I wake up on my bed. "oh, thank god I didn't suffer through the nightmare," I think.
"That's where you're wrong." The world around me morphs into a sinister, dark void, engulfing me in a chilling fear and confusion.
"Why must you torment me like this?" I say
"It's fun, and I love seeing you suffer, and I can't wait to see you crash and burn after your actions last night."
"Oh, that no one recorded it. I made sure no one did," I say
"Someone did, and you'll find out soon enough."
I wake up in my bed, my mind racing with questions. "Who could've recorded me? There was no one with their phones out, and I know Jack would've kept this a secret. I change back to my human form, desperate for answers.
I go to my computer, and I sign to go to sign up for my first class, and I see an announcement saying there's no class today. "Good, I didn't want to fall asleep again," I think.
I sign into Mr. Johnson's class. "Hey, class, summer is just a few days away. I know you're all excited, so we're just going to have a free period today, so talk amongst yourselves," Johnson says
"Guys, you won't believe this, but last night I was throwing a party, and a dragon crashed my party," Mitch says
"That sounds far-fetched. Those don't exist," Johnson says
"I know what I saw, and it burned part of my backyard," Mitch says
"Stop trying to get the attention. It won't work," I say
"James, I swear to god, if you had something to do with this. I'll beat you up," Mitch says
"How would I even do something like that?" I say
"I don't know. You and your friend Jack are up to something," Mitch says
"We're not. I can't even get in your backyard," I say
"Yeah, you're too dumb to get a break into my backyard," Mitch says
I get a text from an unknown number: "James, I know your secret. I will send it to your classmates if you don't do what I say."
"What're you on about?" I text
The number sends a video of Jack and me from last night: "I saw you and your friend. Now, do what I tell you, or I will send it to your classmates."
"Yeah, right, I'm blocking you," I text
I block the number. "No way; who recorded me, and how did they get my number?" I think
After a few minutes, everyone looks at their phone. "James, what is this?" Mitch says
"What is what?" I say
"I knew you and Jack had something to do with this," Mitch says
"It could be edited. Have you ever thought about that?" I say
"Once I see you again, you're dead," Mitch says
"I'd like to see you try" I say
"James, in light of this video, I'm going to have to email your mom about this," Johnson says
"Please don't. I didn't do anything," I say
"Even if it's fake, she still needs to know," Johnson says
"I'm going to go. I can't take this," I say
"Yeah, runway from your problems. That's all you good for anyway", Mitch says
I leave the call, "Oh god, this is bad. I don't know what I should do. Once my mom gets the email, there's no escaping. I have to tell her," I think.
A few minutes later, I heard my mom walking toward my room, and she opened my door. "James, your teacher just sent me an email about a video you were in. Do you care to explain yourself?" Molly says
"Yeah, let's head to the living room to talk," I say
I take my mom to the living room and mentally prepare myself to try to get out of this situation.
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life as a shapeshifter Remastered (book 1)
FantasyJames Carter was a 15-year-old who became a shapeshifter after one of his father's experiments five years ago. He has to keep his powers a secret while having the death of his father loom over him his entire life. Can James keep his powers a secret...
