The Nightmare

Daniel reads a story to his sick girlfriend. He reads from an old notebook about the life of a young teen. A teen whose life was about to change for the worse. Starting the very night she's attacked.

"As we lay upon our deathbeds waiting for the Angels to take us home, come partake in our last breath so that the world will see our final triumph."

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

          Sara Mills was an ordinary girl of sixteen just a year ago. She was a good student exceeding in nearly all of her classes. She meddled in drama class and was an avid cheerleader. She was a cheerleader when she met her boyfriend Daniel Benson. He wasn’t playing on the football team she cheered for; he was in the stands when their eyes met. She couldn’t take her eyes off of his brown pair. She didn’t want to seem too eager so she played it off like she didn’t notice. Daniel didn’t speak to her that night. In fact, it took him a good two weeks before he had the courage to approach her by her lockers in the hall.

            Daniel wasn’t the athletic type even though he had a nice slender frame. Daniel’s natural tan skin with brown hair and eyes made all the girls swoon over him. The only bad thing about Daniel was that he was always so shy. He hardly spoke to many girls, so naturally rumors ran that he was gay. That is until everyone saw him speaking to Sara Mills early Wednesday morning. Then they saw Daniel and Sara arrive to the school dance a month later. Daniel and Sara became the hot item everyone wanted to hang out with. Sara was worried that Daniel may change with all the new found popularity. Until she realized that Daniel never took any of it to heart because at the end of the day he only put up with it because she did.

            Daniel and Sara had what every sixteen year old girl or couple hopes to have true love, real love. They were so young with the world at their feet. One day Sara noticed swelling under her arm. Her parents set up her appointment which led to many other appointments. She’d done so many tests and was given so many possible reasons until they found the one true answer. Sara was diagnosed with stage four lymphoma cancer. How could she be sick? She cried with her parents, her family, her friends, and Daniel. Then it was time to go through the painful chemo and radiation therapy. Sara didn’t get any better. Shortly after her seventeenth birthday the doctor said she only had six months to live. Of course, her parents took her to other doctors to get many more opinions, but they all said the same thing.

            Now, she was here stuck in this hospital bed at hospice, the place where people go to die. Most of her friends had already given up on her and haven’t come by. She wondered if her parents were waiting for her to die. Her mother or father would come by every day to make sure she was okay. Sara knew it was to see if she was still living or near death. She had three more months left. She didn’t want to go. Daniel came to see her every day after class. He would sit and talk to her for hours even when she was asleep she’d wake to hear his voice. Daniel was holding on to her, so she was holding on to him. She loved him. Daniel loved her. And love held both of them in each others grasp.

            Her mother had come by this Saturday morning. Her mother never stayed long. She didn’t like to cry in front of Sara, but that’s all she did when she came. Her mother didn’t want to accept her fate either. Her mother was a deeply religious woman who still believed God would hear her prayers and heal her daughter. Then she’d hear from the doctors that Sara’s prognosis was still the same she’d leave demanding that she needed a second opinion. Sara knew that she only went home to cry more. She was waiting for Daniel to come and spend time with her. Daniel was the only reason she opened her eyes every morning.

            “There she is.” Daniel said sweetly.

            He came in with a beautiful rose bouquet. He proceeded to switch out her old ones for her new ones.

            “Daniel”, Sara said. Her mood skyrocketed when she saw him.

            Daniel came over and kissed her on the forehead. He reached behind himself to pull a chair up so he could be close to her.

            “How are you feeling?” He asked as he reached for her arm and sat down.

            “Tired”, Sara answered softly.

            “Are you comfortable?”

            “Yea”, she said looking down at the light white blanket covering her. “What’s that?” Sara asked after noticing he was carrying an old brown book.

            “Do you remember when you used to read to me all those books about vampires?”

            Sara just looked at him. Daniel could see the answer written in her eyes. “I finally cleaned out the attic for my mom and I found this.” Daniel said flashing the old book. “It’s a journal I found by some girl named Amber McNae Lewis. Get this, it’s supposed to be about her life with vampires, witches and I don’t know what else. I only read the first page, but I knew you’d like it.”

            “Read to me”, Sara said interested only because Daniel seemed to be.

