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Day Dreamer

Written by: Jordan L. Crowder

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Halloween

Halloween.

My favorite holiday of the year. I can never get

tired of all the black and all the candy. I can even

handle all the screaming kids begging for more

candy from their parents who just give in, becausethey are tired of the kid making a scene. The one

thing I can never handle, however, is that all the

kids are dressed up as something that doesnt

exist. Every other kid I see is acting like a bad

imitation of a vampire or a werewolf. Maybe one

day theyll understand that vampires dont actually

look like that or that werewolves actually arent as

hairy as everyone thinks they are. Maybe theyll

realize that vampires could actually be among

them.

Im 15, almost 16 and have been that way for

almost two centuries now. I was originally born

and raised in Paris, France. My parents were traders.

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They traded spices, jewels, cloth, food, and anything

else that could be traded. My mother was very fat

and my father was very pot bellied. I had one sisterand one brother, Elsa and Robert. My name was

originally Jezabelle Marie Coudres and I was getting

ready to celebrate my sixteenth birthday when I

was changed into what I am now. Two hundred

years later, and I am now known as Hallow Sky

Knight and I am still almost 16.

After my sixteenth birthday, I was to be married

to Joseph Cervantez. He was a Spanish explorer,

who failed at anything and everything. He loved to

spend money faster than he could earn it. Josephwas about 21 at the time and was seeking a young,

beautiful, and energetic wife, so my parents brought

me out to show him. He loved me immediately but,

then again, who wouldnt? I mean, Im young

woman with red-brown hair, blue-gray eyes, and a

slender figure. I was very fit for a woman two

hundred years ago.

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When we were getting ready to have our

engagement party, I fell deathly ill with a form of

influenza. Joseph was upset that I was ill. He wasafraid that I would die and he would have to go find

a wife elsewhere. So, he made a decision. He

decided that he would change me and make me

immortal like him. What he didnt know, was that, I

did not want to be changed.

Three days after Joseph changed me, I killed

him. I ripped his head off, literary, and threw it in a

fire. After that, I left Paris and went to Italy to learn

all types of art, music, and literature. After I learned

all I could there in Italy, I moved on to England.When I got to England, I learned very quickly that

they knew the same things as the Italians. I quickly

moved to the Americas after that. I went to live in

Seattle, Washington and I currently reside there as it

is. I have lived here for more than 150 years out of

my two hundred and I still love it.

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I have to go to a new high school every time I

graduate from the previous. I currently go to school

at Seattle High School. I am a junior there so I atleast have one more year of high school here. Oh,

and did I mention that I can read peoples minds?

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Chapter 1

I was sitting at lunch time at a table by myself

when I noticed something off. People were staring

at more than usual. I tuned in to Jessicas mind to

see what the problem was. According to Jessica,

the head cheerleader, they were trying to figure out

why the new guy kept looking at me. I hadnt even

realized he had been so I tried to pay attention to

his aura.

He was dropped dead gorgeous and staringstraight at me. I tuned into his mind to see what he

was thinking and was not surprised one bit. That

girl over there sitting by herself looks lonely. Maybe

I could go over there and keep her company. I

wonder what her name is. Shes actually kind ofpretty Any girl would have been ecstatic to

know some hot guy like this one was thinking

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about her. But not me. I was used to this kind of

thinking from a guy.

I always dress to repel people. I dressed in all

black and had my iPod on all the time. It usually

worked on people except this time. I listened into

Stephens mind next to get more information about

this guy. I cant believe hes looking at her. I am

Hallows only real friend, even if she doesnt likeme. Jeez, I cant believe Tyler is just sitting there

staring at her. If he wants to be her friend, hes

going to have an awful hard time doing that. It took

me forever to become her friend

So his name is Tyler, is it? And it also looks like

Stephen is a little bit protective of me. Great. I give

the guy one chance to be my friend and I find out

hes trying to protect me. Protect me from what? But

this Tyler guy is another story. He isnt that bad

looking and all but, I cant afford to like a guy that

has a life span of about 70 more years. When I am

finished reading their minds, I do something I

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havent done in over 100 years. I get up and go sit

next to Stephen and start to talk to him. I am just as

surprised as he is of what I am doing.

