A Zombie

Molly slammed herself against the door one last time. It remained still and strong as ever. Groaning in frustration she backed away and turned to face the darkened hall.

“C'mon, Nora,” Molly said.

“What?” Nora asked. “Shouldn't we be trying to get outta here?”

“Amber's not letting us out,” Molly said. “I don't know why, but I'm sure we just fell for a big prank.”

The truth was, Molly knew exactly why Amber was doing this; she was trying to goad Molly to confess to Nora. Her stomach fluttered at the thought. Her fingers twitched at her sides. Just the idea of saying the words to Nora was more terrifying than anything else that might be waiting for them.

“Let's just explore the House and get this over with,” Molly continued.

“But... down there?” Nora asked. “It's... it's dark. Not that... I'm afraid of the dark. Or anything. It's just.”

“Whatever's waiting for us is fake,” Molly said. Then she turned and smiled at Nora. “Don't worry. I'm scared, too. We'll get through this. Then we'll tear into Amber.”

That last comment made Nora smile. She nodded and took a step forward. Then she looked down the hall and stopped.

“You can grab by hand,” Molly said. “Um, if you want to.”

Nora gazed at Molly's hand for a moment. Then, slowly, she took it and wrapped her own around it. Molly's heart was pounding now. Her crush was holding her hand! Maybe Amber was right. Maybe a Haunted House was a good idea.

All the same, having the daylights scared out of her wasn't a terribly pleasant experience.

Slowly, the two started down the hall together.

“Any idea where to go?” Nora asked.

“Nope,” Molly said. “We'll just keep going until we find an exit. This isn't just a house; this is a ride. There has to be an exit around here. Probably on the sides of the house.”

“And if Amber's already blocked them off?”

“We'll figure that out when we get there.”

And the two carried on like that. They walked through the house, searching for a way to go. They kept their ears open and their eyes peeled the entire time. Every time they heard a creak in the floorboards and an echo in the distance, they jumped. It was worse for Nora, who would pull Molly's arm close to her and hug it. Molly could feel her breasts squeezing into it. More than that, she was beginning to feel nipples. Was Nora going bra-less, too?

Molly shook her head and fanned her face. Now wasn't the time to get distracted by Nora's body. The last time that happened, she got a bloody nose, and not the good kind.

Then Molly realized how awkward things were.

“So... why did Amber drag you here?” Molly asked, curious.

“Hm?” Nora looked up at Molly. Suddenly, she became aware of how she was holding Molly's arm. She pulled herself away and gave a nervous giggle.

“She just said it would be fun,” she said. “Like Nightmare Before Christmas. A Halloween spectacle on Valentine's. That sorta thing. She said it'd be between us friends and all. Didn't think she'd bail like that. What about you?”

Molly's heart skipped a beat. She stopped in her tracks, cursing herself. She didn't think that Nora would ask the same question of her. What could she do?!

Just lie.

“Um, the same thing, really,” Molly said, rubbing the back of her neck. “Just, you know, fun between gals.”

“I guess she meant it'd be fun between us.”

Nora's words hung between them for a moment. Molly stared at her. Then Nora's face turned bright red. She shook her head wildly.

“Not like that!” she said. “Just, you know, fun trying to get back at Amber, you know.” Nora laughed nervously.

“Yeah, I guess you'd like a break from stuff like that. After everything.”

Molly hadn't even thought of the words before they left their mouth. Nora's face was still red, and she looked down at the floor.

“Erm, I didn't-”

“Let's just find a way out,” Nora said, starting forward again. She still held onto Molly's hand, dragging her with her.

*****

Amber rested her head on her hand, staring at the monitors in frustration. Just a moment ago, they were laughing. Almost flirting. Now they went back to silence.

Well, if they couldn't speak with their words, then they could always talk with their bodies.

Amber looked down at the controls, then found the lever aligned with their hallway.

“It's time to get naked, ladies,” Amber said with a grin.

She grabbed the lever and pressed a button.

*****

Molly and Nora continued until they heard a scream from further up the hall. They had just passed an air-vent when they heard it. They stumbled for a moment, Nora's grip on Molly's hand growing so tight that Molly had to bite back the urge to curse.

“What was that?” Nora asked.

“Just another one of Amber's scares,” Molly said. “Don't let it get to you.”

