I woke up the next morning to the sound of a phone notification. It wasn't a known contact, but I knew who it was immediately. It didn't say or anything, it simply said, 'Meet me in the science lab.' I groaned and got up. I slipped into a Panic! At The Disco concert tee and skinny jeans. On the way out the door, I added my jacket and a pair of sneakers. I grabbed my backpack and hopped on the bus.

Technically, we're supposed to be in the gym before class, so I had to sneak past everybody and into the lab. Sure enough, Malakai was there, waiting for me. "Hey." "Hi." "Let's get down to business. Last year, the Halloween dance was the time of her life." I nodded. It was mid-October, so the dance was coming up. I hadn't been planning on going. "We have to make it fun again." I nodded. "It's in three weeks, I've got six steps." I nodded.