The Ascent of the Vampires - Book 1

still drinking Luigi's blood.
    Next, the redheaded vampire tried to bite Travis, but he jumped behind Amy. He was using her as a shield !
    "No, take her! She's useless and stupid!" he yelled.
    The vampire laughed.
    "You have a wicked soul human," she said, "you would sacrifice the girl to save your own skin."
    The vampire pushed Travis away and tried to take Amy, she had her fangs out. She wanted to bite Amy on the neck! Just at that moment, Amy heard a loud voice.
    "No!" it screamed, "don't you touch her!"
    It was Jack. Before she knew it, Jack was running towards them. Amy looked at his hands. He was carrying a pan of boiling water.
    "Amy!" he screamed, " duck! "
    Amy ducked and Jack threw the boiling water into the vampire's face. She released Amy's arm and fell down. Her face was burned and she had her hands over her eyes. Travis ran towards the front door.
    "Quick, Amy!" said Jack, "come with me, let's go out the back door.”
    Amy didn't hesitate . She followed Jack. They ran through the kitchen. Amy's heart was beating like a drum. Jack had risked his life for her, yet Travis was prepared to sacrifice her in the blink of an eye.
    "Jack," she said, "thank you."
    "Thank me when we get out of this alive," he replied.
    They arrived at the back door.
    "OK" said Jack, "this door leads to an alley . We need to get out of here."
    Suddenly, the redheaded vampire appeared at the other end of the kitchen. Her face was completely healed, but she looked very angry. She walked slowly towards them, an evil smile on her face.
    "You!" she yelled , "will die!"
    "Come on let's go" said Jack.
    He pushed the door but it didn't move.
    "There's something on the other side. I can't move it. We're trapped!" he said.
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    >Glossary<

    incredibly – extremely unglaublich
    redhead – someone with ginger (orange) hair. Rotschopf
    new rulers – the people who are now in charge. die neuen Machthaber
    gasp in shock – ‘to gasp’ is to make a noise when breathing in. nach Luft schnappen
    get out of my restaurant – leave my restaurant. Raus aus meinem Restaurant!
    squirted – ‘to squirt’ is to cause a liquid to travel in a thin, fast stream or jet: "she squirted soda into a glass". spritzen
    erupted – ‘to erupt’ what volcanoes do but here it means to suddenly become loud. ausbrechen, explodieren
    to rush – ‘to rush’ is to move quickly. hetzen, eilen
    was still drinking – ‘still’ here means that the act continued. war immer noch am Trinken, trank immer noch
    shield – something used to stop something from harming you. Schild, Schutzschild
    wicked – very bad. böse, verrucht
    sacrifice – ‘to sacrifice’ to allow someone to die. opfern
    duck! – an exclamation used to tell a person to get down in an emergency. Also a bird which lives near water. ‘to duck’ means to move down when something is going to hit you. sich ducken
    hesitate – ‘to hesitate’ is to wait. zögern
    alley – a very small street between buildings. Gasse
    healed – ‘to heal’, when an injury improves. heilen
    yelled – ‘to yell’, to shout. schreien

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

    9.20pm. Luigi's Kitchen.

    Jack hit his shoulder hard against the door. It moved slightly . The redheaded vampire let out an angry scream. She had been tormenting them by walking slowly. Now she realised they might escape.
    Suddenly, the vampire and her human soldier started to run towards Amy and Jack.
    Amy's heart was pounding . She had never been this scared in all her life. She desperately wanted to live, she didn't want to die. Amy was so scared, time seemed to slow and she had an idea.
    "Jack," she said, "I'll count to three and then we will push as hard as we can. One, two, three!"
    The two teenagers pushed with all their strength. The door opened!
    The vampire’s eyes widened in shock. Anger exploded inside her. She was almost at the door.
    "Quick, let's go," said Jack.
    They went through the door into the dark alley. Jack saw a huge crate of bottles , it had been blocking the door. He put the crate against the door. On the other side of the door, the vampire was pushing powerfully. She was extremely strong. The door was opening. Jack used his body to hold it shut.
    "Run Amy!" he called, "she's too strong. I'll hold the door. You save yourself."
    Amy looked at Jack. She saw how brave he was.
    "No!" Amy shouted, " you risked your life for me once tonight. I won’t leave you."
    Amy was desperately thinking of something to