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He stopped.

“Here.”

I held out the piece of paper.

Come find me before midnight.

“You. Just you.” is all I said before I whipped around and bolted.

* * *

11:47 P.M.

I stood beneath the big old tree at the edge of the fairgrounds.

This was where I’d told him to meet me.

The carnival lights glowed in the distance.

Willow was keeping our friends busy and entertained so none of them asked any questions.

My hands were cold.

I rubbed them together.

I couldn’t believe I did it.

I was so nervous, I felt like I was going to throw up any minute.

“What am I doing?”

Waiting.

That was what I was doing.

Waiting for the man I’d been waiting years for.

The man that I wanted unmasked so I could see where we stood.

Footsteps sounded behind me.

My heart stopped.

I turned.

A figure stepped out of the darkness.

Tall.

Dark.

Black clothes.

Boots.

Mask in place.

My eyebrows wrinkled as I stared up at him as he walked closer to me.