Tori Coates
Period 7
A Love Like Death
The first thing you need to know about me is that you don’t mess with
me. I’ve been moving from home to home my whole life. I’ve been in the
system since I was five, I don’t remember a lot of my family, but if there is
anything my life has taught me was to always be alert and ready to fight.
Right now I am 16 years-old and currently living in THE WORST foster home
Ever. The lady who runs this place is abusive and the guy is a perv. But at least
they let me keep Rebel, my dog. One of the places I lived gave me her but, they
were old so they died. They were my favorite home. But anyways, my best friend is
named Eliza she also lives in the foster home with me. School is terrible. The girls are
all petty and annoying and wannabes the guys are just players. Poor Eliza got her
Heart broken once or twice before. But that was before I got there now, everyone
Knows not to mess with me or my friends, well FRIEND.
All right that’s enough with the boring stuff we are going to skip ahead to the
day it all started. It had been a normal week so far. I would wake up and take Rebel
for her walk and then I would go to school and then go ‘’home’’. Well this day started off really strange. The first thing that was weird was that Rebel wouldn’t budge when
I put her on her leash when she is usually dragging me out the door not the other way
around. Then when I finally got her walking she wouldn’t enter the park we usually
walk around. Then the weirdest thing happened. Well it was more terrifying than
weird. We were finally in the park and then I got this eerie feeling that we were being
watched. Rebel started to growl and stopped moving. That’s when I got scared.
“C-C’mon Rebel lets get back home” I said while tugging her leash. But she wouldn’t
move.
“Rebel! Move it!” I snapped. Then suddenly this big flock of birds came flying at
me. I screamed. Suddenly it turned into this giant leathery bat looking thing. It
then lunged at me.
“HELP ME!!!” I screamed and the thing jumped on top of me and started
dragging me around the park like a rag doll. Then I heard Rebel bark and then
the thing went flying and Rebel was on top of it and biting its back. The monster
screamed out in pain. It then grabbed Rebel, roared in her face and tossed her
like she was a feather. She smacked into a tree and yelped.
“REBEL!!” I screamed. I got up and then picked up a rock and threw it at the
monster, “HEY! UGLY!” it looked over at me and roared. “Uh oh.”
I got up and tried to run but I was dizzy and I think my ankle was twisted. I fell
and started crying. The monster was right behind me it lifted me up and bit me
on the shoulder. I yelled louder than I ever have. Suddenly I was free falling.
“AAAAH” The suddenly I was caught. By the cutest guy I have ever seen. He had
brown eyes that were almost black, hair was the same, his hair was
kind of fluffy. He sat me down I felt blood trickling down my
Forehead, he took his sleeve and wiped it off.
“Hey, you okay there doll?” He asked with a thick Australian accent.
“ I-I think so” actually I was dizzier than a top and my ankle was throbbing.
“ Ha. Doesn’t look like it mate. You’re looking a little green.”
“ Just need my dog and some water. Wait my dog. Rebel!” I jumped up but
immediately fell from being dizzy. “ I need Rebel!.”
“ Ok ok calm down love I will get her.” With that he went and picked up Rebel.
“Thank you” he handed her to me she’s ok cause she gets up and shakes and
starts wagging her tail.
“ Did you call me ‘love’??” I asked. I barely know this guy!.
“ I might’ve. Why?”
“ Um well cause I barely know who you are.”
“I’m Jack.”
“ What?”
“I’m Jack. Now you know who I am love.” he said with a wink.
“I-I’m Ember”
“Well Ember, lets get you and your pupper home.” With that he lifted me up and
took me to his car. Rebel jumped in the back and Jack put me in the passenger
seat.
“ Just make a rig-”
“We are here.” I didn’t even get to finish my sentence. We were at my “house”.
“Umm well thanks. Bye!” With that I jumped out of the car and grabbed Rebel
and went to the front door. I walked in and Eliza was right there.
“ UM. Where have you been?! I was so worried you missed half of school! What happened to your head?!” She yelled.
“I’m sorry I’ll explain later right now I’m just tired.” the there was a knock on the door.
“Um hey lovely you left this in the car.” He handed me my phone.
“Thanks. Bye!” with that I went to my room and went to bed.
I woke up somewhere that definitely was not my room. Eliza turned
around and looked at me and smiled.
