![]() BittenA Chapter by Megan![]() The first chapter where Sophie becomes painfully aware about what is happening outside her window.![]() I carress the frosty surface of my window. Snickers and chuckles rage outside. I knew what was going on out there. In the blistering cold, in the night. They called themselves the Nightwatchers, a swaggering group of teenagers, if just a little older than I. I wanted to be out there with them, get in on all of their secrets, be part of their group at school. But alas, Mom and Dad had forbidden me to even pass them by in the hallway. But I had a powerful urge, as if magnetic pull towards them, wanting to know. To be dangerous. To have a sense of adventure. For once. Then, the wind came, opening my window with a strong rush of nipping wind. The freezing air was swirling in the trees, calling my name. "Sophieeee..." "Sophieeeeeee..." But I could never answer. They were calling me, summoning me before them. But not tonight. Yes, I heard the wind, but this time, a scrap of paper flew through my window. The winds settled. The world was quiet. Black words of calligraphy lay etched on it. Did I open it? Did I throw it out? Me, Sophie, always the outcast, got a note from the Nightcrawlers. Always the girl watching on the outside, never to be heard. Always wanting, yearning for this very moment. It was as if time itself froze in its steps... I slowly unrolled the paper, and gingerly unfolded the world that lay before me now, a new life, a new me... I gasp for breath as I read the words... Suddenly my eyes dart up. I'm scared. Frightened. Sorrowful regret and worry knot in my stomach. They were out there... I hear a faint voice calling my name from a distance. It was the nightcrawlers... no, no it wasn't. It was Mom, calling me for dinner. My head jolts up, and I tuck the scroll of parchment into my sleeve. "Coming!" I say, as I run out of the room, right as an icy hand moves, too slowly, to grab my bare foot. © 2010 MeganReviews
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7 Reviews Added on June 2, 2010 Last Updated on June 8, 2010 Author![]() MeganCAAboutHi. I'm Megan. If you're wondering about my nusername, it's "Katie-Little-Star" in Hungarian, which is my grandfather's native country, my dad's half, and mine a quarter. I come from many different et.. more..Writing
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