"Reveal their Truth"

Brenda, a 14 year old popular girl in High School. She starts acting weird and starts to stay away from her friends group. She used to do all sorts of things from bullying to disrespecting the teachers. What had happened in the past few days, that she became something else. She wasn't herself anymore.I was so anxious to know what had happened to her. I was about to tap on her shoulder when I heard a familiar voice from the back, " Rose come on, you're gonna get late for class." When I slowly turned around, I saw my best friend Jackie from across the hall. I was just about to go to class when I saw Brenda was gone. I thought to myself how did she leave so fast. After science class, I saw Brenda in the hallway again, talking to herself. I became concerned, so I went up to her, but then I saw her light green eyes turn red. I freaked out and screamed, but that was no use. I forgot that I couldn't speak since my vocal cords were damaged 3 years ago in a car accident. I was hopeless and terrified at the same time. How did Brenda's eyes turn so red like the horns of the devil. I was glad that she hadn't seen me. A few days later, I was walking down the street in my neighborhood and I saw someone walking besides me. I looked like a teenage girl. When I looked to my left, I fell to the floor. I barely caught my breath when Brenda started to become something I couldn't even describe. Her eyes turned red and her pale skin slowly became blue. At this point, I knew something was wrong with her. Finally, I ran home and locked all the doors. I was in complete shock. I couldn't imagine what I had just witnessed. When I started to come back to reality, I decided to take a nap when I saw a black ring in my hand. I knew it wasn't mine, because I hated jewelry. But this ring was kind of different. I wanted to take it off but something was stopping me. I thought it had something to do with Brenda. So I kept the ring on, since I had no other choice. The next morning when I was getting ready for school, I saw a black shadow in my mirror telling me, " reveal their truth." I wasn't scared of the shadow somehow, but before I could ask any questions, the shadow disappeared. I started to question myself about all the weird things that had happened in the past few days, and now this black shadow in my bathroom mirror. After a long period of thinking, I took my school bag and headed for school. As soon as I got to school, I saw Jackie, but Jackie wasn't Jackie. She was pale and looked like a vampire. I tried to control myself from panicking, I ignored her and went the other way of the hallway. Then, I saw Brenda, with the same terrifying look as yesterday in the streets. I fell to the floor and woke up in the hospital. My mother was crying and I was confused. But I was thinking about what I had seen in school. Why did Jackie look so weird and how was Brenda like that in public? Then, I looked at my ring and understood everything. The ring helped me see the truth of those who are not really what they look like from the outside. Jackie was actually a vampire and Brenda was an alien. Now I know their truths. But then I thought to myself, "how did the ring even get to me." So, the next morning when I was brought home from the hospital, I sneaked out of the house and went to school. When I got to school I saw Jackie. She was with the same vampire look. But I knew that was what she was outside of school, and now I understood why she always wore a hoodie, to stay away from the sunlight. I went up to her and she was about to give me a hug, when she felt a shock while touching me. I think it had something to do with the ring. She thought it was just the normal shock people get when they are close to each other, since we were “best friends.” Later that day, I started talking to Jackie at lunch using sign language . But this time, I noticed something weird. Every time I talked to Jackie, I could read her mind. I was of course shocked because when I asked her what she did over the weekend. She verbally said “ I went to the beach to get a tan and to the mall.” But when I looked into her eyes and read her mind, she actually said “ I stayed home until the sun went down and went out to look for some victims to drink their blood.” I couldn’t control myself and I gasped really loud. Everyone in the cafeteria was staring at me. But then I gave that awkward laugh and looked at Jackie. She asked me why I responded like that. So I just made up a story and told her I saw a fly on her cheeks and changed the topic. A few days later, when I was doing a project in English class with Brenda and other group members, I asked Brenda and the others to meet up after school to finish the project since it was going to be our final grade. Everyone agreed but Brenda told us that she had to go to the doctor after school and that she couldn’t make it. But then, I used my talent of reading minds and looked deep into her light green eyes and actually heard her say “ you think I’m dumb, I know you saw me that day in the hallway when my eyes turned red, whenever I get the chance I will get rid of you." I gasped loud, but to make it look normal I just pretended to yawn. From that day, I knew the ring gave me the ability to see people’s reality and read their minds.