Red Ruin {Book One} ✔️ (CURRENTLY EDITING)

{ 7 }

I woke up and lifted my head to see the cross before me, but there was no body, no blood and no creepy figure like there was moments ago. I rubbed my eyes, stood up and rushed out of the church. Somethings going on here and I need to figure out what.

As I got into my car, I pulled out my phone and searched the internet to find anything about a murder taking place at the church.

After unsuccessfully going through pages and pages of news letters, social media posts, and reviews, I gave up and started the car. I must have fallen asleep or something, I've been having some pretty intense dreams lately. But chalking it up to just a bad dream didn't sit right with me.

As I was driving around the city, my phone buzzed, so I pulled over at a park and grabbed it out of the center council. I climbed out slowly and walked up to an empty bench. As I was unlocking my phone, two notifications popped up. One from my aunt and one from a random number. That's when I realized it was 3 hours later than I thought it was. I must have been sleeping a lot longer than I assumed. I wonder if you go to hell for falling asleep at a church.

I opened my aunts message first and read it, Hey honey. Hope your having fun, XOXO

I smiled and replied,
It's interesting here but I'm loving it!

Then I opened the other message, realizing it was from the girl I met in front of the church.

Hi Riah(: It's Nora

I replied quickly, asking her what she's up to then locked my phone. It went off again, this time I recognized it as Nora's number.

Just hanging out with some friends, hey I'm going out tonight and I was wondering if you'd like to tag along?

That actually sounds fun, so I replied right away, Where too? What should I wear?

I know it's not very safe of me to go to a club with some stranger I met in front of a church, but something about her made me feel as if I can trust her.

She answered almost immediately, Le Club, its a dance club on Main street a few miles from the church we met at. And something sexy!

I texted back and got the address as I walked back to the car and started it. Once I figured out what time to meet her there, I made my way back to the hotel to eat and get ready.

After getting back to my hotel room and ordering take out, I went through my clothes to see what I should wear. Hesitating, I grabbed a tight black dress with cutout designs on each side. I'm not one to wear revealing clothing, but she said wear something sexy so I guess that's what I'll do.

A few seconds after finishing my makeup and swiping on the last bit of mascara, a knock came from the door.

"Coming!" I shouted as I shuffled to the door and opened it up.

A cute guy was standing awkwardly at the other side, holding my food in his hands. I smiled and handed him the money as he handed me the bag.

"Keep the change." I spoke as I shut the door and set everything on the table.

Sitting down, I began digging into my food. I'm honestly surprised I didn't get anything on my shirt, I'm a messy eater.

After finishing, I threw my garbage away and walked back to the bathroom to start curling my hair. It's already pretty curly, but I like the way it looks after I create more defined waves.

I took a step back to examine my reflection.

My long hair curled perfectly down my back, my makeup defined my high cheek bones and my eyes seemed brighter against the dark eyeshadow. I smiled and stripped down to put the dress on. After I secured the zipper, I took one more look before slipping my heels on and grabbing my black clutch.