I ended up falling asleep while I was up in my room. When I woke up my alarm clock read six AM. I was surprised that no one had come to talk to me. I was even more surprised that I'd managed to sleep for as long as I had. Although, I really couldn't imagine who would even want to see me. I did think that Nicole would come try to find out what had happened though, but she was probably busy dealing with our mother's disappearance.I remained in bed and stared up at the ceiling. The numbness I had initially felt after the disaster was beginning to wear off. Reality was starting to crash down, and I realized that my biggest problems were not how miserable I was because of my breakup with Anthony. The Administratio would not be lenient or understanding and they were not above the death sentence.It bothered me to no end that breaking up with Anthony was affecting me this much. I was not the girl who cried over her boyfriend. Besides, it had been me who broke up with him, not the other way
My hearing would take place at Andrew's house. He had been a member of the Administratio the longest and a lot of official business took place there because it was so large. I assumed they would be expecting a big turnout for my trial.Cheryl teleported me there since I couldn't do it on my own, and I resisted the urge to cringe when the entire room stared at me. Of course Cheryl would teleport me straight into the middle of the room. It was situated like a ballroom, with round tables all around for people to sit. I noticed that all the seats were filled up and some people were standing. The members of the Administratio were seated up front at a rectangular table facing everyone else.The tables at the front of the room were reserved for the guilty party and the people speaking out against them. Caroline had a vindictive look on her face when I looked at her. Ethan's father, Greg, kept perfect composure. His face was like stone, but he didn't even glance at me. He stared straight ahea
I was on edge by the time we got back to the house. Cheryl released her grip on me, but Olivia pushed me down to sit on the couch."What do you know?" she demanded.I stared at her blankly. There was no way I was about to give anything up. Olivia continued to glare at me."Olivia, relax," Nicole said as she pulled Olivia away from me."No, stop defending her. She knows way more than she's letting on. Where's Emily?" Olivia demanded."Mom will find out what she needs to from Evelyn, Olivia," Cheryl said softly. "Our biggest problem has been fixed. We have Mom back."Cheryl sank down into an armchair. I hadn't noticed how tired she'd been looking these past few days.Olivia pursed her lips and looked from Cheryl to Nicole. When she realized that she wouldn't be getting any support from them, she visibly deflated. "I don't like living with a traitor.""Yeah Olivia, you should really make sure to sleep with one eye open, I might just bring a hoard of my vampire friends to get you," I told
Anthony took my hand and led me to the couch. "Listen, about Ethan, I –"I cut him off. Ethan was the last person I wanted to talk about right now. "It's okay," I said. "I get that it wasn't your fault. I'm dealing with it. I just don't want to talk about it."He kissed my cheek. "Sure. So how are you? I was so worried. I'm thrilled that you're here, but I thought you'd be in more trouble."I looked at him carefully, wondering when he was planning to tell me about saving my mother's life. It didn't seem like he intended to any time soon. He was content to let it go unnoticed. He was going to be selfless. Unlike me who was planning to kill him because I was only thinking about myself. But that was the way I'd been raised."Why didn't you tell me that you talked to Lucas to save my mother?" I asked."I haven't exactly gotten a chance to talk to you in a while," he replied. "I wasn't sure he would do it, but I wanted to try.""How did you get him to listen? I never realized that he was s
"…The heart of Brutus earns to think upon," Ms. Carlly shut her book and looked up at the half asleep class. Most of the students had their heads down. Others were texting. I didn't blame them, Shakespeare's Julius Caesar wasn't what I would call fascinating.I noticed the teacher's face drop a little at the lack of enthusiasm in the room. "I expect you all to finish reading Act II over the weekend. We'll start on Act III next week."The bell rang and every rushed out of the room. Anthony took my hand and we walked together to my next class. These past few days had been…awkward. Every time Anthony touched me or I talked to him, I felt an uneasiness in the pit of my stomach.Anthony either didn't notice or he thought I was still coping with everything that had happened with Ethan and my mother.Outside the door to my next class Anthony gave me a quick peck on the cheek. "Do you want to have dinner tonight?" he asked.I knew I should say yes. My mother kept insisting that I spend every
Lucas set his glass of blood down on the table next to him carefully, never taking his eyes off of us. He then stood and gestured toward the couch opposite from him."Please have a seat, ladies. You're just the girls I wanted to see. I'm going to assume your mother doesn't know you're here, but don't worry I won't tell." His lips curled up into a sinister smile.A sudden fury came over me. This was the vampire who murdered my best friend and my father, and he was standing there acting like we were all old friends who he was happy to have over. Why was he here?Worry settled in as I considered the thousands of possibilities. Were Emily and Eric okay? Did they know he was here? Was he invited here? Did I make some grave error in judgment about Eric? Were the Carsons all really my enemies? That would mean Anthony was my enemy, and to think I'd felt guilty about lying to him all this time…While I was busy having my mental breakdown, Nicole stood strong in front of me poised to fight. She
As he kissed me, it occurred to me that this was not a normal reaction to someone telling you that they had orders to kill you. As much as I was enjoying being lost in the moment, this was not the reaction I'd expected. He pulled away from my lips and kissed my cheek before pulling away to look at me adoringly. This, of course, had me staring back at him wide-eyed, mouth slightly agape as I wondered whether or not he'd heard my explanation about my plans to kill him correctly."You just kissed me," I said in shock."Well, aren't you aware of your surroundings?" he teased. "I assume they teach you to be very alert about what's going on at vampire hunter school.""Why did you kiss me?" I asked, determined to understand what was going through his head."Because you're my girlfriend," he smiled as he said this, as if it were all some game.Annoyed with his lack of ability to grasp the magnitude of my frustration, I pushed him up against the wall and pulled out the dagger I'd brought with
At Chingwere Level 1 hospital, a patient in a ward kept shouting and screaming at the nurses. It had been three days now since he was brought in. The people who brought him in didn't wait to answer much questions; they just dropped him in and rushed back to where they had come from. The only thing the nurses knew was that he was a prince from a certain village which apparently, the Chief's house had caught fire. They felt pity for him because he is the sole survivor of the ghastly accident; His whole family had died in the fire outbreak.Two nurses heard the loud screams from the ward. 'When will he shut up?" The first nurse asked.'He's in pains and you could see he is a village boy, he's probably scared and not used to all these," the second nurse added.'Huh, it's now becoming irritating and he still doesn't want anyone to wash his wounds. How will he get well?"'He got burnt so bad. His whole leg is reddish. These jobs we dream of. Sometimes i just wish i was a teacher."'Just go