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Kevin and Dr. Greene ran into her room, finding Debra there checking Wendy’s vital signs. When she heard them come in, she turned her head to see who was there, then continued to do her job.
“How is she?! Tell me she’s okay, tell me we didn’t lose her again!!” Kevin rushed out as he raked his hands through his hair.
“Lose her again?” She asked. “Kevin, what are you talking about? Nothing has changed. I saw someone had called for a nurse, so I rushed over, only to find the room empty and Wendy in exactly the same state she was in when I went home last night.” Debra took the sphygmomanometer of Wendy’s arm and turned around while folding the cuff, worry displayed on her features as she looked at Kevin.
“But.. She woke up!! I was with her when she woke up! She said she wasn’t feeling okay, I called for a nurse twice, but nobody came in. I yelled for help, and still no response. That’s when I ran out to get
Dr. Greene.. She-”
“But Kevin, I rushed over as soon as I saw the little red light come on. You weren’t here.”
“That’s ridiculious. I stayed with her for a minute or so after-”
“Kevin, are you sure she regained consciousness?” Dr. Greene interrupted, not only worried about Wendy’s situation, but Kevin’s too. Kevin began to think this was all one big terrible joke as he took Wendy’s hand in his. “Ofcourse I’m sure!” he yelled. “I’m not crazy, Dr. Greene. I can see what you’re thinking, but YES she regained consciousness!” He then turned to Wendy, who seemed to be totally unaware of what was happening. “Wendy? Come on girl, this cannot be happening again! Open your eyes for me, just like-”
“Kevin, she didn’t. Everything shows that there haven’t been any recent changes.” Debra exchanged glares with Dr. Greene who seemed to be buying her story. He seemed to be worried about Kevin, which was exactly what she wanted to accomplish.

Kevin turned his head and looked at Dr. Greene. “Would you just check on her?” he asked.
Dr. Greene placed his hand on the man’s shoulder as he let loose a long sigh. “Kevin, I think Debra is qualified enough to judge Wendy’s condition.”
“It’s okay, Dr. Greene.” Debra said, trying to sound as innocent as possible and a little hurt too.
“No Debra, it’s not. Listen, I know you’re worried about her and you have every reason to be. But if Debra says she hasn’t woken up recently, she hasn’t. She doesn’t show any sign of being conscious. You probably had a dream that seemed very realistic. Go home, take a shower, eat a decent meal and stay at home tonight, sleep in a bed for once. There’s nothing you can do for her, especially now that you’re exhausted yourself. If she does wake up eventually, she’s going to need you to be there for her and not suffering from exhaustion or sleep deprivation.” Dr. Greene knew he was being harsh on him, but he didn’t know any other way to get through to him.
Kevin looked at Debra, feelings of shame and exhaustion washed over him. “You’re right. I’m sorry Debra.”
“It’s okay.” She gave him a polite smile.
“No, it’s not. It’s just, it seemed so real..” Kevin sounded devastated as he turned his gaze back to Wendy. He closed his eyes and again wished that things were different. She did wake up, didn’t she? She even talked to him, or was it indeed all a dream? A dream that turned into a nightmare now that he was told she never regained consciousness. Kevin rubbed his face and blinked back tears of disappointment. Was he slowly going insane?

~~~~

“Do you remember when she gave you that scare on Halloween?” Nick smiled.
“Which year?” A.J. chuckled. “She managed to scare us every damn year.”
“The year she teamed up with some people.”
“Nick, she did that quite a lot.” Howie laughed as he sat down at the table. They were at A.J.’s place, waiting for Brian, Leighanne and Baylee to arrive. They had planned on having dinner together, trying to keep things in a happy mood for a change.
“You know exactly what I’m talking about Jay.” The youngest smirked. “You screamed like a little girl.”
“I think I know where this is going.” Howie laughed. “Besides Nick, did you forget-”
“And I think it’s time for me to call Rok to see if they didn’t forget about dinner at my place.” A.J. blushed, took his cellphone out of his pocket and flipped it open.


"Alex, I think something is wrong with Brian!!” Wendy stood before him, blocking his view from the tv.
“Sure, sunshine. You’re not getting to me this year.” A.J. smiled. “Please move so I can watch the movie.”
“You’re watching ‘Halloween’? Again?!” Nick said as he walked in the living room. “Where’s Rok?”
