HalfDoomed

At a festival, 18-year-old Remy overhears a very private conversation. He listens as two people talk about killing another person. He is compelled to follow them and witnesses as a boy about his age murders another teenager. But was this taking of another's life justified? Remy soon finds that he is unable to separate himself from these people and must get closer to this boy in order to find out what brought him into a situation where he needed to kill someone.

Warning: There are mentions of sexual assault throughout this book. The actual act is not explicitly described, but if you are sensitive to that kind of thing, you might want to skip this book.

What Happened (Novel)

"What are you going as for Halloween?" Landon asked Remy.


"Nothing. I'm 18. I don't go trick-or-treating."


"Well, duh. But are you doing anything?"


"Each house here has their own little Halloween party in the lounge. The dean puts it together, but there's never any teachers to keep watch during, so it's fun."


Remy wasn't really a people person, and as a result, he was not a party person either. But with Landon, Renee, and Emmitt, he supposed it could be alright. "What are you dressing up as?"


"I'm gonna be Aladdin, and Renee's going as Jasmine."


"Any excuse to take off your shirt, huh?"


Landon smirked, "Don't judge. It's Halloween, and I'll dress slutty if I want to. Besides, we still haven't found your costume yet, and for all we know, it'll be worse than mine."


"So what do you think my costume should be?"


"Something that's like, the complete opposite of you... so something cool."


"Oooh! You got me! Good one!" Remy said, ruining Landon's burn with his overeager response.


"Yeah. Thanks," Landon pouted. "So what vibe do you want your costume to have? Are we going scary, cute, or slutty?"


"Aw, but that's the lamest one!" He considered it for a second. "Actually, you'd look so cute as a little tiger! Rawr."


"Wow, I need that to stop immediately."


Landon continued as if he hadn't spoken. "Oh, I know! You could go as the monkey from Aladdin. We could do a little three-way costume."


"What did I just say, Landon? I need that to stop!" Remy laughed.


"What's Emmitt going as? Or is he also tagging along in your little orgy of Aladdin characters?"


"Nah. He's going as some Marvel superhero. Black Panther, I think."


"Cool. But could I just be, like, a ghost or something? Just throw on a sheet and be done with it?"


"Nooo, because that's not fun. You will be Abu, and you will like it."


"Okay, but I'm not going to make any effort to get that costume."


Landon looked at him with a sly grin, "Oh, don't worry, my friend. I will have it all taken care of."


Costumes