Faint knocking echoed from downstairs and my eyes opened to the gloomy darkness of my room. It was past midnight, but I was awake and waiting. I left my bedroom and scampered across the wooden floor. I stopped at the sliding door to our backyard.
On the other side of the glass door, I saw Caspian shadowed under the night sky. He entered from the back so my red-eyed stalker wouldn’t notice him and disappear. I unlocked the door and opened it wide enough to for him to come in. He took off his shoes and we crept towards the stairs. We made it past Rick’s bedroom when the lights turned on. I was scared out of my skin, and both of us froze.
“What…the hell?” Rick caught us red-handed, and he did not look happy. “Eve, are you seriously kidding me?” Oh, dear. His eyes widened as he looked from
