Holiday wars by Marybeth Hale (best books for 20 year olds txt) 📕

On a cool Halloween night, a teenager named Amy and her friends walks around collecting candy. "Are you sure we should be doing this, Amy? We all have to be home tonight." One of the girls before Amy looked up and groaned. "First I lose the chance to fuck the new jock because of you and now you must complain about this." Amy said as they all walked past a pumpkin as its eyes glowed. The girl screamed before the punpkin dragged her away with her head in its mouth making her silent. "God. Will you shut the fuck up?" Amy asked frustrated before looking back and then noticed that  her friend is gone.

"Has any one seen her?" Amy asked before A guy went to her and grabbed her ass. "Let's forget about her, baby. We should go somewhere private." The guy said before Amy shook her head. "No. Let's just keep going. We'll meet her at school tomorrow." Amy had said before the boy groaned. "Trenton, don't be like that." Amy said as a bullet entered Trenton's head making Amy and the rest of the group hid behind some animatronics. A zombie animatronic turned around and tried to grab Amy. "Not tonight, you bastard." Amy said as she shot the animatronic. Amy chuckled to herself while the rest of the animatronics kill her friends. "Ok guys. Let's go." Amy said before looiking out and seeing her friends dead bodies. Amy placed her hand on her mouth as tears went down her face. "This can't be happening." Amy said as she got up and started to run as halloween decorations started to come to life and chase after her.

Amy knew that this day would come but she didn't want to be that halloween. "Oh, thank god." Amy said as she ran into a tool store. "Welcome, Ma'am. How can I help you today?" a worker asked while Amy got up. "Oh, yeah. do you have any flame throwers?" Amy asked as she wiped the dirt off of her. "No, ma'am. I'm sorry that we dont have what you need." the boy said as Amy looked at him. "It's fine. Do you mind if I take a look, do you?" Amy asked before the boy shook his head. "Not at all. Let's find what else you need. Come with me." He said before they both started to walk. "So what's your name? You look really familiar." the boy said before Amy looked at him. The employees were told that a woman would come in looking for tools when Halloween have become a war. "Um, I'm Amy. Why?" Amy said before te boy grabbed her hand.

"I'm sorry but you are needed." The boy said before he took her into the backroom. "Wait what? I just need some stuff." Amy said as the boy started to grab everything that she needs. "I know what you need." The boy said as he filled a bag with tools while Amy watched the boy confused as he gave her the tools. "Don't worry about it. Go and save the world." the boy said before Amy walked out of the back as the other staff members watch her not saying anything. Amy walked out of the store and sneaked to her house as decorations look for her.

Amy knew what she had to do. But she also wasn't sure she could do it. "You ok, sweetheart? You look like you need some ice cream." her mother said as she watched a tear go down her face. "Yes, please. Vanilla please." Amy said before she wiped the tear away and then her mom went to get her some ice cream. "Will you stop coddling that girl? My god, Chelsea. She's nineteen not six." Her father said as Chelsea got two spoons. "Oh stop it, Adam. She now has to save the world for the rest of her halloweens on this earth. The least you can do is show that you love her." Chelsea said as she got some ice cream.

Adam shook his head as he cooked food for their youngest child, Mark. "I do love her. I just don't coddle her like you do. You need to show some tough love." He said a Chelsea stormed off and went to Amy. "You guys had another fight because of me, didn't you?" Amy said as she grabbed the bowl before her mom gave her a spoon. "Your father is just being a hardass. Don't worry about him." Chelsea said before they started to eat. "Mom, can I ask you something?" Amy asked as she looked outside. "Ask me every question you have. I will try to answer as best as I can." Chelsea as she took Amy's bowl after they were done. "Why am I the one who has to do this? Can't someone else do this?" Amy asked as she looked at Chelsea. "I don't know, hun. But what I do know is that you will do great." Chelsea said as Amy looked outside. "I wish I could go to bed and forget about all of this." Amy said before Chelsea left.

"Maybe I should just get this over with." Amy said as she grabbed the bag with the tools in it. Amy walked upstairs and heard her parents yell at each other and watched her brother walk to her. "Wanna come with me?" Amy asked quietly knowing that she would need to get whatever she needed for him. Mark nodded as he reached for her and then smied as she picked him up and took him to her car putting him in her carseat that she bought for a child she was devestated to find out that went through a still birth. "What's wrong, Amy?" Mark asked a he noticed that her smile faded. "Nothing, hun." Amy said as she got into the drivers seat and went to the store to get some diapers and snacks for Mark. As she drove, Amy felt bad at what happened except that she didn't know what exactly happened. Amy parked the car in the parking lot of the store and went inside hoping to be quick while grabbing diapers for Mark and food and snacks for the both of them.

Amy got out and ran to the car. "I'm coming, little brother!" Amy yell as she could hear Mark yelled his head off in fear. "Come on, before the girl comes back." The leader of the animatronics said as Amy loaded her gun and shot at the animatronics killing a few. "Step away from the car." Amy said before pointing her gun at the leader making a few minions step back.

The leader started to laugh at Amy. "Did you think it was gonna be that easy? Minions, grab her!" He shouted making Amy shoot his leg making him fall off her car and pointed her gun at the minions and she watched as they all stepped back. "You all have started a war you cannot end by surrendering." Amy said as she quickly grabbed Mark and the stuff she grabbed and ran as far away as she could. "Where are we going?" Mark asked as Amy slowly caught her breath miles away from the store. "Somewhere we can go." Amy said as they got to a motel. Amy and Mark looked out the window as the animatronics went on a rampage and destroyed the world as they hid from the destruction.

Publication Date: 10-08-2021

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