Midnight Heights - S.J (life changing books to read .txt) 📗

hard to take in at once. The girl walked away out of the bathroom followed by Leona. I released my hand from my mouth and took a deep breath. What was I to do with all this? Everything was happening so fast and I didn't know if I could take anymore. Midnight Heights wasn't the place I wanted to be at.


I opened the door to the stall and quickly washed my hands. I didn't hesitate at all leaving the bathroom and I swiftly made my way back to the cafeteria. I made my way over to Allie's table and slowly sat down. I couldn't control my breathing at all, not after what I had just seen.


This isn't happening, It's not real.

No matter how many times I tried to convince myself that what's going on isn't real, I knew that it wasn't going to change anything. What I had seen was real.


"Criss, are you okay? You're like hyperventilating." Emily told me.


There was nothing I could say. I tried opening my mouth, but no words came out. I was literally in shock at the moment. Why was Leona doing this? Was there more at this school like her? So many questions but yet no answers.


"Crystal, you're scaring us. What's going on?" Allie asked.


I let out a breath. I could feel my heart beating rapidly fast as I played what Leona did to that girl, over and over again in my head.


"I... saw... her." I managed to say through trying to breathe.


"Saw who?"


"Leona." I mumbled.


The sound of the bell ringing made me suddenly jump. I looked around to see everyone standing up from their chairs and making their way out of the cafeteria. Emily and Allie stood up as well, followed by Chase and Miranda.

"You can tell us the rest in the room." Emily told me.


I stood up from my seat and walked with the large crowd, out the doors of the cafeteria. How many people here were like Leona? How many people were vampires? I shuddered to myself as I thought the word "Vampire".

Must Find Anthony

“Tell us exactly what you saw.” Allie said, once we were in the room.

I sat down on my bed and took a breath. I didn’t even know where to begin to talk about all this. It’s not like I could just come right out and say “hey, guess what? I saw a vampire.” Words couldn’t even describe what I was feeling inside.

“It was horrible. It was unlike anything I’ve ever seen before. I mean, I read books about it, but I didn’t know they actually exist.”

“They? What do you mean by they?”

The picture of Leona’s bloody mouth popped into my head and caused me to shudder just from thinking about it. I tried to think up any other explanation for what I had seen but there was nothing else I could come up with. It just is what it is.

“When I went to the bathroom, I heard Leona and some other girl coming in and talking, so I hurried into the stall. I listened in on what Leona was talking to her about, but I didn’t really understand. Then suddenly I saw Leona bend her head down by the girl’s neck in an abnormal position. I didn’t know what she was doing at first but then when she moved away I could see…”

I could see that both Emily and Allie were confused and I knew that I was actually going to have to say it for them to understand. I never thought that I would actually be explaining that I saw a vampire, but this was real. I had seen a vampire, and it was Leona, head mistress of Midnight Heights.

“There was blood that covered the girl’s neck and blood all over Leona’s mouth.” I muttered.

The expressions on both of their faces quickly changed as they suddenly learned what I had learned about what Leona really was. It was a lot to take in, but it was the truth and we all needed to know the truth.

“That’s impossible.” Emily whispered.

“No, actually it’s not. I saw it with my own eyes guys.” I told them.

“Well then you know what this means? This means we actually have to proceed with the plan now. There’s no backing down now because Leona is more powerful than anybody even knows.”

I nodded. “Okay. So what now?” I wondered.

Allie smiled. “New plan. We need to find Anthony.”

I was confused. Why did we need Anthony for our plan? Who knows if he’s even alive now after what had happened to him. Even if he was alive, there was no way I was going to involve him in another scheme that got him beat in the first place.

“I don’t think that’s a good idea. We shouldn’t involve Anthony.” I told her.

“I understand you feel bad about what happened to him, but he’s our only chance of actually succeeded with our plan. He knows more about Midnight Heights than all of us.”


I realized Allie was right but I still wasn’t sure if this was something we should do or not. What happens if Leona finds out that we’re going behind her back and breaking her rules? She was going to have us all beaten just like Anthony was and this time, it could be a lot worse. I knew this was something I was going to regret but I couldn’t just walk away from having the chance to get answers that I needed about this school. After all, I was a major rule breaker, so why should I change now?

I nodded. “Okay, fine. We find Anthony and then what?”


“How about I stay here just in case Leona or any one else comes in to check up on us, and you guys go and find Anthony.” Emily suggested.

“Perfect.” Allie agreed.

We waited until midnight before leaving our room. Emily stacked up blankets on me and Allie’s bed so that it looked like we were sleeping if someone came to check up on us. Allie and I quietly tip-toed down the hallway so that we wouldn’t wake anyone up.

“Do you know where he is?” I whispered.

She nodded. “I think so. Usually when someone misbehaved, Leona had them taken to the cellar room. I’m pretty sure that’s where Anthony is.” she explained.


We continued to walk down the silent, dark hallway side by side. It was so dark that I could barely see where we were going. I couldn't even see Allie's fiery red hair in the mist of the darkness. I let out a sigh and felt Allie's hand collide with mine in an instant.


"Don't worry Crystal; I know where I'm going." She assured me.

I quickly nodded, even though I knew she couldn't see.

"Can you see anything? It's really dark." I mumbled.

She laughed. "Yes, I don't understand it, but I can see perfectly fine. I have the eyes of an eagle."


I laughed nervously. I wasn't sure if that was a good thing or a bad thing, but right now, it was an absolute perfect thing, considering my eyes were letting me down. It was probably best that I had gotten glasses when my mother told me I should, but I couldn't help but see the eyes of high school kids staring at me as if I was some kind of freak, as I walked down the hallway wearing my bulky glasses. Anyway, wearing glasses could be of great use at a time like this.


"Wait a minute." Allie whispered, suddenly stopping.


She walked closer to what looked to be an old wooden door and tried to push it open. She turned the knob again but it still wouldn't open.


She sighed. "This is it, but it's locked."


I walked next to the door and examined the lock on it. Even though it was locked from the inside I knew it wasn't going to be that hard trying to get in. When Emily and I was in Junior high, we would always get into trouble for breaking into locked rooms without permission. I guess you can say that we were experts at cracking combinations, breaking locks, and all that good stuff. I placed my hand on the knob.


"Take off your necklace and put the sharp end in the slot." I told Allie.


She quickly pulled her dolphin necklace off and slid the dolphin part into the slot. I held on to the knob and then juggled it to the left twice and then to the right three times. I pulled back on the knob and jiggled it one last time to the left. I heard a pop noise as the door opened in an instant. I glanced at Allie and let out a smile.


"How'd you do that?" She wondered.


I shrugged. "Practice and a lot of time spent in detention."


She laughed and then started to walk inside the room. I quickly shut the door and followed closely behind her in the dark room.


"Watch your step. We're coming down stairs." she warned me.


We carefully walked down each step being cautious enough so that we wouldn't trip and fall. Once we reached the last step, Allie tried feeling around for a light switch so that we could see. I looked as well; using the wall as my guide as I did so. I let my fingers trail along the wall until I felt a switch underneath my hands. I flicked the switch up in an instant and saw the light suddenly fill the room. It was really dusty inside and there were old books and papers thrown everywhere. I looked at Allie who was on the other side of the room.


"I don't see Anthony anywhere." I said.


"He's here, I just know it. We've got to look deeper." She started pacing around the room in a way that gradually started to make me feel dizzy.