CrOsSrOaDs by Naomi m pseudonymous (ebook reader with highlight function TXT) 📕

blood in our juice boxes without us looking, giving us things to chew on and telling us we had minor teeth problems: we never went to the dentist. my mom die dwhen i was ten and dad died only last year. im 16 now. they worked so hard to save money for us that they deteriated whilst trying to save us.its hard to find another family that could tell you this story. i remmembered today how i broke the `rules` . i couldnt stay away from her, it wasnt possible . it was like gravity had pulled us together with tight strings.


i stayed in my room , skulking, making up songs in my peaceful way. i had a killer headache and was trying ot ease it away from the fact that i was so in love.i was on the verge of falling into a deep sleep when roderick opened the door slowly.
" umm. here is your dinner"

" ok . just put it on the table" i said with my eyes closed

" i dont know why you are being so difficult but i hope that you know; isla is coming over today, to stay." he said , matter of factly. he had a knack of making everything so difficult when times were hard. i got up, took the tray and closed the door in his face.


i had just about finished wolfing down the food , when i decided to go out. go, get some fresh air. i put on my bikers jacket that said promptly on the back: DENVER . i had got it at one of those bikers conventions with dad and beck last year. i picked my helmet and shuffled to the garage. this was where beck spent most of his days skulking when he wasnt at school.he was there, washing his car.
"hey bro,how ya doing?- just going for a ride- wanna come?" i glanced at my twin brothers reaction.he nodded.
"sure...um let me just get my bike ready" he murmured. i put my helmet on and sat on my bike. i heard a car pull into the driveway. it was a yellow porsche , intricately designed. isla. she stepped out the car, her blondehair cascaded over her dress and she wore bright red heels and huge sunglasses that covered her sharp and witchy green eyes. she spotted me and clattered over , smiling and waving.
"hi den!" she squealed, pulling me into a tight hug. uggh . she smelt like foreign perfume. the kind that wasnt good.
"hi isla... roderick is in the house - me and beck are going for a ride on the bikes-" she cut me off
" oooh cool , you guys are like real- dudes!" she said glancing around her.uh well yeah, thats what you can call it. i opened my mouth to tell her that she had got it wrong , that we were bikers, but she had all ready stomped down to the house, handbag in hand and hair flying around in different directions.
beck finnally came, his face bright red.
" hey, you left me frickin meerkat isla!"i said as he chuckled
" sorry!"
" where we goin?"
" straight down , as far as we can get!" he puffed , glancing at my expression as he sped up
"damn!" i muttered. we did this for 2 hours, whizzing past houses and trees until we met the border line. i beat him by 3 minutes and triumphed as he reached me.
"ok, lets go back... 3.. 2.. 1..!" i said enthusiastically
i sped off , leaving him in my tails. i saw something move in the corner of my eye and slowed down. i couldnt believe it;it was riley! she was there with her brothers and that pj guy. she was sitting on a bike , her arms wrapped around his waist. they were smiling happily and joking with eachother. i didnt like what i saw.i looked around and realised that beck had gotten past me. damn!

when i got home , beck was there waiting for me.
"bro! what happened?!" he said , laughing
i shrugged him off, mumbling something about the brakes
"oh well- i win though!" beck laughed again and patted me on the back.
when we got inside, roderick was on the couch, his arm around isla; who was sleeping
roderick saw our faces and sighed. as if we really needed meerkat isla to come butting into our lives. this was exactly how my life is. it always will be.
Alice

"i saw that guy, the `ooh look at me im a vamp, i think i look so cool`guy. yeah him. me, riley, pj and harley (coco was hanging at the side) were out riding some bikes when i saw him and his brother. i think he excpected something, because he slowed down and looked at us. i gave riley grief when we got home.
"stay away from that guy!" i shouted
"why? are you my boss? and Alice, it wont hurt for you to learn his name: DENVER!" she groaned and stormed off to her room. i had only wanted the best for my only sister; i could see now that that wasnt what she wanted.
i heard marcel behind me.
"meeting... down in the garage" he murmured and left the room. i followe after, keeping an eye on the staircase and listening in on rileys room.

