The Last Day

It was six. Time to come over for pizza.

To also talk about Lilith's visit. Breathe in, out, it will be okay.

I walked over, passing my mailbox, then theirs and up the two-step porch. I knocked on the door and Kenneth opened the door, he was friendly and greeted me with a 'Hey, glad you could make it!'. He brought me to the dining room slash kitchen, and I sat down at the table. There was clear and dark soda along with cheese puffed popcorn and chips of all kinds.

The pizza itself. There were meat lovers, a pepperoni and the heaven of all. Cheese pizza. There was three pizzas, one just for me. Awesome, my soul will love this, but my stomach will hate me. The way I like it.

Turns out the boys dig through my trash and seen that I like cheese pizza exclusively. Halvor and Kenneth watched each other at the table. Kenneth ate a few slices and Halvor stared. He didn't touch his hamburger, sausage. and pepper pizza.

He decided to break the silence. "Lilith came over somehow, didn't she?"

I felt like the cheese string that was down my throat was now choking me. The one-day stuffed crust dooms me, how ironic for a lactose intolerant person.

Kenneth finished his piece of pizza and dipped his crust in the cup of ranch that sat across from his plate. He then downed his cup of Dr. Pop then he decided to speak.

"Yeah, she did." Halvor threw his hands in the air and was pissed.

"The weirder part is that Lilith tried to seduce Linsday." Halvor was still pissed but was now also confused. I nodded and swallowed the string of cheese I was currently choking on.

"Yeah." I began. "She tried to kiss me as Mindy then revealed herself when I said no."

Halvor chuckled. "That sounds like someone else set her up to that plan."

Kenneth now looked a bit pale. "Asmodeus." Halvor mouthed the word 'No' and Kenneth nodded.

I was confused besides the mention of the demon king of lust. I knew it wasn't good whatever what was going on. I knew it involved the demon king but maybe multiple?

"Multiple demon kings?!" Kenneth shouted. Halvor snapped his head at me.

"Did Lilith ever say who besides demon king?" I shook my head.

"Just demon king." They both groaned.

"The worst part is that it's clear that now all of Hell is out for us." I wanted to cry as I picked up another slice of pizza.

I could feel the heat on my cheeks and in my hands as I chewed the piece I just tore off. A tear rolled down, then another followed in my binge eating sorrow. I can't go back to school; I can't my let parents know of this. I can't do anything but wear a stupid hag stone. It's just a stupid weathered rock! What can I do?! I hiccuped.

What can I do?

I finished my slice of pizza and wiped my face with an unused napkin. I sighed and stood up, taking the untouched third box of cheese pizza. They can get more, they'll be fine. I made my way to the front door and opened it.

"Thanks for inviting me over, really guys. I just feel like I should go say hi and be with my family for now. Even if they aren't home right now, I'm gonna send them a text and wait for them to get home." I left the doorway and turned around. "Um.."

"You can walk me over if it would help with the anxiety." Kenneth nodded at Halvor, and he made way to my side.

We passed his mailbox then mine and we walked up the cookie cutter two step porch to my front door. He looked nervous and I could tell where this was heading.

I pecked him on the cheek and stared him dead in the eye. "I did that, so you don't do anything and don't have a villain backstory because a girl didn't show that you can be friends and get your first peck."

Halvor was stunned. Maybe it was the moment, but his icy blue eyes lined up with mine for a moment and I felt something. A spark of something, then I felt I was going to puke so I excused myself quickly.

I made it into my house. Behind the door and away from his stupid face, my stomach no longer felt like a spin cycle of laundry. Ugh, I hate being a teenager and I hate boys.

I sat the pizza box on the counter and opened it up. I grabbed the shredded Parmesan from the cabinet and poured enough to where each piece was nicely adored with grated cheese. I pulled up my messages and texted my mom that I loved her. I backed out and saw my recent messages with Mindy.

There was no text about her coming over last night. In fact, she said she wasn't able to come over. I read it so many times that words felt unreal. The words didn't feel right when I read them out loud to myself. She really never came over. So, what happened last night was real.

So, demons are truly after me. They really do want to bring me to the demon kings of Hell as payment of whatever the werewolves did.

I brought the pizza upstairs with a cup of fizzy, clear pop. After I locked the front door of course. My parents have a key, they'll be fine. Plus, my mom said they're having date night, so they won't be back till later if not tomorrow. They're gross sometimes but I do understand wanting a love life. That's why I keep quiet, I know they really do love each other.

I watched a whole 12-episode series and finished off the pizza before I dozed off to sleep. The thoughts of being dragged to Hell and my family being in danger floated in my head till my brain was asleep.

That night I dreamed I was falling to the middle of the earth. Nothing else happened until I woke up and started the next day.