MARKED BY THE MOON; SHE WHO SHINES IN BLACK

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ime sneaking out at night to enjoy the fresh air, since the air was always tense during the day. But this

ly on their beds now rehearsing lines for tomorrow's bully. I sat quietly on my bed, trying to convince myself that I hadn't just heard any voic

could do that; it was a great idea to escape the loneliness. I have never wished to have a roommate the way I wished

my room, I counted the seconds that ticked u

d." I muttered. My eyes were already weak and trying hard to shut,

hem. I surveyed my surroundings, and, surprisingly, I wasn't in my room. I was still tr

hair glowing the same way her silver gown glowed. It was almost blinding me with its glow. My heart raced

"Who are you,

essed, your journ

all me the Moon Blessed? She must be mistaken. I'm not even a wolf; how could she call me that? Oh, that must be

tanding in before she disappeared. "I can be round, but I'm definitely not re

es clocking seventeen come with going to strange places? I was in the middle of the strange forest. Trees stretched tal

coming out clearer. My breath hitched, and the air turned cold. I slow

the last one. You can lead or destroy." I gasped, my chest rising and falling w

f I had one. It felt real at first, but then it clicked. It was all a dream. It should be

e I saw myself in a clearing so wide that I couldn't see the end. A strange woman in that dream called me a name I couldn't quite remember. But I was

got an answer to. What kind of person was my mother? I was told she died when I was still a baby, but no one ever told me the story behind it. Not even my

p for today's class so I lay back on the bed, wondering what kin

I don't know why. Maybe because of the way she gazed strangely at me. I couldn't f

has been on my mind for my stepmom. On the outside, Northmont High looks like a school for normal peopl

doubt. I never for once doubted her love for me until she made sure I was accepted

t fast. Like a lightning bolt to the brain. I clutched my head, rolling on the bed like some dramatic soap opera patient. I prayed for it to stop. Bargain

ught my brain was g

IFIED: MOON‑BLESSED. STATUS:

e had just gone from tragic to ex