla to hug herself and shiver. Matt noticed and drapped his arm around her shoulder bringing her close. She blushed lightly.

They finally came to a stop. Before them stood the tall gray and rusted gate of "Chestnut Cemetery". Lyla felt a slight shiver down her spine as she glanced inside. There was fog everywhere yet no sight of any headstones. Strange.

" Come on, we only have to stay here for 30 minutes then we're free to go" He suddenly grabbed her hand catching her by surprise. She blushed again and nodded as he brought them into the cold graveyard their obviously tresspassing.

It was so quiet there that just the sound of their own foots steps seemed to frighten the girl , a twig snapped under her boots and she let out a squeak, quickly latching onto her best friends upper arm, the boy chuckled and she frowned. "Jerk" she mumbled. The two walked around headstones and random holes in the ground.

They finally came to a stop next to what seemed to be an open grave. It was at least 4 inches deep, which was also strange considering most graves were 6. But that wasn't what was strange to her. The fact that they stopped right infront of it did and also Matt had suddenly went quiet.

Lyla gulped and squeezed Matts biceps harder. "W-why are we here Matt? And are you sure about this whole thing?, something seems off-" Matt suddenly turned to glance at her and flashed a toothy smirk. " of course,Trust me" He replied eyes gleaming in a sinister manner.

Lyla quickly released his arm and scurried away from him "what the hell?, M-Matt what's gotten-?" He pulled out what seemed to be a dagger from his pocket and smiled widely at her

"Woah watch were you're pointing that thing Matt!" She stepped away from the boy and shook her head " I dont like this whats going on?"

Matt sighed and ruffled his hair "long story short , your friends really despise you and summoned me to "'befriend you" then get rid of you"

Lyla looked at him dumbfounded before chuckling. She felt soo many emotions at once. She was hurt, scared, confused and angry.

"I dont understand this has to be some sick prank-"

"I wish it were a prank darling, but your friends really wabt you gone. Frankly i wouldnt give two shits about who is being sacrafised because at the end of the day its a win win for me. I do the dirty work , they get away with it. I get away with it and i get souls" He explained while stalking closer to her " seems pretty good don't you think? But you- you're different, seeing you suffer wouod hurt my poor heart after all, we're sorta close" he told her mockingly while crossing his fingers.

She shook her head ,tears blurring her vision as she continued to step back " I RE-REALL THOUGHT WE WERE BEST FRIENDS MATT"

He suddenly frowned. " Best friends?" He let out a breathy chuckle while threading his fingers through his once black mullet. They began to circle each other" i'll admit it,i did enjoy my time here with you, youre a sweet kid layla. You invited me into your house ,not so smart might i add, you told me your deepest desires,you introduced me to your family, we had sleepovers ,golly that was the most fun ive had since.....since i was alive and dollface that was centuries ago-but alas this has to come to an end-dont worry ill make this quick and painless....... Bestie" he smirked while prancing towards her.

Layla let out a yelp as she jumped back turning to sprint from the ghost what ever he was suppose to be. As she did so her foot missed a step resulting in her to fall backwards , straight into the open grave.

She let out a gasp of air as she hit the bottom hard. Pain surged through the back of ber skull and body as she just layed there limp.

" Hm that was easier than i anticipated" Matt exclaimed as he came into view. He squated and smiled widely at her. "Look at you,all pretty and limp. No hard feelings here right? Just doing my job" he began as he suddenly pulled a shovel from behind him. 'If youd like , you can become my bride after i kill you,though im pretty sure youd prefer not to be the bride of a demon,i mean who does really?" He laughed.

Layla squeezed her eyes shut, shaking in terror. SCREAM SCREAM SCREAM YOU IDIOT, CALL FOR HELP! ' she thought to herself. But she hadnt enough strength too.

"SOMEONE HELP ME! HEEEELP PLEASE!!!" She cried while struggling to move her limp body, tears streamed down her face as he suddenly sat near the grave, feet dangling and all. He propped his chin on his palm and watched her scream for help.

He swayed his hands in the air as if he were a conductor for an orchestra.

"Ahhh music to my ears,i love it when they scream and cry. Help oh please help me" he mockingly sang.

