JENNIFER
"Hey, assholes! What's up?" Jennifer wrote in her text and sent it to the group chat."Well look who finally decided to get out of bed, little miss sunshine." Peace wrote."Hey, unlike the rest of you, I need my beauty sleep." Jennifer texted back."Unlike the rest of us, you can sleep in for as long as you want because your parents are loaded." Nelly texted."Some people find luck, others are born with it." She wrote back."Tell them, Babe!" Darryl, the final member of the group and Jennifer's boyfriend said in a text."Morning handsome. Are we going to have some fun today?" She specified the question to Darryl."Of course, gumdrop. We should all meet at the rendezvous by nine and all head to school together." Darryl wrote back."Sure" - Peace"Alright, see you guys there" - Samson"Let's do it" - Nelly"Let me make myself all pretty for you and then I'll meet you there Babe." - Jennifer wrote to Darryl."Sounds good babe. See you soon.""Wait! You forgot to send me a morning kiss?" Jennifer wrote to Darryl."My Dad's screaming his head off, calling for me but here's your kiss 😘. I'll give you a real one when we see each other." He wrote on the chat."Mhhmm, can't wait." Jennifer wrote back."Seriously guys, right here in the group? Two letters, DM. You both make me sick." - Peace"Someone's a little jealous!" Jennifer wrote to Peace."You wish." - Peace.Jennifer got up from her king-size bed, put on her pink silk robe and slippers, and went downstairs to begin her day. She was the MARY SUE of their little group except for the one flaw she had of always bragging about her parent's wealth and fortune."Hey there, Señor Cookie. How'd you sleep, my little baby?" She said to her little dog which barked at her and scurried away."It's way too early to be so rude, Cookie!" She yelled out after the dog and went to her private bathroom to take her bath.After her long bathtub soak, she finally came out of the bathroom and got dressed. She did her fancy make-up, wore skimpy, sexy clothes and red bottom heels and a really expensive Chanel purse. She stared at herself in the mirror for a long while until she was finally satisfied with what she called "Perfection".She picked up Señor Cookie and went downstairs to the living room. Her house was so large and it had so many rooms but so far, she was the only one in view.She walked over to the fridge and took out a plate of salad. She put it in the microwave to heat up and after it did, she ate a few spoonfuls and drank some orange juice, a very light meal. She was obviously one of those girls who were super sensitive about their weight.Finally, someone else was confirmed to also be in the house when her mother walked up to her."Good morning mother." Jennifer greeted."Good morning Jenny." Her mother said back, already dressed and ready to leave."Where's Father?""Oh your father already left for work but he left some money for you on the counter." Her mother informed her."I have to go now so I guess I'll see you tomorrow." Her mother said, much to her surprise."Tomorrow?""Oh yes. I have a really busy schedule and I won't be back tonight.""And what about Dad, I mean Father?" Jennifer quickly changed the synonym."He's gone on a trip and won't be back till next week." Her mother said and noticed a little bit of disappointment on Jennifer's face."I'm sorry that we're always working so much but that's how you have everything you have. You can't have it all so you should be grateful for what you have." Her mother lectured."I am, mother!""That's good to hear. If you get too lonely, you can invite your little squad over but make sure you don't throw a party and remember to keep the spare key under the rug for the cleaning company." Her mother said and began walking out of the house."Don't worry, I won't and I will."Her mother got in her car and drove off to work. Jennifer walked over to the counter and picked up the money that was left for her by her father. She counted Five Thousand Dollars and put it in her purse."I guess it's just you and me again, Señor Cookie," Jenny said to her dog with a hint of sadness and picked him up. She carried him outside and put him in the passenger seat of her pink convertible, got in herself and drove off to school...DARRYL"Darryl, get down here quick. I need your help. The pipes are leaking again." His father called out to him."I'm coming Dad" Darryl replied and went downstairs only to find his father battling with the water leakage. The ceiling was damp and water was dripping down from it."When are we going to take care of this?" Darryl asked and handed a bucket over to his father."We'll fix it when we fix it." His father responded and took the bucket and placed it underneath one of the leaks."This is why I never bring my girlfriend over here. What would she think about this place?" Darryl said and pointed at the damp ceiling and the awful living conditions they were subjected to."That's