“Hey. How are you feeling?” she asked sympathetically.
“ Um confused. Where are we?”
“We are on our way to New York.” said a voice I recognized instantly. Jack.
“WHAT?!” I sat up super fast and hit my head on the roof of a car.
“Oww!” I said while rubbing my head. I heard a little laugh. “Shut your trap” I
snapped.
“C’mon leave her alone Jack.”
“Awe its just a little fun.” He replied with a laugh.
“FUN?! SERIOUSLY?! WE ARE ON OUR WAY TO NEW YORK FOR CRIPES
SAKE!” I yelled. “Wait. Hold on one second. Where. Is. My. Dog?” I started
panicking but then I heard Rebel bark behind me and I immediately calmed
down a little.
“Ok now one more question. How do you two know each other?.” with that they
both looked at each other nervously. They then started whispering too each
other.
Jack’s Point of View.
“You tell her!” Eliza whispered to me.
“Why do I have too?” I answered.
“Because you’re the one who drug us into this mess!” she snapped at me. Gosh
daughters of Athena are so snappy.
“Fine!” I said and purposely slammed on the brakes to make the car stop
abruptly. Both Eliza and Ember yelped. I chuckled and looked in the review
mirror and saw Ember glaring at me. Her ice blue eyes pierced my soul. Well if I
had a soul. But still, her eyes were the most mysterious thing I’d ever seen. They
just stand out from her dark hair and tanned skin. She is a beauty my lovely is. I
gave her a wink in the mirror then I turned around to explain things to her.
“So here’s the thing. You know about ‘the gods’ right?”
“Yeaaaa…?” she replied
“Well they’re real, and you’re a daughter of Poseidon and Eliza is a daughter of
Athena and I’m a son of the one and only Hades.” with this she burst out
laughing.
“ You can’t be serious?”
“Sorry lovely, I am serious.” I said then I turned my hair to flames just to show off.
“ AH” she screamed. She then proceeded to through water at me. From her
hands. We then all stared at each other wide eyed.
“ H-how did I just do that?”
“Told you I was serious mate.”
“That was so cool Em!” Eliza yelled. In my ear.
“Do it again!!”
“Wai-!” I started to yell wait but was interrupted with a water spout in my mouth.
Both girls started laughing like maniacs. Soon I started laughing too.
“ Now do you believe me?” I said with a laugh
“Well obviously.” Ember replied with an eye roll “But that still doesn’t describe
how you two know each other.”
“Well we kind of grew up together before they sent me to protect you a few years
ago.” Eliza answered.
“Protect me?” Ember asked. “From what?”
“Weeeelllll you see you are kind of sort of being targeted by my father.” I said
nervously.
“WHAT?!” Eliza and Ember yelled at the same time.
“YOU NEVER TOLD ME THAT!” Eliza yelled at me.
“ I know I’m sorry.” I replied
“ Wait why am I being targeted again?” Ember popped in.
“ Well you see he kind of thinks that you killed my mother. Heh heh.” I said
nervously.
Ember’s Point of View
After we talked little bit more I fell back to sleep. I was exhausted. But I
was also starving. That’s what woke me up.
“Guys. I’m hungry.”
“ We’ll pull over in a second. “ Jack replied.
“What state are we in?”
“Around the middle of Arkansas.”
“ Dang you drive fast.”
“Well we are running on the speed of souls.”
“WHAT?!”
“I’m just kidding with you love.” he said with a wink.
“ Your annoying.” I said.
“Awe you don’t mean that lovely.”
“Oh really? Why do you think that?”
“You like me too much mate.”
“Ha. Your funny.”
“Oh am I now?”
“Well, funny looking.” I said with a laugh.
“Oh ok that one hurt.” Jack said.
“Are we getting food yet? I swear I’m going to explode if I don’t eat like now.”
‘Almost there.”
We then pulled up to a McDonald’s drive through.
“ What do my lovelies want?” he said nudging Eliza to wake her up.
“Huh? What?”
“What food you want Lizzy?” Jack said in a baby voice.
“ Oh food. Um I want chicken nuggets.”
“I want a big mac.”
“ Coming right up.”
Then we got our food and drove to a nearby hotel. When we got to the
Hotel we all stumbled into our room totally exhausted. Then we ate, plopped on
the bed and fell asleep.
