10．𝑓𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑑 𝑜𝑟 𝑤𝑜𝑒 （𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑡3）

Beach house - space song (filtered instrument)

I thought nothing scared me, but that was before I stared into the eyes of Joseph Crackstone. I don't believe in heaven or hell. But I do believe in revenge. I usually serve it warm with a side of pain,but I've never faced an adversary cast in bronze.

Wednesday and I thought at the same time while I watched her walk around the statue in the middle of Jericho of Joseph Crackstone

She then walked over to the marching band and started getting set up I just stood beside the bleachers because I knew what was going to happen and I wanted to be able to get the full view

Mayor walker walked up to microphone and said " It is my honor to celebrate our town's history and Jericho's noble forefather Joseph Crackstone" He said as he turned around to look at the Statue of Crackstone

It felt like Crackstone was staring at me even tho he was a Statue

"Now, he believe that with a happy heart and an open ear, there was nothing our town couldn't achieve. So together as one, our community and our friends at Nevermore Academy," He started

While Wednesday and I had looked at each other thing who was under peoples feet started walking away

"We've built a monument to celebrate this memory.Now, may the spirit of Joseph Crackstone be memorialized for eternity" Mayor Walker said with a big smile as the band started playing "Don't stop" by Fleetwood Mac

Mayor Walker and Principal Weems had taken a picture and then he pressed the big red button making the Statue have a waterfall on each side

Thing had started a match while the line of gasoline had fire making it go all the way to Joesph Crackstone

As the Statue had exploded everyone started running while I stood in the middle between the bleachers and Wednesday had started playing Intense arrangement of Vivaldi's "Winter"  on her cello

It was all going as planned

Principal Weems had spotted both of us while I started walking towards Wednesday as we looked at her with a Smirk

The statue had started melting as Wednesday song trailed off

Wednesday and I were sitting in principals Weems office as she started yelling at us "That was a disaster The mayor is furious!" she shouted while walking back and forth in front of the fireplace

"I've lost count of the angry phone calls, emails, and people in the town , alumui and parents. They want answers and so do I" Weems said as she pointed at us

"I Would lead the inquisition, but I left my thumbscrews and rack at home." Wednesday said with sarcasm

"Miss Addams.. You're already on thin Ice and so are you Y/n -thin ice." Weems told us

"I swear on my late scorpion's soul, my hands are clean" Wednesday said as I showed my hands in defense in the air

"I may not have hard evidence, but I see you. You girls are a trouble magnet" Wemms said

"If trouble means standing up to lies decades of discrimination centuries of treating outcast like second-class citizens or worse.." I said as I got up from my chair with Wednesday behind me as we stood in front of Principal Weems

"What are you talking about?" She asked us

"Jericho." Wednesday finished on for me

"Why does this town even have an outreach day don't you know it's real history with outcast?" I asked her

"The actual story of Joseph Crackstone?" Wednesday said as she saw it in her vision when she went to the old meeting house the original one. 

"I do.. To an extent" Weems told us

"Being an outcast yourself why be complicit in its cover up those who forget history are doomed to repeat it" Wednesday said as I nodded in agreement

"And how bad would that look on the school on you the Principal who knows it all but covers it all up " I told Principal Weems as you could tell I got under her skin

"That's where you girls and I differ. where y'all see doom, I see opportunity maybe this is a chance to rewrite the wrongs, to start a new chapter in the normie-outcast relations" Weems said with a light smile

"Nothing has changed since Crackstone. They still hate us.only now they sugarcoat it with platitudes and smile." Wednesday explained

"They are all doing it for the mayor and for their town" I said as Wednesday and I looked at each other

"If you are unwilling to fight for the truth-" I was about to finish when Weems cut me out

"You don't think I want  the truth of course I do." She said as she took one step closer to us "But the world isn't always black and white there are shades of gray. " She told us

"Maybe for you" Wednesday and I said in sync

"But it's either they write our story or we do. you can't have it both ways" Wednesday said

as she stood there for a moment before saying "You girls are exhausting"

"We know"

Principal Weems sighed

"Good night Addams" She said as we started walking towards the door "but you should know..I don't tire easily" Weems told us

We walked to the door as Wednesday opened it with me following I said as the door and turned around "I will like to speak to you about something but it seams like you have a lot on your mind" I said as I turned around and closed to door and walked towards Wednesday going back to our dorm

Wednesday started typing on her typewriter  while I was walking back and fourth in our room

"Too much?" Enid asked us as she got ready for her date with ajax

As Wednesday and I looked at her shirt with disgust "I feel like you just napalmed me, Enid" Wednesday told her

"So glad I have my date with Ajax tonight." Enid told us as I stopped and looked at us "Don't worry about your clothing if he likes you for you then your clothing doesn't matter" I told her as she smiled at me

"Thank y/n you are a way better comfort person then Wednesday but thing tops it off of the both of you" Enid told us as thing gave her a thumbs up

"Get my mind off that train wreck of an afternoon." She said as she turned around to her bed "I literally think I have PTSD I didn't even get to do my dance routine." She said as she looked at the both of us

"What a tragedy" Wednesday said as I chuckled

"What kind of twisted psycho would want to sabotage such a life-affirming event?" Enid said I'm guessing she didn't know it was us including thing

I mean who wouldn't

"You are going to be late" Wednesday and I reminded her taking her off of the topic "Wish me luck" Enid said as she grabbed her jacket

"If he breaks your heart. I'll nail-gun his." Wednesday said as I nodded Enid gave me one last smile as she walked out of the door

Wednesday POVI don't believe in mandatory volunteer work, sugar-coated history, or happy endings, but most of all... I don't believe in coincidences. To paraphrase Agatha Christie, one coincidence is just a coincidence, two are a clue and three are proof. Rowan's drawing of Y/n and me and crackstone happens sometime in the future. Goody Addams' warning about crackstone were in the past. And the monster is in the present. Three coincidences that I know are connected that monster can be anyone. The sheriff thinks they only exist behind the walls of this school ]. The truth is there are monsters everywhere. And sometime the monsters we least suspect are the most dangerous They don't need teeth and claws to terrify. They hid in the shadows until no one is looking and then they strike But we looking now. And  we won't stop until I find the truth.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Word count 1355Edited November 3 2024