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go see.
    “The
Gravedigger,” Sean said in response to my question.
    I looked at him
without a sound. I hated scary movies and he knew that. I figured he was doing
this to get back at me for having to help me for the last hour and a half.
    “Um...you know,
I heard about this one movie that’s supposed to be really good. It’s about….” I
rambled on.
    “Don’t worry
Sam. I won’t let the zombies get you.”
    Hopelessly, I
stared at him. He wasn’t going to let up. I liked the way he said he’d protect
me though. I liked it more than I should… way more than I should.
    “What?” Sean
interrupted me.
    “Oh, I was—well,
umm—”
    “Never mind…I
can tell it’s too complicated. Don’t hurt yourself trying to explain,” he
laughed, pulling into the parking lot.
    “It’s crowded
for a Wednesday,” I commented.
    “Sammy, it’s
summer. It doesn’t matter what day it is anymore.” His lips were in a tight
line as he tried to hold back his laugh.
    “Just do it. You
look stupid when you don’t,” I told him. With that, he burst out laughing. I
wondered whether he was laughing more at my comment or at my giving him
permission to laugh at it.
    He parked the
truck and got out. I unbuckled my seatbelt and tried to calm my embarrassment.
By the time I reached for my door handle, the door was already open and Sean
had his hand outstretched to me. My heart gave a wild thump.
    “So you don’t
fall this time,” he told me, smiling brilliantly. I grabbed his hand and jumped
down. Somehow, I still managed to almost fall. He grabbed my arms to steady me
and we looked into each other’s eyes. After a few seconds, we both looked away,
embarrassed. This was going to be a long, awkward night.
    “We’re gonna be
late if we don’t hurry up,” he said as he tried to hide his guarded face.
    As we approached
the box office, I pulled my wallet out of my purse to pay, when I was abruptly
stopped.
    “You don’t think
you’re going to pay for yourself, do you?” he asked me.
    “Well, as a
matter of fact, I do. You have no need to pay for me.”
    “Think of it as
an early birthday present.”
    “Fine, but I’m
getting popcorn so I can throw it at you,” I murmured. He didn’t hear the last
part, but laughed anyway. I wasn’t looking forward to my birthday. Everyone
thought I was absolutely crazy, but rarely did anything go well on my birthday.
    “Come on. If we
don’t hurry, we’re gonna miss the previews.” He pulled my arm and we walked
through the doors.
    Thankfully, the
concession stand line was short and we got our popcorn and drinks quickly. We
were very lucky. When we got inside the theater, there were only about ten
seats left, and two were directly in the middle. As we slid into our seats, the
previews came on and I prepared myself for what I was about to face.
    I wouldn’t sleep
for weeks. It was undoubtedly the scariest movie I had ever seen. Never, ever would I go to a graveyard again! A cult of gravediggers had to feed on human
flesh…but dead people weren’t enough for them. No, they just had to
start feeding on live humans. I gave an involuntary shudder and Sean looked down
at me. Having already shrieked twice, I was almost positive that it would
happen a few more times. My face must certainly have showed the utmost horror.
    ***
    “Adrian, quit
it! I’m already freaked out enough. This is creepy. We shouldn’t be here,
especially tonight. Why did you have to pick the thirteenth?”
    “Relax Rachel!
We’re going to be fine. The whole story is just a myth anyway.”
    “Really? So that’s
why this town is starting to disappear?”
    “Rachel! Just
drop that. You’re going crazy over nothing.”
    There was a
crackle behind the grave and their flashlights flickered out.
    “Adrian...what
was that? Where are you? I can’t see anything.”
    “I’m right here.
Grab my hand.”
    “Let’s get out
of here!”
    “Okay, come on.”
    They started to
walk, but tripped on a tree root. The