Jack’s Point of View
I was the first to wake up. So I took a shower when I got up I looked over
at Ember. She really is beautiful. Especially when she isn’t so snappy. My father
is going to literally kill me when he finds out I’ve been helping her. I went out to
get them both breakfast. When I got back I found them both awake and laughing
at something. I went over to find out what they were laughing at. They were
laughing at me. Well a younger more awkward me. Of course Eliza kept our
pictures from when we were kids. I rolled my eyes.
“SO! Who’s hungry?”
“JACK!” they both yelled.
“Stop doing that!” Eliza yelled.
“And why would I do that?” then Eliza and Ember shared an evil look. Next thing I
know I’m all wet again. Both of them are dying of laughter.
“Well, well, well. If it isn’t my old friends. I’ve been looking for ya’ll.” said a too
familiar voice. Amos.
“Amos?! Oh my gods! Is it really you?” Eliza said jumping off the bed and running
to her old friend.
“Hey Amos.” I said.
“ Hello old friend.”
“Um hello?” interrupted Ember.
“Oh hi darling. I’m Amos you must be Ember. My mother is crazy bout you. Says
you’re too pretty to be a daughter of Poseidon. “ He said with a chuckle.
“Um who?” Ember asked?
“ My mother, Aphrodite.”
“Aphrodite thinks I’M pretty?”
“Of course darling.” replied Amos.
“Well! Nice seeing you again Amos but we should really be going.” I said.
“Ooh where we going?”
“No where”
“We’re going to New York.” Ember said.
“Oh how fun well we better be going.” Amos said.
“WE?” I asked.
“ Well unless you want me to tell your father about what you’re doing.”
“Fine. Go get in the car.”
With that we left. Back on the road to New York.
We were driving along a road somewhere around Richmond, Virginia. When all
of a sudden a tree fell right in front of the car. I didn’t have enough time to stop
so we hit it and one of the branches went through the windshield, right into
Eliza’s stomach. She died instantly
“NO” Ember screamed and Rebel started barking and growling.
“We need to leave. NOW!” I yelled because the falling tree, wasn’t an accident.
“We can’t just leave her!” Ember yelled through her sobs.
“ We have to Ember! She’s gone she’s not coming back. And if we don’t leave
now we’ll all end up like her!” I yelled.
She still wouldn’t get out of the car so I picked her up and started running
while Amos grabbed Rebel and followed with tears in his eyes.
Ember’s POV
I can’t believe it. I just watched my best friend die. I cannot believe it.
Right now as Jack is carrying me im sobbing into his shirt but then, I heard a yell
and a whimper. I look up and scream. One of those things that attacked me had
just jumped on top of Amos and Rebel.
“NO!! REBEL!!” I sobbed but by then they too were gone the thing then started
chasing me and Jack. Suddenly a man appeared in front of us. We stopped
suddenly.
“Well hello son.” said the voice. Son? Oh no. It’s-it’s Hades.
“Father.” Jack said through clenched teethe as he set me down.
“Awe come on Jacky. Don’t be that way. Especially not with me.”
“Jack?”
“Shh.” Jack hissed.
“ Oh and who is this?” Hades asked.
I stepped in front of Jack.
“You know who I am.” I snapped
“Oh Ember right. I forgot you had an attitude.”
“ I have more than that.”
“Ooh feisty today aren’t we? “
“ I’m not feisty. I’m furious. You just killed my best friend and my dog and Amos!
What kind of monster are you?!”
“ Oh I’m no monster. I’m the monster to the monsters.”
“ You don’t scare me.” I hissed.
“ Oh but I should. Cause I can do this.” Suddenly a hole opened up under Jack.
He started to fall I grabbed his hand.
“JACK! OH MY GOSH! It’s ok I have you I won’t ever let go. Jack don’t let go! I
love you Jack you can’t leave me you’re all I have.” I started crying.
“Ember you have to let go! I love you too. I didn’t now that was even possible for
me. But you have to let go.” Jack said
I started to let him go but I couldn’t. So I jumped in with him.
We died together. But, we got points for bravery and we all got sent to
Olympus and we are all happy. All of us; Eliza, Amos, Jack and I. Jack and I
even got married. We were even promoted to full on gods. Immortality is great.
The End
