Torn Souls by crystal Cattabriga Page B

get on the road, Julia.”
     
    Before I even entered my bedroom, I took my hand and counted all the line’s on the doorway frame from where I had grown over the years. Tears started to trickle down my cheeks. I knew if I went in my room, I’d only upset myself more, so I looked in for a second and left once and for all. Mom and Dad were already in the car waiting for me as I closed the house door. I told myself not to look back and I didn’t.
     

 
    Chapter Eight
     
    After being on the road for three hours, Dad decided to stop so we could stretch our legs and grab a bite to eat. There were a couple of restaurants to choose from, but Mom said we needed to just get something at through a drive-thru. Personally, I wanted to eat at the Cracker Barrel we saw, but I wasn’t about to say so. Instead, Dad grabbed us a couple of value meals from Burger King and headed back on the road.
     
    I found it quite funny that neither one of my parents bothered to turn on the radio while we drove. Instead they sat in silence like two strangers in a car. Maybe it was because Mom was letting Dad concentrate while he drove, or maybe they were just tired of talking to each other. In any case, I was fine with it. I had my phone and I was just going to continue where I’d left off the other night while reading my book.
     
    I couldn’t believe how interesting the story was becoming. I was so involved in the book that I didn’t even realize we were stopping again. Had I been reading that long? I thought.
     
    Looking around I noticed we were just crossing into Pennsylvania. The sign on the side of the highway read “Pennsylvania Welcomes You,” and had the name of their governor underneath it. I found it to be very plain unlike ours back home which read “Ohio Welcomes You to the Heart of it All!”
     
    “All right, everyone get out and stretch,” Dad said while cracking his back, which sounded like it hurt.
     
    I was just glad to be out of the car for a few minutes. One of my legs had fallen asleep and I had pins and needles going through my foot. I tried stomping it hoping it would go away, but it didn’t. It just made it feel worse. It wasn’t long before Mom was barking at us to get back in the car so we could get to New York already.
     
    Dad filled up the car and we were back on the highway. There wasn’t much to look at except a lot of trees, so I dove back into my book. I think the best part about this story so far is the girl named Rose. She’s in love with a vampire, of course, named Christian. If I was ever in love with a vampire I think it’d have to be Eric Northman who stars in in the HBO series True Blood . I’d definitely let him turn me, so we could be together. After reading for another hour, I decided to rest my eyes even though I wanted to find out what had happened to Rose’s mom.
     
    “Julia, dear, wake up, we’re here.” Mom said with the softest voice.
     
    I wasn’t sure if I was dreaming or not, but then when I heard my mom tell me to get up again while tapping on my leg, I knew it wasn’t a dream. My eyes felt so heavy and my body was hurting. Opening my eyes slowly, I couldn’t see much except darkness.
     
    “What time is it?” I asked seeing as I fell asleep when it was still light out and now it’s dark.
     
    “I’ll tell you in a second,” Dad said while he pulled his sleeve back to look at his watch. “It’s just about eight o’clock, honey.”
     
    After climbing out and walking around the car, I see that I am standing in front of a brown building. I wasn’t sure if this was where we were staying for the night, or if this was where we were really living. Looking around I noticed there were green lamp posts up and down the street. “Okay, is this a joke? Do we really live here? Please don’t say yes. I’ll just die,” I said as I raised my hands to cover my face.
     
    “What’s wrong, Julia?” Mom asked concerned about my reaction.
     
    “Really? I feel like we’re on