Chapter 10 "Love's Flame"

Two months later

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Travis was lying in his bed, in a depressed slump, just as he has been for the past two months.


"Hey..." Kari walked into his room. She tried her best not to sound sympathetic, but it was hard. It was heart-breaking to see Travis this upset. Kari sat down on his bed, and travis sat up.

"Hello, Kari." Travis said to her. "Do you need something?"

Kari looked at him, putting on her happiest face. "Lets go out in the town!"

Travis looked at her. "No, I really dont wan--"

"C'mon!" Kari interrupted. "Do you think Mia would want you to be sad all the time? She would want you to go out and live!" Kari spoke the truth. She didnt know Mia that well, but she knew this much. Mia loved Travis, and would want him to move on and be happy.

"Sigh, alright." Travis got out of bed. "Where are we going?"

"I dunno, lets see." Kari grabbed Travis by the hand, and ran out of the house, well, mansion she and her friends have been living in the past two and a half months.


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Jenna was in her room when Adrian walked in.

"Hey!" Jenna smiled. Adrian, Jenna's husband, smiled back. Jenna made Adrian angry when she went to The Funhouse against his will two months ago. She got stuck in a time machine that was sent to the past, but found her way back. By the time she got back, Mia was dead. Adrian hugged her and cried when he found out she was okay.

"Wanna go to dinner?" Adrian asked Jenna.

 "Oh, sorry, I have a shoot soon." Jenna said. She was a model, just like Mia and Hollie, her two friends that were, unfortunately, murdered recently. The police had an ongoing investigation, but the friends had decided to do some investigating too, after being threatened by the killer multiple times. Then Mia died, and the notes dwindled into nothing.

"Oh, okay, can I come with you?" Adrian asked. Jenna was suprised. He never asked to go.

"Oh! Alright!" Jenna's face beamed with happiness. She loved being around Adrian. "Let me get my purse, then we can go!"

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"Really, Kari? A karaoke bar?" Travis sounded annoyed when they walked in.

"Yes, really!" Kari said. "I come here all the time when I'm down, it makes me happy."

Travis's facial expression was hard to read, but it looked like he was pleased. "Whatever makes you happy." He smiled.

"C'mon, lets go sing!" Kari dragged him to the karaoke machine. She searched through the songs, and found one she loved, and thought would help Travis.

"Oh, no..." Travis said when he realized what it was. "The One that Got Away by Katy Perry, really?"

Kari laughed. "C'mon, you gotta sing!"

Reluctantly, Travis started singing with Kari, and they left after about an hour of talking, joking, singing, and eating. It was a really amazing outing.

When they got to the mansion, Travis walked Kari up to her room.

"I had a really great time tonight, Kari." Travis smiled. Kari was happy, Mia was off his mind. At least for now, anyways.

"Me too." Kari looked up at him. Then Travis did something unexpected; He kissed her.

"Im sorry it took me so long." Travis said. "I love you too."

Kari smiled. "You idiot." She said lovingly.

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At the shoot, Jenna noticed something in her dressing room. It was a note.

Its not over yet.