As she said it, though, she felt goosebumps growing on her arms. Her heart was beating rapidly. Her skin was growing pale now (which, in a sense, helped her to get rid of her blush, so there was that). But she had to stay strong and confident. For Nora's sake.

A light started flickering further up the hall. Molly stared in the direction of the light. As she did, she noticed a railing on the floor in front of them. Then a monster started moving forward, running along the railing. It looked like a zombie, with two crooked arms reaching outward, its hands clenching and unclenching.

Nora yelped in response and cowered behind Molly. This was it. This was Molly's chance to impress Nora.

“Stay here,” Molly said. Then she started forward towards the animatronic zombie.

“What're you doing?” Nora asked weakly.

“Showing Amber she can't scare me.”

Molly walked up to the animatronic. The animatronic stopped, its arms still extended and its hands still clenching and uncleching. But it didn't move. Molly smiled and looked up at the ceiling, where she was sure a camera was watching her.

“I'm not scared of you, Amber!”

*****

Amber leaned forward, grinning smugly.

“Oh, Molly, Molly, Molly,” she said. “After all the time we've spent with Nora, you should know what's coming.”

Slowly, she pushed the lever forward. In response, the animatronic inched forward, ever so slightly.

*****

Molly stood there with her hands on her hips. The animatronic shifted behind her, but she barely paid attention to it. Now, her eyes were on Nora. Nora was staring in her direction wide-eyed.

She must have been impressed. Maybe she would give Molly a kiss. The thought warmed her up again.

“Molly!” Nora gasped.

Before Molly could even ask what, she felt herself being yanked back. Molly struggled forward, but her shirt fought against her. Molly looked back over her shoulder and saw that one of the animatronic's hands was gripping tightly onto the back of her shirt.

Molly gritted her teeth and yank back, but the animatronic didn't let go.

“Nora!” Molly yelled. “You need to come here!”

Nora stood there, hugging herself. She was shaking as she stared straight ahead.

“Nora, I can't leave you alone!”

Still, Nora did nothing.

Molly wrestled against the animatronic as it dragged her down the hall, but still, she made no success. There was only one option now, but did she have the courage to do it?

She stared at Nora who stared back.

She didn't really have a choice.

Molly closed her eyes and took a deep breath. Then she grabbed the front hem of her shirt and pulled it off in one fell swoop. At that moment, the animatronic sped up and hurried down the hall, taking Molly's shirt with her.

Not wanting to give Amber a chance to do more, Molly ran back towards Nora, her bare breasts bouncing in the air in front of her, her nipples hardening in response to their newfound freedom. Nora's eyes fell on them, moving up and down in tandem.

Finally, Molly skidded to a halt beside Nora, wrapping her arm around her breasts to shield them.

“Well, I may have underestimated that,” Molly said, blushing.

Nora looked up at Molly.

Then she hugged her.

“I'm sorry,” Nora whined. “I was so scared. I froze. I'm-”

Molly patted her on the back.

“It's okay,” Molly said. “Let's just get outta here.”

Nora pulled away and looked down at Molly's bosom.

“Yeah, I kind... forgot my bra,” Molly said, smiling nervously.

Nora began to shift in place.

“If it makes you feel any better... I'm not wearing underwear,” Nora said quietly.

Molly stared. Immediately, her eyes darted for Nora's bosom, then she pulled them away and locked eyes with Nora.

“Well, let's get outta here before you end up naked again. We can't keep going down that way.”

Then there was another scream. They looked back up the hall in time to see the animatronic starting back towards them.

“And we gotta go fast.”

“I have an idea!” Nora said suddenly. Then she bent down and grabbed at something at the wall. As she did, Molly took notice of her butt, making out the shape of it beneath her dress.

Nora grunted, then pulled back. She fell on her back, her breasts jiggling slightly. She was holding the grates of an air-vent in her hands. Molly's eyes widened and she looked to the wall where Nora had been messing with things.

“It's an air-vent!” she said, bending down. “And it's big enough for us. But how did you remove that?”

Nora smiled up at Molly.

“I guess I'm just that strong,” she said. “You go in first.”

Molly looked back at the animatronic.

“But-”

Nora grabbed Molly's butt – causing her stomach to somersault – and pushed her forward. Molly started crawling in, Nora not that far behind her.

*****

Amber watched as the two crawled in the vent.

“Go ahead, keep crawling, my pretties,” she said. “That's just another part of the show.”