SHADOWS

She feeds

“Georgia, Calm down ” Jason said, slowly raising his hands.

“I’ll get you more blood. Just. Stay calm.” He carefully stepped closer until he was standing right in front of me.

Gently, he reached for my hands.“They’re cold,” he whispered as my breath slowly dropped.

“Hailey!” He suddenly yelled. “I need help!” and suddenly his grip got tighter around my hands pinning me to the wall.

The sound of her name echoed through the house, panic shot through me, without thinking, I broke free from Jason’s grip and slammed both his hands against his chest as I threw him backward, crashing hard his body into the floor.

Before anyone else could reach the kitchen. I ran.

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SCENE

Seconds later, Jason groaned as he pushed himself off the floor, footsteps thundered down the stairs. “Where is she?” Hailey asked the moment she entered the kitchen.

Jason looked toward the open back door. “She—she zoomed off.”

“What?” Morgan shrieked.

Reagan stood speechless, staring at the empty blood bags covering the floor. While Carson remained leaning against the doorway in silence, after a few seconds, he let out a dry laugh. “Ofcourse you lost her.”

Jason looked down, unable to respond. “You’ve known this town for years, Jason,” Carson continued coldly. “And you let her leave?.”

Jason clenched his fists ready to defend himself but Carson didn’t give him room. “Congratulations.” Carson looked Jason straight in the eyes. “You lost your dead freak in less than a week!.”

Jason charged at Carson before anyone could stop him. His eyes darkened, black veins spreading beneath his skin as his fangs descended. “Shut your mouth Carson.” He growled.

Morgan sped between them, planting both hands firmly against Jason’s chest before he could reach Carson. “We don’t need this right now!” she snapped. “We need to find Georgia.”

Jason’s chest rose and fell as he fought to control himself. His eyes remained fixed on Carson.

Carson merely smirked. “Excuse me while I go put on a shirt.” Without another word, he turned and walked upstairs as if Jason hadn’t just tried to attack him.

GEORGIA

I ran as fast as the wind could take me, branches whipped against my face as I sped through the woods, the hunger kept drowning out every rational thought. My body moved on instinct until the trees finally opened onto an empty road.

Bright headlights suddenly blinded me. A car screeched to a halt inches away. “What the hell?” a teenage boy shouted through the open window. “You’re crazy!” another voice added before the car sped away.

I watched it disappear down the road. Then I smelled something no, two humans. closeby. Their heartbeats echoed through the night like drums, each pulse making the ache in my throat worse. I followed the scent. It led me back into the woods where a car sat abandoned by the roadside. Their voices drifted through the trees.

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“I can’t believe you actually convinced me to come into the woods in the middle of the night just to make a t****k,” the boy complained.

“If this doesn’t trend, nothing will,” the girl laughed.

Slowly I stepped out from the darkness.

“Did you hear that?” the boy whispered.

“Probably some ani—” Before she could finish, I was already on him with my monstrous looking eyes. The girl screamed and ran. While my fangs pierced the neck of the boy i was on, his warm blood flooded my mouth. It was nothing compared to the blood bags, this was alive. Sweet. Addicting. FRESH.

I continue to drained him of his blood until his body collapsed into my arms, but it still wasn’t enough. I was still desperate for every last drop, I bit him again and again tearing into his neck, his shoulder, his arm, searching for more blood.

I need more but there was nothing left, I saw the boy breath his last breath but still i wasn’t satisfied so I chased after the girl. I saw her stumbled through the trees, sobbing as I gained in on her with every step. Within seconds, I caught her. She fell to her knees, trembling. “Please ” she cried. “Please don’t kill me.”

For a brief second I really wanted to stop but the hunger was stronger than me, I grabbed her and sank my fangs toward her neck, her warm blood flooded my mouth but before I could drink, something yanked me backward with incredible force. I crashed into the ground still i rushed back towards the girl with the same force.

Carson stood between me and the terrified girl. “I found your dead lover!” he shouted into the darkness.

Within seconds, Jason, Morgan, Reagan and Hailey appeared. Reagan immediately bit into her own wrist before pressing it against the girl’s mouth.

“Drink,” she ordered.

The girl swallowed instinctively. The bite marks on her neck began healing almost immediately. Then a sharp burning pain exploded inside my mouth. I screamed.

It felt like my throat was on fire. Black blood spilled from my lips as I dropped to my knees, clutching my jaw.

Jason rushed to my side. “Georgia! What’s happening?”

Hailey knelt beside me and gently pulled my face toward the moonlight. “Her mouth” she whispered as more black blood poured from between my lips. Hailey looked toward the girl. “Her blood” she said looking at me “It’s poisoned with vervain.”