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“Cassie, wake up.” He stood back up
over me as I sat up and rubbed my eyes.
I noticed that Ted was not with him,
and he looked defeated as he sat down on the floor beside me. I crawled over to
wrap my arms around him, and he looked surprised at first but then he put his
arm around me and we were silent for a little while.
“We are going to have to move soon.”
Brett was speaking quietly as he rubbed my arm. “He knows where we are, so when
he wakes up, he may come for us. I was too late to help him.”
I did not know how long Brett had
been gone, but I assumed by his tone that he had found his friend in very bad
shape. It scared me that if he turned into one of them then he would know where
we were. I sighed as I leaned my head on Brett’s shoulder. Something struck me
as odd as I inhaled his scent. I thought that he smelled tasty.
Tasty! I was alarmed. He smelled
good, but tasty was not something that should describe my crush. Something bad
was happening to me, and I could keep trying to fight it, but as I glanced at
my finger, I knew in the back of my mind it was only going to get worse.
He was looking at me while I was
having all these thoughts, and he was too close for comfort. He smiled as he
took my face in his hands and brought his lips to mine. It was everything I had
hoped for in our first kiss. There were fireworks, and my whole body felt
alive. I allowed him to ease me down onto the tarp and welcomed his body weight
on top of me. This felt right and I wanted him all over me just like this. I
had dreamed of this moment countless times and it was finally happening.
Our kisses became more urgent, and
he moved one hand down to slide up my shirt. I heard a low growl come from
somewhere within me. Something wasn’t right. It happened very quickly, but
before I knew it, I had reared back and bitten into his chin hard. He cried out
in severe pain, and tried to push me off of him, but I was latched on. I felt
the skin break in my mouth, and felt my hunger as I ripped the skin away from
his face. When I realized what I had done, I was horrified.
I stood back thinking of how I could
remedy the situation. He sat there with blood pouring from his face and a hurt
look in his eyes. All I could think of was one word: tasty. I had to get out of
there. What the hell had I done? How many times had I pictured my lips near
his, and I manage to get them there by biting his face off? I had to get as far
away from him as possible. I ran out the entrance and into the school hall.
Tears were streaming down my cheeks as I contemplated where to go. I was
changing into one of those monsters.
I had literally bitten my crush’s
face off!
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