Bruce on a daily☝

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Waving goodbye to Natalie, I get on the yellow school bus. I always hated going home on the school bus. It was full of loud ass kids who don't know how to act. Tightening my grip on my bag I walk downwards in the bus and slid into one of the seats, right in the middle of the bus.

I put in my earphones, blocking out the shouting and cursing and put on my music to distract me.

FLASH

I groan a pain strikes in my head making me wince. I touch my head lightly.

FLASH

The bus was speeding up, throwing me from side to side. I grip onto the edge of the window. I look backward alarmed and I was alone on the bus. Confused I get up from my seat, only to be thrown back, onto the floor. My leg scraped across the floor, my head hit the metal bottom part of the seat. All of a sudden the bus tips over, my body full of terror goes along with the bus, and I'm dragged to the side of the bus, my hand hits the window as the bus crashes on the floor, making shards of glass splatter everywhere. I scream in pain, unable to get up...

FLASH

I open my eyes, and I looked outside the window, the bus driving smoothly along the street passing by houses, the kids at the back making noise and I was still sitting in my seat holding my phone. Am I feeling alright? I look around the bus, taking in the normal scene in front of me. Everyone's heads down, or looking out of the window. The girl who sat in front of me gets up and walks onto the middle aisle of the bus. She stood for a while, staring outside the window. I try to follow her gaze to see what she is looking at, but there were just trees and houses. I shake my head and look back down at my phone, changing the song. Just then I dropped my phone at the moment an ear-deafening scream filled my ears.

"Fire!" The girl screams, her eyes looked as if it would pop out of her eye sockets. The fire starts to circle, spreading around the bus. The bus stops immediately again, throwing me onto the cold floor. Tears streamed down my face, in confusion as the fire became more furious and hungry. The smoke came in filling the air with its thick poisonous black clouds. I coughed, crawling on the floor to get out to safety...

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I woke up panting heavily. I was back in my room. My wet eyes blurred my vision, unable to see much. I draw my hand to my heart to control my breathing. When my breathing went back to normal I sneaked out of bed and into the bathroom, reaching out for my pills in the cabinet. I go down the stairs and got a glass of water to help the pill down. After setting the glass dow, I stared at the wall, unable to think properly. My eyes stung with tears again, as I remembered the dream so vividly. I refuse to be scared again. I chant in my head, but I was still unconvinced. Scared to go back to bed I go into the living room and sit on the sofa.

"Hey." Mimi whispers appear from the dark hallways. I quickly wiped my tears away with the back of my hand and forced a smile. "Did you have a nightmare?" She asks slowly.

"No it's fine, I couldn't sleep that's all." I didn't want her to know or she'll tell mom and have her will become worried as hell.

"I was there." She says sitting down next to me. I gave her a confused look and she continues. "At the mall, I heard what that bitch said." I look down at my hands defeated.

She pauses and looks at me hastily. "Are you getting nightmares again?" I nod silently a tear daring to drop.

She sighs and shifts closer wrapping her arms around me in a warm embrace. The tear dropped and I sobbed in my sister's arms. "What happened?"

"I-" I began, catching my breath. "I was on the bus. And then it crashed, and there was fire." I paused, my hands shaking slightly. "It was just like the real night that it happened. My nightmares have never been that real." It came out as a squeak. Mimi hugs me tightly. We sway from side to side as I calmed down. She got us blankets and she insisted staying awake with me, which failed since she was snoring after half an hour. I turned on the TV and put in on low volume so I didn't wake her up.

...

I woke up on the sofa feeling refreshed. Today was very busy every year in our household when it was holidays. Our family is big suckers to national holidays. We always take our decoration to an extra mile. Our neighbors put a few pumpkins outside their house and some cotton wool on their bushes to seem like it was cobwebs. But for us. It was like you were walking into a death house. Dad went all out with buying a few gravestones, one he even got customized saying: Saphhire's victims.

We put punkins leading up to our house and filled the yard with fake cobwebs, blood, spiders and other decoration. We spent the whole night on Tuesday getting it done. In our house, we have a few decorations and hung a fake talking dead dear at the front door. So yes. that is my family. If there is an extra gene that exists our family will defiantly have it. And surprisingly the River's too.

They also went all out with their decorations, Mr. and Mrs. Rivers even helped us a little. Also all week we all have been helping Natalie get ready for her Halloween party.

I got my bag putting my cat costume in the bag and the face paint that I bought with lipstick. it was Saturday morning and I was on my way to Natalie's to decorate the place. I looked around for my black heels and couldn't find it so I went down the stairs to find Teeshay and his parents sitting on the kitchen table talking with a cup of hot chocolate. I smile as I saw Teeshay. I honestly didn't know where Teesahy and I would go from last night. He isn't the type to date. Would he act would nothing happen?

That bastard better not or he will be catching my hands. My self conscious growls.

"Good morning Mr. and Mrs. Rivers." I smile politely. I avoid eye contact with Teeshay, but I could already feel his eyes on me.

"Please call us Susan and Solomon." Susan gets up pulling me into a hug.

"Mom, you're squeezing her to death." Teeshay shoots me an apologetic look.

"That's fine I like hugs." I hug her back quickly and Susan sits back down. "Mom, have you seen my black heels for the party?"

"Oh, I think I saw Sap walking in them in the garden go look," Mom says. I going to jail for murder if that girl dirtied my shoes.

I storm into the back yard and Sap was walking around in the grass getting mud on my shoes, hugging Raf. "Sapphire!" I yell. She looks up at me when I reach her and point at her shoes.

