The First Book of Carrie by D. Antoinette is today's fearured book on One Thousand Worlds.
Synopsis:
Socially inept Carrie Carter has been a pariah for most of her life. Rumors about her family, ranging from fanciful to utterly ridiculous, have been the bane of her existence. But what her classmates don't know is how close to the truth the rumors really are.
As Carrie eighteenth birthday approaches, she starts to experience subtle changes. Confused and frightened, she thinks that she's going to die from some terrible condition that caused all the males in her family to meet their untimely demise.Nothing could have prepared her for what would happen next.Change is only the beginning...
Synopsis:
Socially inept Carrie Carter has been a pariah for most of her life. Rumors about her family, ranging from fanciful to utterly ridiculous, have been the bane of her existence. But what her classmates don't know is how close to the truth the rumors really are.
As Carrie eighteenth birthday approaches, she starts to experience subtle changes. Confused and frightened, she thinks that she's going to die from some terrible condition that caused all the males in her family to meet their untimely demise.Nothing could have prepared her for what would happen next.Change is only the beginning...
Prologue
So it begins…
Five years earlier…
Celeste, this is what is best for Carrie. You
would want her to be protected and so she shall be, Cara reasoned with Celeste
using mental telepathy.
The sisters all could share thoughts with one
another. That was one of the realities
of being their kind.
Cara hated driving. Flying was much faster, but
she couldn’t just leap out of the car and literally fly with the hospital staff
in the car with her. Actually, she
physically could and she had honestly considered doing it, but for Carrie’s
sake, they were going to retrieve her in the most humanly way possible. There was a greater goal to be accomplished;
today was only the beginning. The
sisters had greedily anticipated this—all save one.
Carrie, Celeste’s only daughter, was all that
mattered. Exposing her too early in
advance of transition could possibly traumatize her. Besides, all would be
revealed in due time. Carrie was of age
now.
Many of their kind changed in their early
adolescence. Cara herself had. Now that Carrie was in middle school, her time
was coming.
Soon.
You can’t have her! I won’t let you! Please, I beg you! Don’t do this! Let Esther be! Leave Carrie alone! Celeste screamed in her head, desperation
pouring out of her.
Celeste knew her sisters were getting closer to
her house. She could smell them. The air
was thick with the scent of her siblings.
The sin, the evil, the passion…all of this excited her.
Celeste eyes grew wild with rage. She was barely able to choke out a smile at
her young daughter, who was completely in the dark about what was about to
happen to her mother and to her. Carrie
turned on the living room TV and sat on the love seat. Celeste closed her eyes as she paced the
room, hoping Carrie didn’t notice that her eyes were changing from green to
black.
In
an attempt to block all that was happening, Celeste focused mentally on closing
the curtains without physically touching them. In a futile effort she attempted
to close her mind to her sisters. No
matter what she did, she couldn’t stop them from coming. Celeste could feel her power draining. Moving objects mentally always sapped her
energy. The effort was physically
taxing. She could feel her eyes fading
from black to white, as they always did when she exercised her power.
Celeste! Carly chimed in, Stop being so damn
dramatic! It’s only a child, remember. You’ve told me that many times
before! How can this be any different?
Ohhhh, because it’s you? YOU’D BEST GET
OVER YOURSELF!
It is said that revenge is a dish best served
cold, Carly continued to mentally rant.
Some would say it’s even better than sex!
Carly giggled, enjoying every moment of
this. Truth be told, Carly had been
waiting for this moment since Celeste left their sisterhood and decided to
raise Carrie as a human. Carly drove her
Range Rover with their other sister, Christine.
The hospital staff followed behind in the hospital van along with Cara. Carly had the biggest smile on her face as if
they weren’t about to break up a family, her own sister’s family.
Christine surveyed Carly as she drove. Christine may have been the only one out the
three who was not enjoying this. If she
had her way, Celeste would still be a part of their sisterhood, and this would
not be happening. The fact that Carly
was enjoying this annoyed the hell out of Christine; however, she also knew
Carly was a total bitch, so Christine didn’t hold Carly’s behavior against her.
Celeste, dear sister, please be reasonable,
Christine interjected before Carly could continue to gloat. What did you
expect? You knew this day was
coming. Carrie will be turning soon; and
since you no longer wish to be a sister to us, we must do what is best for
Carrie and us.
What’s best for Carrie is to be with her mother!
Celeste screamed. I will tell her about her lineage and our history before she
turns, but this is my daughter! I will explain everything to her! Please, don’t
do this! I am begging you, do not do this!
Celeste tried to appeal to Christine and Cara. There was no need to try reason with Carly
because she was…well…Carly.
Celeste was now near tears as she continued to
pace the floor. She was moving even
faster now, trying to calm down. Her
feet barely touched the floor. Celeste’s
body was a live wire. She wanted to physically fight her three sisters. She did agree to these terms, but she never,
ever thought she would have to pay, and so soon. She didn’t plan well for this day, mistakenly
believing that she had more time.
Carrie, her beautiful, sweet Carrie, was channel
surfing, still very unaware of what was about to happen. Celeste wished she
could pray because she needed divine intervention. She didn’t want her sisters to take her
daughter, but she couldn’t stop them, either.
She is the key and we need her, Cara scolded
Celeste. You of all people know that
better than anyone. This is what has
been planned and ordered. It’s already
done.
I smell you, Celeste! Carly piped in. I smell bubble gum and
watermelon lip gloss. Oh, wait…that’s
Carrie! We are going to have sooo much
fun while you’re away. You used to be so
strong, Celeste. Now you are just
pathetic. It’s sad, really.
This isn’t over! Celeste warned.
Of course not!
This is just the beginning, Carly sang as they all pulled up to take
Celeste to a mental hospital.
And Carrie would be one of them…
Where to buy The First Book of Carrie
Where to buy The First Book of Carrie
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