what you're thinking about? What would your little girlfriend think about your house? You better get those useless thoughts out of your mind and focus on graduating from high school so you can go to college." His father said to him and walked over to the table and picked up the keys to his pick-up truck."I don't need to go to college, Dad," Darryl said."Yes you do," His father said immediately, "You will go to college, you'll graduate with a degree, you'll get a good job and you'll live a good life.""How are we even going to afford college? It costs almost a fortune to study engineering in a good school." Darryl confronted."I've been saving up for your tuition. We could also apply for a loan and you still have your job at Winston's, right?" His father asked."Yeah, I still do.""Good. Save some of your wages for college and stop wasting it on a girl who doesn't even need it." His father lectured.Darryl's expression changed and his father noticed so he tried to be less demanding."Darryl, I know I'm usually hard on you but that's just because I know how smart you are. You've got so much potential and I don't want to see it all go to waste. Next year will be your last year of high school and you'll be done. Just focus, alright?""Whatever," Darryl said dryly."No, not whatever Darryl," His father said and grabbed his arms and faced him, "You know I love you and I only want what's best for you.""If you really wanted what was best for me, you wouldn't be forcing me to do something that didn't make me happy.""And what do you think happiness is?" His father asked, his voice much louder. "You think true happiness is something you get by living in a nice fancy home or having a girlfriend at seventeen years old? True happiness is something you get from working hard and becoming successful, you stupid boy.""I guess that's why you're so miserable," Darryl said and pulled away from his father's grip, "because you've never worked hard a day in your life and you're the opposite of successful, you're wretched!" He yelled at his father.This made his Dad very angry and he punched him hard across his face and Darryl fell to the floor. He immediately regretted it and tried to apologize but Darryl looked at his father from the floor with anger and disdain."I'm so sorry Darryl. I...I didn't mean to." He said and tried to help him up but Darryl pushed him away, got up, picked up his jacket and stormed out of the house."Darryl, I'm sorry. Come back!" But he didn't listen and walked away.His father was angry at himself for what he had done to his only child. He sat down on the couch and stared at the hand that he had just struck his son with. He wanted to take it back but he couldn't. What's done is done. So, he got up and decided to leave for work.He went outside the house and locked the door. He looked around the street for Darryl but he was already gone so he got into his truck and drove off to the powerplant where he worked.Darryl was walking angrily to school when he heard a car honk behind him. He turned around to see who it was and a huge smile materialized on his face when he saw that it was Jennifer."Hey, handsome! Need a ride?" She asked cutely."Perfect timing!" He said and hopped over into the car since the top was down."Good morning," Darryl said but Jennifer didn't reply. She just grabbed his face and gave him a hungry, wet and possessive kiss."Looks like the morning just got better." Darryl managed to say after she finally let him go."I missed you," Jennifer said to him."Yeah, I can tell." He said sarcastically and wiped off some lipstick from his mouth."Well? Shall we go pick up the rest of the gang?" Jennifer asked."Let's!" Darryl answered.And she turned the car on and they drove off to the rendezvous point to meet the rest of their friends."This is going to be the best last day of school ever. We're going to have so much fun."Samson stood in the corner with a lit cigarette in his mouth. He took a long suck and let out the smoke from his mouth which was carried by the wind."A little too early for that, don't you think?" A voice said to him from the corner of his eye."Peace! There you are. I've been waiting for you guys." Samson said and reached in for a hug but none was forthcoming.Peace only pulled the cigarette out of his mouth, threw it in the ground and stepped on it."Why?" Samson asked like a little child whose toy had been taken away from him."Those things will kill you. And what will Jamie think if he saw you doing that stuff?" She asked, seemingly concerned about him."That's why I don't do it in the house," Samson answered and brought out the cigar box to take another."Don't even think about it or I will burn the entire box." Peace said.She sounded serious so Samson put the box back inside his backpack and said, "Later then.""How about Jamie? How's he doing?" Peace asked."He's good, he's g
