Friday Morning
11:00am
Joyce rolled over in her bed; she glanced at her alarm clock, which blinked 11:03, anddragged herself out of bedto getdressed. Then sheput on her make-up and headed downstairs in search for Buffy.
"Buffy?"
There was no answer.
“Buffy? Hello?”
There was still no answer. Joyce entered the kitchen ‘Maybe she went out with the trash or something’ she said to herself trying not to worry. Just then Buffy came through the door of the kitchen wearing her jogging outfit.
“Buffy, where have you been?”
“I went out for a run,” she answered as she took a bottle of water from out of the refrigerator.
“Well you could have left a note or something, I was worried.”
Buffy grabbed a piece of paper from off the refrigerator and handed it to her mother. Joyce read aloud:
Mom, went out for a run around 8, be back soon…Love, Buffy.
“Around 8?”
“Yeah, I woke up and couldn’t get back to sleep, so I took a run.”
“For 3 hours?”
“Ok….Well I kinda got lost, but only for about an hour.”
Joyce just sighed.
“So you still up for the mall today?” Buffy asked.
“Yup, you bet, but I’m waiting for a call from Mr. Johnson. He’s supposed to call about my job interview.”
“What happened to starting your own business?"
“Well, Sunnydale newspaper has a opening and I was thinking I could work there.”
“Oh, sounds cool, so you’re like going to have your own column?”
“If I get the job I’ll be like a reporter.”
“Cool. So when are you supposed to hear from them….him?”
“Sometime today, he has the house number.”
“Oh, I see…..Well I guess I better go get changed,” Buffy said as she made her way to her bedroom. Joyce never said anything,just stood there in deep thought.
Ring….Ring….Ring
The sound of the phone startled her; she quickly ran over and picked it up.
“Hello?”
“Mr. Johnson.”
“No, you didn’t wake me.”
“No, no major plans for the day.”
“2 O’clock?”
Joyce looked over at the time it read 11:45.
“That’s great.”
“Ok, see you then.”
“Bye.”
Joyce hung up the phone.
“I got and interview. I got an interview! At 2 O’clock!" she sang quickly and happily to herself. A couple minutes later Buffy came running down the stairs and into the kitchen.
“Hey, we ready?” Buffy asked.
“For what?” Joyce asked looking puzzled.
“The mall remember…..You, me, your credit card?”
Joyce had totally forgotten with all the excitement of her job interview, even though they had talked about it only a couple minutes ago.
“Buffy…..I just got a call from Mr. Johnson and…”
“You have a meeting?” Buffy interrupted.
“Yes…I’m afraid I do.”
“What time?” Buffy asked trying not to look disappointed.
“At 2.”
“Oh…well what about tomorrow?” Buffy suggested.
“That sounds great,” Joyce, replied, she felt really bad that she had to cancel on her, but she was glad that she wasn’t too upset.
“Well cool then...I'm going to go tidy up my room, there are still a few more boxes I haven't unpacked yet," Buffy said as she grabbed another bottle of water from the fridge.
“I’m sorry,” Joyce said, as Buffy was about to leave the kitchen.
“No big, we’ll go tomorrow.”
“Ok,” Joyce reassured her as she left and went to her room.
1:45
Joyce knocked on Buffy's door.
“Come in” Buffy answered the knock.
Joyce opened the door and entered her room.
“I’m just about to leave, do you need anything?”
“Nope, go ahead, but first what do you think of my room? I’m almost done, onlyone box left.”
“It looks great.”
“Thanks, what time do you think you’ll be back?”
“I’m not sure, I shouldn’t be too long,” Joyce said, not hiding any excitement, but you could tell that she still felt bad about having to cancel on Buffy. She knew how much Buffy loved the mall, and it’d been so long since they had some mother and daughter time.
“Well….I better get going, I don’t want to be late.”
“Ok, bye mom and good luck,” Buffy said as Joyce left the room. Buffy could hear the car pull outof the driveway. She wasn’t that upset about the mall, she could wait until tomorrow. Just then the phone rang. She quickly ran down stairs to answer it.
“Hello?”
There was no answer.
“Hello?”
Still there was no answer.
“Oh….Well guess they had the wrong number.”
She went back upstairs to her room to re-arrange the posters on her wall.