"I- i dont want to die, i havent done you guys any wrong,i-please stop this! MATT! STOP!" she cried as he began to shovel the dirt besides the grave onto her body.

Her breathing quickened.

"I know i didnt stick to the original plan which was quick and painless but this-this seems legit. Being buried alive would be quite a fun way to go, wouldnt it? I rememered when i died, i was decapitated for something i didnt do. Sigh those were the days. But this -this is better than me slicing off your pretty head. Im eing considerate here,- It'd save your poor parents the heartache of trying to find your head. I usually keep them" He winked and continued to shovel.

Lyla bit down on her lip hard , accepting the fact that she was going to die at this very moment until there was a sudden flash.

"And scene" She heard him say.

"Hey no hard feelings ok ly? By the way just saying, even with dirt smeared all over your face you still look pretty" Matt said softly ad he turned his phone screen to her showing her a picture of her petrified face he was about to upload to instagram.

"W-what?" She questioned,while gasping for air.

" THAT WAS FREAKING AMAZING!, DID YOU SEE HER FACE!? "She heard a familisr voice call. Matt smiled at her " Oh Help please someone help! Matt you should get into the acting industy" Another said , then another and another. Everyone from the party came into veiw ,staring down at the girl who layed in the open grave frightened for her life.

"No hard feelings ok? They forced me to do it" Matt said as pushed the shovel away from the group of laughing teenagers. Lyla was frozen in place,overcome with so much fright and anger. She felt a tight feeling in her chest as the never ending tears seemed to come down faster. Her breathing was rigid, she needed inhalers fast. She felt more blood seep from the obvipus wound from her head and fought to stay awake.

"W-why would you-" she said softly, trying despirately to keep herself awake..

Matt rose a brow "what'd she say? "One of the teens asked. " why would you do this to me?" She cried. One guy sighed " see this is exactly why i didnt want her here- shes no fun,look at her, shes on the verge of passing out"

Little did they know.

Her eyes suddenly shut and the group laughed. " see called it. Someone get her out the grave before the guard comes back" he said. Two guys jumped down and went to lift her limp body that is until they tried to shake her but got no response.

They laughed " she really passed out-"

" I-Dude she's not breathing" one said. Everyone fell silent. Matt took it upon himself to jump down and check " what do you mean shes not breathing?!"

"I MEAN SHES NOT INHALING OXYGEN AND EXHALING CARBONDIOXIDE!"

Matt stradled her body as he placed his finger under her nostrils. No air. He started to panick. " SOMEONE CALL THE AMBULANCE NOW!" Just as he sayed so he noticed the open wound at the back of her scalp seeping a ton of blood. His face dropped

"OH GOD NO NO NO NO NO-this cant be happening" He carried her body and had three lther guys lift her out, they placed her near a tree and gathered around her body

"DID SOMEONE CALL THE AMBULANCE?!"

"Y-Yeah they said theyd be here in 3"

" OH GOD, WHAT DID YOU DO?!" Cried one guy

"WGAT DID I DO IT WAS ALL HIS PLAN!"

"DONT BLAME ME YOU GUYS WENT ALONG WITH IT" They all cried panicking. " I DIDNT THINK SHE'D- OH GOD!" The sound of the Ambulance sirens caught all their attention. They all turned to the group of men and women who ran towards the teens who all stared at them in tears.

"What happened?" Said a woman as they ran up to inspect Layla.

"W-we pranked her-and and she fell into the grave and-"

"Shes lost alot of blood,looks like she cracked her skull open" the woman gasped and knelt near the girl. She checked her pulse and performed cpr on her but nothing seemed to work.

"Time of death 23:10,from the amount of blood lost it seems she wouldve passed a bit earlier" she explained softly to her coworker. The group of teens cried loudly.

She suddenly turned to the group of seniors.

" WHAT WERE YOU KIDS THINKING?!!!! HOW ARE YOU GOING TO EXPLAIN THIS TO HER PARENTS??? YOU JUST KILLED A GIRL ON HALLOWEEN NIGHT-"

They all cried harder.

" learned your lesson yet?" Asked lyla suddenly. Everyome fell silent.

"Boo" she winked and they all gasped in horror.