Page 48 of Overnight

But meeting them like this..

Dominic would now be Dollface in person.

Elias would be Hollow.

My dark companions in the fictional world, no longer separated by a digital-barrier.

Everything out in the open.

Bloodlust2:

How about the J. James Office Building?

HollowEyes3:

Definitely an interesting pick.. but I’ll be there.

Dollface1:

Wouldn’t miss it, Sweet Victoria.

I set my phone down and in the darkness of my bedroom, I stare up at the ceiling.

My stepbrothers and I were always close growing up. Then, about two years ago, something changed.

It wasn’t until my dad’s company Halloween party that something shifted.

From there, it started to feel like something more. Likethere was something between us that went beyond what it was supposed to be. Like we were tied together in a way none of us had actually noticed before.. or maybe just never let ourselves acknowledge.

My phone buzzes again.

I lean over to look at the text immediately.

Dollface1:

By the way, we should invite Garrett. I’d like to have a conversation with him about some things.

A chill runs through me as I stare at the message.

For a second, the line between fantasy and reality wavers.

I decide against texting back.

Instead, I flip my phone on its screen and lay back down, staring at the ceiling yet again.

Maybe real life isn’t so bad after all.

A smirk pulls at my lips as I let sleep pull me under.