Fright Night in the Theater

The theater lights flickered as the horror movie began, and Ben felt his stomach tighten.

He sat next to Leo, their shoulders barely touching, both pretending they weren’t scared.

On screen, two boys wandered into an abandoned house that looked far too familiar.

The sound system boomed with a sudden scream, and Leo jumped, laughing too loudly.

“It’s fake,” he whispered, though his eyes never left the screen. Ben nodded,

but when the shadow behind the movie characters moved on its own, he grabbed Leo’s

sleeve.