Chapter 16

The thud of thunder is all I can hear as I roll over in my bed, my pillow covering my ears. It's exactly 5:30am. The smell of the woods comes through my open window, and I can also smell humans from a far distance. That doesn't seem right, unless my fangs are out and that means trouble.

It's more painful this time, as if I ate myself up in my sleep. I look over my bed and my off-white bed sheet is flooded with my own blood. That has never happened and is definitely not a dream.

I look in the mirror but I'm not bruised, I look completely normal but one thing is different. My eyes are red, and this is the first time it will bring that color out. It's strange.

My mouth starts to crave blood as I begin to destroy objects in my room. It's as if I'm becoming something, but I'm trying so hard not to become that thing. The sound wakes up my family, and in a few minutes, I hear someone knocking on my door.