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laid
on the grass looking up at the clear night sky dotted with
countless sparkling stars. A few minutes earlier Triston and Amanda
crept away to some nearby bushes pretending they were going for a
walk, but Mary and Barry knew neither of them would be on their
feet for long. Rolling over so that she was looking in Barry’s eyes
Mary asked,
    “ Why did it take you so
long to ask me out Bare?”
    Her question caught Barry off guard
and he tried to sit up, but she pushed him back down and waited for
his response. Clearing his throat while squirming, Barry
responded,
    “ I was afraid of you saying
no or it ruining our friendship.”
    “ How can it ruin our
friendship? I would think it would make it stronger,” She
responded, smiling. She then moved closer to him and kissed him
passionately on the lips. After a few minutes her excitement took
control and she climbed on top of him and the two of them embarked
on a passionate experience that was long overdue. Just when things
were heating up to a boiling point, Mary’s alarm went off on her
Smartwatch and she leaped to her feet; adjusting her dress and
frantically yelling Triston’s name. Looking at her watch the time
of 11:30pm glared back at her as it blinked on and off and her
entire body was immediately covered in goosebumps.
    “ Triston!
Triston!”
    Barry ran over to her trying to calm
her down.
    “ Shhh, Mary you’re gonna
get us arrested. The cops can hear you from a mile
away!”
    Turning and looking at Barry with
desperate agony in her eyes she responded,
    “ We might need the cops if
you don’t get me home before twelve!”
    Huh, what the hell? Barry thought as he momentarily lost his place in
time trying to process what Mary just said to him. Noticing she was
ahead of him in the dark, Barry ran in front of her trying to get
her attention.
    “ Mary what gives? Are your
parents that strict on Halloween?!”
    “ Barry, you have no idea
what’s coming, please help me find Triston and Amanda so that we
can leave immediately. There’s still time before things get really
bad.”
    Still not understanding Mary’s
urgency, but unwilling to lose what they just experienced he
decided it was best to help her get home on time and hopefully they
could pick up where they left off on the grass at a later date. As
each second passed Mary’s emotional condition worsened until she
was hysterical and hyperventilating as she frantically sprinted all
over the park yelling out Triston and Amanda’s name. Barry chased
after her finding it difficult to keep up. He would periodically
stop a few wandering students to inquire had they seen Warren’s
star quarterback and his girlfriend, but no one seemed to have seen
the two hot lovers.
    Meanwhile Triston and Amanda laughed
and giggled behind a storage shed as they listened to Mary
frantically screaming their names. Their immaturity paired with
Triston’s need to please Amanda’s jealousy towards Mary prevented
both of them from hearing the urgency in Mary’s screams; finding it
humorous and something to play with. A typical reaction from
teenagers which usually seals their doom. Amanda feeling satisfied
with Mary’s suffering and expected punishment from her parents for
not honoring her curfew became aroused at the thought of getting
her revenge. Facing Triston, Amanda decided to give him a most
exhilarating reward for his loyalty to her.
    Several hundred feet away from them
Mary looked down at her watch and the time that glared back at her
caused her to collapse to her knees and crying uncontrollably.
Barry ran over to her and joined her on the ground holding her by
her shoulders trying to look her in the eyes, but she constantly
looked away from him.
    “ Mary, what’s
wrong?”
    “ You promised me Bare. You
promised me you would make sure I was home before twelve and you
didn’t keep that promise to me. Call 911 right now!”
    “ Wait! Why would I call
911? We could all be arrested for trespassing and the last thing