            Daniel smiled at her. “Look it’s even written on notebook paper”, he said showing Sara the off white color of the pages. “To whomever reads this my name is Amber McNae Lewis and these pages are written by me and a few others whose name I cannot mention for safety reasons. Most of these pages are my firsthand accounts other pages are from the others and thus written in accordance with how they told me.” Daniel hunched his shoulders at Sara.

 

(The Notebook)

 

            I tried several times to piece together a notebook about my past. I never had all the pieces to make it so that it wasn’t just my word against theirs. I remember when I was just a regular teenager fighting with my twin sister, parents and anyone else who had a problem with me being me. There are days when I wish I could go back to the way it used to be. Then I wake up with my love lying beside me and I realize that I’d trade it all to get back to him. My world is now a mysterious one with danger rising around every corner it seems. Every day it seems is a fight to survive against witches, vampires, and everyone else. My only hope is that throughout my years I have made the right decisions. I shouldn’t get ahead of myself. To understand me I have to take you back to the beginning.

            The day my life changed started out like any normal summer. Every summer as soon as school let us out my dad forced us to our cabin. I got out of it usually, but like last year he was adamant the family get some alone time together.

            “Girls, time to get up”, I heard my father say in an impatient tone.

            I groaned while raising my upper body from the pink comforter on top of me. I was never an early riser. I reached up to rub my sleepy eyes and saw my father march back into the hallway just as my twin sister Ashley, in an over sized rock band shirt, ran in the bathroom. Great, I knew she was going to take forever. I rubbed at the corner of my eyes with my thumb and climbed out of bed.

            I decided to make sure that I was ready for when Ashley came out the bathroom. I went over to my dresser and retrieved the outfit I set out last night to wear today. The shower turned on as I grabbed my cell phone besides my clothes. I made sure to toss it in my blue jean purse, so I wouldn’t leave it. I sat my clothes on the edge of the bed. Next thing I needed was my suitcase my father insisted we pack last night. There. I scanned the room until I finally located it in the closet doorway. I walked over the cream carpet covering our bedroom floor and dragged my suitcase all the way back over to my bed. I needed to double check I had everything I wanted for the trip.

            I unzipped my all black suitcase and took a look inside. I didn’t need to make sure I had enough clothes because what I packed barely fit inside. Instead, I was more concerned with having enough underclothes to match my outfits. Plus double checking for pajamas and my toothbrush that I had a habit of forgetting no matter where or when I went out of town. Pajamas, check, no toothbrush, crap. Then I almost laughed when I realized my toothbrush was in the bathroom because I had to use it this morning. Ashley was still in the shower and hadn’t turned it off yet. Who is she getting ready for? I went back to my suitcase to check for extracurricular activities such as my word search, a book, and notebook. All were present, so I zipped my suitcase back up and right on time because the shower turned off.

            It wasn’t soon enough because my father came into our room. He wore a white buttoned down shirt and black pants. He didn’t know the meaning of dressing down.

            “Why are you still not dressed? Your brother and mother are waiting on you two downstairs.” He said staring at me with raised eyebrows and an unforgiving stare.

            “I’m waiting for Ashley”, I said. Right on cue she emerged from the bathroom with her hair in a bun. She wore a red tank top with thick straps and black jeans. I grabbed my clothes from the bed and walked into the bathroom.

            “There are other bathrooms in this house you could’ve used, young lady.” My father said as I shut the door.

           

            “Ashley, grab your stuff and come downstairs, we’re ready to go.” Ashley nodded as their father shut the door behind him as he left. Ashley heard the shower turn on as she went over to her white nightstand and opened the single drawer to locate her IPOD touch. She quickly slipped it into her red purse. Then she sat on her bed near the window for a quick rest since it was only seven in the morning. She gazed around the room that she hated because she had to share everything with her sister: the bedroom, her things, her clothes, and her face. She tried hard to love her sister, but found it increasingly difficult.

            Amber and Ashley were nearly identical twins. They both had the same hazel eyes and auburn colored hair except Ashley recently got blond highlights. She disliked the idea of being identical and so did everything in her power to make them different. At a young age she ate more than Amber which now at sixteen she looked chubby compared to Amber’s athletic frame. She also cut her hair a few years back making her once long hair hang near her shoulders. She had originally done it with the intention that people would see her as the better twin, but it didn’t happen that way. Instead of people thinking she’s the beautiful one everyone remarks on how beautiful Amber is. That is everyone except him, her vampire boyfriend or so she thought.

