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Mississippi, 1970copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡtEm7LUeXzG
The car was coming up the gravel road.copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡENChekKeju
'Mom, are we there yet? I'm hungry'.copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡMbymwRYA99
'Not now'.copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡhe84WBFt3g
'But, if Dad was here...'.copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡkhqOT4c5hX
'Hush!'.copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡZWP1E0xWvP
Then the boy was silent.copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8dKVeSMi6F
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'Daniel'.copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡS3wpraKYoi
'Yes, Mom'.copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4nPyOkKEhl
'You can explore the house if you like'.copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡW9ikVitxrb
'It's fine, Mom'.copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡBdedGAFALQ
'But, I will have to pay the delivery men. Go into the woods'.copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡg9gLV4ccsX
'The woods'.copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡEhFFLjYGik
'Yes, the woods. Do I have to repeat myself'.copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6gRiO1LcC3
'No'.copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡSY6pqm0oYV
She stopped driving.copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡuyRhlrX8rF
Daniel took off his seatbelt, and opened the passenger-side door.copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡXL6FdCqx6q
Then he ran to the front door.copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡyThsdsK5am
As he did so, he heard the sound of screaming.copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡdeINkOUCiA
When he looked back, all he saw was dark shadows.copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡVPHYAwAhyQ
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The girl was smiling at him. copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡsVw6eg4BEQ
'Isn't it nice'.copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡXXXDLg7Ud3
'Sorry'.copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡPepA4koUKv
'The darkness'.copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡyxEQuCatM6
'Oh, right. I hadn't noticed it before'.copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡytQuraET50
'I'm Rosemary Kincaid. You're new here'.copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡGg6ugHPBuu
'Yeah, I am. Mom is too busy. Daniel Byers'.copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡLU4XZa1jzQ
'The dark is coming'.copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7PAKgD14B9
'And, the point is...'.copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡiVnxkHZz9G
'Bloodline...'.copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡMZy8PaU7U1
Daniel froze.copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡrhADtsnIdV
'Bloodline'.copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4mnvQod7sx
'Yes, my bloodline. Of course, others before you weren't so scared of me'.copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡxqYqqc5aRE
'I'm not afraid of you. Why should I be?'.copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡki2mSN2MPc
'Because I'm a vampire'.copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡEDlM66f5Sx
'I don't believe in vampires'.copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡf736JdXr36
'We'll see, Daniel Byers; we'll see'.copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡuJKXgXqdei
And she disappeared.copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡlzs8zR8zGI
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'Who were you talking to?', Margaret Byers asked.copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡoQJLC5PLWT
'A girl called Rosemary Kincaid. She lives in the woods', Daniel answered.copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡMCGLcGDdVg
'That's nice', Margaret said.copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡpQzd4P2mV3
'Yeah, with her parents', Daniel said.copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6QC2mPcCsV
Then he walked inside, as rain started to pour heavily.copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4kI8OkzIyK
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The bedroom was in the right of the small hallway. copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ9dsKlquiV
Daniel flicked on the light.copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡe6p6bONQj0
Then the power went out.copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡv1TqtbvcVd
'Daniel! Daniel! I can't see!', Margaret cried out.copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡD0qOF5FduJ
It was an hour before the power came back on.copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡLGe0U9pEJt
By 7:00 PM, the house went back to normal, so they could have dinner.copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡE1W1hRhFki
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'What's on television, Mom?', Daniel asked.copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡ012R2CVKMl
'The Honeymooners', Margaret answered.copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡPALNOAVNM1
'I love Jackie Gleason. But is old', Daniel said.copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡq0g4gQtl8n
'He is funny', Margaret stated.copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2kFceopJi3
'I prefer The Partridge Family. I like Susan Dey'.copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡkKkuyn3WVv
They finished their meal, and watched the show together in the Dining Room.copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡEAY9EFKy4z
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Daniel yawned.copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡYji7oVgC8Q
