thebasement

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The next day me and Asher ditched school. I couldn't stand it. We held hands on the way to Sams house. Asher was wearing a black hoodie with a bright blue logo that matched his eyes. I loved Asher's eyes but Ash couldnt stand them. He said blue eyes were a girl thing. Our hands were sweaty but we didnt care. Our footsteps echoed in the quiet alleyway and we could hear Sneakers behind us. He was panting but it wasnt that hot out. It was early fall and the breeze was blowing.
We finally reached Sams house. I dropped Asher's hand and ran inside. Amber was sitting on a couch brushing her tangled hair. It was black and curly. And BEAUTIFUL!! Ambers hair made me hate my straight light brown hair. We just looked at each other. She set the brush down and stood up.
"Skylar?"
"yeah"
We both started crying uncontrollably. I heard Ashers familiar footsteps as he walked in. There was a strange silence. We were all thinking the same thing. Asher broke the quiet.
"What about..."
"Joey?" i said finishing the sentence for him.
Amber sat back down. She shook her head. "He's still down there. Still trapped. I thought he was right behind me." She stopped unable to finish.
I sat down on a coffee table. Asher flipped the hair out of his eyes and rubbed the back of his neck. "Anyone wanna drink?" he asked.
"tea please" Amber mumbled. Asher looked at me. i nodded my head.
Asher came back with the drinks. Tea for Amber and a monster for us to split.
It was silent again. It was my turn to break the silence. I looked at Amber and then Asher. "We're going back for him."