"Students! I know you're all eager to begin the holidays so I'll keep this short." The principal said on the PA system."The year has been long, and we've all had our ups and downs but I'm glad to see how it all turned. The Brimwood Supernovas, our senior soccer team lifted the state championship title just a few months back. Timothy Sherwood represented Brimwood in the Inter-State School spelling bee and brought back home the gold. Mr and Mrs Goldberg, in their generosity, solely funded the availability of the new cafeteria menu, providing the students and faculty with healthier and more delicious meals and the one accomplishment I'm most proud of, the remodeling of the teacher's restroom. With all that being said, it has indeed been a very productive school year and I'm so sad to see it come to an end. See you all in the summer. This is Principal Bradley, wishing you all a very merry Christmas."With the announcements over, the entire student body burst out of their classes in celeb
"Good morning guys. It's finally almost Christmas. Are you all excited?" - Samson asked on the group chat after logging in on the morning of Christmas Eve."Is this a rhetorical question?" - Peace"Yeah what the hell, Sam? Why would we be excited about Christmas? All our lives suck and there isn't really much to celebrate or be excited about." - Darryl"Woah! Didn't know you both felt that way. What about you Nel, you excited for Christmas, got any plans?" - Samson asked Nelly."Sure I'm excited. Tomorrow's gonna make it exactly 11 years since my Dad left me and my Mom. My Pops has been admitted into the hospital because his condition got worse. My Mom is never at home anymore because she's got to work twice as hard to pay his hospital bills and to top it off, I'm still feeling the effects of almost dying last week at Jennifer's cocaine party. So, yeah, I'm excited. Bring on Christmas, the season of bullshit." - Nelly"Sorry for asking." - Samson texted back."Hey don't blame my party
Samson and Nelly were the only ones awake while the others were still unconscious. Samson went to the door to try and get it open while Nelly watched over their friends. They were all breathing heavily and sweating in their sleep so Nelly used his jacket as a fan to cool them off. "I don't understand how this door got stuck and why it refuses to open!" Samson complained and kicked the door in anger. "Whatever's messing with us doesn't want us to leave this place," Nelly said to Sam from where he sat. "Nothing is messing with us, Nelly. I already told you that we were all just probably exposed to some sort of chemical that made us have those hallucinations." Samson said. "And what chemical would that be? Joker gas? This place is haunted and you know it." Nelly said loudly to Samson. "This place isn't haunted, Nelly," Sam replied. Nelly's behaviour was starting to get on his nerves. "Yes, it is. Think about it, Sam! The door is locked shut and you can't open it, our phones have ab
Peace opened up the horror book and on the first page, it wrote:"This is the life's tale of Kristokulos, the demon that haunts the spirit of Christmas in its anger of being separated from his own family on Christmas day. He infects your mind and uses the things you love as a weapon against you, showing you your deepest fears and bringing them to life."."Go on! Keep reading. We have to find out more about this thing and what it wants." Jennifer told Peace and she continued reading and flipped the cover to the next page."But Kristokulos wasn't always an angry demon. He was once an ordinary man who loved his family but his one moment of weakness and desperation condemned him for all eternity, making him the monster that he is today."THE STORY BEGINSOnce upon a time, in the days of old. There lived a hardworking woodcarver name, Kristopher. He had a wife named Nalia and two beautiful daughters and they were his entire world. Kristopher was not a wealthy man so he had to work really
A wise man once said that no matter how hard things get, how hopeless the situation is, how futile all your efforts seem, as long as you have hope in your heart, you can scale through every obstacle and overcome the greatest of setbacks. That is kind of what Christmas is all about. It's about scaling through the problems the year brought your way and celebrating your triumph at the end of it, knowing that life tried to knock you down but you stayed strong and got through it with the closest people in your life by your side. This is the true spirit of Christmas. But, unfortunately for Darryl, his year hadn't come to an end and he was still living through the horrors that came with it."Nelly? Nelly?" Darryl called out. He took out the flashlight and turned it on but the light was flickering on and off until it stayed off.A faceless figure lingered in the shadows watching him while he struggled with the flashlight. The figure had a mouth on its face but it had no eyes, nose, or ears.
