Dark Shadow

New life

The start of my first book, all comments appreciated. Votes too :)

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Will update when I write more

New school, new life but still the same old me with a heavy heart.

Looking out the window of the car I held desperately to my necklace, the only thing I had left of my brother. Turning round to look at my mum beside me she was sleeping, I still saw the dark shadows under her eyes, I wish I could take her pain away.

"That's us here guys" my dad says sounding hopeful as he looks over at my brother. He pulls into a small village and heads for house at the end. My brother David at the front stays silent. "Mum that's us here" I said trying to wake her gently, she stirred and gave me a sad smile.

We headed into the house, it felt cold and uninviting, looked like no one had lived here for a while. David stood beside me I think he thought the same but didn't say a thing I linked my arm with his and smiled up at him.

He smiled back and then left me, he made a run for the stairs "too slow little sis" he shouts, damn it! He claimed the best room I bet. I follow him upstairs and see he picked the back room, light purple walls and big windows. Looking around I noticed the walk in wardrobe, "David what the hell do you need with a walk in wardrobe?" AND purple walls. He just grinned at me. He changed his tune to the new house, I wasn't complaining it might make our parents feel less guilty, and me. I didn't want to move but we had no choice. I missed Jacob.

I wanted more than anything for him to come bounding out his room "hey kiddo, I need you to cover for me again this weekend" I didn't question what he was doing just assumed he was spending more time with his girlfriend Sarah. My mum didn't like her very much "Jacob I hope you're not going out with that girl again, you need to focus on you're studies" mum would always say. It never bothered him though he would always give her a kiss as he walked out the door.

I was swamped with guilt thinking about him. Looking at David now I couldn't help but smile back. He was the double of Jacob, light blue eyes, golden brown hair and towered over me, most people towered over me with my small frame of 5ft. They were just 2 years older than me, but David acted like he was 10 half the time, they were identical twins but the absolute opposite in personalities. David was always bounding around making people laugh mostly at him than with him. I don't just miss Jacob I miss David too. Jacob took a piece of everyone when he died. He was kind, gentle and always had his head in a book. He changed a lot when he got with Sarah, we hardly saw him.

Just when I felt myself tearing up I got the oddest feeling like my whole body was buzzing. "You ok Jess?" David asked looking concerned

"Yes, but this is my room, unless you want me to tell mum about that party last week?" I said challenging him and trying to shake the warming feeling. The door bell went before my brother could answer me. I walked out to the hallway and looked out the window and down, a man stood with a brown box, he seemed well dressed, greying hair, he was huge like he could snap you in half.

The buzzing feeling doubled I tried to shake it again, I looked over and watched as a younger guy walked out his house across the road and stood beside the older man. "Maybe his dad" I whispered in my head I couldn't help but think that I should go to him. I couldn't help but stare he could quite possibly be the most attractive man I've seen or ever see. Black hair, Tanned and huge. He walked with such confidence and the look like he could get anything he wanted. I would like to feel those muscles, "jeez I need to get a grip off myself and stop drooling" speaking to myself again, what kind of genes were in that family? I was met by his dark eyes, I could get lost in them but wait he looked angry. At me. I couldn't look away, I stared at him with a confused expression. Great, my sexy neighbour is an asshole.

I listened as my dad answered the door. "Hello James, nice to see you again, we just arrived" I peeked down stairs and my dad was shaking his hand. "Hi Mr Loren" the hot guy says looking confident.

"Who's that?" My brother whispered making me jump and nearly falling down the stairs, David started laughing but before I could react my dad and the neighbours looked up. Great sexy asshole is scowling at me, "come down kids, this is James, I will be working with him at the school" I stared with my mouth slightly open shocked that the huge guy in front is a teacher, what the hell does he teach? How to kill? I tried the hide my open mouth, great I look like an idiot and they are looking at me expectantly.

"Hi" I croaked out. "This is Jessica and my son David." He said not seeming to have noticed my shock, "This is my nephew Damien" James said introducing the younger guy, I decided then to look at Damien his expression had changed and he was smirking at me. My cheeks reddened. Bastard. He obviously noticed my open mouth catching flies. Just perfect.

I looked away, what the hell is this buzzing feeling? my dad and James were talking about Monday. "Would you both like to come in? It's pretty empty just now though we are waiting for the removal vans" my dad said as if he needed to explain since we just got her ten minutes ago. "No it's ok we will let you settle in just wanted to drop this off so you are prepared for Monday" James nodded towards my dad.

They turned and left saying bye. I went back upstairs and looked back out the window at the top of the stairs, Damien stood outside his house and was staring up at me scowling, what the hell did I do to him? You would think I had killed his cat.

Great. My sexy asshole neighbour hates me.