Sorry for the confusion, readers, but I decided I didn't want to give away certain details yet. The other books are to be put on hold for the time being.
One guest might be obvious, but that isn't the only secret I want to throw at ya'll. I can't spoil my fun!
Here's the deal, if one of you can guess what Shun's gift to Veronica -'Shika', I'll add 1 of your OCs into this series in their own dimension. Sound like a deal?
So, without any more delay, here's Ch. 1 of 'There Is A Monster In Me'! Onwards and enjoy, my faithful, and probably peeved, readers.
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Have you ever been picked for a raffle, earning you this amazing surprise? Did people get jealous about it? Then, you gave them some of it to share, but they still weren't satisfied?
Yeah, well my troubles started before all that. Sort of. It's pretty complicated and hard to explain, but I'll do my best.
Friday, October 13th
The air outside was chilly, the breeze helped it feel colder. You could tell it was autumn by the falling leaves floating down from trees and the ones that covered the ground.
My brown hair was swept to one side just shy of covering my brown eyes. I had on a dark blue jacket with hidden pockets, pants that looked like blue jeans but weren't, and combat boots.
I made it to school before the rain hit. Eventually, I spotted Estela, my best and only friend. Closing my locker, I snuck up behind her. My hands covered her eyes at the same time that she elbowed my side.
"Does this ever work for you, Veronica?"
Grinning, I retreated to a safe distance, letting my hands slide off her face. She smiled to let me know she was kidding, but I already knew that. There wasn't one secret we didn't share with the other. We had something pretty close to ESP.
"One of these days, Estela," I warned with mock seriousness, "I'll surprise you. I don't know when or what I'll use, but I will find a way!"
Chuckling together, we walked to our first period class. I looked her up and down, noticing she was soaked to the bone. She must have not been lucky, getting caught in the storm.
"So, I see you went singing in the rain, huh?"
"Totally. I've been waiting all week to copy that movie, and I wasn't going to miss my chance. The only thing missing was my best, most trusted pal."
I puffed up with pride, knowing she was talking about me, but she couldn't resist an opportunity to tease me.
"Jane the Killer," she finished.
Faking a pout, I sulked in my emo corner. As I suspected, Estela rushed over to my side to comfort me even though she knew I wasn't really upset.
"I'm sorry," she said, hugging me and stroking my head. "I didn't mean it! You know you and I will always be friends."
"Really?" I asked, looking at her with watery orbs.
"Promise."
Smiling softly, I snuggled into the space between her neck and shoulder, and I assumed she smiled too. No matter what was going on in our lives, E and V would always have each other's backs, looking out for our own. Nothing could tear us apart.
Or so we thought..