Trapped in a haunted house, attacked by a hungry monster, stalked and tormented physically and mentally and now, a friendly spirit appears. It seemed too good to be true and the guys weren't so quick to trust the words of the spirit of Carl Worthington."How do we know that you're really here and not another figment of our imaginations?" Samson asked the spirit cautiously."Since you awoke Kristokulos, have you all ever had the same illusions at the same time?" Carl asked.The boys looked at each other in the realization that they hadn't. Whenever the monster attacked their minds, he did it individually and not all together."If you are indeed Carl Worthington, why are you here? Why aren't you in the spirit world or the afterlife or whatever?" Nelly asked."A good question! Let me explain." Carl said and began.Suddenly, the room transformed back to the way it was all those years ago. As Carl narrated the events of the past, he also provided visuals and the boys could see everything a
Darryl had been a victim of his father's occasional punches for four whole years. His mother died in the hospital, after fighting cancer for five years. Darryl and his dad became inseparable after her death. They did everything together, they shared everything and they spent a lot of time with each other.But, as all things must, they began to change as Darryl got older. He became more interested in spending time with his friends and being a rebel than spending time with his old man.Darryl was thirteen the first time his father ever hit him. He had come home late that night after going over to a friend's place to smoke weed. After he came home, his father was very upset that he was so late and became even more furious when he smelled the marijuana on his breath.His father scolded him heavily and Darryl was so high that he said some distasteful things which prompted his father to angrily strike him and beat him up.The next day, the neighbours noticed Darryl's injuries sustained from
The next night, Cornelius Primo was ready to fly out to the gravesite that Gable’s men had found so he could get the most important piece of the puzzled for his plans to finally move forward. He had gotten dressed in his father’s cloak, an article of clothing that he had never worn since he killed his father. Gable came into his chambers, “Alpha, the chopper is ready,” He said. “Then, let’s get going,” Primo said. They both walked out of the house and onto the yard together. When they reached outside, five more men, including the pilot were already inside the spinning helicopter and they were going to accompany him just in case he needed some extra muscle. There was also a young woman in the helicopter with a bag over her head. Her hands and feet were tied up with ropes and she was also unconscious. “Is that the virgin?” Primo asked before stepping in. “That’s her,” Gable answered. Primo and Gable climbed in and the pilot hovered them off the ground and into the sky. They headed
Gable was in the underground section of the Mudders Estate and was supervising the final touches that were being made to the giant bunker deep within the soil. He had a grin on his face because he knew that it was almost time for the real plan to be kicked in motion. J came running up the stairs so he could give Gable some information about the progress of the dome. “Gable, I’ve got good news from the engineers,” J said to him. “And…” Gable asked. “It’s complete. As of now, the dome is officially complete,” J said with a proud smile on his face. “…which means that it’s time to have some real fun,” Gable said with a menacing smile. The Gemini wolf got out from the ground and went back up to the surface. He walked into the mansion so he could give the good news to his Alpha. He reached the Alpha’s chambers and walked into the room without even knocking. When he got in, he found Cornelius Primo inside his communication room filled with computers having a meeting with his high beta
PARIS A YEAR LATER “Au revoir, Jacqueline. Get home safe, alright?” A man said to his worker who had just left his bakery for the night. “Will do, Monsieur Henri. See you tomorrow,” She said as she walked away. It was late in the evening and a lot of businesses were closed. The streets were dark but thanks to the glow of the street lamps, there was enough light for Jacqueline to move around. She walked through the streets of Rue de Rivoli and she hummed to herself as she walked. As she was walking, she suddenly had this feeling that someone was following her. She turned to check but there was no one behind her. She felt maybe it was just her nerves for having left work so late tonight so she kept walking. Some distinct shadow suddenly ran past her from behind and she felt the wind. She gasped and turned around again but still, there was no one. Jacqueline was getting scared because she could feel that she was being stalked. The streets were empty and she was all alone so there w
Maximus found himself walking on an empty field and all he could see all around him was the green carpet grass. There was no one else and nothing else in sight, just the green.Nothing about where he was felt real but yet, he could feel the heat of the sun. He could feel the coolness of the breeze on his skin and he could smell the grassy aroma coming off the leaves. "Where am I?" He asked himself as he continued walking.Then, he spotted something just up ahead, something different about this place. He walked further until he saw it better. There was a section of the grass that was dried up and grey and it made a circle within all the green. Inside the circle, there was a tombstone on the ground and it had Allison's name written on it.Maximus saw her name and stopped walking. He stopped with his foot mere inches away from the grey grass. His eyes watered up and his brows flared together when he remembered his dead mate. He didn't want to be here because he was being reminded of som
