Status: Slowly getting the plot... Grrr...

The Bolder Thing To Do

Avery... Little, little Avery. The smallest in the bunch, always one of the youngest. People would always take her for granted. She was smart, I'll tell you that much, but she never saw him coming.

"W-who are you?!" I yelled. "I just..." I gulped. This is hard, very hard. "Just tell me who you are and what do you want from me. Just that."

"If I told you, then I'd have to kill you," he said from behind me. "I wouldn't want to kill something as pretty as you." He started laughing, a little maniacal laugh.