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Ch. 4- Christie's Story: Eye See U
“Okay, we gonna get some food first.” Everyone agrees with Asuka.
LATER “You weren’t kidding about there being a lot of food down there.” Julia comes up to walk next to Asuka.. “Uh huh.” Xiaoyu agrees with her mouth full. Asuka shakes her head. “Once everyone’s seated, Christie can start.” A few minutes later everyone’s back in the circle. “So my story’s not really scary either, it’s just unsettling. It happened about a month and a half ago. Julia and Asuka may remember.” Christie looks between them both. Julia and Asuka shake their heads. “Well you will.” “Asuka, it’s getting kinda late.” Julia looks to Asuka opening the fridge. “It’s only 9. You’re not going to turn into a pumpkin if you’re not home early, are you?” Asuka turns and takes her seat at the kitchen table between Julia and me. Julia rolls her eyes. “No, smartass, but you know I don’t like driving in the dark; never have.” I shake my head at the two. “But really, I need to get home too.” “And what’s your reason?” Asuka gestures to me with her Sprite. “Ya’ll are so lame. And to think I was gonna invite ya’ll to watch a few movies with me.” Asuka turns her head away from the two. “What movies?” I ask with interest. I love movies. I hope they’re horror. “Nope, don’t get interested now. I don’t want to watch them now.” Asuka stand and gestures to the door. “Bye. I’m just gonna go to my room and cry cuz my friends don’t want to stay with me.” “We’re not gonna leave you, Suky.” Julia looks at Asuka. “I can’t promise that. It depends on the genre of movies.” I look at Asuka. She looks at me and Julia mouths something that I don’t quite catch “They’re horror movies, of course.” Asuka says like I should’ve known. “Which movies?” I look at her. She laughs. “The Hills Have Eyes, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and The Omen.” She looks me right in the eyes. “Okay, nice movies. But…” Asuka cuts me off. “Did I forget to mention that they’re the Originals, made in the 70’s, not these horrific remakes?” She smiles when she sees my expression. “I’m so in.” Then I turn to Julia. See my car’s in the shop and Julia’s my ride. Asuka also looks to Julia. After a few seconds pause, Julia answers. “Okay, fine.” “Boy am I glad you said yes, cuz I’m scared to ride with Suky.” I pick my up my diet soda. “What’s that supposed to mean? I drive just fine, thank you.” Asuka puts her hands on her hips. “You turn corners so fast I think that we’re on two wheels.” I demonstrate with my hands. Julia just shakes her head. “Whatever. Insult my driving why don’t you.” Asuka pouts with her arms crossed. I hug her. “Aww, you know I luv ya.” “Yeah, uh huh.” She nods her head. “But do I still luv you?” “Yeah.” I shake my head yes. “Of course I do.” And Asuka hugs me. “Enough of that. We gonna watch some movies or what?” Julia asks while grabbing a orange soda from fridge. “Yeah, let me set it up. Be right back.” Asuka goes to the living room leaving me and Julia in the kitchen. Me and Julia sit back at the table. “I wonder what Lili’s doing.” “Why in the world would you wonder that?” Julia looks at me like I’m crazy. “Well you know she wanted to hang with us tonight…” Asuka hollers something from the living room. I have her repeat it. “I said, that I told her we three were doing something with my parents this weekend.” “Yeah, but that was kinda mean. I mean, I feel kinda bad for lying.” I say with my head lowered. “You of all people know we don’t like Lili. You don’t even like Lili.” Asuka points to me. “Of course I don’t like Lili.” I say matter-of-factly. “But I feel bad that she doesn’t really have any friends.” “Stop feeling bad for her. I’m positive she doesn’t feel bad for you, me or Asuka.” Julia says looking me in the eye. “You’re right. Lili doesn’t even like me. I had a lapse in feeling sorry for her.” I deep breath. “It won’t happen again.” Asuka walks back into the kitchen. “Well, I got it set up but like many a movie, I can’t skip the previews. Let’s just stay in the kitchen till they’re done.” She takes her seat across from me. “Fine with me.” I shrug. “Me too.” Julia takes a sip of orange soda. I look behind Asuka at the huge picture window leading to her balcony. Something catches my eye. I slightly squint and… O my gawd!
I jump from my seat and holler. Julia jumps, and Asuka stands up asking me what’s wrong. I can’t speak for a minute. I just keep staring at the watching gray eye between the curtains of Asuka’s picture window. “There’s something watching us!” I point to the eye. Asuka looks and jumps with a noise. Julia’s already near the doorway leading to the living room. I don’t know why, but I walk to the window. As I get closer the gray eye leaves.
I pull the curtains back slightly, but there’s no one there. We left the kitchen, into the living room. I knew I was leaving Asuka with Julia, but we didn’t know Asuka wanted to go with us.
They stayed the night with me. Everyone was quiet. Then I speak. “I’m telling you, I know what I saw. That person’s eye was gray.” “What’s that have to do with anything? You think you know who it was?” Xiao asks chewing some beef jerky. “Exactly that.” I look at everyone. “It was Lili.” Everyone’s quiet again. Then Jin speaks. “How can you be sure of that?” If he’d have been there, he’d have known it was her. “2 reasons.” I hold up 1 finger. “We were talking bad about her. Wouldn’t it be payback to have her hear everything we said?” I see nods here and there. I put up my second finger. “And the person’s eye was gray. The only person with gray eyes I know is Lili. And further evidence: the eye had makeup around it. Eye shadow and eyeliner. It was a girl.” “We always believed Christie when she said it was Lili cuz she was the only one of us who actually saw the eye.” Asuka nods in agreement with Julia. “Didn’t ya’ll ever ask her?” Hwoarang asks looking at us three. “No Hwoarang, what were we supposed to say? ‘Um Lili, did you happen to come by my house that Friday?’” Asuka says in a made up voice. Christie puts her hands up for the two to stop. “Okay, that was a strange story.” Xiao says finishing the beef jerky. “Do I even have to ask?” Asuka holds her hands up. “Yes. It’s part of story telling.” Xiao says matter-of-factly. “Right. Who’s next?” Asuka asks when Steve answers. “Me.” Everyone looks at him.
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