I CAN'T BREATHE. My pulse is racing. My throat feels like it's on fire. I don't know what is happening to me. I was fine a couple of moments ago. It all started when Maria gave us that creepy book full of incantations at the Halloween party . After that night, none of my friends were ever the same again. We all knew that Maria was kind of creepy and mysterious but we were too dumb to notice the signs before our eyes. Well until now that is. But now it is too late. All my friends are gone and I don't know where they went. Now something is happening to me that I can't explain. It would be better if I told you from the beginning.
I should probably introduce myself. My name is Jack Swift and I am 16. Do you know that awkward boy that's kind of standoff-ish and has no friends? Yep, you guessed it. That's me. I have friends, but not the kind you would expect in Bronx, New York. In total I have 4 friends named Maria, Julie, Sam, and Howard. Maria is a medium sized brunette from Long Island. She just moved to the Bronx about a week ago. Maria is kinda weird but we accept that. Julie is a skinny, dark-skinned African-American girl with long black curls that bounce when she walks. She is the brainiac of the group. Sam is the jock of the group. He has blond hair, blue eyes, and is the school's star quarterback. Howard is the outgoing one. Before, he was the shy one, but that all changed when he hit puberty 2 years ago. Howard is a thin latino boy with black scruffy hair. I am a mixed boy with dark brown hair and brown eyes that don't lie. And these are my friends.
Hello everyone who is reading this. It's my first time writing a story so I hope you enjoy.