“Something’s wrong with Brian!! But Alex doesn’t believe me...” she panicked. “Please Nick, I need your help!”
“Pffsh.. sure.. I’ll go see what’s ‘wrong’ with Brian, except for being an idiot, like usual.” Nick smiled. She took him by the arm and rushed him upstairs.

Half an hour later, A.J. heard a couple of terrifying screams, but didn’t even turn to see where it came from. “Nice try guys!” he yelled as he shook his head. She wasn’t going to get to him this year, no way! This year, he’d be his cool self, he would not cry like a little baby or run out of the house. This year, he was going to win. “ALEX!!” he then heard coming from upstairs, which made him jump slightly. That was Nick and Lord knew that Nick was a terrible actor. “JAY!!” he heard Nick’s voice again. “HELP!!”
He felt shivers run down his spine, even though he still felt this was all one big Halloween prank. Despite that, he got up and slowly walked towards the stairs. “Nick?” he softly asked, then realized that nobody could have possibly heard that. “Nick?!” he continued a bit louder, but he didn’t get an answer. “Wendy? This isn’t funny anymore! Are you okay up there?” As he set one foot on the stairs, all the power went out. Now he started laughing. They were so stupid if they thought he was going to fall for this. How cliché to cut the power and think he’d still fall for it. “Guys?” he muttered. “Guys, this isn’t funny. Yeah, you got me, now stop all of this bullshit. You are so childish, trying to pull pranks every damn year. I’ve totally had it. Give it up, come back downstairs and act like adults. Or at least TRY..” He turned around and was about to walk back into the living room, to just sit and wait for them to give it up and admit that it was all a bad joke when he thought he heard something.

“Alex?” he heard someone cry. “Please, Brian, NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!” he heard her scream, which made him almost fall down the stairs. He could just grab the banister to prevent himself from falling. He slowly made his way up the stairs, feeling his body shiver, still hoping this was all one of her Halloween pranks.
But when he opened the door to Brian’s room, he could no longer deny that this was not a joke. He saw Nick lying there on Brian’s bed, his back turned to him, his shirt and the sheets covered in blood.
“Nick, t-t-this is not f-f-funny anymore.” A.J. stuttered as he walked over to his youngest friend. When he put his hand on Nick’s side and rolled him over, he prepared himself for his friends to yell that they got him, again. But instead he let out a scream, when he noticed there was someone else on the bed. Behind Nick was Wendy, her body too covered in blood, her shirt ripped apart and several cuts on her arms and neck. “They.. they’re..” he trailed off. They were holding hands. He didn’t understand. Why were they holding hands?

“Brian!! THEY ARE IN LOVE, THEY’RE NOT HURTING ANYONE!!” That yelling came from another room. There was only one man who could bellow like that and that someone didn’t usually participate in this kind of stupid pranks. Wendy and Nick. They were holding hands, was Kevin talking about them? And why was Brian against it if it was true? A.J. didn’t like the sound of this, but felt like he had to go see what the hell was going on. “HE WON’T HURT HER!!” A.J. heard panic in Kevin’s voice, something he had never heard before, followed by a cry of pain and a sound he couldn’t explain. “BRIAN, DON’T DO THIS! Bri-”
A.J. froze when he heard Kevin gurgle. It sounded like he was choking or something. This could not be happening.. this could not be true.

“I’m just having a nightmare. A fucking night-” He stopped midsentence when he felt someone tap on his shoulder. “Boo..” someone whispered into his ear, which made him jump to the ceiling and scream like a little girl. In response he heard a lot of laughter and as he turned around he saw Nick and Wendy standing behind him, laughing hysterically. “We are sooo in love..” They said in unison, still holding hands and giving each other a kiss on the lips, followed by a lot of hysterical laughter.
“You, you!! I KNEW it!! Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh!!” A.J. yelled in frustration. He should’ve known this was all a bunch of bullshit. But nooooo, again he had almost peed his pants. He hit Nick over the head and shot Wendy an angry glare. “Bunch of idiots.. That’s what you are.. A bunch of-”
“Jay..” Came from the door, so A.J. turned around only to see Kevin standing there, holding his neck with both hands. “You didn’t even to my rescue..” Kevin dropped his hands, that were covered in fake-blood and revealed a neck that was supposed to look sliced. A.J. walked over to his friend and hit him on the chest. “She’s got to you TOO! Damn, I can’t believe this.” He muttered, only to be met by another round of laughter. “Yeah, you laugh, bunch of idiots. Now where’s the so-called murderer?!”
