Ashes and Diamonds by Sydney St. Fleur (book club recommendations TXT) 📖

 killer…. drove in. Oh my gosh. It could be him….Then again….He never said he liked my sister…

“Any ideas Amanda?” A voice whispered in my ear I turned around...It was my best friend, Sabrina. I jumped in amazement. I looked into her green eyes. “Please…” I said as I held up the photo. She looked around the hallway and eventually her eyes landed on mine. “Amanda, i’m going to try to give you as much information as I can.” Sabrina continued on. “My dad is a suspect but, that’s all I know so far. That’s all I know. I’m sorry.” Her eyes dragged on the floor. “You can stay in my dorm, I don’t have any roommates.” “Ok.” I grabbed my bags and she grabbed hers and we walked down to her dorm on the other side of the building silently. Sabrina grabbed her keys from out of her pocket. “We’ll have to duplicate my keys so you can get in without me.” I nodded my head slowly and walked into the very luxurious dorm room which was way better than my old one, that now smells like death. She smiled at me. “I got a first class dorm room. I got a full scholarship at school. So I guess they got me a first class one.” I nodded once again. Since when was there first class dorms!! Heck, It wasn’t a dorm room!! It was an apartment!! She guided me into my own personal room. “Make yourself comfortable. You will be here for four years.” I laughed. “Then again it doesn’t sound half bad.” We laughed for a long period of time and before I knew it she was gone into the kitchen to make dinner. I checked my phone for any new messages and there was. One from mom, “Hi my darling, How’s your dorm room? Are you settled? Are you having fun? Are you enjoying all your classes? If you have the chance please call me. You are my only daughter right now. Love, Mama” One from dad, “How’s the food? When are you coming home? Are you getting married?” Not sure where that idea came from… One from….unknown, “Amanda, I killed your sister and i’m going to kill you. In 48 hours start being aware of your surroundings. Beware who you’re friends with. Beware who your average neighbors are, because i’m one of them. Here’s a hint…..I’m related to your uncle. I’m related to you. And that’s why I can get away with killing you.” I threw my phone across the room which hit the wall hard. I grabbed the pillow and cried into it. Who is he. I’m becoming a killer myself trying to find a killer. Maybe….I’m the killer….Nonsense!

More Flashbacks into the Past

 

“Amanda can you please drive me to my friend’s house. We have an important meeting for book club, and i’m president! Please Amanda, don’t make me walk!!” Claire did her pouty face but I didn’t give her what she wanted. I automatically wanted Claire to know she can’t always depend on me, Especially, when it comes to getting a ride. I said no, and she stomped out of my room quite angry, but not angry enough to not talk to me for weeks. Claire got on her average casual outfit she always has on, just in a different color. Claire stepped out of the house and started to make her way down the sidewalk. The most of the streetlamps seemed to be broken. So Claire had to use her Nexus phone for a flashlight, which wasn’t much help. She continued down into the dark path of the sidewalk. Eventually, Claire made it to her destination. Claire knocked on the door of her friends house and was let in immediately.  Her friend, Daniella was pretty relieved Claire was safe. Daniella’s mother wouldn’t let Claire leave since it was abnormally dark outside. Daniella was not the brightness apple out of the bunch, and decided to sneak out. Claire wasn’t the brightest either. Why do you think they were such good friends?! Claire forgot to bring her phone, but was the point. It was already out of juice. And Daniella didn’t get a phone yet. She wasn’t as responsible. They waited until 12:00 at night, exactly when everybody’s less likely to wake up. They snuck out   

of the small window  just barely fitting their fast growing bodies. They stepped lightly on to the grass of her backyard and ran into the woods. Unfortunately, it was too dark to see anything, and they were too far to find their way back home. They heard footsteps and then sticks breaking into two by large feet. Daniella was far behind and then Claire heard a scream coming from her best friend’s mouth. Daniella could see nothing, but the flames of a raging fire. Daniella was going to be burned to death, and she was. On the other hand, Claire had no choice but to leave her best friend behind. Claire continued to run for her life. Her attacker eventually started to catch up to her. He had a chainsaw going off in his hands, and Claire never thought she would be apart of the “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” (if you know what I mean.) He scratched her back which let Claire know not to look back. She kept running and tripped over a rock…..and fell. The attacker picked Claire up off  the floor and threw her over his back. Claire was unconscious. The attacker walked a long distance to his red truck and put Claire into the open trunk. The attacker got into the driver’s seat and drove to an abandoned cabin in the woods. He put Claire into his bed. The attacker stared at her close to dead body and laid by her side…. Only lonely people would do such a thing, but he wasn’t lonely….he was crazy.

Waking from a living Nightmare

 

Again, one of those dreams happened again. Those haunting nightmares made by dead loved ones.

And that loved one is my sister. I can’t make myself believe she’s gone. If I said to keep her butt at home, maybe she would be here today. I got up and out of my bed and went into the kitchen. Sabrina was at her classes by now, but she left me a note on top of the breakfast she made apparently before she left. I picked up the note and put my eyes on to the perfume covered letter, “Here’s breakfast that I hope you enjoy. In fact I enjoy sharing a dorm with my best friend!! So cool!! Also, I have some news I would like to share with you too. It’s about your sister.” Honestly, I don’t want to talk about my sister today, at least...Aloud. After that nightmare I had about her or a flashback. It makes me remember the text message I received from an unknown. I need to get myself prepared for classes. If I miss another day, I will be kicked out of college. I got on my favorite outfit, that I got a lot of compliments on in grade school. I made myself some coffee and got my car keys and transitioned into my sports car. I looked at my car’s clock. 9:15 , I’m fifteen minutes late. I made it in time for classes!! I went into the room where they were teaching fashion. I sat down in a desk closest to the teacher. Ten minutes later a boy and his sister came in, The boy sat next to me and the girl obviously already popular sat next to her clique, I don’t have a clique at least not right now. The boy was writing something on a piece of paper. He handed it to me with a smile. I grabbed it and opened it up in my lap. “Hey, my name is Logan. Um, I would like to know what’s going on.” I laughed at the way he put his words, I would like to know what’s going on? Funny. I got my pen out and began to write, “Hi, My name is Amanda. I have no idea what’s going on, therefore, I can’t tell you what’s going on. I kinda just got here.”  I smiled at him and handed him the note. He looked at me and then at the note. He got out his pen and started to write again. He handed me the note. “You know there’s a party going on in my dorm….Want to come? It’s for my little sister’s birthday. And i’m sure you would have a great time!” I gave him back the note. I whispered to him, “Sure, I would love too.” This is my chance to find the killer!!!!!!!!!!

Party Full of Liers

 

I was finishing up my crop - tee design and handed in the teacher. Automatically I got an A+ and was dismissed from class. I was walking down the hallway and saw Sabrina and her mom. Sabrina’s face was covered in tear stains and Sabrina’s mom, Angelina face was not happy, furious in fact. I didn’t want to say I got an A+ in class today. It didn’t seem like a good time. Sabrina saw me standing in the middle of the hallway. She wiped her face and told her mom goodbye and walked away. She walked towards me, “Hey Amanda, How was your classes?” We started to walk to the secretary to get the keys duplicated. “Good, I guess. It seems you had a more exciting day then I did.” Sabrina moved her eyes to the ground. “No, not really...I was invited to a party though.” My eyes got filled with excitement. “Really!? I was invited to a party too!!” Sabrina’s tear stains seemed to disappear into