My Beastly Love by Tyler White (the reading strategies book txt) 📕

about?" She put her hands on her hips and stormed to her room.
I could hear sirens in the background, coming down the street. Why? Why did you call them, Tayler? Oh well. I wanted someone to hug right now, someone to hold onto as I poured my eyes out. Maybe I would be able to call Elizabeth. I don't even know if schools out. I rested my head by Pams and spoke softly to her, murmurring lullabies she used to sing to me. "Open up! It's the police!" I unlocked the gate and paused. I don't want them to take Pam away from me. "I'm sorry but we don't need you, so sorry." I tried to close the gate but the man pushed harder, opening the gate. "I'm sorry, you have to leave now!" I demanded, my face was locked in an angry position. "You need to leave now." The words came out more angry than I wanted them too.
The man ruffled his shirt and snorted, "We got a call from this adress saying that there was a dead body in the yard. Was this true?" I sniffled and took a deep breath. Should I lie? Or should I say it was a mistake? "I'm sorry but my sister accidently called and then she said that there was a dead body but there isn't one. Please go back to the station and leave me alone." The man scowled at me and looked down at Pam, leaning his head back at me, "This is a dead body, ma'am. We will have to take it to the hospitol immeadiantly." He rubbed his bald head and then fixed his badge, admiring the shining gold.
"Boys, were talking the body." He waved his hand toward the dead body. "NO!" I held onto his arm and pulled him away from Pam and begged him to leave. When he wouldn't, I kicked his leg as hard as possible. He yelped then pushed my hand away. "Boys, please take her!" A couple of men walked in unison and took my hands and arms, locking their grip. I thrashed and panted, screaming and crying, trying to throw them off. One mans hand covered my mouth. I bit it. Hard. He released me and I kicked the other men down, pinning them to the ground.
My ears perked up as I had heard a faint sound, almost like a soft beg. Pam had spoken a word. "H-h-he-e-e-l-lp..." She cried ever so softly. "Pam!" I rushed to her side and gave the paramedics and evil glare, showing them I knew what I was talking about. Pam patted my face and whispered, "I-i-i-i nnneeeddd hhheeelllppp...." I nodded and told the paramedics to take her to the hospital. "Hang in there Pam, everything's going to be ok."

Dear Diary, . . .
I'ts been 2 weeks and Pam is finally back on her feet...FINALLY. Kaden has been acting very strange, like there is this secret he's not telling me. Something dark and mysterious. Like a secret believed only by dark magic people. It confuses me. I've been trying to pull the secret from him but he holds on too tight. Maybe when I get to school then I'll Find something out. Well thats all for now, bye.
sincerely,
Erica Gernon
I stole a quick bite of Ally's bacon and left the dining room, rushing out the door catching up to the bus. "WAIT!" I screamed, reaching my arm out, only to catch air. I knew Mr. Werner wouldn't let me on, he didn't stop for anyone, thats just what we knew him for. The bus sped up and I knew for sure that I wasn't getting on the bus. I sighed and slowly ambled towards school, staying on the same path I had always walked.
The trees swayed softly, the branches following in the breeze. Orange and yellow leaves swayed to the open earth, landing without a sound. No sound was heard except the beating of my footsteps against the pavement. Then something broke that silence. A rustle. A soft breathing. A sound of footsteps. This time...They weren't mine. My heart raced, I could feel the blood being pumped through my veins. My face was flushed with no color, just pale white. I glimpsed it. Then I saw it's face. The boy. The little boy I had encountered on my journey through the forest. The same black hair, the outfit, the blood-red eyes, the pale skin, the sharp fangs.
I had remembered the same creature from one of my fairy tale books Pam used to read to me when I was younger. It was about a boy named Cade who became a vampire when he was only 16 years old, he roamed the village seeking only a young maiden who would love him. No maiden dared to love a hideous creature seeking for blood. Then at the end, he found another vampire like him, whom he fell in love with. End of story.
The little boy stared back at me with the blood red eyes, they stared so far into me, like he was looking into my soul, wanting it. Grieving it. It was something so magical but then again so evil. Pressure filled my head like someone was hammering it, tearing it apart. I squeezed my head and tumbled to the ground, squirming. "MAKE IT STOP!!!" I screamed, my throat aching of pain. I hurled myself up in a ball and thrashed around, throwing myself. Tears streamed down my ruby red cheeks and plopped onto the pavement. The pain was so strong I thought I would pass out. "PLEASE!!! MAKE IT STOP!" I looked at the boy, his expression stayed the same but then I say a curved smile form at the edge of his lips.
I thought of Pam and Tayler and all my siblings. I thought about how much I actually loved Braydon and how much I hated him at the same time. Memories of Daddy lurked through my mind, seeing him alive playing outside with us, passing the ball and toppling on one another and then the thought of him being dead, his funeral, it was all blurring away, something I tried to grasp. "DADDY HELP!" I screamed to the world. I knew he couldn't do anything but it was worth a shot.
I heard a short growl then felt a warm hand touch mine, clutching it tightly. I shuddered and glanced up to find Kaden, his eyes disturbed. "Wha?" I tried to ask him why he was here at my side when school probably started an hour ago. I tried to stand up but I couldn't hold my body up correctly. Kaden wrapped his strong arms around me to help me. I could smell his pepperminty cologne on his shirt, it smelled fresh. "You ok?" He asked, a smile crossed his lips. He chuckled and still held onto me, "Whats so funny?" I questioned kind of rudely. I brushed the dust off my jeans and looked up at him, he laughed again. "Why are you here exactly? School started like an hour ago, didn't it? Well, anyway, how'd you know I was here? Weren't you at school?" He looked worried, his eyes looked like there was something wrong.
"I heard you screaming so I rushed over here." He shrugged and stared into my eyes. I quickly looked away. "
I know when I say this It'll sound crazy and you won't believe me but there was this little boy who looked like a strange creature, like he was a...Vampire...I know it sounds crazy but I'm being serious. It stared at me then made me feel pain in my head, that’s why I was screaming but the boy gave me the creeps. I just...Uggh..." I felt something wash over me, a bad feeling tingling in my bones, crawling up my spine. I felt like I needed to get away from Kaden, like he was evil. My legs dashed off into the trees by me, the trees led into the forest. I panted and looked back. Kaden wasn't there. I was glad he wasn't. Sweat drizzled down my forehead, it plastered my hair to my skin.
"Woah!" I tripped over a limb, twisting my ankle while landing on my stomach. "Ow!" I looked at my hand, watching the blood gush from the wound. I tore a little bit of cloth from my shirt and wrapped it around the cut. I glanced down at my ankle and saw that it was twisted from the limb. Stupid limb. I pushed myself off the earth and limped through the trees and bushes, watching the wind blow the trees. The leaves touched the ground in unison, some late. I slumped low on the ground, wrapping my arms around my legs. I wondered about Kaden, maybe he was right behind me, maybe close by. I yawned and felt my eyelids start to fall. 'No,' I thought to myself, 'don't fall asleep.'
My eyelids were just about to drop when I heard a rustle in the bushes. "Kaden..." I got to my feet and felt enclosed. "Kaden..." I whispered again. The bushes rustled a little more than stopped. I sighed and looked around. Nothing. Was I imagining all of this? No. Probably not. "Don't move." A small voice came from behind. "Ahh." I swirled around only to see the creature stare at me with his blood red eyes. I yelped then ran as fast as my skinny legs could take me, my heart was pounding, my legs aching, all my body was breaking down. It seemed everytime I turned to the side, the boy was there. "Kaden!" I turned back around,