He heard someone coming up the stairs, who was also laughing. “My my, you can scream, Jay.” Brian chuckled as he entered the room, his shirt and jeans covered in what was supposed to be Nick’s, Wendy’s and Kevin’s blood. “And you didn’t even get to meet my new friend, Mr. Knife.” He held up a huge knife.
“Guess we had to tell you it was one kick-ass prank before you peed your pants, Mr. Scares-Easily.” Nick chuckled, as he put his hand on A.J.’s shoulder. “We thought you were gonna pass out man.”

A.J. felt his face turn red, knowing he was going to hear about this for years. He should’ve known they’d pull something like this, like they did every year. Sometimes they’d pull a prank on one of the others, or on Aaron but they did something every year. How could he have been so stupid, again?! “So, D. Come out, come out wherever you are..” he yelled, seeing he was the only one missing.
“D. isn’t here, Jay. Believe it or not, he’s on a date.” Kevin replied, while cleaning himself up with an old towel.
“Yeah right.” A.J. rolled his eyes. “And he’s gonna jump out of that closet any second now.”
“No seriously, he’s on a date with Mya.” Brian confirmed as he took of his shirt. “Come on, Alex. He is. They’re out to dinner if I remember correctly. You can call him if you don’t believe us.”
“Hell no.” The rebel muttered. “Besides, D always has dates, so why should this evening be any different?!”

“Guys..” Wendy whispered.
“Aaargh.. I still can’t believe this.”
“Guys!” she repeated.
“Yeah?” Brian asked her, as he watched her shaking. “What’s wrong, girl?”
Kevin took a step forward. “Are you feeling okay?”
“Owh come on, Wendy. It’s not funny anymore. The prank is over.” A.J. sighed.
Nick felt Wendy squeeze his hand and noticed she was swaying on her feet, so he held her by the waist. “This isn’t part of the prank, Jay. I swear.” He whispered. “Wendy?”
She looked at Brian, her eyes telling him she was terrified. “If D.’s on a date, then who’s that?” her voice quivered. Then she fainted and fell into Nick’s arms, who responded just in time to prevent her from falling to the floor. SlowlyNick looked up as he held her, the other men turned around, and saw a man locking the door after which he threw the key out of the open window. He was dressed in black, holding an axe and wearing a white mask. “Now, it’s my turn to kill.. For real..” he said in a deep voice as he lunged forward towards Brian, who screamed and jumped away just in time.
Panic washed over the men as they tried to avoid the axe killer who seemed to be totally insane, swinging around the axe as if it were a toy. Nick was so scared that he even dropped Wendy to the floor, causing Kevin to yell at him, but he immediately shut his mouth as the man now lunged at him.
”This is part of the prank, right guys?!” A.J. yelled as he tried to get to the door.
“NO!!” Nick screamed as he frantically tried to open the door, but it was to no avail.
“Now what do we have here?!” the man growled as he bent down next to Wendy, his eyes still on the cousins who had no idea of how to help her. “You stay away from her!” Kevin bellowed.
“Stay back.. or else!!” the man yelled as he held the axe right above her neck. A few inches lower and with a little force he could decapitate her. He then turned to look at her and caressed her cheek.

“Go ahead. Kill her!! Just leave us alone!!” A.J. yelled.
“ALEX!” Brian, Nick and Kevin yelled in unison as they all turned to look at him, so shocked about what he said that for a moment they totally forgot about the man that threatened to kill them.
“What? I don’t wanna die.You can have her.” He cried.
“Fine by me.” The man let out an evil laugh as he knelt down beside her, lifting the axe above his head.
“NOOOOOO!!!” Brian fell to his knees and closed his eyes, not able to be a witness to this.
“Or would you like me to help you up?” He then heard a soft and familiar say.
“I thought you’d never ask, D.” Wendy replied as she sat up and bursted into giggles.
“Revenge sure tastes sweet.” A.J. bursted into laughter when he saw shock written all over Nick’s, Brian’s and Kevin’s face as Howie removed the mask and revealed his true identity. “Thanks D. for helping me to get back at these evil, evil people. Too bad you scared the crap out of me first..”


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