"Go find your own shoes. I'm wearing this!" She lets go of Raf and walks back slowly.

"Sap, Do you want a death wish? Why are you always taking my stuff? They don't even fit you." I said through gritted teeth.

"You're just jealous that look better on me." She sticks her tongue out at me and I grab hold of her. She screams kicking so I don't get her feet. "Stop embarrassing me in front of Raf!" She hisses.

"You little-" I begin but Teeshay touches my shoulder lightly and I put her down.

"Sap can we please have the shoes. I'll give you candy." She nods taking off the shoes. I look at her in disgust. Teeshay reaches in his pocket and takes out a candy bar and gives it to her.

"She is so annoying. Thanks." I mutter slipping my shoes in my bag.

"But very funny. Come let's go they are waiting." He gives me a sheepish smile. I raise an eyebrow but he walks on. The car journey there was quiet, too quiet for us anyways.

"Thanks for giving me a lift. I'm starting my driving lessons soon." I said finally as we park outside Natalie's.

"It's fine, I enjoy your annoying presence in my car." He turns around to look at me taking my hand. I watch him silently when he brings my hand to his lips and drops a soft kiss before dropping it.

"I bet you missed me." He says softly. I give him a look but the smile gave it away. "Ha don't even!" He laughs. We haven't directly mentioned what happened yesterday but I didn't want history to repeat itself and embarrass myself so I kept quiet.

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"Finally you guys are here!" Natalie rushes over to us, grabbing the bag of decorations from my hand. They did a pretty good job at the moment, I was definitely getting the Halloween vibes. She leads us into the kitchen where Tokyo was putting snacks in separate bowls, Bruce and Mary Sol putting up some more fake cobwebs and Ali making the punch in a very big bowl.

"What do you need help with." I drop my duffel bag on the kitchen island.

"I need you and Teeshay to get the other box. It's upstairs." Natalie says. Teeshay and I nod and make our way up the stairs.

When we got to the top floor Teeshay grabs my hand to turn me around. I gasp in surprise as he crashes his lips on mine. His hot tongue meeting mine, his arms wrapping themselves around me.

"I missed those lips of yours last night baby doll." He grins pulling away.

"I do have very unforgettable lips." I tease.

"Yes, you do Mel." He laughs before letting go of me. "Let's go back down before those bastards start thinking shit."

I pick up the box and we walk back downstairs and into the kitchen.

"Thanks, Mel, let me finish this and we will move things in the living room to the shed." I nod at Natalie's instructions and take a seat on the stalls.

"I'm afraid Teedhay and I must get going to practice now. Fear, not my fans we will be back for the party that my beautiful beloved is throwing." Bruce announces dramatically as always.

He hugs Natalie from behind and grabs her hand dropping a quick kiss on her hand all in one heartbeat. I saw Natalie stiffen in his embrace, she looked like a rabbit caught in the headlights. Her face quickly recovered, however as she moves to push Bruce backhand and hit him on the back of the head of course.

"Are you mad?!" Natalie pushes him.

"Mad for you baby." Bruce winks, only to get rewarded with another hit on the arm. "Ouchie!" He moans jumping back.

"That's right Natalie show him whose boss. Because that silly mouth of his doesn't seem to stop running." Mary Sol swats him with the towel.

"Now now people let's not fight, I know how much everyone wants to bring this guy into a coma but I'm afraid I need him for the next game." Teedhay pats an annoyed Bruce on the back before pushing him out into the hallway.

"Don't worry, later." Teeshay whispers to Natalie who nods satisfied.

"I'll bring the shotgun." She whispers back.

"I'll bring pop tarts!" All calls from the table.

"Why the hell would you bring pop tarts?" Tokyo laughs.

"In case we are hungry from all that murdering. Duh, why else." We all decide to leave Ali comment aside. Since she will continue to insist she is correct.

"Bye see you guys later." Teeshay waves before making quick eye contact with me. I feel my ears burn slightly and he leaves.

...

We work for an hour or two to get the place ready. We get the snacks on the tables, get the decorations on the front yard, and decide on the music. After our brilliant work, we all trudge to Natalie's room and rest on her bed.

I opened my bag of chips and sat on her bed. Mary Sol looks at me with an eyebrow raised.

"You eat so much Mel as if you can eat for the whole world."

"I don't eat that much. Plus snacks are ok." I protest.

Tokyo crosses his arms and smiles. "And how many snacks would you say you eat on an average Melody Banks?"

I thought for a bit stuffing my face with a handful of chips then faced them.

"Well, I have an appetizer snack, starter snack, main course snack, dessert snack, oh and one snack for good luck snack."

They both roll their eyes.

"What! The good luck snack is actually pretty motivating. You should try it." I shrug continuing to much on my chips.

"So guys, I have an announcement!" Natalie says excitedly sitting up. "Well, you know how I told you I was talking to this guy. Well, we have been talking so much. Like every day."

"Wait still the same guy? Usually, you're onto someone else." Tokyo asks.

"I know right. But what's really weird is that we were talking about the future." We all gasp. Natalie is the most non-committal female you would ever meet. She is just not made for dating. She claims she gets bored easily and she likes to keep her options open.

"I think I hear wedding bells!" Ali sings. We all laugh.

"No, hell no am I ever getting married, I'm not even sure if we might date but it was exciting and it felt nice."

"So you really like this guy huh?" Mary Sol smiles. Natalie nods slowly. Squealing we all jump on top of her in excitement.