3:35
The door opened and Joyce came floating though. Buffy was on the couch and she had heard her mom come in. She quickly ran over to her.
“So how did it go?”
“It went great,” Joyce answered with a lot of excitement.
“Did you get the job?" Buffy asked, starting to get a little impatient.
“I GOT THE JOB!” Joyce yelled.
“That’s great…..that’s wonderful news mom…….I think we should celebrate."
“Me too, what do you propose?”
“Movie and…..” Buffy thought for a moment.
“Movie and pizza?” she said quickly.
‘I hope he’s working tonight’ Buffy thought to herself.
“Pizza again, how about Chinese this time?”
“Sure,I guess.” Buffy agreed,even though she was disappointed.
“But it’s your turn to get the door."
“Ok," Joyce agreed.
9 O’clock
“I’ll order the food and then on my way to pick it up I’ll drop you off at the movie place and pick you up on my way back.”
Buffy was on the couch reading the latest issue of YM.
“Wow…..put a lot of thought into that,” Buffy teased, without ever looking up from her magazine.
She looked up at her mother and put the magazine to her side.
“Sounds like a plan.”
Joyce placed the order andwhen she was done she walked and stood over Buffy.
“Ready?”
Buffy put the magazine down.
“You ordered already?”
“Yeah, just then.”
“Oh…..Chinese?”
“That’s what we agreed.”
“Ok, let’s go then.” Buffy said as she walked towards the door with her mother right behind her.
"Sorry Spike, no delivery here tonight," she said under her breath.
They got into the car and as they drove Joyce realized that they hadn’t chosen a movie yet.
“So what are we gonna see?” she asked.
“Something scary?” Buffy suggested.
“Jeepers Creepers?” Joyce asked.
“We've seen it” Buffy answered quickly.
“What about The Ring?” Buffy then suggested.
“Sounds great.”
“Ok but on DVD though.” Buffy said.
They reached the movie place and Joyce dropped Buffy off and went to get their food.
Buffy entered. 'Horror…Horror…ah the horror section' she said to herself, 'The Ring…The Ring. Where is it’ she thought.
“Hey pet, how ya been?”
She heard a familiar voice from behind her. She quickly turned around to see Spike.
“Hey, Spike, been great. You?”
“I’m just fine. Looking for anything in particular?”
“Yeah actually, The Ring. May sound silly but I haven’t seen it yet.” she sighed lightly.
Spike grinned, took aboutthree steps and picked up the movie card.
“It’s right here, love.”
“How did you know?” she asked.
Spike held up a DVD that was in his hand, she read the label, it said The Ring.
“May sound silly but I haven’t seen it yet,” Spike said with a grin Buffy couldn’t help but giggle.
“So I take it you’re the kind of girl that likes the shit scared out of her?Am Iright love?”
“Sometimes, not too much though or I might have to sleep with the light on.”
Spike let out a grin. She smiled too.
“You have the most beautiful smile,” he said to her.
“Thanks, you too…..in a manly way of course.”
“Of course” he said with yet another grin covering his face.
Beep….Beep…Beep
Joyce was waiting impatiently outside for Buffy.
“That’s my ride, I’d better go pay for this. Thanks for the help.”
“No problem, pet.”
“Bye” she said as she went to pay for her DVD.
“See ya Monday, love.” he called after her as she left.
At home both Buffy and Joyce are on the couch with their food, the movie has just begun.
“Katie, what’s wrong?”
“I saw it.”
“Saw what?”
“The movie, I saw it last weekend.”
Ring…..Ring…..Ring
“Hello?”
“7 Days.”
“I only have 6 days left.”
“Oh, come on Rachel, don’t tell me that you actually believe that a tape can kill you? It’s just a high school rumor.”
“I didn’t, I didn’t believe it until….”
“Until, until what?”
“Here, take my picture.”
“She lives in a dark place now.”
“I believe you.”
“What changed?”
“Here take my picture.”
“Hi I’m Rachel, I’m here to talk to you about the horse’s.”
“Ah, you’re a reporter.”
“No I’m….”
“Come in.”
“It must have been hard on you?”
“What?”
“Losing your wife like that……and then your daughter.”
“I don’t have a daughter.”
“He watched the it!”
“What who, watched what?”
“He watched it, the tape, he watched it!”
“Who Rachel, who?”
