All Chapters of The Whispers in the Woods: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

As we walked from the university and headed towards the main part of the city, my mood improved. Being around Cassie always seemed to have that effect. She was always so happy and positive. It seemed to rub off on me. It was just what I needed. Since leaving the cabin, my life seemed to have got more complicated. Cassie, however, was always reliable. It gave me some simplicity in my life.“What exactly do you want to change about yourself, then? I got the impression you wanted a full-on Princess Diaries makeover.” I mentally thought back to the movie in question. Thinking of the moments where they pulled back the old photos of Mia to reveal the huge improvement.“I love that movie. Please tell me I don’t look that bad.” It was all I could think. Was I that before photo in my mind?“No, you just need a little guidance. You’re rather cute, actually. Those girls were just jealous that they have to put so much work into looking good and it comes naturally to you. Th

Finally, it was the last day of the school week. As I walked through the corridor, I turned way more heads than I had expected to. The different cliques whispering among themselves, likely contemplating what had led to my change. I couldn’t help but imagine how many of them were still whispering nasty remarks about me. The truth was that no matter what I did to make myself more like them, it would never be enough to stop the comments.I headed into that dreadful room and was full of butterflies. I couldn’t help but think that Pip would dislike my new look. Something inside me forced me to need to please him. Even though I had no idea how to do that. I didn’t know nearly enough about him to know where to start.All my doubts were blown away the second I walked into the room. His heat and fire hit me like I was standing behind a jet engine. I took a step back without meaning to just from the force of it. He didn’t say a word, and I knew it was because he was with the pac

The next morning, I woke up really late. I had tossed and turned all night long. I had hoped that Pip would come back, but he never did. Instead, I was left burning with desire for him all night. When I was with him, the heat he produced seemed to infect me and cause my fire to burn hotter for him as a result.I had tried everything to cool off, including taking a cold shower in the middle of the night. Nothing worked. The only thing that would get rid of the fire deep inside me was adding more fire and letting it burn itself out. Unfortunately, he was keeping the fire I needed from me. I had cursed him most of the night. I knew he could hear every word of it and I was glad. I hope he was kept awake all night long too.When I had finally emerged from my pit, it was gone midday and the house was empty. I didn’t even have the energy to get dressed and sulked down the stairs, still clad in my PJs. Heading straight to the fridge and pulling out everything I needed to make

As soon as we got into my room, I closed the door firmly. The tension downstairs was too thick. I was almost worried it would follow us up the stairs. I was just as worried as my parents that Cassie had overheard the vampire talk. If she had, she was showing no signs at all. She didn’t seem remotely concerned about her surroundings. I watched as she inspected my room, looking through the bookcases and flicking through my CDs.“Some of those books are like mega old.” I hadn’t really considered that the things I owned could be a red flag, but they were.“I know. I have quite a few first editions. It’s a hobby of mine.” I resisted the urge to tell her that most of them I had acquired when the authors had written them. She selected a CD and put it on. Upbeat dance music filled the air. It wasn’t my usual go to music. I preferred eighties rock. I had spent so many nights wishing I could be there live when the likes of Black Sabbath were performing.“You really need t

I laid in the grass waiting for him to turn, but he didn’t. He just stood there, staring me down with the same gleeful arrogance that always existed within him. I still felt odd. It wasn’t the booze, but I didn’t know what it was. I had never felt so alive. It felt like fire was pumping through my veins. I could feel the lust inside of me. It wasn’t like the lust that I had felt for Pip. It was something else, something more raw. The blood lust was the only answer. I had no idea how it was even possible, but it was there, as plain as day. The smell of him seemed to pull me towards him like a magnetism impossible to ignore. He never moved. He was waiting for me, almost taunting me. I flew at him, landing my fist squarely in his jaw. His face moved from the impact, but it moved back towards me just as quickly. I went to throw another