Part 14
Juliana heard the banging on her door. Whoever it was they sounded like they were running from the devil himself. She was still kind of frazzled from the events earlier in the evening...now this.
She could hear the desperate cries for help, which were more than slightly alarming. She answered the door, surprised to see the girl who looked identical to her in a hysterical state of panic and fear.
"Who the hell *are* you?" Juliana demanded.
"My name's Charlene!" the girl cried. "Please help me! Someone's after me!"
She was in such a state that Juliana almost felt compelled to help. She understood. She knew what the girl must be feeling. She knew what it was like to be so scared you could hardly think.
"It's okay." She motioned for Charlene to come inside. "Who's after you?"
Charlene glanced over her shoulder. Juliana stared, feeling her own terror rise. She had thought that she was safe. *Safe*.
Hardly.
The Hunter was here. He was looking from one identical from the other, completely surprised. Of course, all Juliana could see were his ice-cold blue eyes. Totally irrationally, Juliana thought eyes reminded her of someone.
Not just anyone.
*Him*.
Her love before she had changed. Eyes like the Hunter...
She grabbed Charlene's arm. "We have to get out of here! Now!"
The bolted past the Hunter who was fumbling, not knowing what was going on any more than they did.
"Where can we go?"
Light appeared in Charlene's eyes. "My friends," she gasped. "Paige and Jackson. They'll help us."
Juliana wasn't thrilled, but there was no choice. She followed Charlene, irrationally breathless. Strange, since vampires didn't really need to breathe. Charlene was banging on the door, loud enough to wake the dead.
Two people she had seen earlier in the day came to answer them. The dark-skinned guy who couldn't take his eyes off her, and the blue-haired girl who'd been at her locker after school.
"Help!" Charlene cried.
They pushed their way inside the house, looking the door behind them and putting the chain lock on as extra security. Juliana didn't really feel all that safe.
"What the fuck is going on?" Paige demanded.
"Do enlighten us," Jackson added dryly.
All three of them were looking at Juliana. Juliana sighed, realising what she had to do. What else was there?
She took a deep breath and started to explain everything.
* * *
Juliana heard the banging on her door. Whoever it was they sounded like they were running from the devil himself. She was still kind of frazzled from the events earlier in the evening...now this.
She could hear the desperate cries for help, which were more than slightly alarming. She answered the door, surprised to see the girl who looked identical to her in a hysterical state of panic and fear.
"Who the hell *are* you?" Juliana demanded.
"My name's Charlene!" the girl cried. "Please help me! Someone's after me!"
She was in such a state that Juliana almost felt compelled to help. She understood. She knew what the girl must be feeling. She knew what it was like to be so scared you could hardly think.
"It's okay." She motioned for Charlene to come inside. "Who's after you?"
Charlene glanced over her shoulder. Juliana stared, feeling her own terror rise. She had thought that she was safe. *Safe*.
Hardly.
The Hunter was here. He was looking from one identical from the other, completely surprised. Of course, all Juliana could see were his ice-cold blue eyes. Totally irrationally, Juliana thought eyes reminded her of someone.
Not just anyone.
*Him*.
Her love before she had changed. Eyes like the Hunter...
She grabbed Charlene's arm. "We have to get out of here! Now!"
The bolted past the Hunter who was fumbling, not knowing what was going on any more than they did.
"Where can we go?"
Light appeared in Charlene's eyes. "My friends," she gasped. "Paige and Jackson. They'll help us."
Juliana wasn't thrilled, but there was no choice. She followed Charlene, irrationally breathless. Strange, since vampires didn't really need to breathe. Charlene was banging on the door, loud enough to wake the dead.
Two people she had seen earlier in the day came to answer them. The dark-skinned guy who couldn't take his eyes off her, and the blue-haired girl who'd been at her locker after school.
"Help!" Charlene cried.
They pushed their way inside the house, looking the door behind them and putting the chain lock on as extra security. Juliana didn't really feel all that safe.
"What the fuck is going on?" Paige demanded.
"Do enlighten us," Jackson added dryly.
All three of them were looking at Juliana. Juliana sighed, realising what she had to do. What else was there?
She took a deep breath and started to explain everything.
* * *