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Until Dawn: the Fading Light

- Chapter 1: The Prank -

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She didn't know why she even bothered coming. Oh, now she remembers. She was invited by her best friend, Hannah, and her twin sister, Beth. She was tempted not to come to this party, considering her brother, Michael Munroe aka Mike, was invited as well. It's not like she dislikes her brother. She just wasn't fond of his ways, or the idea of "parties".

No, Katelyn Munroe, wasn't somebody like her brother. In fact they were complete opposites. Michael the social peer everyone likes. The guy all females want to date in his class. The womanizer. While she is an anti-social person that has a very small group of friends. They're too polar opposites that would clash often, due to their differences. Not mention the strain sibling relationship they have, due to the past.

She could never understand why her brother is the way he is, or why Hannah is madly in love with him. She pities the girl to believe someone like her brother is worthy of loving. If only she can see that he is not man for her...

Anyways, she was invited to this party at her best friend's parents' ski lodge up in the mountain for the weekend. It wasn't a big party. Only nine people were invited, including her, but still big number for her want to stay home. She only came for the twins' constant begging, and of course... there was their older brother, Josh.

"But, Kat! Please! I need you there! Mike is going to be there, and even my brother too! Can't you see we both need to be there, together?"

Kat lean forward and hurl more into the toilet. Her head continue to spin, and ache all around her head that it was hard to tell where the pain is coming from. She always had low tolerance when it came to alcohol. She swore she would never drink that horrid shit again.

"Oh, come on, Hachi. Don't tell me you can't handle a little bit of alcohol? I'm sure dogs can drink some as much as humans can."

Kat snorted, remembering Chris's words. She dreaded that stupid nickname. If only her stupid brother would shut up, and quick poking fun at her obvious crush. She knows it's obvious and hates it that it is.

So yes, she did drink to shut Chris up. As you can see, that is not a right move she had made.

After a few minutes of throwing up, Kat leaned on the wall by the window. Breathing heavily, she wipe the bridge of her nose, pushing her glasses upwards. "The things I do for love." She mumbled. "Hannah, and Sam better not make fun of me later about this..."

Kat stand up off the ground slowly, trying not to lose her balance. She leans against the wall, closing her eyes, and tries to catch her breath. 'Jesus... what the did I even drink?' Suddenly she hears loud voices coming from downstairs, which cause her massive headache increase more.

"Ugh..." She rubs her temple to ease the pain, only to find it futile. "That's it. No more drinking ever again... this time for good. Chris can go make fun of me, but I'm done." She said as she slowly made her way over towards the door, out of the bathroom. She walked towards Hannah's room, ignoring all the voices below. She calls out her best friend. "Hannah?"

She opens the door to find her friend nowhere in sight. That's weird. Hannah said she would wait for her in her bedroom. Where could she be?

Kat brushes strands of her light brown hair back, fixing her red headband that is almost coming off her head. She should have straighten herself up in the bathroom. There was no doubt she looked like a complete mess.

'I wonder where's Hannah?'

Kat turned around, and walk down the stairs, ignoring the pain coming from the side of her head. How can kids her age find joy in this? This was pure torture. Either they're masochist, or she just not doing it right. Starting right now, she is never ever going to drink again, or fall under peer pressure from any of her friends.

She just wanted to go home, and sleep this all away. After this could be all a dream.

"A one bad dream." She said as she spotted the others by the front door. She walks towards them.

Unfortunately for her, this was just a nightmare that she is never going to wake up from again...