Bloody Romance by Deitra Wedd (reading rainbow books .TXT) 📖

Monica:
A face pops into my head. My other dream, forgotten. His baby blue eyes are like the ocean. I feel like I could drown in them. His hair is dirty blond. His pale skin only adds to the effect he has on me. He is so striking it takes my breath away, but something about him screams danger. His extraordinarily powerful exquisiteness is a part of the danger. I hope to keep dreaming, but I awaken.
Dylan:
Her hair is long, red, gorgeous, angel like hair. Her eyes are a light emerald color that I’ve never seen before; it’s extraordinary that they are real. I forget to breathe when I see her. Dreaming of her is better than envisioning myself eating.
When I wake up my stomach growls. I go to the kitchen and grab a jar of blood out of the fridge. I’m a vampire.
After breakfast I call some of the guys I met over the summer: Billy, Todd, and Devon, and we go to the Tulsa Promenade mall to play video games. That’s when I see her, the girl from my dreams. She looks slightly different, but that might have been because I was insensible and hungry. We had just left the arcade when I saw her walk out of the restroom with her friends. Our eyes meet.
“Hi, I’m Monique. These are my friends: Sam, Sammy, and Samantha. We saw you staring at us.” The girl from my visions says with a flirty tone.
“It’s hard not to, you’re very beautiful, very attractive.” Billy says looking at Sammy.
“You’re not half bad yourself.” Sammy says flirting back.
“My friends and I have some extra cash to spend.” Sam smiles at Todd.
“I’m listening.” Todd responds.
“Would you like to go to the movies?” Samantha probes.
“Depends, what movie?” Devon says flirting with Samantha.
“A chick flick,” Monique makes it sound like a challenge, “Are you watching the movie with us or not?”
“Only if we can buy the treats.” I smile at Monique.
Monica:
I’m lying on the sofa watching the flat screen when Monique gets home.
“Did you have fun at the Tulsa Promenade mall?” I question Monique.
“How was your date?” Monique asks at the same time.
“He never showed up.” I say trying to hide my disappointment.
“How dare he set you up! He is going to get a piece of my mind! Nobody sets my twin sister up!”
“Calm down, and tell me about the mall.”
“Monica, I can’t just forget this, you’re my sister.”
“It’d help me feel better.” I lie.
“I met this guy named Dylan. He is so cute! We went to the movies!”
“Details!”
“Of the movie?”
“No you bonehead, of the guy.”
“He is so drop dead sexy! He could be a model.”
“Dinner time!” Dad announces.
“This conversation is not over.” I say to Monique, while walking into the kitchen.
Dylan:
I wake up, drink some blood, and get ready for school. It’s my first day. I just moved to Sand Springs, Oklahoma during the summer. That’s when I met Billy, Todd, and Devon.
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She has the locker across the hall from mine. Monique was placing things in her locker, when I saw her. She was speaking to the Sam sisters. I finish getting everything I need from my locker, and then I slam it closed and walk over to Monique.
“Hi,” I say announcing my arrival.
“Hello Dylan. I see you got the locker across from mine.” Monique says, happy to see me.
“Yes, I got lucky.” I say flirting with Monique.
“How are you ladies?” I add.
“Good, what about you?” Sam asks.
“I’m great,” I reply.
“I’m going to go find Todd.” Sam interrupts our small talk.
“Yes, and Devon is waiting for Me.” Samantha declares.
“Billy is around here somewhere.” Sammy smirks.
The Sam sisters close their lockers and leave.
“You have to meet my sister.” Monique declares.
“Sister?” I ask.
“Monica. She is a little down today; her date never showed up last night,” Monique explains, “She had to stop and talk to an old boyfriend; he moved, but they remained in touch.”
Monica:
He is standing by Monique flirting with her. I can’t believe the guy from my fantasy is real, and he is flirting with Monique. To my great surprise, horror, and dismay I feel envious. Then I remember that my instincts tell me he is dangerous. I don’t know what to do. Unfortunately my locker is right next to Monique’s. I have to go to my locker, but I don’t want him to see me. I don’t have time to figure out what I’m going to do because; Jessie, Jessica, and Jess are at their lockers to the right of mine.
“Hello.” Jess speaks to Monique.
“Do you know where Monica is?” Jessica requests for the information of my whereabouts.
“I heard Daniel has moved back.” Jessie comments.
“I’m here, and yes Daniel is back.” I announce my existence, and walk to my locker.
