Novel Idea: The End
Hey guys! I'm so sorry I haven't posted in a bit, I have been extremely sick lately. I am better now and I am back with a new post. I asked you guys on Instagram what you wanted to see and most of you wanted to see an excerpt from a book I am writing. This book is called The End and i'm going to give you guys a sneak peak at the first chapter. If this is not something you want to see, I will post again fairly soon so don't worry! I hope you all enjoy!
Chapter One
“Bethany run!”
I made a dead run for the house. There was no way
anyone would be alive if I didn't. It was like my feet were moving on
their own, as if they weren't even connected to my body but just
carrying me with them. I was no longer just running for myself, but
for everyone I cared about. There was no way I would let that
demented man hurt them. I could feel something burn down my cheek,
but I quickly wipe away trying to forget the events that had just
went down.
My alarm clock blares.
Great, another day I have to put up with my insane father. My mother
died when I was 8 so my dad has been the only one to take care of me
since then. He went a little insane when my mother died. He invents
useless and outrageous items that he keeps locked up in his office,
along with himself. I trudge down into the kitchen and grab an apple
from the counter. On the side of the fruit bowl is a note from my dad
saying he is on the brink of a great invention and he won't be out of
his office for a while. By that he means I need you to bring me food
to eat so I don't starve. Being the amazing daughter I am, I will. I
take the box of cracker jacks from the cabinet and three bottles of
water and walk over to his office.
The garage off to the
side of our house was made into dads office when he found out he
wanted to invent as a career. Yes you heard me right, he doesn't
work, he sits in his office experimenting with different things and
makes about $50 a week. That leaves it up to me to pay the bills. I
work 3 jobs and still go to high school. It's not ideal but I still
love him and I'll do what I can to make him happy. I open the door to
his office and set the cracker jacks down and open a bottle of water
and hand it to him. My dad is a very tall man, he has gray hair with
jet black streaks, and he has dark square glasses with a glossy
finish.
“Shh!” he hissed
“I didn't even say
anything!” I snap back
“Honey I love you, I
really do, but I need absolute silence.” He was mixing two
different liquids together that both looked like they were not
supposed to be in the hand of a crazy man.
I darted out of there
before he could blow me up or spill acid somehow. I dug my phone out
of my purse and called Sarah. Sarah is my best friend and the only
one who puts up with me and my strange father.
“What's up?” Sarah
answered
“Are we not going to the
mall today?” I ask
“Oh yeah I totally
forgot. My mom is making me watch Darcy, I'm sorry I was going to
call you.”
“It's fine I just didn't
want to stay here with the maniac by myself.” I laugh
“My mom will be back at
12, I can come over then.” Sarah suggests
“That sounds good. See
you then.”
“See you. Bye.”
I have to hang with my
dad until 12:00. Awesome! I slowly walk back over to his office and
sit down in a chair beside my dad.
“I thought you were
going to the mall with Sarah today.” He says still engrossed in his
experiment
“She had to watch her
little sister today. She's coming over later though.” I yank out my
phone to keep me occupied for a while. About an hour later my dad
jumps up and shouts.
“What is it?!” I'm
terrified that he's spilled something all over him.
“I did it! I recreated
the pill!”
“Dad, what are you
talking about?”
“Dr. Harrison created a
pill long ago that would let someone control another persons entire
actions. Harrison had died not long after your mother and no one
could find the log entry where he wrote down how to make the pill.
His lab was searched, but no one found any trace that the pill had
even been there.”
“How do you know that's
the pill without anything to go by.” My legs are like vibrating
pillars. He pulls out another pill that looks almost exactly like the
one in his other hand.
“I went back to his
office and found a secret door where this one in a black case. I took
samples from the pill and I was able to figure out what the pill was
made of.”
“How do you know that it
works?” Even my voice is shaky at this point. My dad walks over to
his desk and smashes the pill until its nothing but blue dust. He
proceeds to pull out a mouse out of a glass cage in the corner of the
room. At this point my face is on fire, even though the rest of my
body is frozen in place. Once he has fed the whole pill to the mouse,
he tells the mouse to look left. At first it doesn't work, but then
the mouse does as it's told and looks left. My dad tells it to do all
sorts of commands and it does exactly what my dad has told him to do.
My
first thought is that it's just a big coincidence, Or that I'm just
dreaming and I'll wake up any minute now. There is no way my father
is capable of this. He is just a crazy old man who invents crazy
gadgets in his garage. Not pills that can control things. Could it
control humans? I didn't want to stay and find out. I needed to get
out of there, quick. My head was telling my feet to go but they
didn't do anything. My hands went numb and my head felt like it was
spinning around in circles. The next thing I knew my dad was walking
right toward me. He was crazy! He was going to kill me! Oh my
god!Bethany, leave! Run!
He was right beside me
and there was no way I could get out in time. He put his arms up and
I was ready to fight him. Surprisingly, he bent down and hugged me.
“Oh Beth! I could make
so much money from this! You won't ever have to worry about money
ever again!” He was in tears. I was still in shock. When my mind
finally snapped back to reality he was letting go and wiping the
tears from his eyes. “Beth, I know I haven't been the best father,
but I promise that all of that will change when I get these on the
market.” He held up one of the pills and then darted back over to
his desk, once again oblivious to his surroundings. How could I have
been so stupid! I actually thought my father would hurt me! I have
been indoors too long.
I walk out of his office
and back to the front of the house. Sarah is in the driveway in her
banged up mini-van that her mom gave her. I give a quick wave and
then hop in the car. Maybe an afternoon with Sarah will help me feel
normal again. Little did I know, this was the last normal day of my
life.
I hope you all enjoyed reading the first chapter! If you want to hear more on what happens, leave a comment down below! Make sure you are following my Instagram @dusted_with_glitter for updates about posts! Love you guys <3
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