The Ascent of the Vampires - Book 1

do. She could see the vampire's arm coming through the space in the door. Her nails were sharp and she was trying to scratch Jack.
    At that moment, Amy hated the redheaded vampire with all her heart. Why were the vampires doing this? What had the humans ever done to hurt them? All her life Amy had hated bullies, strong people who hurt weaker people. The redheaded vampire was a bully. She was stronger and more powerful than Amy and Jack. It made Amy burn with anger.
    Suddenly, Amy saw a shovel lying on the ground. She had an idea. She picked it up. Next, Amy aimed the sharp, flat part towards the vampire’s arm. Amy ran extremely fast towards the arm. The shovel cut off the vampire's arm. Blood gushed from the vampire's arm, like a red river. The door slammed shut . Behind the door the vampire screamed in pain. She was angry and she killed the human soldier. His blood mixed with her blood. The kitchen looked like a nightmare.
    The arm was lying on the ground in the alley. Amy and Jack watched as it changed into black liquid.
    "Come on," said Amy, "let's go."
    Together they ran down the alley.
    "What do we do now?" said Amy.
    "I know," said Jack, "follow me."
    Jack went over to Travis' car and smashed the window. He opened the door from the inside. Amy and Jack got into the car.
    "But we don't have the keys!" said Amy.
    "Don't worry," said Jack, "I stole them from Travis when the vampire attacked you. I thought we might need them."
    "Oh, wonderful!" said Amy.
    "Where shall we go?" asked Jack.
    "Let's go to my house. We can find my mother, she will know what to do. Oh and Jack, thank you," said Amy.
    There was a full moon in the black sky. Human screams and gunfire filled the night. Jack started the car and they drove off.
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    >Glossary<

    slightly – not very much. etwas
    tormenting – ‘to torment’ to cause someone to suffer. quälen
    pounding – ‘to pound’ to make a loud noise. pochen
    widened – ‘to widen’ is to make larger. weiten
    crate of bottles – a crate is a container with spaces for bottles. Wasserkiste
    risked your life for me – ‘to risk one’s life’ is to put one’s life in danger to help another. sein Leben riskieren
    a shovel – a tool used for digging. Schaufel
    aimed – ‘to aim’ to point something in a direction. zielen
    cut off – ‘to cut off’ is to remove. abschneiden
    gushed – ‘to gush’ when liquid flows strongly. strömen, sich ergießen
    slammed shut – ‘to slam shut’ is to close loudly. zuschlagen

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

    9.30pm.
    Amy’s house.

    When Christine Anderson felt the fingers on her shoulder, she froze . But only for a second. One second later, she spun around and hit the intruder with the baseball bat.
    "Don't!" cried a man's voice.
    It was her neighbour, Paul Jenkins from across the street. Christine stopped just in time.
    "Paul, you scared me to death," she said, "what are you doing here?"
    "I came to see if you were OK. Did you see the president?" he asked.
    "Yes, I did," replied Christine sadly, tears in her eyes.
    They stood in silence for a moment. They both looked at each other and then Christine began to cry. Paul didn't know what to do. He didn't really know Christine well. Next, he took her and gave her a hug, it seemed like the only right thing to do.
    "There, there. It's OK, try not to worry," he said.
    "Thank you Paul," said Christine, sniffing .
    "Where is Amy?" he asked.
    "That's the problem, she went on a date but I cannot reach her ," said Christine.
    "Ah," Paul said, "people are saying that it's the vampires. They have done something to stop the telephones and Internet working. That's how they were able to take over the cities so fast," he added.
    Christine was about to speak, when they heard a loud noise. It was the front door, somebody had smashed it and they were in the house. Christine could hear voices.
    "Paul," she said, "it's the vampires, they are in my house!"
    "Now listen Christine, do exactly as I say," said Paul.
    Next, Paul grabbed her and pushed her into a large cupboard .
    "Stay in there Christine and no matter what happens, do not make a sound! Promise me! Say it!" said Paul.
    "I promise," said Christine.
    Suddenly, three people ran into the kitchen. They were three men. All were pale, good-looking and wore leather jackets.
    "So what do we have here?" laughed one.
    "Not trying to hide from us, I hope," said another.
    "That's very rude," said another, in a silly voice.
    Christine could