Dylan:
When I see Monica I know that she is the girl from my dreams, not Monique. They are twins, but Monica smells so much better, and her eyes and hair color are a shade lighter than Monique’s. Other than that, they look exactly the same. When I see Monica I can almost feel my heart beating again. I’m not surprised to find myself gazing at her. So I notice her grimacing at me.
Monica:
He is gawking at me, and by the look on his face, he likes what he sees. This makes me content for a second, but then I remember two seconds ago he was flirting with Monique, now he is eyeballing me like I’m a goddess. I glare at him. Then the bell rings announcing that it’s time for class. I go to class, but when I get there I look at the blood all over the room, and I scream and faint.
Dylan:
After Monica leaves, Monique looks at my schedule and realizes that I have the same first hour as Monica. I say goodbye to Monique and hurry to catch up with Monica. I’m about to make my presence known to Monica, when Monica’s scream pierces the air and she collapses. I catch her and pick her limp body up into my arms. I hurry away from the bloody room. Everyone still in the hall is watching us. I take Monica to the nurse, and I explain what I saw. I feel sick from what I saw, and what I can still smell, but I’m also enjoying holding Monica. I wish I could hold her forever. The nurse tells me Monica will be okay. The principal tells me to take her home. The school day ends early. I gently put Monica in my truck. Then I fallow Monique to her house.

Monica:
I open my eyes. I’m in a truck, is the first thought that enters my mind. The second thing I’m aware of is that Dylan is in the driver’s seat just pulling out of the school parking lot. I’m also conscious of the fact that Monique is driving my car, which I used to drive us both to school this morning because Monique’s car is in the auto shop.
“What happened?” I question.
“Are you ok?” Dylan asks at the same time.
“I’ve been better.” I whisper.
“Do you usually faint when you see blood?” Dylan asks.
“Yes, what happened?” I answer and ask a question of my own.
“I don’t know, but I guess we will find out.” Dylan answers, appearing confused.
“Where are we going?” I ask, breaking the silence after a few seconds.
“Home,” He smirks at me.
“What about school?” I ask.
“The nurse said you should rest. The principle said school is over early anyways.”
All I can think about is all that blood. I feel dazed. I hope I don’t throw up in Dylan’s truck.
When we get to my house, Dylan gets out and helps me out of the car. I don’t have time to worry about what Dylan might think when he sees where my family and I live, because I’m too dazed and appalled to think clearly.
He carries me into the house and lays me on the couch.
“Do you want to stay for dinner?” Monique asks.
“Sorry, I can’t. I need to get home,” Dylan replies, “I hope you feel better Monica. I’ll tell you if I hear anything about the blood.” Dylan adds.
“Ok and thank you.” I award him with a smile.
“Goodnight Monique, Goodnight Monica.” Dylan beams at both of us.
“Night,” Monique and I whisper at the same time, but Dylan is already outside starting his truck, so there is no way he heard us.
Dylan:
Monica is in my dreams. She is wearing this remarkable dress. It’s long red, sleeveless, and is sort of sparkly. I’m in a tuxedo, and we are dancing. A smile lights up her face. She is literally beaming at me. My heart is about to explode. I want this dream to last forever. The smell of her blood is almost too much. That’s when the dream becomes a nightmare. I start kissing her. She moans in delight. I can feel my fangs sticking out. I woke sweating and starving.
Monica:
We are dancing. Dylan is spinning me around. When the next slow song comes on, he starts caressing me with a kiss. I wake up feeling as if I’m seconds away from death. I also feel an impossible longing for those kisses. I blink open my eyes. Then Monique walks in my room.
“Are you ok?” Monique groggily asks.
“Just a dream that transformed into a nightmare.” I mutter.
Dylan:
Monique calls me and tells me that the blood in the class room belongs to our teacher, whose body was found near Monica’s house.
“Do you want to go on a double date with Andre and I? You could ask Monica.” Monique requests.
“I’ll ask her, but I don’t know.” I answer.
“Ok, see ya.” Monique hangs up.
I smile at the thought of going on a date with Monica.
Monica:
I can’t believe Monique just did that.
“Dylan?! Really? You’re trying to set me up with Dylan?” I demand.
Monique walked in my room and asked if I want to go on a double date with her and Andre. When I lied and told her I don’t have anyone to bring, she dialed Dylan’s number and practically begged him to go with me.
“Trust me, he likes you.” Monique replies.
“I’m not worried about him liking me, he just isn’t my type.”
“And what type is he?”
“Unpredictable, and dangerous.”
“Just say yes when he calls.” Monique says rolling her eyes and sounding annoyed.
She walks out of the room. My cellphone rings.
Dylan:
I go outside and run two miles to Wintersmith Lake. Then I swim