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All Chapters of The Summer of Jake and Sarah: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

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Chapter One : Saltwater

[ASHFORD COVE - NIGHT - 1903] There was a big steamship called CORALINE. It carried people and goods up and down the coast. On June 12, 1903, it was near Ashford Cove. A fast, bad storm hit. It wasn’t normal for summer. The waves got huge. The wind broke the ship’s wheel. Coraline crashed into the sharp rocks right outside the cove. The ship sank in 6 minutes. 147 people were on board. No one made it out. Kids, moms, sailors — all of them drowned in the same spot. The next morning, the water in the cove turned black. Like oil. When bodies washed up on the beach, their mouths were full of seaweed. Their eyes were open, like they saw something scary. [PRESENT DAY] The trees opened and there it was — Ashford Cove River. The water was flat and still. Mist sat on the surface in thick sheets, curling around the rotting dock posts like fingers. It was late in the night. Cicadas didn't care if it was dark. They were still loud. A tourist was walking along the riverbank, phone pressed

Last Updated : 2026-09-17

Chapter Two : Bloodlust

The bonfire roared. Sparks flew up into the black sky, mixing with music and shouting. The people of Ashford Cove partied — laughter, cups clinking, bodies pressed close in the heat. Jake was standing at a spot with his drink in his hand, watching summer school students kiss and do naughty stuff in the shadows past the light. He wasn’t really watching. Just killing time. Then Sarah made her way through the crowd, carrying a tray of drinks. She moved quickly, dodging people. Jake’s eyes caught on her bare wrist. Where’s your jewelry? He asked, stepping in front of her before she could pass. Sarah froze. “Not your business,” she said, trying to move past him. Her sleeve was pushed up. No gloves. No bracelet. Skin bare. “You always wear it in class, even under the hot weather,” Jake said, tilting his head. “And now you aren’t wearing it. So I’m trying to put two and two together.” Sarah stopped and looked at him with a pissed-off face. “Walk away, Jake,” she said, voice low. “Nah,

Last Updated : 2026-09-17

Chapter Three : No Footprints

Sarah pushed her bedroom door shut with a quiet click. The hallway noise died instantly.She crossed the room in three steps and stopped in front of her closet. From the outside, it looked completely normal. Jeans folded on the shelf. Dresses hung in a neat row. A black coat hanging at the very back, like it always did.She reached behind the coat and pressed her thumb against a small, hidden button in the wood.The whole back panel shifted. A soft hiss, and the closet gave way, sliding inward to reveal a seam in the wall. Behind it was a door.Sarah pulled it open and stepped inside.She flipped the switch on the wall. Cold light flooded the room.The room was small. Bare concrete walls. No windows. The only thing in the room was a single white fridge sitting in the middle of the floor, humming low.Sarah walked to the fridge and opened it.Inside, lined up in perfect rows, were blood bags.She took one and quickly tore the corner with her teeth.Her eyes flashed red. Dark veins s

Last Updated : 2026-09-18

Chapter Four : The Tidewalker

Sarah and Jake got to Bonnie’s house, that same day.Sarah didn’t knock.She threw the living room door open and walked straight in, like the house belonged to her. The woodframe rattled on its hinges.Jake followed two steps behind, his eyes locked on her.“What?” Sarah asked without turning around. She could feel his stare burning into the back of her neck. “I’ve been invited. I can walk in whenever I want.” She said it like she was reading his mind.Jake didn’t answer. His jaw flexed once, then he let out a quiet breath.“Sarah?” Jake called, his voice low. He was looking toward the kitchen.Sarah turned back to look at him, when he didn't say a word, she quickly followed his stare.Right there stood Bonnie.She was in the doorway between the kitchen and the living room, barefoot, hoodie too big on her frame. Her arms were crossed.Bonnie’s eyes moved from Jake to Sarah and stayed there. No surprise. No greeting. Just… assessment.The air in the room went still.“Bonnie?” Sarah cal

Last Updated : 2026-09-19

Chapter Five : Full Moon

[Ashford Cove - 1903 - Morning Hour]The mist hadn’t lifted yet. At first light, the water in the cove didn’t shimmer blue like it usually did. It lay flat and black, thick as oil, swallowing the sky whole. A smell clung to it — brine and rot and something metallic underneath. Then the shapes came into view. Bodies. Floating slowly, bumping against the pilings, drifting with the tide. Too many. Men, women, a child with a blue ribbon still tied in her hair. None of them moved. Two women were walking the riverside path on their way to the Grill. They stopped dead when they saw it. “God help us,” one whispered. The other didn’t answer. She grabbed her friend’s wrist and they ran, skirts caught up in their fists, breath tearing in their throats. By mid-morning, the news had teeth. It started at the docks, passed between fishmongers gutting their catch.“The bodies that were washed up… their mouths were filled with seaweed,” one said to another, voice low.“And their eyes were open