"For so long, I have imagined this moment. I have played it out in my head what seeing you again would be like. I will admit that when I envisioned this moment, I was always scared of you. Even after I became a Witch, I was still afraid of just the thought of you because of how much you messed me up as a person. I have battled all sorts of things, all sorts of abominations that would leave even the strongest Witch emotionally scarred for life and I didn't feel a thing but with you, I would have nightmares and I would sometimes blink and in that quarter of a second of darkness, I would see your face and it would terrify me," Peace said to Constance."Aw, I left an impression on you," Constance said condescendingly, almost like she was making fun of Peace."You did," Peace admitted, "For so long, I tried to be the best Witch I could be just so I wouldn't end up like you. Everyone always raised their brows about me because I inherited your powers and they felt like I was doomed to go dow
The young vampire sat in a dark corner in Jorish's living room and was sobbing because she was so terrified by what was happening to her. She didn't want to believe that she was now a soulless blood-sucking monster but all the clues were pointing out that she was but she didn't want to accept it.The sound of her weeping started annoying Jorish who couldn't focus on the book she was reading. She started to rethink letting the girl out of the dungeon and played with the idea of putting her back but, for some reason she couldn't quite put her finger on, Jorish decided to converse with her instead. She closed her book and spun her chair around to face the vampire."You've been making that sound for almost twenty minutes now. Are you even shedding any tears?" Jorish asked her."I don't know why nothing's coming out," She said and rubbed her face but there were no tears even though she was really crying."Yeah, that's because vampires can't produce tears," Jorish said."I'm not a vampire,"
Maximus went to the lake around the mansion, to the same spot where he had kissed Allison for the first time after they imprinted. He sat by the lake and remembered that moment as one of the happiest he had ever felt and it made him even sadder that she was gone and he would never feel that way again.Whenever the mate of a werewolf died, he or she would have to get over their death mentally and emotionally before they would be able to mate again. If the werewolf isn't able to heal from the loss, they'll remain without an imprint for the rest of their lives, unable to find their mate to complete their existence. Maximus wasn't an ordinary werewolf; he was a True-born, True Alpha and he was strong not just physically but mentally as well. He knew he could get over Allison's death. All he needed was time but at this moment, it felt almost impossible to not feel the pain and the emptiness left by her absence. It hurt more than the injuries he had sustained at Primo's hands and all he co
With their tails behind their legs, the Saviours did the walk of shame after crossing through the hex and getting out of the car they had stolen from the concert. It was clear from the way they walked back to the mansion that they were defeated and it would take a while before they were back to full force because they had suffered a crushing defeat tonight.Jess and Aliyah were the first to go into the house. They turned around to see if Maximus wanted some company but he gestured at them to go and get some rest, signalling that he'd be fine. They did as he said and went upstairs to their room while Maximus kept walking and headed to the back of the house. Mira didn't think it was a good idea to leave Maximus alone at this time because she remembered how impulsive he could be. He hadn't been impulsive for a long time but the amount of loss they had suffered today could make him do something crazy so she decided to follow him to whatever part of the house he was going to.While she fol
PEACE'S POV...The amount of chaos and loss that occurred on this night was unlike anything I had ever witnessed. So many people turned while others died from the bites, their systems unable to handle the process of the change and their lives got altered forever because of one werewolf's delusion for power. Why did the vampires even do this? Why today of all days? So many things were out of order and it felt so unreal. I knew something was coming but I never once suspected that this could ever happen to the world on my watch. I never expected it to get to this point but it did and it came at a cost that I could have prevented but because of the Witcher's Law, I could only sit by and watch as the chaos ensued.Maximus Cullen, his Luna and his betas had suffered a crushing loss at the hands of Cornelius Primo and his Mudders and they weren't even able to stop his plans. They always knew their lives were in danger when they took it upon themselves to fight the Alpha Mudder but now, th