DemonDark Musicals Trilogy #2Laura DeLucaPublished: March 2013 by Pagan Writers PressWhen Justyn and Rebecca set off for the New York School of Performing Arts, they think their dreams are about to come true. To their dismay, they aren't in high school anymore, and the competition is steep. Rebecca must compete against the accomplished singers for a role in the production of Demon Barber, including a stunning Gothic diva with her sights set on Justyn.It doesn't help that things keep disappearing from their apartment or that Rebecca's father refuses to accept that Justyn is an essential part of her life. Yet, all this seems minimal in comparison to the serial rapist terrorizing the campus.Consumed by fear and obsessed with revenge, Rebecca and Justyn start living the story of Sweeney Todd--both on and off the stage.
And now, an excerpt from Demon.
“What the hell are you looking at?” Livy demanded.
At first Rebecca just ignored her
hostility. She walked back to her cubbyhole and opened it to stowaway her bags
until practice was over. She was going to forget the whole stupid idea and just
walk away. But Livy was still standing there, leaning against the lockers,
looking just as sad as she did angry. Rebecca couldn’t help but feel sorry for
her. She was reminded of how horribly everyone had treated Justyn during the
production of Phantom and thought perhaps Livy was just as misunderstood.
“Livy,” she started, “can we talk
for a minute?”
The Goth just gave her a dirty
look. “I don’t know what we could possibly have to say to each other.”
“I just wanted to apologize about
what happened at the party,” Rebecca spoke with as much sincerity as she could
muster. “No matter how we feel about each other, I never meant to … to
embarrass you the way I did.”
Rebecca had never seen the cliché
of flashing eyes come to life like it did at that moment. “Don’t you dare!”
Livy spat. “Don’t you dare pity me!”
“That’s not what I meant,” Rebecca
tried to explain, though she knew she was fighting a losing battle. “I just
regret—”
“Do you want to know what I
regret?” Livy interrupted and actually shoved Rebecca against her locker. “I
regret not ripping every strand of hair out of that pretty little head of yours
when I had the chance. This isn’t high school, Becca! We aren’t going to be
friends. And I’m not going to stop until Justyn is mine and you run back to New
Jersey with your tail between your legs. Is that clear enough for you, deary?
Don’t try to make nice with me again.”
Livy stomped away, and Rebecca just
stood there, feeling shocked and a little stung. She couldn’t believe how
vicious Livy could be. So much for olive branches. Instead of trying to hand
her one, Rebecca should have shoved it straight up her….
“Wow.” Frankie came up beside her,
shaking his head. “It’s girls like that who give PMS a bad rep. I seriously
think the next play she should star in is the Taming of the Shrew.”
“There’s no taming that one,”
Rebecca replied, still shaking her head.
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Laura “Luna” DeLuca lives
at the beautiful Jersey shore with her husband and four children. She loves
writing in the young adult genre because it keeps her young at heart. In addition to writing fiction, Laura
is also the editor of a popular review blog called New Age Mama. She is an
active member of her local pagan community, and has been studying Wicca for
close to eight years. Her current
works include Destiny, Destiny Unveiled, Phantom, Morrigan, Player, and Demon.
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