Day Dreamer

Written by: Jordan L.

Crowder
 Halloween
Halloween.

My favorite holiday of the year. I can

never get tired of all the black and all the
candy. I can even handle all the
screaming kids begging for more candy
from their parents who just give in,
because they are tired of the kid making a
scene. The one thing I can never handle,
however, is that all the kids are dressed
up as something that “doesn’t” exist.
Every other kid I see is acting like a bad
imitation of a vampire or a werewolf.
Maybe one day they’ll understand that
vampires don’t actually look like that or
that werewolves actually aren’t as hairy
as everyone thinks they are. Maybe
they’ll realize that vampire’s could
actually be among them.
 I’m 15, almost 16 and have been that
way for almost two centuries now. I was
originally born and raised in Paris,
France. My parents were traders. They
traded spices, jewels, cloth, food, and
anything else that could be traded. My
mother was very fat and my father was
very pot bellied. I had one sister and one
brother, Elsa and Robert. My name was
originally Jezabelle Marie Coudres and I
was getting ready to celebrate my
sixteenth birthday when I was changed
into what I am now. Two hundred years
later, and I am now known as Hallow Sky
Knight and I am still almost 16.

After my sixteenth birthday, I was to

be married to Joseph Cervantez. He was a
Spanish explorer, who failed at anything
and everything. He loved to spend money
faster than he could earn it. Joseph was
about 21 at the time and was seeking a
young, beautiful, and energetic wife, so
my parents brought me out to show him.
He loved me immediately but, then again,
who wouldn’t? I mean, I’m young woman
with red-brown hair, blue-gray eyes, and
a slender figure. I was very fit for a
woman two hundred years ago.

When we were getting ready to have

our engagement party, I fell deathly ill
with a form of influenza. Joseph was
upset that I was ill. He was afraid that I
would die and he would have to go find a
wife elsewhere. So, he made a decision. He
decided that he would change me and
make me immortal like him. What he
didn’t know, was that, I did not want to
be changed.
 Three days after Joseph changed me, I
killed him. I ripped his head off, literary,
and threw it in a fire. After that, I left
Paris and went to Italy to learn all types
of art, music, and literature. After I
learned all I could there in Italy, I moved
on to England. When I got to England, I
learned very quickly that they knew the
same things as the Italians. I quickly
moved to the Americas after that. I went
to live in Seattle, Washington and I
currently reside there as it is. I have lived
here for more than 150 years out of my
two hundred and I still love it.

I have to go to a new high school every

time I graduate from the previous. I
currently go to school at Seattle High
School. I am a junior there so I at least
have one more year of high school here.
Oh, and did I mention that I can read
people’s minds?
Chapter 1

I was sitting at lunch time at a table by

myself when I noticed something off.
People were staring at more than usual. I
tuned in to Jessica’s mind to see what the
problem was. According to Jessica, the
head cheerleader, they were trying to
figure out why the new guy kept looking
at me. I hadn’t even realized he had been
so I tried to pay attention to his aura.
He was dropped dead gorgeous and
staring straight at me. I tuned into his
mind to see what he was thinking and was
not surprised one bit. That girl over there
sitting by herself looks lonely. Maybe I
could go over there and keep her company.
I wonder what her name is. She’s actually
kind of pretty……… Any girl would have
been ecstatic to know some hot guy like
this one was thinking about her. But not
me. I was used to this kind of thinking
from a guy.
I always dress to repel people. I
dressed in all black and had my iPod on
all the time. It usually worked on people
except this time. I listened into Stephen’s
mind next to get more information about
this guy. I can’t believe he’s looking at
her. I am Hallow’s only real friend, even if
she doesn’t like me. Jeez, I can’t believe
Tyler is just sitting there staring at her. If
he wants to be her friend, he’s going to
have an awful hard time doing that. It took
me forever to become her friend………

So his name is Tyler, is it? And it also

looks like Stephen is a little bit protective
of me. Great. I give the guy one chance to
be my friend and I find out he’s trying to
protect me. Protect me from what? But
this Tyler guy is another story. He isn’t
that bad looking and all but, I can’t
afford to like a guy that has a life span of
about 70 more years. When I am finished
reading their minds, I do something I
haven’t done in over 100 years. I get up
and go sit next to Stephen and start to
talk to him. I am just as surprised as he is
of what I am doing.