“Your son, he watched the tape!”
“Don’t you see we’re back to square one?”
“Look.”
“Oh my god Samara, Samara, it’s gonna be ok.”
“Rachel, hang on, I’m gonna get you out.”
“How long do you think some one can survive down there?”
“7 days.”
“Don’t worry, things are going to be ok now.”
“You helped her?”
“Yes.”
“Why did you do that, Rachel? Don’t you get it? She never sleeps.”
The movie shut off.
“Wow, been creeped out much?” Buffy said with a lot of seriousness.
“Wasn’t that bad.” Joyce said flatly.
“Yeah, well, don’t turn all the lights off yet.”
Joyce just laughed and walked out of the living room towards the stairs, before she got halfway up the stairs she turned around to Buffy who was still sitting on the couch and said.
“Hey…..If the phone rings, don’t answer it.”
“You’re so cruel.”
“Aren’t you going to bed? It’s late.”
“Yeah, in a sec,” She flicked off the T.V and lifted herself from the couch. Joyce continued on her way up the stairs. About half and hour later, Buffy, who had just recently went upstairs to get ready for bed, creeped downstairs to get herself a drink.
Ring…..Ring…..Ring
Buffy jumped, and glanced at the time which read 12:05.
‘Who would call at this hour?’ she asked herself.
Ring…
She ran over and quickly picked it up.
“Hello?”
“7 days”
Buffy quickly hung up the phone and started breathing heavily.
Ring….Ring….Ring
Buffy slowly reached out and grabbed the phone.
“Hello?”
On the other end there was nothing but laughter. Buffy said nothing but was very sure the voice on the other side was a male voice.
“I’m sorry pet, did I scare you?”
“Spike?”
“Yeah, I’m sorry, so did you get the shit scared out of ya love?”
“Spike, that wasn’t funny…..How did you get this number?”
“I said I was sorry, and in my defense I couldn’t help myself.”
“I’ll bet, you still didn’t answer my other question.”
“And what was that?”
“How did you get this number?”
“I have my ways.”
“I see.”
“You don’t mind me calling do you? It is kinda late, did I wake you?”
“No, I don’t mind, and no you didn’t wake me it’s just you scared the hell out of me. Moms upstairs asleep, and I came down here to get a drink and all the lights are off.”
“So I take you saw the movie, eh, pet?”
“Yeah, geeze, been creeped out much?”
“ Not recently, no.”
She laughed.
“Spike, how did you know….” she trailed off trying to put her words in order.
“What, love, that you even watched the movie, or that it was even over?”
“Yeah.”
“I guessed, pet.”
“Well good guess…love.”
Buffy and Spike both chuckle.
“No ones ever done that before.”
“What?” she asked.
“Use the word love or pet or any other name I may call them……on me.”
“Really?”
“Well, not without the sarcasm.”
“So is this a good thing?"
“Yeah, love, it is.”
“Well good then, I was about to get worried.”
“Don’t you worry your pretty head about it ducks.”
“Ducks, that’s a new one, I like it.”
“That’s good. Listen love, it’s getting late I should let you go get your beauty sleep, not that you need it of course”
Buffy giggled.
“Yeah, ok…. Thanks for calling me, made me forget about that creepy movie.”
“Your welcome, love. Oh, before I forget did you by any chance happen to order a pizza to go along with your movie, cause I wasn’t working tonight ya know and you wouldn’t happen to be seeing another pizza boy behind my back, now would ya?” he asked teasing.
Buffy laughed.
“No, but in my defense I wanted pizza, but mom wanted Chinese.”
“Oh so you’ve been cheating on me with a feller from the Chinese place. In my defense love, I make better tips.” he said in a playful tone.
Buffy couldn't help but giggle.
“Don’t worry Spike I’m not stepping out on you, mom picked up the food while I got the movie.”
“I got to say that’s a relief pet, I was getting worried.”
“Don’t you worry your pretty head about it ducks.”
Spike laughs and then lets out a sigh.
“Your something else, you know that?”
“Good way or bad?”
“All good love.”
“Well good then. I should really go though, it’s late”
“Ok, I’ll take to you on Monday.”
“Monday sounds good, keep my number close by?”
“Oh, you can be sure about that.”
They both chuckle.
“Ok, goodnight”
“Night, love.”
Tbc...
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