"ok guys sit down" dad gestured to the seats
"so... we`ve got a problem- vampires are rounding us , close to the river- it seems that they are trying to find food, even worse; vunerable kids to slaughter and turn into dangerous mini vamps" he peered at us and sighed

" so what you`re trying to say da is that we banish all these children to a secluded place, where they`ll have to stay until these bloodsuckers go?" harley says

"Nope. i think what dad is trying to say is that we try to hoard these vamps off while all the kids are busy; at school or something...." i said, guiding harley`s idea to the curb. it was pretty obvious that that was on dad`s mind in the first place.
" good alice, we could create something like a kids convention where all the kids go, get cousin angus an co. in on the act and we have a super safe forcefield!" dad says rubbing his sweaty palms together.

i pounced on the kitchen table where the last piece of apple pie sat appealingly on the table. Riley laughed at us all, escpecially harley , who had gone into a sulk. i sunk down, gulping down apple pie: it was hot and gooey in the middle, he pastry flakey on the outside, just how the oria brothers like it. made specially at cousin angus`s bakery shop. mm mm mm!
someone was at the door, i was guessing it was coco and pj by the noise from outside. i opened the door, revealing the siblings.
"coco forgot her jacket!" pj puffed, looking like he had been given grief. coco sidled past me , her auburn hair flicking me in the eye. OW.
"sorry man, she insisted on getting it back tonight , talking about how she also needed to talk to riley about something." he peered around the room, half excpecting riley to jump in and declare her love for him. i rolled my eyes as pj stepped in. he was my best friend but it was hard to think that he was in love with my little sister (secretly) ha! not really.
Riley walked in then, her hair tousled and wearing some big shirt of marcel`s that reached up to her knees. coco trailed behind her, gabbling on about something.
" come on, WE need to go!" pj groaned again
" alright , jesus! keep you`re beanie on!" coco huffed and cluttered out of the house.
that`s when i noticed the beanie; slight on the top of his head and baggy at the back. new style? nope. i wasnt even gonna ask that question. riley smirked, pouring herself a cup of mountain dew. pj waggled his tongue at riley as she took huge gulps. he waved, not being responded to.
" come on , get out of my house!" i laughed , play fighting with him.
" you have got some seriously weird friends!" she sniggered as soon as the door shut. she shuffled into the living room with her big glass. she flicked on the t.v . gossip girl. great!
i sat down, going though an omnibus before giving up. it was 11:30 already
" ok girl, time to get to bed" i said gruffly. i picked my sister up off the couch and ran around, imitating a gorrilla . i delivered her to her bedroom and said goodnight.
" yeah ,yeah" she slammed the door in my face. i smiled to myself and delivered myself to my own room. i moved the things that intruded my room and flopped down on my bed , closing my eyes

"wake up! h-e-l-l-o?? wake up!"
i opened my eyes slowly . harley stood over my, his long brown hair tickling my face
"ok!ok!" i shrieked rolling off my bed. i pulled my clothes on quickly and picked up my bag
"where is riley?" i said , yawning as i spoke
"oh yeah- um she left an hour ago?!" harley spluttered . i noticed he was still in his pyjamas
" school is on today y`know!"
" ive got laringitis apparently- ive got a killer wolf headache" harley grabbed the carton of orange juice and walked to the living room. i got up, walking to the garage. i got my keys and jumped on the bike.


i whizzed past so many trees and houses that i began to feel dizzy . i stopped the bike in the middle of the road and took a big breath. i felt like i was about to vomit. everything seemed to elapse into complete darkness.....

my darling alice, i always knew you were destined...

mom!?

it is i

you have started to go through many changes ....

be aware

i love you mom!

i love you too my darling son.........

my heart stopped beating as i heard total silence . i could still smell her: thr lemon and mandarin and her sweet smell of marshmallows and woodsmoke. i breathed in, inhaling her scent. i closed my eyes