            Ashley was so lost in that thought that she jumped when she heard the bathroom door open. Amber came out wearing a white strapless sundress and sandals. The dress hung nicely on Amber’s curvy frame. The dress made Ashley a little envious of her.

            “What?” Amber asked noticing Ashley glaring at the dress disapprovingly.

            “You’re wearing that.” Ashley said getting up to grab her suitcase.

            “Oh, I’m sorry mom, was I supposed to check in with you first?”

            Ashley was about to make a comeback when their father shouted for both of them to come down the stairs. Ashley and Amber knew that it was a final warning so they grabbed their purses and suitcases and headed downstairs. They left their rooms and headed straight down the hallway to the carpeted stairway. The girls reached the bottom step only to discover that everyone else was outside loading up the family van. They emerged dragging their suitcases over the two steps that led to the sidewalk.

            ‘Well it’s about time”, their father said grabbing their suitcases and tossing them in the back of the rose colored van.

            “We’re going to grab sandwiches on the way girls”, Ashley heard her mom say as she slid the lift side van door open just as Amber slid the right one.

            They both jumped in and grabbed their seats unfortunately right next to each other.

            “You girls are slow,” Ashley and Amber turned around to see their eight-year-old brother sticking his tongue out at them. Amber rolled her eyes and turned back around. She opened her purse and retrieved her very own IPOD touch and slid on her earphones. She readjusted her hair to her right shoulder since it was still damp. Ashley watched Amber’s auburn hair cascade down to completely cover her right breast and half of her abdomen. She suddenly missed her own hair and hated herself for cutting it.

            The door slammed as their father got in. Soon the engine began to roar and everyone in the vehicle took it as a sign to buckle their seat belts. Ashley and her little brother followed Amber’s suit and put on their earphones as soon as they heard their father turn the radio on to a jazz station. Ashley closed her eyes as the music began to play in her ears and imagined meeting her vampire love again.

            Ashley first met him three years ago when she was only thirteen. She had caught him staring at her as she played outside the family cabin. He was so beautiful and she could tell that he was older. It was part of the reason why she liked him so much. They began talking every single day for the two weeks she was there. She wanted to stay with him, but her parents wouldn’t allow her to stay at the cabin alone. To this day they still don’t know why she put up such a fight with them that summer.

            Ashley was interrupted from her daydream with Amber handing her a bagel. She was hungry, but she only wanted to think of him now. She put the bagel on her lap as her father pulled from the drive through lane onto the main road. She closed her eyes again and imagined the next time she saw him.

            They met again the following summer. She hadn’t forgotten about him and was so excited when she saw him the second day after their arrival. They talked more about everything and she could tell that she had fallen in love with him. The second week of vacation was coming to close when he asked her to keep a secret. That was when he told her that he was a vampire. Ashley didn’t believe him and was going to run away fearing the man she loved was a crazed lunatic. She turned to run away and then she saw him run up the trees and all around the woods and came back to her in the blink of an eye. He stood before her and she still didn’t believe until he showed her the number one proof, in her mind, his teeth.

            They were massive compared to regular teeth. She was shocked at how far they extended from normal teeth. They nearly reached onto his bottom lip before he retracted them all the way in. Whoa. She asked him how he was able to walk around in sunlight. He explained to her that sunlight doesn’t affect him at all. She was curious as to what would kill a vampire, he only smiled. She toyed with him that she still didn’t believe him. She asked him to bite her and prove it. He gave her a weird look for a second then bit her right neck. To this day she cannot recall why she didn’t scream and just let him be or why he let her go. He must’ve been ashamed or sorry, she couldn’t tell which because he vanished when she blinked.

            That was the last time she saw him that summer until the next year. She tried to stay outside as much as possible, but he never showed. That is until her last day she awoke to him at the side of her bed. For the first time since they met, he kissed her. It was a simple peck on the lips, but it was her first and she was already in love with him. Within moments he disappeared on her again. She was so excited to see what might occur between them this year. She daydreamed and imagined that he and her would be vampires together and live happily for eternity.

