From Sunset Till Sunrise by Jonathan Rosen

Author:Jonathan Rosen
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sky Pony Press
Published: 2018-07-30T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

THE ROAD TO VAMPIRELAND

If there was one word I could use to describe the car ride to the dance, it would be “awful.” Though “dreadful” and “uncomfortable” would probably fit also. I guess “uncomfortably, dreadfully awful” would be the best way to put it.

We were out in the middle of nowhere, and it was pitch black out. The only time we saw anything was when the car’s headlights flashed the dirt road or trees.

I wasn’t sure if these woods had a name, but “creepy” seemed appropriate. Or maybe “ghoulish.” Whatever it was, I already felt like this had been a mistake. Every time I looked out the window, it seemed like there was something staring back at me. It almost felt like the trees were alive. Faces in the shadows, watching. The only thing keeping me calm was the thought of seeing Lily. Although, to be honest, I was wondering why her school was so far away from everything else.

I held my iPhone up. “I’m getting no reception.”

“We’re pretty deep into the woods,” Herb said. “I doubt there’s any service.”

Tommy pressed his face against the window. “This is like every horror movie I’ve ever seen.”

“Maybe they just want their privacy?” I said. “Remember, she said they always had to worry about what regular people would do if they found out about their secret.”

“Yeah,” Tommy said. “But it’s a theater school. What would actors need to be afraid of?”

“Bad reviews?” Herb chuckled. “Oh, Herb, you are so droll.”

“They’re just keeping themselves safe.” I wished I felt as sure as I sounded. I could barely see the moon through the canopy of branches covering the road.

I took a deep breath. Already, it felt like air wasn’t reaching my lungs. Every few moments I tugged at the tie Mom had made me put on. I hated ties. It felt like I was wearing a boa constrictor around my neck, but she insisted I have one for the dance.

I might not even make it to the vampires, if this stupid tie strangled me to death.

If that weren’t bad enough, we were in Herb’s weird car. He said to think of it as our limo for the night, but really, it looked more like that car that they carried dead people in. I don’t think I would’ve even minded so much, except that Herb was playing the oldies radio station. So far the only songs I knew were ones I’d heard on TV commercials. I had no idea that they were actually really songs. I thought they were just created for the advertisement. There was nothing new, nothing modern, nothing good.

Even worse, Tommy had called shotgun, so while he was in the front, I was stuck in the back with Abby. The whole ride she had been sitting there with her arms crossed, her nostrils flaring, glaring at me. I pretended not to notice, but seriously, she was creeping me out.

“All right,” Tommy said. “We need to change the station.”

Herb swatted his hand away. “Don’t touch that.

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