“Hey. What’s up, Stephen?” I ask

him. “Um… Are you talking to me,
Hallow?” he asks right back. “Yeah, I
guess I am.” I answer. “Well, I’m doing
good. Have you seen the new guy? He’s
really cool and all but, he keeps staring at
you. It’s kind of weird.” “I know he does.
I can feel his eyes on me over at my
table.” “If you want, I can go ask him to
stop staring at you. It’s not a problem if
that’s what you want me to do.” “No. It’s
ok. You don’t need to go talk to him.
Really. I don’t care if he stares at me.”
“Ok, but when it starts to get to where
you can’t stand it, you tell me. I’ll tell the
guy to leave you alone.” “Alright. Thanks
Stephen.” “No problem. Besides, someone
has to help look out for you. You’re like a
little sister for me.” “Aw, thanks again.”

I get up and leave after I’m done

talking to him. I walk towards the
commons area so I can wait for the bell to
ring to signal the start of class. As I am
waiting, Tyler walks up to me. I don’t
read his mind, already knowing what is
going to happen.

“Hey, your name’s Hallow Knight,

isn’t it?” he asks. “Yeah,” I reply back
trying to be as nice as possible, for me.
“Well, I was wondering because you
looked awfully lonely back there in the
cafeteria.” “Well, thanks for your
concern but I enjoy being lonely. You
don’t have to worry about getting hurt or
being a bother for anyone else. That and,
you don’t have to try to impress anyone
when you’re lonely.” “Wow. I think that
is the most words I have heard you say.
You don’t say very much in any of our
classes together.” “We have classes
together? Like…?” “How about, I tell you
my schedule and you can tell me yours?
That way, you and I can know who has
what class.” “What makes you think I
care what anyone else has for class? I just
want this year to be over with. I will ask
this though: What grade are you in?”
“Oh, so you are interested in me?” “No
but will you still tell me please?” “ Sure.
I’m a junior. What about you?” “I’m a
sophomore. Now, if you don’t mind, I
would like to enjoy my music without
further interruption.” “Okay, okay. I’ll
leave you alone. But just so you know: I
will always be looking out for you.”
“Thanks but I have enough people
looking “out” for me.”

When I am done having my discussion

with Tyler, I turn my iPod on and change
the song to “Thinking Of You” by Katy
Perry. If my classmates heard the music I
listen to, they would freak out. They all
think I listen to hard rock, death metal,
and gothic rock just because of the way I
dress. But really, I listen to Katy Perry,
Lady Gaga, A Day To Remember, All
Time Low, and a whole bunch of others.

As I am listening to the song, the bell

rings, signaling the start of 6th hour. I
walk to my English class wondering what
Tyler meant by all he was talking about. I
am walking with Stephen to my class
because he has no one else to talk to, other
than Anthony, who is a total douche bag
from what I can tell from his mind. I
enjoy Stephen walking with me, I don’t
want him corrupted by Anthony.

When I get to class, Taylor Evergreen

is standing next to my desk. He is the one
guy I can trust and hang out with while
being myself, literally. Taylor is a
vampire just like me. Except, instead of
reading minds, he has super speed. Even
though vampires have super speed, he is
faster than any of us.

As I walk toward him, I catch a

thought in his mind that he is directing
right at me: You’re in danger. As soon as I
catch that thought, I realize that Tyler is
in my class along with another girl, who I
assume is his sister. I keep walking to my
desk were Taylor is, so I can find out
what he means that I am in danger. I
know that you want to know what I mean,
but you’re going to have to wait until after
class. After English, me and you can skip
the rest of the day. I give him the slightest
nod that I understand.

Taylor walks up to me and gives me a

kiss on the check for show to the others.
As he gives me the kiss, I learn that he is
afraid for me. This makes me anxious for
this class to be over with, so I can see why
Taylor is scared. Mr. Brown walks in at
about that time and sees the exchange
between Taylor and me.
 “Mr. Evergreen and Miss Knight.
Would you please save the kissing for
when you are not in my class? Thank you.
Now class, we have a two new student
with us today. Their names are Mr. Tyler
Randall and Miss Jezabelle Randall.
They come to us all the way from Italy.”
Tyler and Jezabelle stand up in front
of the class and talk a little about
themselves and Italy.