Hey. Whats up, Stephen? I ask him. Um Are

you talking to me, Hallow? he asks right back.

Yeah, I guess I am. I answer. Well, Im doing

good. Have you seen the new guy? Hes really cool

and all but, he keeps staring at you. Its kind ofweird. I know he does. I can feel his eyes on me

over at my table. If you want, I can go ask him to

stop staring at you. Its not a problem if thats what

you want me to do. No. Its ok. You dont need to

go talk to him. Really. I dont care if he stares atme. Ok, but when it starts to get to where you

cant stand it, you tell me. Ill tell the guy to leave

you alone. Alright. Thanks Stephen. No problem.

Besides, someone has to help look out for you.

Youre like a little sister for me. Aw, thanks again.

I get up and leave after Im done talking to him.

I walk towards the commons area so I can wait for

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the bell to ring to signal the start of class. As I am

waiting, Tyler walks up to me. I dont read his mind,

already knowing what is going to happen.

Hey, your names Hallow Knight, isnt it? he

asks. Yeah, I reply back trying to be as nice as

possible, for me. Well, I was wondering because

you looked awfully lonely back there in the

cafeteria. Well, thanks for your concern but I enjoybeing lonely. You dont have to worry about getting

hurt or being a bother for anyone else. That and, you

dont have to try to impress anyone when youre

lonely. Wow. I think that is the most words I have

heard you say. You dont say very much in any ofour classes together. We have classes together?

Like? How about, I tell you my schedule and you

can tell me yours? That way, you and I can know

who has what class. What makes you think I care

what anyone else has for class? I just want this

year to be over with. I will ask this though: What

grade are you in? Oh, so you are interested in

me? No but will you still tell me please? Sure.

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Im a junior. What about you? Im a sophomore.

Now, if you dont mind, I would like to enjoy my

music without further interruption. Okay, okay. Illleave you alone. But just so you know: I will

always be looking out for you. Thanks but I have

enough people looking out for me.

When I am done having my discussion with

Tyler, I turn my iPod on and change the song toThinking Of You by Katy Perry. If my classmates

heard the music I listen to, they would freak out.

They all think I listen to hard rock, death metal, and

gothic rock just because of the way I dress. But

really, I listen to Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, A Day ToRemember, All Time Low, and a whole bunch of

others.

As I am listening to the song, the bell rings,

signaling the start of 6th

hour. I walk to my English

class wondering what Tyler meant by all he was

talking about. I am walking with Stephen to my

class because he has no one else to talk to, other

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than Anthony, who is a total douche bag from what

I can tell from his mind. I enjoy Stephen walking

with me, I dont want him corrupted by Anthony.

When I get to class, Taylor Evergreen is

standing next to my desk. He is the one guy I can

trust and hang out with while being myself, literally.

Taylor is a vampire just like me. Except, instead of

reading minds, he has super speed. Even thoughvampires have super speed, he is faster than any of

us.

As I walk toward him, I catch a thought in his

mind that he is directing right at me: Youre indanger. As soon as I catch that thought, I realize that

Tyler is in my class along with another girl, who I

assume is his sister. I keep walking to my desk

were Taylor is, so I can find out what he means that

I am in danger. I know that you want to know what

I mean, but youre going to have to wait until after

class. After English, me and you can skip the rest of

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the day. I give him the slightestnod thatI

understand.

Taylor walks up to me and gives me a kiss on

the check for show to the others. As he gives me

the kiss, I learn thathe is afraid for me. This makes

me anxious for this class to be over with, so I can

see whyTaylor is scared. Mr. Brown walks in at

aboutthattime and sees the exchange betweenTaylor and me.

Mr. Evergreen and Miss Knight. Would you

please save the kissing for when you are notin my

class? Thank you. Now class, we have a two newstudentwithus today. Their names are Mr. Tyler

Randall and Miss Jezabelle Randall. Theycome to

us all the wayfrom Italy.

Tyler and Jezabelle stand up in frontof the class

and talk a little aboutthemselves and Italy.