Part 12
Paige didn't know how she'd done it, but was convinced that somehow, Juliana was responsible for the mysterious death of Justin McKormack. Everything about Juliana just screamed *strange*. The girl was not normal.
Which made her think of Charlene. Charlene and Juliana were identical. Charlene had been acting weird all day. Jackson's head was still in the clouds. It was annoying, all these weird things going on, and her not having a clue *why*.
She remembered sitting in first period English that morning wanting something interesting to happen, someone new to come along and spice up the dull town. She had wanted a handsome stranger to come and sweep her off her feet.
Not this. This was just nuts. She had, however, gotten her wish, but what she had wished for, was not what she had wanted. Now she was stuck with a mystery.
A mystery she was determined to solve.
* * *
She wasn't as smart as he'd have thought. The Hunter watched her as she disappeared into the woods to feed. They were small, and it would be easy to trap her. He doubted she would have made many friends yet, or have somewhere she could run to.
He allowed himself a small smirk. He'd waited so long for this moment, and now it was finally here. She wouldn't get away from him. Not this time.
Tonight was his night.
* * *
Charlene didn't like the feeling she was getting, telling her someone was following her. Typically, every time she glanced over her shoulder there was no one there. That was the obvious cliché, wasn't it?
She just needed to feed, then she could get out of the woods, go into town and find Paige and Jackson. She'd be safe with them.
Senses alert she moved deeper into the woods. She reached out, picking up a fox. With a little mind control it stopped struggling as she sank her fangs into its neck and drained it.
The blood satisfied her hunger, but it didn't really make her feel better. She hated her condition. Unfortunately, as far as she knew, there was no cure for it. So she was stuck this way and just had to deal with it.
She thought of the strange vision that afternoon. Had it been trying to tell her something about how she had become the way she was? But why had it involved the new girl and some girl she was sure she'd never met?
She dropped the corpse with a sigh and started heading out the woods, Maybe she could talk to Juliana about it. It wasn't every day a new girl came to school with your face and showed up in a vision in your head.
The crack of a branch behind her sounded as loud as gunfire, making her whirl around in fright. Her eyes opened wide and her mouth dropped in shock at the dark figure standing before her, clad in black from head to toe, a ski mask covering his face, only showing cold blue eyes.
There was a large wooden stake in his hand.
"Hello Serefina," he said in a throaty voice. "Thought you could get away from me, did you?"
He raised the stake.
Charlene screamed and ran.
* * *
Paige didn't know how she'd done it, but was convinced that somehow, Juliana was responsible for the mysterious death of Justin McKormack. Everything about Juliana just screamed *strange*. The girl was not normal.
Which made her think of Charlene. Charlene and Juliana were identical. Charlene had been acting weird all day. Jackson's head was still in the clouds. It was annoying, all these weird things going on, and her not having a clue *why*.
She remembered sitting in first period English that morning wanting something interesting to happen, someone new to come along and spice up the dull town. She had wanted a handsome stranger to come and sweep her off her feet.
Not this. This was just nuts. She had, however, gotten her wish, but what she had wished for, was not what she had wanted. Now she was stuck with a mystery.
A mystery she was determined to solve.
* * *
She wasn't as smart as he'd have thought. The Hunter watched her as she disappeared into the woods to feed. They were small, and it would be easy to trap her. He doubted she would have made many friends yet, or have somewhere she could run to.
He allowed himself a small smirk. He'd waited so long for this moment, and now it was finally here. She wouldn't get away from him. Not this time.
Tonight was his night.
* * *
Charlene didn't like the feeling she was getting, telling her someone was following her. Typically, every time she glanced over her shoulder there was no one there. That was the obvious cliché, wasn't it?
She just needed to feed, then she could get out of the woods, go into town and find Paige and Jackson. She'd be safe with them.
Senses alert she moved deeper into the woods. She reached out, picking up a fox. With a little mind control it stopped struggling as she sank her fangs into its neck and drained it.
The blood satisfied her hunger, but it didn't really make her feel better. She hated her condition. Unfortunately, as far as she knew, there was no cure for it. So she was stuck this way and just had to deal with it.
She thought of the strange vision that afternoon. Had it been trying to tell her something about how she had become the way she was? But why had it involved the new girl and some girl she was sure she'd never met?
She dropped the corpse with a sigh and started heading out the woods, Maybe she could talk to Juliana about it. It wasn't every day a new girl came to school with your face and showed up in a vision in your head.
The crack of a branch behind her sounded as loud as gunfire, making her whirl around in fright. Her eyes opened wide and her mouth dropped in shock at the dark figure standing before her, clad in black from head to toe, a ski mask covering his face, only showing cold blue eyes.
There was a large wooden stake in his hand.
"Hello Serefina," he said in a throaty voice. "Thought you could get away from me, did you?"
He raised the stake.
Charlene screamed and ran.
* * *