A Demon's Kiss (Young Adult Romance) by Marks Melanie

Author:Marks, Melanie [Marks, Melanie]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: ThunderStruck Publishing
Published: 2011-10-13T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 19

I woke in my bed, sopping with sweat, an unvoiced scream caught in my throat. Whoa, just another dream. Relief! I laid back in my pillow, filled with relief, but still shaking.

Since I’d been sick my nightmares had gotten worse—or maybe it was from saving Gage. They both happened at the same time. So, I wasn’t exactly sure. Either way, my nightmares had intensified big time. But still, even now that I had nightmares every night, I just woke with images. Dark, and twisted, and haunting. Images of symbols, and blood, and Cloaked People. They haunted me.

Waking now, my first instinct was to jump into the shower before Summer, the bathroom hog, had a chance to take over. But, then I started to notice stuff. Like, it was sort of dark outside. And I could smell something cooking, not breakfast. Spaghetti. Mmmm. The aroma itself warmed my shivering body.

I rolled over, glad I didn’t have to get up after all. It wasn’t morning, it was evening. Time just blended into meaningless oblivion since I’d been sick. Morning, evening, it was all the same—me sleeping.

I tried not to think about my dream, ‘cause for once, I sort of remembered it—a little bit. It was scary as anything, but it didn’t involve the caves or cloaks or blood this time. It was a about a demon from my nightmares, the one always howling, “Michaellllla, your miiinnnne!” He had come to my school and chased me home, wanting to drag me back to hell. I tried to shove the memory of the dream out of my mind. Instead, I focused on the cheerful chatter that floated up the stairs, Beth and Summer. They were talking like best friends, gabbing about a boy Summer met. I couldn’t hear most of what they were saying, but the sound of their voices mingled with the clatter of dinner preparations was soothing.

I almost drifted back to sleep but Beth knocked softly on my door, wanting to know if I felt well enough to come down for dinner.

“I’ll be right there,” I said.

With unsteady legs, I made my way down to the kitchen. The world kind of twirled as I walked—probably ‘cause I’d been lying around too much. At the dinner table, I crashed into the nearest chair with a thud, but hey, I made it.

“You alright?” Beth asked.

I yawned and nodded at the same time. But the room was too bright, everything was spinning. I had to close my eyes really quick, resting my head on the table.

“Sweetie,” Beth touched my arm, sounding concerned.

I sprang up. “I’m fine.” I tried to smile, but the room was still spinning. “I’m just hungry.” I started heaping spaghetti onto my plate, so Beth wouldn’t look so worried. It worked; she murmured she forgot the parmesan cheese and headed for the pantry.

Summer was on the phone, totally not unusual. But there was a rosy hue to her cheeks. That was new. It made me curious about the guy she met. It was good to see her so happy.

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