Last Updated : 2026-09-20

Chapter Six : Natural Enemies

Morning light cut through the blinds in thin, dusty lines.Sarah woke to her alarm buzzing face-down on the nightstand. 17 years old, and she still hated mornings. She groaned, slapped the phone quiet without looking, and stared at the ceiling for a full 30 seconds before she trusted herself to sit up.Her reflection in the mirror above the dresser looked normal. Just a tired girl with messy hair and a hoodie she’d slept in.Sarah finished tying her hair up and checked herself once in the mirror. Normal. Safe. She grabbed her backpack and headed downstairs, the old steps creaking under her weight.The kitchen was warm and loud.Her dad was at the stove, flipping pancakes like it was an Olympic sport. “Morning, sleepyhead,” he said without turning around. “You’re 7 minutes later than yesterday. I’m keeping score.”Her mom sat at the table with a mug of coffee, already scrolling through emails on her phone. She glanced up and smiled. “Don’t listen to him. Sit before he burns the next ba

Last Updated : 2026-09-21

Chapter Seven : The Silence was a Lie

A week passed. No headlines. No sirens at 2 a.m. No whispered rumors in the hallways about another body found in an alley, drained dry. The city just… breathed again. Coffee shops opened on time. Students complained about pop quizzes. Old Mrs. Delgado walked her poodle down Main St. like nothing had ever happened. Life slid back into its normal rhythm, dull and steady, like the week before had been a collective hallucination. Sarah noticed it. She noticed everything. But she didn’t let herself relax. She’d sit in the back row, eyes on the professor, but her peripheral vision tracked every door. Every shadow. Waiting for the pattern to break. And it didn’t. No new deaths. No missing students. No blood on the sidewalk at dawn. Just normal. Boring. Safe. Which was exactly why Sarah couldn’t sleep. Because normal didn’t fit the book. And normal didn’t fit the hunger that still woke her up at 3 a.m., clawing at the edges of her control. If nothing was happening… Th

Last Updated : 2026-09-22

Chapter Eight : The Investigation

It happened during the third period.The PA crackled to life, voice tight: “All students, report to the auditorium. This is not a drill. Bonnie Marsh is missing.”The room went dead quiet for half a second before everyone started moving.Sarah’s stomach dropped. Bonnie. Missing.She didn’t wait for the crowd. She was out the door before the teacher finished repeating the announcement.The auditorium was chaotic. Parents on the phone outside, cops near the stage, teachers trying to keep everyone seated. Jake was already there, standing near the side entrance, talking to Officer Mills. His expression was all sharp focus. No smirk. No casual Jake vibe.He saw her.His eyes narrowed, but he didn’t call out. Not yet.Ms. Alvarez took the stage. “We need everyone who saw Bonnie in the last 24 hours to come forward. She was last seen leaving her house Tuesday night. If you know anything—”“I saw her,” Rose said.Heads turned.She was standing at the aisle, voice level, but her hands were cle

Last Updated : 2026-09-23

Chapter Nine : The Enemy I Need

It was the end of school for the day. The halls were already emptying out.Sarah and Jake were in the Principal’s office. The door was closed. The broken desk report was sitting on his desk.“I heard that both of you were fighting and in the course broke school property,” the Principal said, leaning back in his chair.Neither Jake nor Sarah said anything.“Both of you will have to replace that desk,” he continued. “Sarah, you of all people should know the rule.”Sarah didn’t blink. “And you of all people should know I never do as I'm told,” she said, looking straight into the Principal’s eyes.“What?” the Principal asked, frowning. Eyes locked on Sarah’s.“You will replace the desk by yourself,” Sarah cut in, voice calm. “And forget that any fight happened in school.”“Here we go,” Jake muttered, rolling his eyes.The Principal’s expression went blank. “I will replace the desk,” he said slowly. “And forget that any fight happened in school.”“Perfect,” Sarah said, and sat back.“Y

Last Updated : 2026-09-24

Chapter Ten : Price of a Good Decision

Bonnie’s room was quiet. Just the hum of the night light and the faint sound of cars far outside.Bonnie and Rose sat on Bonnie’s bed, Rose held Bonnie’s hand, eyes locked on each other.“I’m sorry Bon, I didn’t have a choice,” Rose said softly.“It’s okay,” Bonnie said. “You still made things right.”Rose smiled gracefully. “Still friends?” she said and brought out her pinky finger.Bonnie smiled back and hooked her pinky with Rose’s. “Still friends,” she said.Then they hugged, light and careful, like they were both afraid to break the moment. A long silence followed after.“I’m still worried about Jake and Sarah,” Bonnie said, pulling back a little.“Yeah, me too,” Rose said.“We should’ve stayed back to help,” Bonnie said, her voice dropping. “Instead we left them at the mercy of a total villain stranger.” She wasn’t sure what else to call the person who abducted her.Rose squeezed Bonnie’s hand. “I hope they scale through,” she said, her eyes drifting to the window, to the dark o

Last Updated : 2026-09-25

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