The Devil's Prey (The Demon Within) by Jessica Stark Read Free Book Online Page B

the right things to say when you were sad.
    ‘S ure, let’s go. Ethan, Amanda- I will see you later.’ I gave Ethan a quick kiss on the cheek, and skipped off with Perry to the school bulletin board.
    ‘S o how are you doing?’ Perry asked me when we were away from Ethan and Amanda.
    ‘I am doing fine , I guess.’ I looked down at my feet, thinking how Perry was the first person to ask how I was doing without being prompted.
    ‘T hat’s good to hear. You know, if you ever need someone to talk to, I am always here.’ By then we had reached the school bulletin board.  It was crowded already. Some people were cheering, and others were crying because the cheer squad was also on the board. Girls who don’t make it on the cheer squad always cry- it’s quite entertaining to watch.
    ‘I made the team !’ people were shouting around me. Once Perry and I squeezed our way past everyone, we glanced up at the names on the list, and of course Amber was cheer squad captain again. Great. The coach of volleyball always ordered the name from the best players to the average players, and right at the top, under the title ‘captain’ was my name.
    ‘O h my god!’ I looked down at the list to see Perry’s name, and also Sarah’s, along with half the team last year and some new people as well.
    ‘Congrats , Summer, you got captain.’
    I had to glance over it twice to ma ke sure I was not seeing things. ‘Perry, I am captain!’ I was so shocked. I have never been captain before, and yet there was my name under the title. We both made our way out of the crowd, and Perry threw his arms around me in a friendly hug.
    ‘Perry , I made captain! I cannot believe it!’ I had to say again, just to make sure that it was true.
    ‘I know, Summer.’
    ‘C ongrats, Summer, on getting captain!’ Sarah shouted from behind me.
    ‘T hanks! I am still shocked!’ I gave her a hug.  Whenever I was not with Ethan and Amanda, I felt normal. Like I was not some wacked out pure fairy…and like the devil was not out to get my blood, along with half the demon race.
    I walked into roll call with Perry and Sarah . Once inside, I took a seat next to Perry in the middle of the classroom. I saw Ethan and Amanda walk into class out the corner of my eye, but I hardly took notice as I was enjoying myself, laughing and catching up with Perry and Sarah for the first time in a long while.
    ‘O k, class. Time to quiet down so I can mark the roll.’ We all went quite straight away. Once the roll was marked, we were allowed to talk.
    ‘Summer , I haven’t seen you around. It was like you vanished off the face of the earth,’ Perry spoke, smiling at me.
    ‘W ell, it sure felt like it, but I am all good now.’ I could feel Ethan and Amanda shooting daggers at me, but I didn’t understand why.
    ‘A lright, students, remember to get involved in school activities, as you get extra credits.’ I gathered up my books and left the classroom with Perry and Sarah. Later in the day, we headed over to the hall for PE.
    ‘Al right, ladies and gents. Today and for the rest of the term, we are doing track work.’ People groaned over the idea of long runs every lesson.  We lined up, getting ready to run our first 4km which, as always, was going to be timed so we could improve. Everyone was in my PE class- half of the volleyball team, and half the fairies at the house, including Ethan and Amanda. I’d always had good stamina, and hardly ever ran out of breath. I was also fast, but it felt like cheating now, as I knew it had something to do with my fairy heritage. Our horrible teacher told us to go, and we were off. Like always, I was leading everyone around the track at a slow place.
    ‘Wai t up, Summer!’ Perry said, huffing and puffing as he tried to get to me. I slowed down my pace until he caught up. ‘Summer, you are so fast- and you aren’t even trying!’ he gasped. He was trying to talk, breathe, and run at the same time, which brought a smile to my