A Party on Friday the 13th: Short Story

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So it began in a small town in Maine. Emily and Jenny were in ninth grade and Friday the 13th was coming up.
“Jenny! We should throw a party on Friday the 13th! My parents are still on their cruise!” Emily said excitedly.
“That sounds awesome! I’ll come up of a list of people and what we need to get!” Jenny said.
“Hmmmm,”Jenny thought to herself.
The next day at lunch, Jenny read showed the list to Emily, and began to read it off.
“Who to invite: Emily, Abbey, Jennifer, Allen, Cody, Sarah, Ethan...”
The list went on and on. Later that night Jenny and Emily went to the grocery store to pick up some food and drinks.
When Jenny and Emily got home they set up decorations and picked out some scary movies they could watch in the living room. Then the doorbell rang. Someone was at the door, but the party started at 8:00, and it was 7:00.
“J-Jenny?” Emily said nervously.
“W-Who’s at the door?” Jenny asked.
“We’re home!” said Emily’s parents at the door.
When Emily’s parents walked in the house they noticed all of the decorations, and asked what they were for. Emily said they were for a we...

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