           

            I had been unable to fall asleep. I tried to close my eyes a few times, but they always open mere moments later. I could see my parents in the front seats lost in conversation. My mother’s mouth would move as her and my dad shared glances. I turned and saw Ashley looking peaceful sleeping with her head on the van’s door. She had a huge smile on her face stretching from ear to ear. What’s she so happy about? I wondered then glanced at Max in the back seat. He was lying across the whole backseat easily passed out. I suddenly felt jealousy enter me since I was stuck in the same seated position. I checked my watch and was bummed to learn only two hours passed and we had another two before we reached our cabin in Northern Michigan.

            Nearly two hours had gone by before we got to our cabin. I thought I was going to die of misery. My heart skipped a beat when our father took the right turn onto the dirt path that led to the cabin. It seems I was going to live after all. Ashley and Max were still sleeping soundly. Our father took a few more turns before I saw the familiar outskirts of the cabin as we drove up the hill.

            The cabin is the size of our home. It had three bedrooms and two baths which meant as always that Ashley and I shared a room. The cabin was in remarkably good shape considering it hadn’t been renovated in several years. The front of the cabin had a huge indoor porch on the left side. To the right was the garage our father got put in a couple years back even though he doesn’t use it. The rest of the cabin was like any other; the outside looked as if it was built from wood logs, but the inside was like any other home.

            As usual dad pulls up the driveway and he stops the car before even getting near the garage. I was so ready to get out of this vehicle. Dad and I opened our doors at the same time. Our combined noise somehow awoke mom, who’d fallen asleep, Ashley, and Max. I was already at the back of the vehicle retrieving my suitcase when Ashley came around.

            “Dad, can I have the keys?” I said after seeing that neither he nor my mother was making any attempt to unlock the door.

            Dad was still at the driver side door kicking off rocks from the driveway. He stopped to reach into his left front pocket with his hand and fiddle around. He then tossed the keys in my direction. I was halfway up the sidewalk when I caught the keys in mid air. It took me a moment to figure out which key went into the door when I got there. I tried three different ones before I finally got it right. By that time everyone else was right behind me so I just tossed the keys on a night stand to the right of the door.

           

            Finally, he said to himself. He had got up extra early this morning for their arrival. His heart managed to beat faster as he saw the red van approach. He made sure to hide within the bushes to avoid being seen. He watched as she exited the vehicle. She was the most beautiful thing he had ever seen. He imagined running up to her and giving her the kiss she deserved. She took his breath away every time he saw her. He watched her catch the keys and he smiled with her as she did and felt instant sadness as she went inside. He watched as Ashley entered as well. He knew she was looking for him and he hated that. He didn’t know why he led her on this whole time. The truth was he didn’t have the heart to tell her to go away. He tried telling her about his true self, but it didn’t frighten her. He even tasted her blood and still she stayed loyal to him. Tonight, he thought, he’d kill two birds with one stone.

 

(The hospital)

 

            “Wait a minute,” Sara told Daniel. “So, Ashley’s boyfriend, the vampire, likes Amber.”

            “It seems so,” he says.

            “What did he mean by kill two birds with one stone?”

            Daniel laughs. “If you let me read it, I’ll tell you.”

            “Go on. It’s starting to get interesting.”

 

(The notebook)

 

            The cabin looked as if we had never left. There was definite dust in some locations, but other than that the cabin looked spotless. The porch opened up into the living room. There was plastic covering over all the furniture which mom immediately started removing. I made my way to the back of the cabin so I could get up the stairs. I could hear Ashley and Max right behind me. My and Ashley’s room was located on the left side of the upstairs hallway.

 

            Ashley was hoping Amber would move a little faster. She yearned to go outside to see him. Although, she knew he wouldn't show for at least a few more days. She would wait to look for him for today, only today. Ashley watched as Amber left her suitcase at the door and climbed into her bed, which was closest to the door. She watched her slip under the covers and shut her eyes. Ashley found it a bit funny that she didn’t sleep in the vehicle. Ashley just started unpacking. She was happy Amber was asleep because that meant she would get first pick of the hangers. That usually meant the other person would have to use the dresser. It only took her a few moments to get everything situated. Once that was done the only thing left in her suitcase was her laptop. She took it out and powered it on and began surfing the internet browsing random websites, just for something to do.

 

            I didn’t realize how long I’d been sleeping, but I knew it had to be awhile since I woke up to our mom calling us for dinner. “Ugh, what time is it?” I asked Ashley who was in the doorway on her way downstairs.

            “Seven o’clock,” she said and disappeared. I heard her footsteps going down the steps.