'Good night, Mom'.copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡDSsTffSSNJ
'Good night, Daniel'.copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡLzNyb7EFr6
He hugged her, and walked to the bathroom.copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡVWGPWKldpQ
He turned the light on, and brushed his teeth.copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡvubgq2OhQY
Then he went to the toilet, washed his hands, and dried them on a grey towel. And turned the light off, and went to bed.copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡXCpay1SBeY
It was 10:30 PM.copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2tOTThWSFT
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There was a tapping on the window.copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡkMEn1yWSmw
I turned the light on.copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡDYN55VXdAQ
'Hurry up, Daniel', Rosemary Kincaid said.copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0gkh2tZe0a
He saw her.copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡ85Uf5sUzvR
'I invite you in', he said.copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡjX4UsywpIC
She smiled, and broke the barrier, before she glided into his bedroom.copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡP8fDie3k6P
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Rosemary looked at the room. copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡbNtVJS8Qep
'Your Mom is asleep'.copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡU0kdeA77Sx
'Yes'.copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡGtcYtqUYLh
'That is good. I need blood'.copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Gr49EbqUc
'Blood'.copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡzwPOkOXhQ5
'Your blood'.copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6sTi5VaP2k
'Oh'.copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0sBq61rSug
'Are you afraid?', Rosemary asked him. copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡGJwHNyQJki
'No', Daniel answered.copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡI05jlfw6vY
'Liar'.copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡUTn7nf4IfC
And she bared her sharp fangs, and bit his neck.copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡtmhFDGt5jc
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'Daniel'.copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡQDYKjvJcSq
Silence.copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡQRL5uiCg8A
'Daniel'.copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡco2CTDF0Rj
More silence.copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡWMKLrOY6gh
'Daniel, can you hear me?'.copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡGuiyOSDXqq
'I...'.copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡRnz1ombbs1
She wiped away the blood with her small, right hand.copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡqygHnVNp7o
Daniel was dead.copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡiLPaD4VQo9
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'Daniel...'.copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡSheYxkOoLw
Margaret looked inside her son's bedroom.copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡTvOKKvCSBY
She screamed, as she saw the vampire girl.copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡqQ1XoWtOrd
She backed away in horror, as she disappeared through the open window, and went into the cold woods.copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡzwp2CJfDbx
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Sheriff Wesley Johns smoked a cigarette.copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡQck8Wwq9Au
'I'm sorry, Mrs. Byers. This town is not full of vampires. It's the bad atmosphere. I've been here since nineteen fifty', he said.copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡXT5bOUgXSE
'He's dead because of her'.copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6jDBWz2mnn
'She was invited into his room'.copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡZQ8s6cI9R8
'Oh my God!'.copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡBqzGiVun5z
'Look, he'll be rising from the grave after three nights. He will be one of them'.copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡGCMfnpShCa
'I don't understand'.copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡhSDiuwYMc3
'A vampire', the Sheriff said.copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡrBSVt0PS79
'But-'.copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4I4v05FxxH
'We'll deal with the Kincaid family'.copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡeieBIugGgO
'Why did she meet him?'.copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡfExZZxnydG
'Fate', the Sheriff said.copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡv7IhxbPSfi
'Fate'.copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡsGdJ4KqSxB
'Yes'.copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡCrwfoibDYO
Then the Coroner appeared, and Margaret cried.copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡV6AGxkIAjh
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The funeral was the following Tuesday morning at 8:00 AM. copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡKQ093JHTYL
Margaret didn't want to deal with the idea that Mississippi was a bad city. The Priest, Father Maguire, looked at the sky. The locals weren't smiling. 'This is the Devil's work; this is a tragedy. God will punish those who harm children. Amen!'.5Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5yEGjHsvYx
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'Amen!', the worshippers said.copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡV2OPfBW58Z
And, as the hour long service ended, Margaret Byers left the following day.copyright protection1ＰＥＮＡＮＡsr2maqqKdS
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