            Seven, wow, I thought getting out of bed. I’d slept nearly eight hours, no wonder I didn’t want to get out of bed. Too much sleep always makes me even more exhausted. I made a real effort to stretch and gave out a big yawn that would’ve woken the whole house if they weren’t already up. Then I forced myself out of bed. I left the room and went downstairs to get some food.

            For dinner, we enjoyed baked chicken breast with corn and sweet peas. We all woofed down all of our meal rather quickly. We didn’t even talk much at the dinner table. After dinner we played a couple games of UNO. I tried protesting, but was overruled by my father. I was never really the type that enjoyed games. I was much like my mom, we enjoyed watching television. Luckily for me the game didn’t last that long. My dad won the first game and Ashley won the second round. Ashley loved to play games with dad. Those two were always so competitive when it came to any game. When the game was over I rushed over to watch television with mom. We watched most of the same shows. We browsed a few channels before settling on Law and Order. By the time it was nearing midnight everyone was ready for bed. Especially dad, Max, and Ashley who had been playing card games all night.

           

            He had waited all day for them to fall asleep. He glanced at his black wrist watch, 2:03 am, he figured they had to be asleep now since he hadn’t heard a sound in over an hour. He stood in front of the cabin trying to decide the best way to get in. He flew up to Ashley and Amber’s window. Ashley usually leaves the window unlocked in case he wants to come in. The window slid right up. He quietly stepped inside of the room. He skipped past Ashley’s bed and went straight to Amber’s. Inside the cabin was hot which is probably why he saw her laying on the bed without covers on. She had her long hair secured nicely in a pony tail. She only wore a white tank top with some blue shorts. He stood at the foot of her bed watching her sleep, taking in the peaceful way she seemed to be sleeping. She didn’t look like she had a care in the world. He loved everything about her. He felt frozen there at the edge of her bed. He let himself concentrate on her too much. He could feel his true self narrowing his eyes at the arteries in her body. He walked along the side of her bed glancing at her neck, her waist, and her thighs. He tried to tear his mind off of her by thinking of taking a drink from Ashley. He knew that Ashley wouldn’t mind because he’d be quick. The thought only made his mouth water and before he could stop himself his face was inches from her neck. His fangs were out. He almost managed to force them back inside until she turned her head to the left.

            He could see her pulse now, calling to him. No, I can’t. Not her. He said to himself, but he couldn’t stop looking at her. He couldn’t force himself away from her. The lust he felt for her was betraying him now. The more he stared at her neck the more everything was in slow motion. He could hear her breathing so clearly and he could hear her heart beat. He followed the trail of the blood from her heart to her neck. He could see her pulse, hear it calling to him. He wanted to stop, but it was too late for him. He sunk his teeth into her neck.

Author's Note

Tell me if you like. I have way more pages to upload if you do.

Reviews

[K.G]

i like its, the begining was ehh but surved its purposed and got better as i read it, question, whats the time period for the girl in the notebook and the time period for the cheerleader and her boyfriend? oh and >.< i get a little bit confused between who ashly and amber is but then again that could just be me

[Missy]

Time period? Good question. It's hard to explain without giving the ending away. I will think on it. Ashley and Amber are/were identical twins. Amber is the one who is everyone's version of beauty. Ashley is heavier set with blond streaks. Ashley loved Jesse first, but Jesse loved Amber only.

By the way I added the cheerleader and her boyfriend later, I apologize in advance. I still have to add their parts in the rest of the book so if you pass a section where they seem to have disappeared, sorry.

[K.G]

okay that explains alot >.> i kept on getting ashley and amber getting mixed up, and i asked for time period because if the chearleader was dieing(for examples sake) 2088 then it would make better sence for amber to be in the year 2010 ish, if amber was from the 90s or somethin then you better go back and like Fix the technology lol (just saying)

[Missy]

Yeah, thanks for the input. But the cheerleader is not in a futuristic world, it's not that far in the future

[K.G]

lol okay :3 thenn ill just have to wait and see

[Zeph]

First of all I really liked your way of writing in this chapter, I think my favourite part of this chapter would be the end of it, I never really did like vampires but I think you got a nice lil storyline cooking here ^^.
I didn't find any grammatical errors or such that disturbed me, so for now I'll just conclude this review saying I'd love to read more of your writing, keep it up!

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